By Hana Peters ‘Do we need to eat less meat?’ If you ask that question, you are likely to not make friends with the Dutch, because the Dutch, they like meat. I have to admit, I never really understood why people would become either vegan or vegetarian. But after...
By David Uhercsak Have you ever visited a country and noticed a simple word or phrase that seems to be present in every aspect of life? For me, that word is "Otsukaresamadesu," which means "thank you for your hard work" in Japanese. I arrived in Japan a month ago...
By Jona Caniels ‘’Jona, on a des cadeaux pour toi!’’ This was the first thing my colleague enthusiastically yelled at me when I arrived at work two weeks ago. I was curious and went up to him to see what he was talking about. He gave me some small presents like a...
By Elina Veelenturf You might wonder what this blog is about - German village girl who lives in a big city for the first time? Not quite yet but let me start with a little introduction first. My name is Elina and I am 24 years old. I grew up in a very small village in...
By Lars Aelfers The world of leadership: what a wonderful world. But shit, it can be so challenging. When I opened my eyes to the world of the housekeeping department, I found out how beautiful this world can be. On the other hand, I found out how challenging and...
By Christianne Poels We all know the big hit of Aretha Franklin, a song about respect, dignity and gender roles. A song that you can sing with an attitude and at the top of your lungs. The word respect is a loaded word and means something different in every...
By Quirine Droogleever “Police force Curacao angry and disappointed with RTL for a documentary about criminality in Curacao’, an article I came across about 2 days ago. Last week I watched the documentary, made by famous presenter Ewout Genevans. about the criminal...
By Manpreet Singh “Oh, so you have a Schengen passport!”, this is what I hear most of the time whenever I tell my colleagues where I am from. Sometimes, I even hear this from guests, mostly Arab or Indian ones. Because of the red passport, it is common for people...
By Merle Smulders You are waiting for the bus, but suddenly the bus doesn’t show up. In fact, the next bus is also delayed by 15 minutes. I'm slowly starting to panic a bit and getting annoyed. When I look around, all I see are people who don't care if the bus is...
By Jean Maroun bou Malhab Coming across intercultural experiences is a normal part of life that many of us may or may not try to avoid, as we prefer dealing with familiar thoughts and expressions that tend to be projected towards us. In my case though, I tend to be...