Festival grooving, all day moving

Even though there are over 800 festivals in The Netherlands this season, there is only one which makes me ‘jump for joy‘, ‘lights my fire‘, and ‘makes me wanna dance the night away‘. Just as last year the timetable has been carefully studied, highlighted and measured to fit a jam packed musical schedule. To be completely […]

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Life is short, enjoy your coffee

For my work I am in Brussels. Where the rounded and soft sounds of Flemish are alternated with the singing tones of French. Where the temperatures are just a tad higher than in Amsterdam. Where the people are friendlier or the slightest bit more polite. Arriving on Sunday evening, walking gradually up hill towards the […]

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Zuidas team event, the juicy gossip edition

The yearly returning country-industry-group-team-event. Yes, this is a category, without appropriate three letter abbreviation. Because in my line of business you are marked, or identified by your geographic location, followed by an industry and ultimately specified with a specific role or title. So you can be placed in a little box, an imaginary cubicle. When […]

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Palmtrees in a concrete jungle

From travel paradise to office reality. Palmtrees, flipflops and freedom of time have been replaced by a concrete jungle, high heels and little free time. I have tried to stay in travel paradise, in my mind. To take 5 minutes per day to let my thoughts wonder to the laid-back beaches of Gili Air, to […]

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An outsider

I wake up next to you and want to kiss the soft space on your neck between your ear and shoulder. Your skin feels like fresh laundry. A soft black curl tickles my nose while you wake up and look into my eyes. A smile appears on my face and I feel intensely happy. Arriving back […]

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A Delhi love story

Wait what? No this is not what you think, hold your horses. I will not spill about my true love stories. However I am amazed by how love, sexuality and relationships are interwoven and at the same time a total taboo in this busteling, rising metropool. It is everywhere around you, but nowhere to be […]

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Get a grip on it!

Winding down. Letting all obligations and restrictions go. We have the tendency to stress ourselves and our bodies to constantly being in motion. To push forward when we actually want to hold back. Live in the future, without appreciating the current moment or what has passed. Only seeing possibilities in what has yet to come, […]

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Sri Lanka, ඉස්තුති (thank you)!

The past four weeks I have been a guest in this magnificent, mesmerizing, enchanting country. An environment so diverse, it’s inhabitants so welcoming, it’s character so beautiful. I have found natural beauty, laughter, peace, friendship and love. A thrilling pallet of tastes, beautiful sounds, and vibrant colours. Sri Lanka has it all. The versatility of […]

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I want to live a life that causes my soul to dance inside my body

I used to let trains pass by without me getting on. I was sitting on a bench, waiting for myself. Waiting for clarity, for happiness, for dreams to come true. To find the future in my fantasy, daydreams in which it is here with me. Im not waiting anymore, im living, every second of my […]

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The bus to Habarana please

With your red polo shirt, blue jeans and mysterious pink toenail, you hang halfway from the open backdoor in the reckless bus. You drag me in by my arm whilst the bus is only slightly moderating it’s speed. Music blasting, frantically honking, almost flying over the road. Transportation in Sri Lanka is incredible value for […]

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