Category: netherlands
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Seizing The Extra Day
Time to make this bonus day count and wrap up my green mission with a bang! As the sun sets on this leap February, I find myself in a race against time tying up loose ends. Sure, there are a couple of challenges left, whether it’s my advanced procrastination skills, a dash of laziness, or…
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One For Me, One For You
Have you ever seen the movie Pay it Forward (this is not an age test, even though it came out in 2000)? The movie (loosely based on the novel of the same name) follows the story of a young boy named Trevor, who is assigned a school project to devise an idea that could make a big…
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Cycling Through Change
After looking into Amsterdam’s ambitious plans yesterday, I got a bit curious how our city is holding up – we gotta keep tabs, right? Beyond the official reports, I stumbled upon a report from De Gezonde Stad, an independent foundation committed to enhancing sustainability and well-being in Amsterdam. Think tree planting, neighbourhood parks, community gardens,…
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Amsterdam Is A Doughnut
🔥Hot news alert!🔥 This month is on track to be the warmest February recorded in the Netherlands! Average temperatures at the Bilt weather station are somewhere around 8.2°C, double the usual norm for this time of year. Is winter taking a vacation? But, there’s more than just rising temperatures on the Dutch horizon. By April,…
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Let’s (Not) Put A Label On It
This is part two of this entry Now that we’ve stepped into a world full of confusing, overly positive, and sometimes just plain wrong sustainability claims, it’s like trying to navigate the dating scene. You know, where labels mean defining a relationship and answering the question of “what are we.” Let’s see how tricky it…
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My Body Is A Temple (Of Doom)
Yesterday, I got a email that at first glance looked like standard phishing. According to the email, sent as a reminder, I had booked a massage class? Now, this wouldn’t have been out of the ordinary for me—I sign up for random newsletters all the time, turning my inbox into a treasure hunt resembling vintage…
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All You Need Is (Orange) Love
Love is in the air today, so instead of focusing on just one aspect, I thought, why not celebrate an entire country? After all, gratitude fits perfectly into the realm of positive impact. Ever since moving to the Netherlands for the first time in February 2012, I have been singing praises and raving about all…
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Day 10: Where Eco-Care Meets Self-Care
Double digits on the calendar! Time flies when you’re having fun, doesn’t it? Throughout the past week and a half, I have delved deep into conscious consumption, cultural differences and community engagement, challenging myself – and you too, I hope – to rethink habits, reduce waste, and amplify my impact on the surrounding world, no…
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In Soviet Russia, Smile Wears You
This evening, I ended up at an event that stirred today’s entry in a direction that I could not see coming at all. By chance (and very last minute), I found out about a panel organised by the Moscow Times, an independent English-language and Russian-language online newspaper founded by the Dutch media magnate Derk Sauer…
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Sharing is Caring
*This is a double post covering both Sunday the 4th and Monday the 5th* Due to very much foreseen circumstances, I am catching up on two days’ worth of writing in one go. C’est la vie! Both days, however, are connected by the common theme of giving back to the community, albeit through different avenues…
Fair February 