Take a leap of faith and begin this wondrous new year by believing For as long as I can remember I had one special dream, I wanted to live abroad. Not that I had a specific country in mind, as long as it was away from the Netherlands and close to nature. In November...
It’s starting to become a regular thing, every Tuesday morning at nine o’clock we meet in a new coffee shop somewhere in Portland. We both come from ‘outside Portland. Only she is from another state and I am from another continent. Still, we...
Very concentrated I’m working on a new project when I suddenly jumped up at the loud banging on the door. I swear heavily in Dutch under my breath as I get up to open the door. I unlock the door; something I had to get used to, doors don’t fall...
“It feels a bit like dating, don’t you think?” I ask the woman who’s tucked into her coat across from me. She sips her hot green tea. It’s already late November and autumn is coming to an end. The sun-drenched cool days quickly turn into...
While the people in the Netherlands are getting ready for the weekend, my day starts with a sunny clear blue sky. “You have a party tomorrow.” my calendar notifies me as soon as I switch on my computer. I see the date that is popping up and can’t help...
