I finished my report for the HKU about the period in Sweden. I also want to make some structure in the blogg. Therefore I have put all messages in four categories, based on what my first teacher there wrote about studying in another country.
an academic journey
a cultural journey
an intellectual journey
and an emotional journey
Next to these [...]
I’ve sorted out the photos from all vacations in the last months.
First I went with Frida to her parents place on the countryside. We were there for over two weeks and also visited a friend at Gotland, a small island in front of the Swedish coast. Relaxing, reflecting, finally seeing this beautiful Swedish lake with [...]
Clearly recognizable, not from someone close (not close physically, although close to the heart). Thanks for the card and the candy :)
I’ve been doing a lot of things this week, but mainly I’ve reorganized my room. The mess I left before I went to Sweden was still there and with all the dust having their [...]
I’m back in an old place. Everything stayed the same, I don’t recognize it anymore.
Luckily, not everything stayed the same. People changed. And that is good – the first lecture in Sweden they already ‘warned’ for coming back and you’ve changed but nobody else did, which leaves you with a complete changed view on the [...]
Today I met Masa, the Japanese guy (which I met earlier in the night train from Sweden) at the station to go into the city together. We did a more touristic route than I did yesterday I think, but nonetheless, very nice.
He wanted to see the museum für film und fernseher (movie and television). The [...]
The thought had gone to my unconscious. The travel I made gave me so much. Inspiration. Knowledge. Friends. Love. Life was (oh, and still is) so beautiful. I saw it, this beautiful life. I felt it. I know it now.
And then I saw this, here in Berlin. Wikitravel calls this neighborhood one with students, artists [...]
Writing from Berlin now, but no, I’m not going to write in German ;)
I really have to get used to the new place, changing my habits. I already can’t count the times I’ve said “tack” (thanks in Swedish) and “hej”.. Here “guten Morgen” is more used by “the local people” :)
Apparently, the Germans don’t really [...]
Goodbye Sweden, see you again soon
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First some travels now. When I’m back in the Netherlands, I’ll tell some stories of the vacations here and make a wrap-up of everything.
Thanks for all the reactions on my writings here. Both on-blog and off-blog. Really really really quite appreciated.
This is really strange.
Packing for leaving a place which you don’t want to leave.
Saying goodbye to my life partner, with which I’ve spend the last months, every day.
Waarom verblinden we ons van de sterren
met de kassen voor de tomaten die hier eigenlijk niet groeien?
Waarom leven we niet van het voedsel wat hier groeit
en laten we de vruchten uit Spanje en Congo komen?
Hoe zijn we zo ver van het leven met de natuur gekomen
en hoe komen we weer terug bij moeder Aarde?
Pacha mama, [...]
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