I’m dealing with a crisis of confidence from incomprehension. It’s been 1.5 years since I arrived in the USA and […]
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Poverty
– October 2013 – “The poor are happier than the rich,” I have heard myself and others say, or “because […]
Making Friends: Zeeland vs. the U.S.
Let me begin by saying that there is no right or wrong behavior, only cultural differences. I’d like to tell […]
Travel to my Homeland: ‘Dutch Tough’
Wow, the Dutch are tough. Children don’t return my smile and wave while their mother looks at me as if […]
Life At The Rainbow Inn (an intimate report on cheap US motels)
The black family is packing all they have into a small car, heading for another unknown. During the day people […]
Old News Clings To Sandpoint (a reply to Kirk Johnson’s article for the New York Times)
One day before independence day the New York Times posted an interesting article about Sandpoint. This paper has long been […]
Marjolein Goes to America 