Episode 3: Ronja in the Everlasting Summer

Finally I am on the airplane. On the airplane that will bring me to Suriname. To my dad! Into the jungle! Yesterday was tough! My mom and I took the train to my grandma, five hours, and then my grandparents drove with me to Amsterdam, another six hours. These were eleven hours and now, another…

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The Birth of a Solo Sailor

So now it is definite. It is early morning of October 31, 2019 as I motor down the muddy waters of Suriname River from Domburg, through the heavy jungle heat. I follow the tide past plantations and mansions towards Paramaribo, Suriname’s lively capital, and I know: It is definite. Earth and water, just like air…

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