I confess: it’s my second spring here, and I’ve still never done an official tulip outing. The closest I’ve come to celebrating the annual Dutch ritual is seeing fleeting snapshots of tulip farms I pass while I’m on the train. I catch them in a blurry whiz of vibrant colors, but seeing them this way, …
I’ve had a lot of conversations recently about the Kony 2012 video that went viral last month. In an email I received imploring me to watch it, I was told that doing so would be an act of humanity. A heavy-handed request, but I obliged. I watched the film one over-caffeinated morning and can summarize …
When I first announced to friends in New York that I would be moving to The Hague, some reactions included: wild-eyed envy that I would be living anywhere in Europe; excitement over the fact that I would basically be living in Amsterdam; dismay over the fact that I would not in fact be living in …
I can count on one hand the number of friends I have who belong to their public library. I need even less than a hand for the friends who actually use one. Libraries used to seem such a big part of my life, so when exactly did this happen? When I was little, my sister …