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I was reading up on some conspiracy theories this evening. The sheer amount and the variety of topics are kind boggling! It makes me wonder why we like conspiracy theories and why we as humans believe some obvious untruths. I am neither a psychologist nor a philosopher, but even so I find it fascinating. WhatContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 71”

It’s been 10 weeks I since they closed everything. There’s an air of hope in the air as restaurants start preparing to open their terraces on the 1st of June. I took the train for a bit of my journey back from the beach and put on my mask while on public transport. It isn’tContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log:Day 70”

It’s been 69 days and I still have to check every day what was yesterday’s count. I even noticed I counted a bit odd a couple of days ago and had to go back and edit the posts! Today I continued my mini break at the beach with another long morning beach walk. The sandContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 69”

Today I thoroughly enjoyed my minibreak. After sleeping in, practicing my Duolingo and catching up on social media I still had the time to walk on the beach before breakfast! After breakfast we decided to visit the little villages around Zeeland for some sightseeing and shopping. I love the fact that in the middle ofContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 68”

So the thing about trains in the Netherlands, is, if you get on the wrong one it takes you twice as long to get there. I’m sure there’s a life metaphor in there, but that’s another story. Today I donned my mask to get on a train to meet up with a friend, for aContinue reading “Life in the time is Corona – Captain’s log: Day 67”

This morning when I walked passed the rose garden in Vondelpark I picked up the scent of the beautiful roses. The soft morning light and the light pink worked together to create the image of a vintage portrait. I’ve always been fascinated by roses and even planted some rose bushes in the garden of myContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 66”

Some days I cook amazing meals, and other days it’s more like a failed experiment. Today was neither of those. I did start out with a great plan but then realised that I will end up with enough food for a few days and frankly I don’t feel like eating it again and again. SoContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log day 65”

I went for a long walk in the afternoon, to get my daily steps in, as long as some daylight and good vibes. One of the downsides of working from home is that my ‘commute’ from the bedroom to the kitchen (COFFEE) to my desk doesn’t really allow for a lot of movement during theContinue reading “Life in the time of corona – Captain’s log: Day 64”

Today I was thinking again that I’m missing out on a lot of firsts in the “real Amsterdam”. Then I had a change of heart… I think it’s fair to say that life as we know it will be a little bit different from now on. The business landscape has changed for sure, and soContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 63”

Today was the stuff Saturday’s are made of. I took a walk to get a morning coffee and ran into a friend next to the plant shop. At home I had a video call instructing my parents on how to set up a Zoom call. I am seriously impressed with how they are adapting toContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log Day 62”