As we strolled through the village, passing the hearing aid shop, Jessica suddenly asked, “Are you even wearing your hearing aid?” I smiled and said, “Nope, haven’t worn it in four months.” She knew I’d had this particular hearing aid for five years, so it was definitely due for an upgrade. She wanted to makeContinue reading “Listening Differently: Embracing the Power of Sign Language”
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Destination Reached
When I boarded the care-train a little over three years ago, I had no idea what to expect. What would it be like to get help from fellow passengers? Would I learn to trust them and build a good bond with them? And most importantly: where was this train even going? Did I have aContinue reading “Destination Reached”
To Lesbos and Back: An Epic Journey of Waffles, Castles, and Toilet Paper Lessons.
Ah, vacation time! The epic part of adulting. We had been counting down the days since we booked in January, working hard on our physical health and preparing for what promised to be a memorable escape. After many years of staycations and daydreams, I was finally off on a real vacation! Destination: Lesbos! Yes, theContinue reading “To Lesbos and Back: An Epic Journey of Waffles, Castles, and Toilet Paper Lessons. “
The Station Clock
There is a clock at every train station in the Netherlands. This lets you know what time it is, usually there is also an electronic sign where you can see when the next train will arrive and whether you have time to sneak away to Starbucks for a nice cup of coffee. Or in myContinue reading “The Station Clock”
Hello 2024
It’s so great to meet you! Your arrival has motivated me to do all the things and I can’t wait to share them with you and all of my friends. 😀 As you can see, I’ve revamped my website and this blog post will be the first of many this year. I’m going to needContinue reading “Hello 2024”
Hey Google
(Photo Description: Grey Google Home Mini Speaker.) Everyone knows I’m a techie. My house is getting smarter and smarter. The smart lamp next to my bed switches on automatically at half past seven in the morning and switches itself off again at half past eight. It even turns blue when the button of my smartContinue reading “Hey Google”
Sticky Notes
You probably know them, little yellow sheets of paper on which you can write a note – usually as a reminder – and then stick it somewhere. Where you will see it so you don’t forget what to remember. On the fridge, your computer screen, a bag of shower shoes that you will have toContinue reading “Sticky Notes”
The Brother
Some think that only women work in community care. This is far from the truth. In carriage 4 there are also male employees. This was announced during my intake interview. I was asked if I had anything against that and in all honesty, I had to admit that I would indeed have a hard timeContinue reading “The Brother”
The Singing Sister
On a cold and gray morning I was greeted by a sister who doesn’t really get on the train with me very often. Even though she’s friendly, we just don’t have a strong professional friendship. That also makes sense. It is difficult to build such a professional relationship with the sisters if they do notContinue reading “The Singing Sister”
Waving Hands
Photo Description: Codee’s Bitmoji sitting on a large ‘I Love You’ sign language emoji. My train is now running well and the visits to Community Care Station run smoothly. So smoothly, that one random morning a second sister walked in with the familiar one. Well, that second sister turned out to be an intern! ‘DoContinue reading “Waving Hands”
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