How to Overcome Burnout
As we all have had to deal with living and coping in a pandemic, some of us naturally may be feeling mentally exhausted or burned out. This makes sense as … Continue reading
A New Manifesto
Special Guest Blogger: Christen Faver, MA in African Studies During my time at the Living Artists Emporium, in Johannesburg, it was interesting to be at the forefront of emerging art. … Continue reading
Outdoors in the Hague
As we are nearing the end of the winter, the great outdoors is becoming increasingly accessible. With longer days and warmer nights there are so many more options for entertainment. … Continue reading
The end of my internship: the final product
Special Guest Blogger: Marly van den Boom, MA African Studies So, my internship is ending at the end of March, which means that I have to start to write the … Continue reading
The diaspora within
Guest Blogger: Christen Faver, MA in African Studies For my research I was very fortunate to be invited to join the Living Artists Emporium (hereafter referred to as LAE) in … Continue reading
COVID and Needing to Stay Switched On
The COVID-19 outbreak has initiated one of the biggest real time social experiments: what are the effects of staying at home for everything? Close to 3 billion people around the … Continue reading
A Year in Quarantine
It has been a year since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic. I remember the exact moment when I found out that Leiden was going into a lockdown. I was … Continue reading
An internship in times of a global pandemic: part 2
Guest blogger: Marly van den Boom, MA African Studies Hi all! Hope you are doing well and had fun during that one short week of snow. You can call it … Continue reading
An internship in times of a global pandemic: part 1
Special guest blogger: Marly van den Boom, MA African Studies Who am I you ask? Let me introduce myself: Hi all! My name is Marly, and since the beginning … Continue reading
Doing an Internship in a Pandemic – Part 2
In my last article I noted down points that I found helped when I was working in a pandemic. Many of these things revolved around having a set working palce … Continue reading
