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Week 36: Homecoming
Sunday, September 10, 2023 IT IS HOT STOP CLIMATE CHANGE NOW. I don’t think I’ve seen hotter days this year than week 36. Getting out of a hot shower and feeling equally wet fifteen minutes later.
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Week 33: Landing
Sunday, August 20, 2023 The first week back at work is fairly quiet, I even found myself on the verge of boredom at one point.
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What Pride means to me in 2023
Saturday, July 22, 2023 Nienke, Mehdi, an anonymous friend, and I attend the annual Pride March. It’s the city’s first two-week Pride festival in Amsterdam, each week organized by a different organization.
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Eight of ten
Sunday, April 9, 2023 When I first set foot in the Old Catholic Church to attend an All Saints service, I knew I had found a special place.
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All Saints Amsterdam
Sunday, February 12, 2023 She blesses Anja, me, and a handful of other people who carved out time in their Sunday evenings to come to Church.
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Why doesn't the crosswalk work?
Monday, January 23, 2023 There’s a woman who runs a bookshop in De Bijlmer. She has kind eyes that make you want to curl up with a book and a cup of tea.
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Dog park
Sunday, January 22, 2023 My attempt to lure both Anja and myself outside for some fresh air and a walk was thwarted as soon as I learned the place was out of my favorite bubble tea.
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Week 13: Recruiting
Saturday, April 2, 2022 It has been snowing in Amsterdam. As the years go by, I’m having trouble understanding whether I’m experiencing the effects of global warming, or whether I’ve never paid attention to what was always in front of me until now.
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Week 12: Bonsoihoir
Saturday, March 26, 2022 The tourists are back in town. Lots of Germans with face masks. I suppose we’re all beginning to venture out into the world again, just a bit closer to home.
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A believable truth
Sunday, July 18, 2021 I never get much reading done unless I’m sleeping elsewhere. Most often, I associate sleeping elsewhere with having time off, and having time off means I’m away from a computer screen.
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Weekend vibes
Saturday, July 10, 2021 Her Summer break started yesterday, and as always it is an event. I am so excited about getting everything right that I mostly present as a frantic killjoy.
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Week 2: Home office
Sunday, January 17, 2021 I’m terrible at keeping it a secret: my favorite time in the week is when A works from home. We spent the past month building a home office in a one-bedroom apartment, and I’m happy about the result.
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Women's March Amsterdam
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 Proudly nasty, I joined Anja, my mother-in-law Sauci, and millions of others around the world last Saturday to attend the Women’s March.
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