Mensen Die We Ontmoeten

(Alleen in 't Engels...sorry!)

Mensen

‘Happy’

‘Happy’

“We named her ‘Happy’,” said Niona. We stood looking out over the small yard of the orphanage where a teen girl was making some of her thirty brothers and sisters wash their clothes. It’s a hot day, but the kids don’t seem to mind as much as I do. It’s always hot,...

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Agustinus

Agustinus

"Relax" By Ellis He sat on a plastic chair, inside something that seemed as if it could’ve been a garage, or maybe the entrance to a big house. Now it was an open space, run down, overgrown, with the remains of several bonfires haphazardly around the ground—as if the...

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Grandma

Grandma

‍"She’s a Great, Great, Grandma" By Ellis‍ “We've been building a fire since seven this morning, but at ten we'll be done,” the brick baker said. It had already passed ten, but who cared, people aren’t troubled by time in Uganda. On my morning walk I passed a brick...

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Joan

Joan

"They say I promote sexuality, and that I encourage alcoholism by taking addicts back in after a relapse," says Joan, amusement visible in her eyes. Although she is almost 70, she is still full of life. Quite an achievement, because Joan's life hasn't been easy. When...

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Couscous

Couscous

I've been to Morocco before and didn't much like it then. Sure, Moroccan nature is astonishing and the architecture and decoration stunning, but I found all the people I met maddening. Every one of them wanted to sell me something. 'The hustle was real,' as they say....

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Over Ons

Hoi! Wij zijn Ellis en Martijn en wij reizen de wereld rond op onze 'never-ending honeymoon'. Om onszelf van de straat te houden helpen we gratis goede doelen en daar schrijven we over op deze website. Check it!

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