There is good news, because since last week I work at the research institute where Freddy also works. My contract is for three months, with the possibility of extension. So from 9 to 5 I am now a research assistant Monitoring & Evaluation, where I can indulge my love for Excel and paper household surveys. …
Chaos
This weekend we moved home, from Amersfoort (NL) to Gillingham (UK). Moving house always brings out the truth that the cosmos tends to fall into chaos. Packing results in a mess of boxes and things, not just in the house but also in my head. During the last week, I almost missed the train three …
Guardians of being
In March we settled in Amersfoort, to spend a couple of months in The Netherlands. April was dedicated to the wedding of my sister Eline and brand new brother-in-law Simon. We even went to Israel for this. At home I spend my time staring at either the laptop or the television — depending on my …
home is a place.
A reddish brown road, surrounded by bushes with purple flowers. Below in the valley, the reed and rice fields slowly wind upwards to the hills. There in the distance the lavaka’s, big erosion gullies, flame red. Nearby there are some banana trees and a row of palm trees. A little boy is herding his geese. …
And it moves us all
In a couple of days we’re going to move out of Gillingham. Freddy is starting his fieldwork in July, but we can’t stay till then because our tenancy contract only allowed us to stay for a year or leave after 6 months. So we chose the second option. We will be in Holland until we …