The bee king of Baoshan
Many updates – a short bicycle trip, an encounter with a bee keeper, several art events, a Dutch community event, and meanwhile progress on the Heyang house continues at a …
Fundraiser in the ‘Ming
A brief return to Kunming, renovation progress and reading resources.
Get into a groove
Two weeks into my new Dali life, and I’m finally finding my groove, finding my rhythm. Recovered from a dreadful cold, most of my stuff unpacked and organized in my …
Tripping, tilting, shifting
A long overdue update – meaning that too much has been happening. A neuroscientist friend once told me that human beings can handle stress in one or two areas of …
Crunch it in the countryside
Brief update of a subdued yet busy week.
Dutch Culture Nights 1 – Inner Landscape
Last night saw the kick-off of the Dutch Culture Nights with a screening of the documentary Inner Landscape. This was the first event of what will hopefully be a long-running …
China Residencies – listening, learning, dreaming up big plans.
Yesterday I had a great chat with Kira Simon-Kennedy. She is one of the founders of China Residencies, an amazing online resource for Artist in Residencies (AIRs). It also profiles …
Define succes?
How to define succes in business in China? I’ve read quite a few books by those who came here before me and have formed my own idea on how to gauge succes.
Nice to meet you, you and you too!
I recently announced my new WenLan 文兰 endeavour. Now, I’m planning to move to a small village near Dali. This week, therefore, was all about meeting as many people as possible. For my cultural exchange projects, I want to cultivate partnerships so I can do more with less budget.
One week down, the rest of my life to go
This week, as I’m in transition to life as an entrepreneur, felt very much like a ‘welcome to the first days of the rest of your life’, and I loved …