Project case study – Stichting Bostherapiecentrum

In the last few months, I helped Stichting Bostherapiecentrum get ready for working with companies. Stichting Bostherapiecentrum (“Forest Therapy Center)” is a group of experienced coaches who are specialised in “nature based inventions” in the forest like Shinrin-Yoku (“Forest bathing”). The coaches have helped many individuals reconnect with nature (of course I did a session too!) and now decided to… Continue reading Project case study – Stichting Bostherapiecentrum

Project case study – automate boring tasks at DeskGuru

6 hours a week. That doesn’t sound like too much — until you realize it’s 7 full 40-hour work weeks every year, gone to repetitive admin tasks. Here’s how we got them back. The situation Since DeskGuru launched in 2020, the “Guru” at DeskGuru (Sanne) has been been almost exclusively spending time on the “real” work for clients: online ergonomic… Continue reading Project case study – automate boring tasks at DeskGuru

Workation: Kerala 🇮🇳

We spent part of our winter in Thiruvananthampuram (yes, took us some practice) – the capital of Kerala India. Workation in Thiruvananthampuram India – the summary:🍚 South-Indian food paradise- dosa, biryani and many unique Kerala specialties (think spicy & coconut)🌴 Coconut trees & rich green nature everywhere☀️ Tropical heat. January is doable, from February it gets sweaty🚊 Good rapid train… Continue reading Workation: Kerala 🇮🇳

How I learn Greek

Almost 10 years ago I started learning the beautiful Greek language. Almost every day (I study 5 days a week) I learn a little bit more. I’ve experimented with many tools, online as well as offline. And of course most of them were useless. I’m happy to share which tools and routines have stuck for years now. You can use… Continue reading How I learn Greek

Driving Athens <> Amsterdam

After at least 10 trips from Amsterdam to Athens (or the other way) via the Balkans since 2017 we took the last trip in our beloved stealth camping “vannaki” last summer. Almost every trip, we took a different route. Here’s a few of the best ones – I really enjoyed remeniscing! The fastest (land) route During early Corona times, we… Continue reading Driving Athens <> Amsterdam