The weight of the world This week I struggled through, as many people do. It seemed as if everything was happening all at once and that...

The cherry blossom on a Sunday at the Park in The Hague They say, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." And while I agree with this...

The Kitchen of Love For me, some of my fondest memories are rooted in the kitchen. When I think back to my childhood and the people I...

30 Fruits and Vegetables For those who know me, you will know I am always up to mischief when it comes to research papers. We all have a...

In the Netherlands, macaroni is a far way off from the much loved Fattis and Monis pasta I have grown up to know and love. The pasta is...

No Palette Fits All A common problem in every household is that not everyone eats all meals, in some cases it's very extreme for example...

The cost of living People usually ask what are the biggest things that changes when you move abroad. One of the things that has changed...

Underutilized Resources This is a strange concept—the idea that we can have things lying around our house for years but not fully know...

To Soup or Not to Soup Creamy Pumpkin Soup Tradition in a strange thing, we seem set in our ways and then we learn a new way and that...

An empty shopping street in The Hague, Netherlands. The thing about life is that you never know what you have until it's gone. We all...

The difficulties of parenting are unknown in day to day life, we worry about our kids, when we should be there for them.

"Me-time" is a phrase that many people use, and it means different things to different people. New Years Eve in The Hague, Netherlands I...