After the historic second place of the Dutch Oranjeleeuwinnen on the Women’s Football World Cup, Wieke reflects on the importance of diversity on the football field. A family birthday party,…
TRAVEL-LOG: AUSTRALIA, mate! The land of the Hemsworths’, exquisite nature, kangaroos, koala’s, and spiders.. you would expect them to welcome you at the airport. As someone suffering from arachnophobia (major),…
Wandering around one of my favorite neighbourhoods in London, Kings Cross area, I ended up in a local bookstore with loads of radically written books. My eyes were caught by…
Treading between tradition and the secular and the clash between the self and family, this book tells a stunning tale of faith and family. In A Place For Us, Fatima…
Wieke teaches a Zumba Kids class to children in a London sports centre. She has also done dance workshops for children in a Dutch asylum seekers’ centre and in a…
One of my nicknames used to be Camiseta (meaning top or shirt in Spanish), because as a little girl I was not able to pronounce the word correctly. This made…
The first time a cashier at a London coffee shop asked me how far along I was, it took me a while to understand what she was talking about. Then…
Having accepted to be a grandma when it comes down to social activities, you most probably won’t see me at a bar, going out or anything. This rarely happens, because…
Berlin. A city that sparkles and inherits visible artifacts from its history. A place that is large in its a-typical urban construction, allowing you to endlessly wander around on foot…
I am not your average baker. A few times a year I crave something special and take the time to bake it. But other than that, I am more of…