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One of the best things about living on Bonaire, is the sea. That beautiful azure blue sea that shines towards you in the travel guide, where more lives than you initially suspect. In the Netherlands, I wasn’t much of a sea-goer.

Ten years ago, I wrote a book about my findings and my way of working with a hand puppet: “The Hand Puppet as an Educational Tool.” This week, the English translation of the book came out. Good things should be shared, and working with a hand puppet in the classroom is such a good thing.

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Of all the critters I encounter in Bonaire, the scorpion is the one that, in the negative sense, elicits the most reaction from me. I cannot look at the beast without making a sound or jumping up. A scorpion immediately puts me on edge and always produces the same thought: it has to go. NOW!

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The past 5 years have been quite a roller coaster. Since I decided I was going to sell my web shop, there has been a lot of movement and a lot to overcome. I knew that with my new business, I would have to start all over again from scratch and put a lot of energy into figuring out how to get my message out there.

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