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…
I miss working with the children so much. There I said it; I miss working with the children so much. When our last group graduated in June this year, summer…
The invisible suitcase. I recently watched a short video about an invisible suitcase that everybody gets at birth. The idea spoke to me relating to an incident we had during…
Getting positive feedback. From my own experience, I know that using creativity to express your emotions works. In a highly challenging time in my life, it was my only outlet,…
How it all started. When my family dropped off 11 boxes of donations at Rotterdam harbor on 4 January 2021, I never expected what happened next. Murphy’s Law states, “Everything…