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March 2018 Taroudant/Marrakech Morocco
In the Sidi Ayoub area of the Medina (the town inside the city walls) of Marrakesch Abderrazzak El Maana unexpectedly addresses me in my own language with a charming southern Dutch swirl. In contrast to...
Lviv, Ukraine February 2019 Remember your years as a student? The best years of your life they say. A little spartan here and there but overall one big adventure. Here's the story of Tatjana, she studies at the Polytechnical University...
December 2017 Dance studio rehearsal in Minsk
It is early in the morning, around 8 o'clock but this dancer can use the studio of her friend to rehearse for an hour before work. In return she keeps it clean. Dance...
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The Netherlands IJmuiden October 2018 Aid Part 1:
Dogs like human feces
“Twelve years ago I visited Chișinău, the capital of Moldova, for the first time. I...
Uljana and Rostyk: Sam Smak natural bread backery
Lviv, Ukraine December 2017
Rostyk and Uljana have had many jobs. Rostyk made music freelance and studied at University but at the same time traded...
I do not want to wait until retirement to have fun
Serbia, Vukićevica Village, Grabovac, February 2018,
At the first handshake, Aleksandar Velimirovic explains to me the philosophy of their project. For him, it is not...
The invisible and the Samaritans
Scotland, UK, Edinburgh, December 2019
A tale of two cities
The Christmas market in Edinburgh lights up the Princess Street Gardens. It is noisy and busy....
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Invandrare
“The little swelling in my neck bothered me for some time already but my colleagues said it was nothing. I work...
