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I couldn’t believe it. Right after the day McDonald’s rejected me, I got a call at 9 in the morning: “Hi, I’m ****** from Fit For Free – You left your CV at us 2 weeks ago. Are you still looking?“ For a moment, my brain stopped working. – Good morning, I’m Erik – Yes, I’m still looking.“Great, are you available today?“– Of course“Could you come between 2 or 3?“– Certainly“Perfect, ask… Read More
Making a living wasn’t as easy as it seemed to be. I’ve been trying for 2 months, but not a single employer would consider giving me a shot, just so I could pay the bills and avoid ending up on the streets.In fact, I’m over as many rejections as there are brick houses in the Netherlands, yet the growing debt and the gradual weight loss due to a small degree of starvation… Read More
Previous Episode After a day like this, everything else is a piece of cake. What would you do, if you had to play chess against Fortune?Helaas1, such games are hard to evade.The worst matches are the ones where you think you’ll win; until you realize: There is no table Fortune couldn’t turn. However, there are two ways you can increase your chances:#1: Go all in.Prove yourself worthy in the face of all… Read More
A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed Not long after my monthiversary, my freshly acquired brother needed a little help with carrying furniture.If it was something usual, I wouldn’t write about it, but the lives of expats in the NL are everything, but dull. Don Huán was about to install a chair and a table to his new home, but there was one small obstacle:He had nothing to carry it with,… 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
Road to a New Life 