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The tattoo on my ankle blurry, the changes in my life razor-sharp

17 September, 2022 by Marlies van Exter
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It lasted two and a half years. Two and a half long, uncomfortable years. At first, I showed no symptoms. But after a few weeks, I started to feel under the weather. Out of place. Lost. Disoriented. As if I had come home in the…

Categories Blog English Tags cultureshock, travel

Exploring the mind: traveling during coronatimes

14 June, 202115 April, 2020 by Marlies van Exter

Some of the most useful lessons I’ve ever learned were taught to me by a dead man. He had passed away some years already before he came into my life, but goodness, did he come into my life. I still vividly remember the pain…

Categories Blog English Tags coronatimes, goenka, meditation, quarantaine, travel, vipassana

Surinamese adventures: are you experienced?

12 June, 202126 February, 2020 by Marlies van Exter
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Suriname was one of the first countries that entered my travel bucket list and there were a few reasons for that. First, there was Orlando, my friend’s father, who was born and raised in Suriname. He used to tell us these fantastic childhood memories, that triggered…

Categories Blog English, Blog Nederlands Tags backpacking, paramaribo, suriname, travel
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