It's been a couple of busy weeks lately, as I've been travelling back and forth between New York, Amsterdam and Florida.
Three weeks ago, I was in my beloved Amsterdam. The city where I was raised, the city that always will have my heart. And yes, New York has won my heart as well - as have many more places in the world. But being back there made it very clear again that, even after all these years of living abroad, Amsterdam is the one place where we all have family, roots, friends, and a house.
As I shared in my last newsletter (sign up if you don't want to miss out), one of the main reasons for my visit to Amsterdam, was the house we still own for the past 11 years. It's situated near Amsterdam and after it was rented out for almost three years, it's now time to bring it back into shape and start a new creative project. Behind the scenes I'm working on it, but for this to really get going, I will need some help moving forward. This is going to be a bigger and truly collective project (and I'm in New York). I will be back in Amsterdam in a few weeks, more about this very soon - stay tuned!
So, that being said, I enjoyed visiting my family and some friends, but I also met up with some Dutch bloggers and Instagrammers, which was truly very nice. If all goes well, we will see more of each other this year - which will be great, because making connections and being inspired by others is one of the things I love to do and hope to do more in the near future!
I also visited some great Amsterdam based stores and a popup shop (organized by Foodbandits and July Adrichem), which felt like visiting friends.
Even though I'm typing this blog post from cold and sunny Brooklyn, thanks to the Internet we all can have a look at these Dutch brands from the comfort of our chairs. And if you are planning a trip to Amsterdam, let me know if you want some tips.
For now, Enjoy!