Today the moon is round again — we have been living in Gillingham for three months. I have not exactly experienced them very conciously. Especially since I work in the office, my life is a bit limited and not very exciting. An overview of the highlights: Freddy and I sang in a gospel choir during …
It has not gone unnoticed
I recently watched a few episodes of a Dutch television program called The Hokjesman, translating to the Boxes Man. Different groups of Dutch people are mildly ironically scrutinized in the program, and it always turns out that the box is much more colourful than you’d expect. In the episode about ‘Animal Friends’ the Hokjesman visited …
Traveling and coming home
This week I was in Cornwall. The consultant who is part of the project team lives there and works from home. I have been there for a few days to work on a report. Cornwall is the southwestern tip of the UK, a train journey of more than 6 hours. My destination was a village …
Remember remember
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. …
Musical education
I feel a bit like Donald Duck, rolling from one job into another. The shoe store turned out to be a shady was a shadowy business, where I did not get a contract and was back on the street after three days. For the past few weeks I worked through a recruitment agency for a …
Cows ethics
For me, a vegetarian diet is an important part of striving for nonviolence. Writing about this puts me in a vulnerable position, because the great majority of people do not share this belief, while it is very central in my life. Vegetarians can also make the impression of being moralistic; Thieme calls this the ‘accusation …