I have a little riddle for you. Today is the last day of what the locals call the fifth season, a season that starts on November, 11 at 11:11 and comes to an end on Ash Wednesday. Can you guess what this season is called? Carnival! Yes, Carnival. In this region of the world, it […]
American Health Care. For Europeans.
After posting two weeks ago, I realized that it mostly explains to my American friends what we would loose going there. It lacked in explaining to my European friends how expensive health care in the States is. I am not an expert enough to give you all the ends and outs. But two personal examples […]
Head over Heart. And its reasons.

I am sitting in a waiting room, waiting for Willem’s speech therapy to end and just looking outside is depressing. The sun hasn’t even come out at all today. In this – what I consider- most depressing time of the year, it is good to make plans for the future, something to look forward to. […]
All I want for Christmas are Rights!

Last year, it was everywhere: GDPR. At least in Europe. If you are one of the very few who has never heard of it: It stands for General Data Protection Regulation and it is a European law that regulates what can be done with personal data. If you are one of those who had to […]
How PSI RUNs Our Life.

For the first time in weeks, I am able to sit down and write a blog post. And it feels great. But it also feels like I owe you an explanation. So, here it comes. For the last two months, PSI has run the show, a yearly recurring event in this family that can last […]