About Me – Personal - Roosterwax - The Roosterwax Story

Lauren Hirt

roosterwax creator

Hallo!

I don’t consider myself to be an artist, although I do create projects with a variety of media. Mostly, I’m creative.

Through Roosterwax, I share my adventures in living a creative life in the Netherlands.

I’m often asked, how did I chose to move to the Netherlands? Long story.

I lived in Tokyo for several months during an internship for my master’s program. I loved living in Tokyo and realized I did not want to resume living in the U.S.

So, I made a plan.

Stay with friends.
Sell my car and possessions.
Finish my master’s degree.
Pay off my debt.

It was a good plan, and the Covid pandemic gave me lots of time to prepare for my exit.

Research other countries.

I knew there were better long-term solutions for a white woman than Tokyo, so I researched other countries.

For a while, Copenhagen looked promising, but the more I learned about living in Amsterdam, the more I swayed. Ultimately, it came down to which language I wanted to learn, and I chose Dutch over Danish.

I know it’s a silly tie-breaker, but here I am in the Netherlands. 🙂