In the last few weeks the overriding theme in my life seems to be one of loss. We all lose things frequently, it is a fact of life that nothing is ever permanent, new things take the place of old ones on a regular basis. When I was a child and I had lost something, […]
Egypt and back again
Een verbaasde blik op Nederland
An azure sea, a white beach and large waves crashing on the shore, this is what I pictured the North Coast to be, and this is what I get. I hear myself exhale with a big sigh of relief. This was a really good idea I tell my friend gratefully. It all started two days […]
I love getting older. Now don’t get me wrong, there are of course a few disadvantages to maturing, gravity is a reality to name but one. But overall I find as I accumulate years I enjoy life more for the simple fact that I know myself so much better. Compared to the Red Sea, Cairo […]
desolate places..places we go when we feel like society’s abandoned children. Places that are outside of the norm or common focus. Places not of this earth, but carried in the hearts and minds of women and men. Allow me to invite you to a journey to some of these places. Pt. I ‘H’ : Heroin’s […]
I live next to a school and on sunny days the kids play outside on the playground. Besides the uniforms and the very few blond heads it could be a schoolyard anywhere in the world. As soon as the kids smell the fresh air, ok, a relative term in Cairo, speech is replaced by screaming […]
I have always preferred natural over fake. Wood is nicer than plastic, greasy potato chips will win every time from their cardboardy ‘Lite’ second cousins and who ever came up with decaf? Jeans and t-shirts will win from suits every day and wearing mascara means I am on my way to a special occasion. That […]
Life in Cairo seen through the eyes of a foreign woman, that is what is supposed to fill this page. I have just moved to Zamalek, admittedly not a very original thing to do, but an easy option if you are going to live alone in this huge city. Less hassle, fewer comments and conveniently […]
