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Today I tested an hypothesis,and was proven right, kind of. My theory is that when the aim is social distancing you don’t get much better in terms of sport than surfing. The nature of the waves and the geometry of the boards are such that you keep a long distance between yourself and the nextContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 91”

Ons gaan nou braai. When I arrived in the Netherlands, I was a few days late to join a big braai (like a bbq, but more meaty) for the South Africans in the Netherlands. I thought it looked like a great place to meet other people and make friends. There was another event planned forContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 90”

Life is strange, although I can’t even say compared to what. Sometimes when I step outside and I see people going about their life, it’s nearly as if nothing is wrong. But then you see that all the shops sell masks, like its the most normal thing in the world. People step aside to keepContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 89”

Now that I’m working from home I have finally managed to get into a routine of planning, cooking and eating well balanced meals and snacks. So what if it took me 80+ days? At long last I go grocery shopping and come back with ingredients that make up a series of tasty, pretty and nutritiousContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 88”

The other day I was catching up with a friend and he told me he was so lazy the last few weeks. Spoiler alert: he wasn’t. He is working a full time job (from home) studying an additional course, taking music lessons and taking time for exercise every day. But it made me think… HowContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 87”

Today I had dinner in a restaurant. I celebrated the fact that we can go out again (with limitations) by visiting Nazka, a Peruvian cuisine restaurant in Amsterdam. With Peruvian food you get two kinds of establishments: the fancy kind that experiments with incredible ingredient combinations and fancy plating, or the mom and pop kindContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 86”

One of the big mysteries in life, along with “where do the other socks go” , and “what happened to the tupperware lid” is : what creates IT issues?? After a too-short weekend with a too-short night’s sleep, I try to log on to my computer in my corner (home) office. Having worked from homeContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log day 85”

If you change your plans in NL because of the weather, you will never have any plans. So today, despite the ever changing weather, I went to explore a lovely little beach town called Zandvoort aan Zee. Not only was it cute and old, it also has a vibrant beach front and many people doingContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log:Day 84”

Today I witnessed the birth of the tiniest little horse. Welcome to earth little one. Be kind. Stay safe.

Just when I thought that the European summer is ready to arrive, the Dutch rain decided to make an appearance. For the last couple of days it was overcast and today it was raining on and off for most of the day, at some points pouring would be the right kind of description. I evenContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captains log: Day 82”