Have you had that experience where you are interested in a specific topic or thing, and suddenly, you come across it everywhere you go? For example, when I was pregnant, I suddenly saw pregnant women everywhere. It was so uncanny, that I thought there must be a baby boom. There wasn’t. I saw all thoseContinue reading “Is it All Just the Same Old Story?”
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My Freedom, My Individuality, The Catalonia within me
When we visited Barcelona three weeks ago, my excitement was threefold: 1) I was there to celebrate my brother- and -sister-in-laws 25th wedding anniversary; 2) I was about to revisit La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, a magical place I have kept alive in my memory since my first visit 13 years ago and 3) IContinue reading “My Freedom, My Individuality, The Catalonia within me”
Presentation during 6-24-17 Parelroute 2017 Bezuidenhout
Have you ever walked through your neighborhood and heard one of your neighbors playing live music and wished you could walk in and listen? Glanced into an open window to see art lining the walls of a ground floor residence and wished you could enter that home like a gallery? Or wished to enter thatContinue reading “Presentation during 6-24-17 Parelroute 2017 Bezuidenhout”
Nadja Tolokonnikova from Pussy Riot visits The Hague
Last week my British friend invited me to see Nadja Tolokonnikova speak at Border Kitchen. Nadja reached international fame in 2012 when she and her feminist Pussy Riot bandmates were arrested on charges of “hooliganism” when they gave a spontaneous performance at a Moscow cathedral. She served two years in a Russian prison for herContinue reading “Nadja Tolokonnikova from Pussy Riot visits The Hague”
She’s back. But is she here to stay?
Some people find the whole concept of New Year’s resolutions to be a bunch of childish mamby pamby for losers who don’t realize it’s just another day. Me? I’m a dyed in the wool sucker for hope and fresh beginnings in the New Year. And if there’s one thing I can count on, it’s me making a wholeContinue reading “She’s back. But is she here to stay?”
Angolan Sun
I awoke Monday morning before the alarm went off with a strange sensation; energy. I had slept well three nights in a row, and was experiencing a clarity of mind I hadn’t even realized was missing. I was focused and productive at work, I understood almost all of the Dutch that was thrown my way,Continue reading “Angolan Sun”
Dappled with rainwater
I subscribe to a blogger called Kristin Noelle because 1) she writes about living with trust in your life and 2) I share her name, Kristin Noelle (my first and middle name and I suspect her first and last name). My second reason is a little silly, but I think there’s something interesting about usContinue reading “Dappled with rainwater”
Talking with authors
A handful of you may know that I’m almost finished with my first novel. This would be a great time for me to mention the title of my book, but unfortunately I’m like a floor fan on a hot summer day when it comes to determining the best title for my debut novel–oscillating between oneContinue reading “Talking with authors”
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