Tag: hope

• I Shall Emerge!

  

  Kawahigashi Hekigoto (1873-1937), Japanese poet and haiku pioneer writes: 初雷や　ふるふが如き　雛の壇 Hatsu-rai ya/ Furuu ga gotoki/ Hina no dan The first thunder Is likely to shake The tiered doll stand. I feel that way about spring. As the heads of the first crocuses crown on my street I want to let out a guttural shriek, a…

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  18 Feb 2019

  Academic, Art, Creative Writing, diversity, Poem A Day, Poetry, Read, Story

  Academic, amsterdam, crocus, dutch flowers, growing, haiku, hope, in between, japanese, japanese poetry, Kawahigashi Hekigotō, learning, living in amsterdam, my life, not letting go, Poem, Poetry, ready for spring, spring, spring is in the air, transnational, worker ant, working in amsterdam

• In A World of Food and Books

  

  Everytime we visit the Foodhallen my faith in humanity is restored. You might think that is a bit of an exaggeration but it is true. Let me explain, firstly, it is a recycle project, and you know how much I like those (remember this post about The High Line). So, while it commercially opened as a…

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  22 Jul 2017

  Apoorva, Art, Books, Customer Review, Film, Food, Parenting, Photography, Story, Travel

  amsterdam, community, culture, dessert, dimsum, doner, dutch, eating out, energy, faith, family, food, food review, foodhallen, fun, hanging out, hope, hot dog, life, mobility, movies, multi cuisine, my city, new and old, photos, places, see the pictures, space, the high line, the netherlands, thriving, trams, Travel