Venerdì scorso, quando sono scesa dal tram in una mattina assolata, li ho visti subito. Due grandi cartelloni su un pannello dall’altra parte della strada che mostravano la foto di un uomo carismatico e sorridente, con bei capelli bianchi lucenti. Sotto la sua foto c’erano solo due parole che purtroppo dicevano tutto: Ci mancherai. Era …
Tanti auguri a…me! It’s really true, this week my blog is celebrating its first birthday. It was 11 November last year (11/11, and 22 is my favourite number. Is that a coincidence or what?) when I hit the publishing button with trembling hands sending my story into the wide world. My heart was hammering in my …
Tanti auguri a…me! Jaaa, het is echt waar, deze week viert mijn blog haar eerste verjaardag. Het was elf november vorig jaar (11/11, en 22 is mijn lievelingsgetal. Is dat toeval of niet?) toen ik letterlijk met trillende vingers op publiceren drukte en mijn eigen verhaal de wijde wereld inslingerde. Mijn hart hamerde in mijn …
When you have just arrived in Rome, there is one thing you’ll learn very quickly. Because if you decide to wait every time the traffic light turns orange, it will take you forever before arriving at your destination. A Roman traffic light only stays green for less than five seconds to then quickly turn orange …
Wanneer je net in Rome bent, is er één ding dat je snel leert. Namelijk dat als je braaf wacht met oversteken als het stoplicht op oranje springt, het wel héél lang duurt voordat je op je plaats van bestemming aankomt. Een Romeins stoplicht staat namelijk maar minder dan vijf seconden op groen, om daarna …
Quando sei appena arrivato a Roma, c’è una cosa che imparerai molto velocemente. Perché se decidi di aspettare ogni volta che il semaforo diventa arancione, ci vorrà un’eternità prima di arrivare alla tua destinazione. Un semaforo romano rimane verde solo per meno di cinque secondi per poi diventare rapidamente arancione per più di mezzo minuto. …
I’ve been back in Rome for exactly one week now after a break of almost six weeks in my Italian life. I can’t say anything else than that the situation has changed at a rapid pace. In just a few days, we have gone from minimal restrictions (read: wearing a facemask everywhere) to a curfew, …
Vandaag ben ik precies een week terug in Rome na een onderbreking van mijn Italiaanse leven van vijf-en-één-halve week. Wat is de situatie in rap tempo veranderd. In slechts een paar dagen tijd zijn we hier in Italië van minimale beperkingen (lees: overal een mondkapje) gegaan naar een avondklok, een sluiting van alle sportscholen, theaters …
Sono tornata a Roma da esattamente una settimana dopo una pausa di quasi sei settimane nella mia vita italiana. Non posso dire altro se non che la situazione è cambiata rapidamente. In pochi giorni, siamo passati da restrizioni minime (leggi: indossare una mascherina ovunque) a un coprifuoco, a una chiusura di tutte le palestre, i …
Twenty October 2016 – four years ago already – I was officially crowned as Dottoressa, Master of Science. Literally speaking, as you can see in the picture above. The whole day I proudly walked through the centre of Amsterdam with a laurel wreath on my head. I had obtained my Master’s degree in Business Administration after …