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This couldn't be more true for me:
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From "Flow" magazine, Amelia Earhart, a famous
American pilot.

A date...

He and I

went on a date!

And that doesn't happen a lot.

We are either miles apart,

travelling together

or sharing a tiny 1-person apartment.

So this was new...

and exciting!

First came dinner,

he shared his fries with me.

 Then came a walk

and a little boat ride

(just to get across the other side of the water)

but when we ''ignored'' all the tourists and commuters...

it was pretty romantic.

Then we saw a movie...

''Moonrise Kingdom''

and he warmed my freezing feet

from the fierce air conditioning.

We didn't feel like going home yet...

so got tea and talked until we couldn't talk no more.

Before we went home,

we finally drank our teas,

(they make them so hot, you have to leave them for an hour)

said goodbye

and went home together.

I think I like him

I hope he asks me out again :)

 

 

Yellow fever

Which colour fits Curacao better then...

the colour of the sun?

 

 

 

 

 

Never too late

It's never too late

to be

what you might have been

 

So I will seize that window of opportunity

and be

what I might have been.

Or what I also like to be...

next to all those other things

I want to be and am.

 

 

Window of opportunity

 

Bottles up

Last week we went to Liqueur Factory Chobolobo...

where they make ''Curacao of Curacao''.

Colourful bottles

with colourful drinks

that make you think...

colourful.

 

Here's some more bottles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part of the plan

I've always loved futsing... creative futsing...
I am far from ''an artist''.... but I love pretending to be.
And boy, would I love pretending to be one in this art studio.
We visited ''Landhuis Bloemhof'' and this museum-art studio of the woman who used to live there.

One thing I've learned from going on this trip, is that I feel alive when I can futs...
So part of my plan... let myself do creative futsing as much as I want!

Obviously the tap from an artist.

Would love to get my hands on those brushes.

Pretty

Love the wall!

Worn out and pretty

 

Not talking about me.

I feel happy and free.

 

Talking about things I see.

 

Wouldn't you all agree,

that these things wouldn't be...

as pretty

And that it would be

a pity

when these things weren't so gritty.

 

 

House

 

 

Pots and pans hanging from a tree

 

 

Mirror

 

 

Fan

 

 

Missing the tricolour...

and everyone I know and love in that tiny, cold and cozy country...
Now it could be my continuous heatstroke talking...
But I am really looking forward to taking a trip... to Belgium!
Two more months and Belgian Christmas, here I come!

I'm seeing our flag on Curacaoen walls :)

Coming up with a plan...

I've been enjoying the Dutch magazines here in Curacao...
My favorite one is Flow.
I go crazy over this one. It relaxes me, opens my eyes, shows me that life is beautiful, it inspires me and makes me feel connected...
Connected to other people... and, most importantly at this point in my life,
connected to me...

I have Flow to thank for coming up with...
''the plan''...

In Flow number 5, I wrote down my values.
In Flow number 6, I wrote down my dream(s).

It helped me put in to words what I've been feeling while travelling and taking this time off for me.
Travelling does bring you closer to yourself.

Here's to ''the plan''...

Stay tuned :)

Art is in my heart!

Last week, we visited the Art Gallery ''Landhuis Alma Blou''.
As I had hoped and expected from Curacao, the bursts of colour were all over...

The art was inspiring and location itself was very impressive and had a lot of character.

Some impressions...