Back to my Solid Roots

Back to my Solid Roots

In the village, Sunday morning was “Take me to Church” and I mean church. Ladies dressed with hats and men in suits, like my paternal grandparents on the photo below. First there was Sunday school for all age groups, followed by the main service from 11.00 a.m. till...
Y2K: Pre-millennium Flashbacks

Y2K: Pre-millennium Flashbacks

The Best & Most Popular Trade Wind Edition Ever! Title of my Publisher’s Note: “God Bless Curaçao” highlighting the good and positive of the island, despite doom & gloom scenarios. Restaurant Fort Nassau celebrated two centuries of...

The “YES, I CAN” Mentality

  “What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” Add the above quote to another favorite by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” This goes for anything one wants...

16 Years Fying on Green Grass

This song means so much to me. Exactly 16 years to date, I boarded the KLM aircraft from Curaçao to Holland with my children Belladonna and François. Back then this was KLM’s teamsong sung by R. Kelly. With my eyes red from crying and sniffling , I said:...
Waar word ik gelukkig van?

Waar word ik gelukkig van?

Waar word je gelukkig van? Tirzah Libert geeft meteen antwoord. ‘‘Ik vind het leuk om mensen te helpen, ongeacht religie of afkomst. Als bruggenbouwer, of gewoon heel praktisch. Ik word er gelukkig van om mensen te helpen om hun dromen te verwezenlijken.’ In 2003 kwam...