On February 7 I boarded KLM for a ten hour trans atlantic flight back home to Aruba. Last time I have been home was 3 years ago. I was happy to finally go back for a vacation, especially with the sudden sub zero cold in the Netherlands. My days consisted of waking up early every day, eating...

Since I was a little kid tennis was my sport, I was a fan of Andre Agassi, I did not like Steffi Graff’s seemingly arrogant composure. Although I did become a huge fan of her during her last match, the Roland Garros ’99 final against Martina Hingis. The contrast between those 2...

December last year I got the go ahead from my transplant doctor that I can get a tattoo. I had to wait since my transplant in 2009 because of immune suppressing medication that I take. I figuratively went from my doctor’s appointment to the tattoo shop. On December 17 I went for a two...

Original written on 17 November My weblog has been very quiet last couple of months. The reason is that I found a job that actually requires me to leave home 4 days a week. Since early 2009 I have been doing freelance work while looking for a steady job. With the current economy and my...

I was an ocean away but it felt like it happened across a lake. On September 11, 2001, I was 20 years old, living a year already in The Netherlands to attend college. I was sharing a house with 4 other students where I had my own 3 by 4 room. That day I didn’t have any classes and it...

Going through a Facebook page for Arubians, “If you grew up in Aruba, you remember….“, I started remembering back then thinking about my youth. In the 80′s we didn’t have cable, only an antenna on the roof that got two channels from Venezuela, RCTV and Venevision....

Last week I got an e-book copy of Vigilante by Robin Parrish. I ‘met’ Robin through a mutual writing gig. Robin is a full time writer, writing for weblogs and writing his own books. I have been meaning to read one of his books, so when he asked who wanted to review Vigilante, I...