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Jess Solan

@jesssolan

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🗽new york city → amsterdam🌷
🚞 side quests, yapping, figuring it out
👩🏻‍💻stop asking what my job is. it’s europe

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this is dedicated to the girl who saw me crying in coffee shop today & we somehow ended up yapping about the Taylor Swift wedding

#amsterdam #americansabroad #cultureshock #netherlands #dutch taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands by @jesssolan

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3 months ago

using my free will correctly for sure🧳🥐☕️

#nomadiclife #dutch #travellifestyle #expatliving #livingabroadlife taken in Bruxelles, Belgique by @jesssolan

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6 months ago

(some of) why I chose here💖 i often meet people who wonder how i ended up leaving new york city to come here and long story short, i got the call

#seetheworld #expats #adventurer #dutchies taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands by @jesssolan

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6 months ago

second september in Amsterdam🎱🌻🦒🎨 here’s my month🇳🇱

name something more beautiful than a bun in the sun

celebrating 1 year of living in the netherlands!🌻 and its sunflowers season(:

scratch & sniff! this slide smells like apple crisp🕯️🍎

sara’s view

my view

pilates & padel on rotation🤸🏻‍♀️🏓

got this dress and now i need an excuse to slow dance

if you catch me snuggled up and cozy, know i deserve it

early evidence of autumn + this cat that randomly wanders into my house. i call her Stevie🐈‍⬛ as in Nicks

what if we beared our souls in this taverna

started therapy again! once it kicks in it’s soo over for all u ho3z

drawing moment on a grassy knoll atop the ancient fortress of Naarden during sunset🎨

“everything is going to work out & it will be even better than you imagined”🪿🦋🧡 taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands by @jesssolan

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I AM VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS. 300,000 + years of (traceable) modern homo sapien history + we are the first ones that can go anywhere in the world, within one day, on our own terms, and stay connected to everyone we know. what are the odds of you being born just in time for this.

how lucky are we🥹

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living abroad, american expats living overseas, reality of moving abroad, amsterdam, netherlands, dutch, i moved to another country in my 20s, getting to travel freely taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands by @jesssolan

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5 days ago

Building a social life here with @high5_app 🎾🎱👯‍♀️ Year 2 of living abroad is about finding community + trying new things. This app is perfect for padel/running/tennis🩵 (Ad)

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moving across the world, new city, making friends, new yorker, expats in amsterdam, americans living abroad, moving to europe, netherlands, major city, former new yorker living in amsterdam taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands by @jesssolan

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6 days ago

the ethereal weather in amsterdam today🍂 i was so excited about 11:30pm sunsets in June but i am now excited to have my candles lit by 8:15🕯️

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amsterdam netherlands, dutch, american expats living in amsterdam, the city in the fall, european autumn taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands by @jesssolan

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going to learn Dutch with a New Jersey accent btw. I’ll be pronouncing “Oosterpark” with the same “oo” sound as “gabagool”

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american expats in amsterdam, learning language, netherlands, reality of living abroad taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands by @jesssolan

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16 days ago

There are too many good things to count, especially when it comes to specific memories, but here are some of the over arching ones(:

September 15, 2025. One whole year since I moved to another country by myself🥳🎉 YAY ME💖

Year 2 of living in the Netherlands, let’s fg

I’m Jess Solan and I’m a former New Yorker living in Amsterdam! Sharing my life here and the journey through the highs and lows of living as an expat🇳🇱🇺🇸 taken in Amsterdam Netherlands -2020-2021 by @jesssolan

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18 days ago

if you see a crying girl in the bike lane, don’t worry! that’s just me trying my best🐝🚴‍♀️

the bee story kept me off the bike for a while and yes it did hurt. it flew into my cleev and i had to scoop it out while riding one handed. it was a sight to beehold

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biking in amsterdam, netherlands culture, americans in the netherlands, american expats living abroad in europe, amsterdam netherlands, dutch people taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands by @jesssolan

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22 days ago

I think we’re better off without Brad the Serial Boyfriend .

i am friends with the mountains and the sea and the cliffs and the strangers and their dogs and dolphins

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european travel, fall travel, moved accross the world on my own, living in amsterdam netherlands, dutch, europe week trip, easy travel, american expats abroad taken in Split, Croatia by @jesssolan

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25 days ago

if you ask nicely, i’ll send you my “end of summer” playlist🍋📀 i’ll be listening to my “autumn in amsterdam” playlist in the meantime

can’t tell if im a poet or if this feeling is too specific

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beginning of fall, traveling around europe, call me by your name, amsterdammer in croatia, american expats taken in Split, Croatia by @jesssolan

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