Two weeks ago, we went to visit good friends in Belgium. We had a ton of fun. Alas, they also told me something that, up till then, I was blisfully unaware of: the existence of pinworms, or – in Dutch – aarsmaden, – in German – Madenwürme. Have you ever heard of these? I am […]
Victoria – or Tori – McConnell. A Modern Dancer.
Truth is I don’t know Victoria, or Tori, that well. I only met her a couple of times when we were still living in Seattle. She was a friend of a friend, and so we befriended each other on Facebook. But ever since, I love following her on Facebook. It is one of those people […]
The People in the Trees. By Hanya Yanagihara
You might know this author with the unspeakable name from her more recent book, A Little Life, published in 2015. This last novel was on the shortlist of the 2015 Man Booker Prize. But if you are in doubt what to read of her, go for her debut: The People in the Trees. Why? Well, […]
De Hoge Veluwe National Park
When I decided to also include places on my blog, the plan was to start with Mommenheim. It only seemed fair to the little wine village where we live that is over 1250 years old. But that is exactly the problem: we live here, so we kind of have gotten used to it. I guess […]
Objectivity. And my club.
Have you heard that story on This American Life called ‘Chip in My Brain‘? (For those of you who do not know This American Life, click on the link and get to know this great American radio show! Warning: it is addictive!) The ‘Chip in My Brain’ story is about a teenager who gets brainwashed by […]