A brief report about a tour aroundand also pictures of a daredevil on a tightrope walker https://twitter.com/JulietteReukema/status/1556943439912206343?s=20&t=dzaWymBVt-3CP1o66MwAhQ This is an impression of what’s going on during events and onboard ship: please go to https://youtu.be/11H96iiv4Lw and https://youtu.be/5FpCx0UEaBI or to my report as a true Rotterdammer as can be read below. “Onboard Smaragd,  we appreciate networking. However,
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The Dutch maritime industry was in focus on Dutch radio station NPO1 in the program Spraakmakers. (roughly translated into opinionmakers). Please brush up your Dutch and listen to https://www.nporadio1.nl/spraakmakers/onderwerpen/493749-waarom-denken-we-nog-steeds-dat-het-werk-in-de-haven-vies-en-zwaar-is-deel-1 It could well be that you have to go to https://www.nporadio1.nl/spraakmakers to explore.

Every now and again I write something that moves me in the world or is of some concern. It is published on the online webzine Rotterdam Vandaag & Morgen ( http://www.vandaagenmorgen.nl). One attempt is writing up a book about the experiences of my husband and me in the period he became ill with colon cancer.
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The past two years offered varied news from being confused and worrying to promising. Let’s hope that the Covid virus in various variations will be finally beaten.  IT is a fact that our lives have changed from real meetings to live streams and some 1.5 metres distancing. Cultural life has dramatically changed. As is, there
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