Someone asked me the other day, “What do you miss about your city (Amsterdam)?” I had to think deeply for a while until it popped: Sjaakie Swart. People who know about him would not immediately connect why, but of course, I will explain. For those who don’t know, Sjaakie Swart was a legendary Ajax football…
Tag: europe
“Podunk Tragic Theater”
A Wanderer’s Chronicle: Of Ecological Shops and Cultural Dissonance This morning, I found myself in a quaint ecological shop, where I occasionally indulge in “genuine” eggs and “authentic” wine—as if food requires existential validation. As a conscientious shopper, I’m quite particular about what I put in my Harrods bag (wink, wink)—only whole foods will do….
“Heritage Hypocrisy & Hidden Hyphens”
A Dutch Expatriat’s Musing about Euro-Americans Life as a refugee, ex-pat, or immigrant shares one unmistakable trait: the audacity to plant roots in foreign soil. We’re all just transplants with different labels—though, isn’t it curious how some get to skip the “immigrant” designation entirely? Those who crossed the Atlantic centuries ago now simply call themselves…
The C.O.M.C. Files 