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“I’ll be there around 7“ – Said the message Tuurlijk1.She is like those mind-blowing birthday parties – If the host says it starts at 6, people will arrive after 8.So I had at least an extra hour to play with. Our plan was to drink wine and chill on the beach, but that’s too dull for two rebel younglings, dus2 I figured it’s time to bring those legendary cooking skills to the… Read More
The sun was just about to set.Her name appears, and my phone starts buzzing.“What the hell?” – I mumbled “Hey Girl”– Come outside.A brief silence followed, with this expression on my head: She hangs up, I walk downstairs like a hobo – shirtless, with the cheapest shorts I had from my closet. I open the door and cross my fingers that I didn’t develop mental diseases which would cause hallucinations like that.The… Read More
Tour de Eindhoven – Part I She knew that it’s not hard to make my jaw drop, I easily lost my shit for seeing just about anything; and She loved that.On a warm Thursday morning She came to Arnhem and picked me up; it was time to share as much joy as we can handle. Luckily the ride wasn’t short, neither dull. She would hold my hand all the way to the… Read More
The most valuable moments in our lives come when we would least expect them. When I was younger, I remember begging to the Devil to rob me of my soul; Free of charge.To give it away, and to not get it back; was the goal. I prayed every single night, in hopes that I could get rid of my ability to feel, which seemed to be the cruelest curse at the time.Well,… Read More
How to Party With a South-American 101 Born to Be Wild: Latino EditionIt all started with another expat guy, Don Huán; who decided to hit me up and ask if I want to join his Birthday Party tonight, though It was the first time I would meet him.Since I barely had any social life, I didn’t have to think twice. What could go wrong, right? I arrived to his house around 8,… Read More
Taking the leap of faith will either make you or brake you. In this case, however, it happened to be both. #2 – Nothing Stays the Same Good times take place over bad ones. Friends walk away, making space for new ones. You find love, then you lose it.Everything changes.When I moved here, I knew no one, couldn’t speak a single word in the language, had no idea how to cook for… Read More
Yeah… “Bar”The place where the night was supposed to start turned into the place we happened to end. A sudden buzz shook my phone in the middle of a calm Thursday afternoon; as a clear sign for possible, yet unexpected pleasures.Luckily that was exactly the case, it turned out to be invitation from a kind female fellow whom I have known for no more than 24 hours.“Hey, we are going out tonight,… Read More
The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows, not even in the Netherlands Just like everywhere, there are legal obstacles in the beginning when one wants to settle down in a new place. Permissions, insurances, identification papers; all the necessary documents which are crucial to start a New Life.There is an assumption about where one wants to get work, one will find work. Today the Dutch reality crushed that belief into a thousand… Read More
TL;DR: IT WORKS! How? After the drop in my regular meat consumption I started to feel like no matter how much I eat, it never seems to soothe my hunger.The solution was obvious, I just had to cook some meat. Yet, there was one particular issue I had no idea how to deal with: I’m Horrible at Cooking If I manage to make scrambled eggs without setting the kitchen on fire, I’m… Read More
What do you know about the Dutch?Except the stereotype that smoking weed is their only occupation as a pastime, in reality they’re one of the most fascinating and colorful people on Earth.Why?One word: Bicycle. A Vehicle Above All There are no words to describe how unique their approach is when it comes to structuring cities.The basic formula looks somehow like this: Bicycles > everything else Roads, lamps, enormous parking lots, more roads… Read More
Road to a New Life 