House of Peregrine Mickelle Weber

House of Peregrine, is an infrastructure and ecosystem for international life, combining the spirit of Soho House with the innovation of Goop powered by web 3. Our goal is to foster deeper connections within the international community and provide a place to belong and create, whether you're returning home or moving on to your next adventure.In the past year, our community has grown and flourished. We've participated in web 3 accelerators, released our own app, and recorded our 30th podcast e...

Paola Bucciol is a children's book author and independent publisher known for her debut book, 'The ABCs of Amsterdam’, a first guide to the capital of the Netherlands.Paola was curious and began to travel as a teen, which catapulted her interest in different cultures and countries. She was encouraged by her parents to explore her curiosity so after she finished university in Italy, curiosity brought her to Chicago, USA where she would spend the next 10 years before moving to the N...

Eden Chiang is a co-founder of The Oh Collective, a groundbreaking company at the intersection of international living, women's empowerment, and sexual wellness.Eden, along with her co-founders Winxi, Diana, and Simona, met while living abroad and bonded over their shared experiences as children of first-generation Asian immigrants. Raised in conservative households where topics of sex and intimacy were taboo, they recognized the global need for a community centered on sexual wellness a...

Annebet van Mameren, an education placement specialist in Amsterdam, has transformed the lives of many families in our community, including Mickelle’s, who sought Annebet’s support during her relocation to the Netherlands 8 years ago. Annebet has been advising families for over 10 years, helping more than 1200 families settle into the Dutch education system. She believes passionately in advocating for children because she knows that when kids are happy and settled, the entire fami...

Chris Engelsman is a co-founder of European Sleeper, the visionary night train service traversing some of Europe's most beautiful cities. From its humble beginnings as a crowdfunding project to its current status as a scale up venture, European Sleeper embodies the revival of night trains, rekindling the romance of railway travel.Through Chris's journey, we see how a childhood fascination with trains evolved into a passion project that reshapes modern travel. Chris and his co-founder, El...

Today Mickelle sits down with Marta Mikolajczyk to explore the concept of "living bi-locally." Marta, a seasoned traveler and professional travel designer for families, shares her unique journey of intentionally crafting a life split between Costa Rica and the Netherlands as well as great insight into traveling with children.Marta shares the significance of aligning life decisions with personal values and embracing pivotal life transitions with purpose, which we at House of Peregrine revel in...