Willem de Blaauw

Current

• English Teacher at TIO University of Applied Sience
• Freelance writer at Amsterdam Weekly
• Writer at Time Out Amsterdam Guide

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Past

• Writer/Teacher at Freelance Writer and Teacher

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Writing and Editing

Willem de Blaauw’s Summary

Language-junkie: journalist and teacher (Dutch and English).
Magazines: Time Out Amsterdam, easyJet In-Flight Magazine, Amsterdam Weekly, Virgin Guide To Amsterdam, sQueeze, Veronica Magazine, TV Krant, Time Out Amsterdam Guide, Shark, Rush on Amsterdam.
Schools: British Language Training Centre (Amsterdam), TIO College for Hotel and Hospitality (Amsterdam), Groupeset (Nice, France), Regency School of English (Monaco)

Willem de Blaauw’s Specialties:

Writing: Features and stories about Amsterdam. Translations (www.booking.com). Interviews with international bands and artists.
Teaching: 1-1 lessons, groups lessons, in company lessons at Philips, Mattel, Reebok, Societé Génerale, Barclays, Banque Paribas, Monaco Telecom.

Willem de Blaauw’s Experience

• English Teacher

  TIO University of Applied Sience

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  September 2006 — Present (2 years 11 months)

  Teaching English to students who want to work in the travel or hotel and catering industry.

• Freelance writer

  Amsterdam Weekly

  (Privately Held; Newspapers industry)

  May 2004 — Present (5 years 3 months)

  Writing features, stories and the weekly gay and lesbian agenda.

• Writer

  Time Out Amsterdam Guide

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  April 1996 — Present (13 years 4 months)

  Writer for the Time Out Amsterdam Guide. I worked on 6 consecutive editions of this travel guide, writing various chapters such as Amsterdam Today, Amsterdam By Season, Film, Gay & Lesbian Amsterdam.

• Writer/Teacher

  Freelance Writer and Teacher

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  June 1985 — January 2000 (14 years 8 months)

  Freelance writer for various Dutch and English magazines, guide books and corporate magazines. Clients include: ABN AMRO, Arcadis, easyJet In-Flight Magazine & website, Music & Media, Virgin Guide to Amsterdam, Warner Brothers Film, Squeeze Magazine, TV Krant.
  
  Freelance teacher:
  British Language Training Centre, Amsterdam.
  Edufax, Lisse
  Groupeset, Nice (France)
  Regency School of English, Monaco

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