Uniting Cultures: The joy of spring festivals

Seasons play a pivotal role in our lives. Many of our (religious) festivals are influenced by a change in the season and coincide with the solstices and equinoxes or with specific orbits of other celestial objects like our moon. In Northern Europe the spring sun warms our soul and brightens our mood. In the NetherlandsContinue reading “Uniting Cultures: The joy of spring festivals”

Kamala’s Entropy: Embracing Chaos in Life

Kamala’s Entropy is the title I’ve given to my upcoming book. Whether it’s going to be the title that will appear on the cover or whether it’s only going to be my WIP (work in progress) title, I haven’t yet decided. What is entropy? As you probably know, I am an engineer. Or should IContinue reading “Kamala’s Entropy: Embracing Chaos in Life”

Celebrating life as a TCK: interviews and insights

This blog showcases my personal journey captured by others in various interviews over the years. The chats are all centered around my cultural identity and experiences as a cross-cultural (CCK) or third cultural kid (TCK). Some talks focus more on the author side of life, but in all my multiculturalism shines through. Check the linksContinue reading “Celebrating life as a TCK: interviews and insights”

Young at heart & connecting across generations: embracing life’s seasons

I’ve dug up an old blogpost and revamped it; as part of my contribution to May on the Move 2024 (a prompt from TheExpatPartnerCoach on Instagram). “How have you benefitted from having relationships with people who are in a different season of life than you?” During a recent get-together I had a few moments whenContinue reading “Young at heart & connecting across generations: embracing life’s seasons”