My mother’s vision of the future is that she hopes to be able to sit on a cloud and continue watching what happens on earth when she is no longer amongst us. She turns 86 next month. Maxime writes, “The future concerns everyone, it does not matter how old we are.”Maxime is 19 years old. Cléa made…
About an hour ago, before I started writing this week’s newsletter, I had my first Korean lesson with Cléa. Strange as it seems, once you understand the logic and think about it, Korean seems less daunting to learn than I thought. Well done to Cléa for providing Maxime and me with a first impression. We will…
It was unbelievable! The new WOW programme started last Wednesday, with Wenya describing her reading time. WOW, (sorry for the pun). She reads somewhere between 2–4 hours reading PER DAY! It really makes one wonder how she does it. How were the first reactions? Martin and Manfred were taken by how much discussion (and improving potential) there is in this programme….
It’s Monday morning, and I’m heading to Belgium for a meeting for an hour. What a way to start the week, an intensive business discussion in German. Every Monday, 9 am. After lunch, I cross the French-German border and meet Sebastian for an hour. Then, after a quick cup of tea, I cross the Atlantic and meet Ismar in…