King’s day
My 9yo son interrupted his mother when she spoke about kings day. He saw me getting irritated as she was teasing me that he was my king too. “I don’t have a king! Nobody can be my king!” I grumbled. My son jumped in “Mom, I’m
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The name of the conference in Dublin was “Re-thinking anti-racism Practice in Adult Education” and from the getgo I wondered what we would be rethinking? Why would I rethink anything that has to do with racism? What’s there to rethink? Then I walked into the intro-session
Read MoreAt the airport
Curacaolanean security guard is adamantly friendly: “Take off your jacket, your belt and your shoes” “My shoes as well?” “Yes sir. You’re wearing boots, so those have to come off” Shrugs Takes me four minutes to unlace my boots and off they go into the scanner
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My Nigerian barber stopped cold mid-cut, to admire a girl who was walking out of the barbershop. I had seen her in the mirror, sitting behind me with her boyfriend. He was speaking to her incessantly, but she was looking around at the other men in
Read MoreDream enormous, achieve huge
If your dreams don’t scare you, you’re not dreaming the right dreams If you’re the smartest person in the room, enlighten the rest of the room If you’re in the minority in a room, you represent the majority not in the room I live by these
Read MoreVreemd meisje voor de deur
Als ik het huis uitloop staat er een meisje bij de buren voor de deur. Ghanees Volle tas op de grond met allerlei spullen erin Bosje bloemen steekt bovenuit. Maar ik kan zien dat ze gestrest is. Telefoon in d’r hand alsof ze iemand niet kan
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