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Plot twist!
A little history This is a photo of my apartment in The Hague. I moved here after 4,5 years of living in different countries, moving into a new apartment every (half) year or so and …
Wandergreed
Eight years ago, I went on my first backpacking trip through seven Southern African countries in six weeks. I particularly loved Botswana and Malawi. People told me that if I love Botswana, I would …
Test riding: to Zeeland and beyond (and lessons learned)…
This weekend, I had the pleasure to go on my first bike tour weekend! Since I only had three days off, I decided not to go too far away: Zeeland. My friend Lisa, …
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Alaska to Argentina (by bike!)
And so it begins… I’ve decided to embark on a new journey, a new adventure. Starting in exactly 13 months, I will start biking from Prudhoe Bay (Alaska) all the way down to …
You may say I’m a dreamer…
“Imagine no possessions…” When I was still a serial expat, I longed to have a place where I could settle a bit. I was moving to new places every six to eighteen months …
Challenging beliefs – #6: Positive reinforcement does not work on people
Bad parents and bad managers have a lot in common. Or perhaps it is just a ‘bad people’ thing. They don’t listen. They think they know everything best. They believe they can do …
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Challenging beliefs – #5 Stray dogs are aggressive and vicious
People have a common belief that stray animals are vicious and dirty. In the various countries I lived, I have noticed a clear preference for ‘purebred’ dogs, thinking that they are better behaved …
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Challenging beliefs – #4: Dogs are ‘just animals’
“Why do you care so much? They are just animals!” I cannot count how many times I have heard this phrase from people. To claim that animals are ‘just things’ shows, in my …
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Challenging beliefs – #3: Women are treated equally to men on the labour market and in the office
Equality between men and women. It sounds so simple. And in theory, men and women should have equal access to jobs, be treated equally at work, and paid equally for the same work. …
