My friend and I are walking from the bus stop towards the main plaza in the historic town of Quito, when all of a sudden a man approaches us. “Señoritas, did you see what happened?” He points at my friend’s back. This is great. Bird droppings all ove...

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The train spat me out of its humid, hot, steaming belly. Not really sure what had happened within the last 30 hours in this train, pictures rushed through my mind. Standing on the station platform I quickly had to pay my dinner to the kitchen compart...

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On average, the Chinese cities that we visit have 10+ million inhabitants. They all live, eat, work and have parties on relative small areas. Imagine what this means. In the morning a few million people commute in Chengdu, Chongqing, Beijing, Shangha...

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Wat doe je als je merkt dat één van je studenten niet door heeft dat je zijn tutor bent? Die vraag kwam wanhopig in mij op toen ik een tijdje geleden kennis maakte met mijn nieuwe onderwijsgroep.

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 It’s now Saturday 00:35 am and I have to be insane to write a blog now but I will give it a try anyways, given the fact that I probably wont make it this weekend and next working week as, yes, you’ve heard me correctly I have to work!: it’s time for an emergency operation!

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“All classes cancelled. Instead, we’ll march.” Flyers have been spread all around the university. All have strong feelings about the new law of education that has been proposed by President Rafael Correa. Even though a foreigner doesn´t have the righ...

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“Hi professor, I am working as an intern at Goldman Sachs and I want to become an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. In June I will graduate and receive my bachelor degree. I want to study abroad for my master but I also have a job offer from Goldma...

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What does it mean to be indigenous? The front cover of my travel guidebook (The Lonely Planet) proposes one way of interpreting it. A short man without clothes and with paint on his face. Surrounded by trees. Looking up. This is where your own imagin...

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De zomer is voorbij. Terwijl mijn drie kantoorgenootjes en ik een poging doen om ons werk af te ronden, kijken we depressief uit het raam. Het regent, het waait, het is koud en als we ’s morgens aankomen in ons kantoor, begint een vochtige schimmellucht zich langzaam kenbaar te maken.

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Invite your best friends, ask about 3000 students to volunteer, use your dance, drama and art academy to perform, let the president deliver an impressive performance as a singer and close the party with decent Chinese fireworks. These were the ingred...

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