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Author Archives: Arjan
Let’s Make the Next 5 Years Count for the MDGs
A long time ago, when I was attending the Dutch version of secondary education, I was a delegate to the Model United Nations in The Hague twice. It was a great experience, which I can highly recommend to anyone. Not … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged causes, citizen ambassador, MDG, Millennium Development Goals, UN
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Summer Thunder in the City
Loud drums, bright flashes from a summerheated storm. Cleansed the city air.
Baltic Postcards – Horseman of Mystery
Dear friends, Saturday morning, or early afternoon, is a perfect time to run some errands. So, yesterday morning I went out for a little supermarket-post office-dry cleaners round. On the corner of our street and another, I saw some police … Continue reading
Posted in Baltic Postcards
Tagged dinamo riga, horseman, Jūliuss Šuplers, mystery, riga, sport
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En Route To Recovery
For the first time in over 2 months I ran again today (see my Nike+ run). The last two months, I was kept quiet by a knee injury (still not 100% clear, but most probably torn ligaments). The resting period … Continue reading
Baltic Postcards – The Mangalsala Jetty in Exploration Weekend
Dear Friends, In five months you can actually grow into daily routines in a completely new place. A supermarket to do the daily groceries, a restaurant to have a quick bite, a park to walk the dog, a beach to … Continue reading
De Paraplu Performs At Opening Of RMHC Care Mobile
Last Saturday, 17 July, Latvia’s first RMHC Care Mobile was officially opened. During the opening Vermanes Park, circus theatre De Paraplu (the Umbrella) from the Netherlands was giving juggling lessons to children of all ages (yes, me included). Afterwards, they … Continue reading
Posted in Baltic Postcards
Tagged circus, de paraplu, riga, RMHC Care Mobile, Rotjeknor, Vermanes park
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Some Observations of the 2010 World Cup
The first stage is done, as is the Round of 16. For 19 consecutive days the beautiful game has dominated news channels, social media, and yes, also a bit my life. Now that we are about to roll into the … Continue reading
Why Mr Blatter Is Right This Time
The first half of the 2010 World Cup round of 16 match between England and Germany has just ended. And already we can say that this will be a match that will be spoken off in decades to come. Not … Continue reading
Baltic Postcards – Ligatne Ferry
Dear friends, Latvia has a beautiful countryside, with many national parks, like the Gaujas National Park, just east of Riga. The Gaujas is a relatively small river that runs through it. Several towns an villages are located in the park … Continue reading
Posted in Baltic Postcards
Tagged ferry, Gaujas, Gaujas National Park, latvia, Ligatne
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An Important Orange Envelope
On June 9th there are parliamentary elections in the Netherlands. It will be an interesting day, and most probably the current Prime Minister will be ousted. Time for a change. From our current home town, Riga, we sent in our … Continue reading