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Chances are you’ve never heard of the Statia blue beads…have you? No worries, for sure you’re not the only one out there who hasn’t. In fact, if it weren’t because my good friends Marlies and Sybolt decided to get married in St Eustatius, I would have never made it there or heard about these particular blue beads...
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A Mexican colleague was telling me the other day that her parents were about to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary so she and her siblings were thinking of planning a big celebration, and one of her brothers was even considering a reenactment of the “kidnapping”. As I looked puzzled when she said that, she proceeded to tell me one of the most epic and fascinating love stories I’ve ever heard!
Read MoreThroughout my life my exposure to other cultures and languages has only brought me positive things, so I just find it hard to believe that people would take diversity as an offense. Quite the opposite, I can imagine how dull our world would be if we all looked the same or we all spoke the same language. Yet, a few weeks ago the Coca-Cola commercial “It’s beautiful” caused such outrage among some individuals in the US that I just had to write about how I feel in regards to this subject. So, here my take…
Read MoreI have been living away from my family for quite some time now but I have remained very close to them even if I’m not the type of person that calls, texts or writes them all the time. I need my space and I like to live life at my own rhythm, which they respect and understand. Nevertheless, our connection definitely goes way beyond how frequently we communicate with each other and they know that, when needed, I am there for them and vice versa.
Read MoreToday is Father’s Day so I’d like to use this space to talk about my dad and how he shaped me into this person who enjoys reading and writing so much. He has actually been the greatest intellectual influence in my life and he is definitely the reason why I fell in love with literature, since an early age. Therefore, the mere fact that I am writing this blog now can totally be blamed on him!
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