The what? Yes, the scissor mystery—one of the many little quirks that keep life interesting at Breadfruit House. Can you explain this? When I started my first program, I had…
Yes, indeed—why is it called Breadfruit House? There’s a bit of a story behind that. Yanmpen or Breadfruit The first time I tasted breadfruit was during my visit to Dominica…
While running the program I always try and introduce something new during every session. Last year we received a lot of incredible and useful arts and crafts supplies. Lots of…
I was going through all the artwork from this last quarter, and I thought, what is the most valuable part of our program? Watermelon is a favorite snack. Is it…
I started the Breadfruit House in 2017 to offer children in Dominica the opportunity to express themselves with the help of creativity. In a way, the children are the stars…
Even though I did not travel to the Netherlands this year, we still had a summer break at Breadfruit House. Let me take you along everything that happened this summer.…
Over time I have met a lot of people in Dominica, and yes, also Dutch people. One of them, an elderly gentleman, recently contacted me. He is moving back to…
Last week we finished the first program in the Breadfruit House. Although we had planned to start with two groups, it came down to just one group. Gratitude is key in…
Yes, the Breadfruit House is ready. Ready to host new groups of children, and I could not be more excited. It turned out beautiful, inviting, inspiring, and it feels like…
There is a well-known saying when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. In other words, you work with what you have then. And even though the pandemic has been…
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