In the UK, people are waiting anxiously for the birth of a new prince or princess. It was supposed to happen in late April, but it is a bit delayed. Another thing people are looking forward to are the national elections. At least we know on what date those are going to happen: The 7th …
Thoughts about money
Ivan and I are sitting in front of the window. When I peek over my laptop, I see cars whooshing past, now and then standing still. However, I am not here to peek but to look for work. Besides following vacancies in my field I am now also searching for jobs that have income as …
Choices
We are almost entering our last month in Madagascar. Uncharacteristically, Freddy looks forward to leaving. It is tough, doing interviews in the rain: transport is difficult, and the farmers are always at work in the rice fields. And Freddy is now on antibiotics for inflamed little wounds on his feet. But of course there is …
From Russia with love
It is the last day of 2013 and we are in the train. Squeezed in between crying babies and teenagers with blaring phones, we wait patiently for the next breeze to caress our sweaty faces. Once again, I pick up the Lonely Planet and read the text on the back: “… half the fun is …
Crime and Punishment
This month, the Kenyan parliament accepted a motion to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). 15 years ago, a conference of 160 states adopted the “Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court”. This treaty was the basis for the ICC; a court that prosecutes crimes of concern to the international community as a whole: …
Postcards from far away
It is time to share the first impressions that Nairobi has made on us. Below the text you can find the pictures that I will describe here. We have been to the arboretum a number of times, that is a park with a lot of trees that are home to some monkeys. The arboretum was …