Life in Holland

I believe had my great grandmother and grandfather not moved to Canada my life would be fairly similar to the way it is now if not better in some areas. My grandpa Onno Vanderkolk lived in Holland with his mother and father until he was 3 years old in 1951. His mother and father were worried that Holland would be taken over and they would be in captivity ever since the war ended, so they finally decided to move to Canada. They traveled on a passenger ship called Holland america lines from Rotterdam to New York. From there they took a train from Boston to Toronto. They settled there and moved into shelburne because they wanted to live in a small town. My grandfather started his own printing business called Vanderkolk and Company once settled in Orangeville and frequently goes back to Holland to visit his relatives and family still there.

 This was the Passenger ship they came to Canada on.

This is a list of all the people coming on the Ship with them , my grandpa,great grandma and great grandpa are all on this list.

Education in the Netherlands is similar to Canada where children have to go to elementary school starting at age 4 for 8 years, they they go to secondary school for practical education for those learning trades, VMBO for secondary vocational education, HAVO for senior general secondary education and VWO a level of education that prepares students for university. From age 16 to 18 pupils must only be attending a form of education for 2 days a week.Health care in the Netherlands is known as the best in Europe and is covered by 4 different types of insurance. Zvw or basic insurance that covers and common health care, Wlz which takes care of nursing and care long term, Wmo which is everyday help funded by the government for those who need extra care, and Jeugdwet which is both long and short term medical care for under 18 but this insurance. Highly skilled workers are in great demand in the Netherlands and many jobs are readily available. The unemployment rate is 6.4 percent and is well among the lowest in Europe. Human rights in the Netherlands include freedom of expression, the right to privacy and the right to vote, rights to education, healthcare and employment. If people feel that their rights have been violated they can take their case to court. The quality of life overall is fantastic in the Netherlands. In surveys  teenagers are said to like school, have many friends, have healthy relationships with parents, always have 3 meals a day , drink less alcohol, consume less cannabis and engage in unsafe sex far less than their peers in other countries.

In conclusion i am happy my grandparents moved to Canada but i think living in Holland would have been very interesting and i look forward to travelling there and visiting some of my grandfathers relatives, trying the food , and seeing the culture.

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