Fieldwork in Uganda, Budongo Forest (2011)

Fieldwork in Uganda, Budongo Forest (2011)

Saturday 26 December 2015

Word of the year 2015: “Seriously?”


Leave the new year’s resolutions for what they are, you won’t be able to lose that weight, the handsome man you would fall for on Tinder won’t have that much hair as he shows on his picture, you won’t find the job of your dreams and after one week of intense jogging you will find your couch much more interesting than the training program you downloaded on your smartphone. 

Much nicer is to reflect a bit on the good things that have happened in the past year!
Personal 2015 moments to remember

Family
Brother: “So you donated a 100 dollars to the Virunga National Park and send us a post card that that was our Christmas gift for this year? Where did I deserve a sister like that! But it’s ok, the gorillas need it more”.

Job
Boss : “Veerle, tu as tutoyé le Ministre!”

Love
Y: “I don’t care if I need to come to Ethiopia to see you.  I’ll be there in 2 days, might need to bribe someone to get the visa sorted out though”

Friends
The Ladies: “Even after months of not seeing you, it seems like it was last week. Give me a hug you Ebola-fighter!”
The Boys: “Who are you again? Doesn’t matter, let’s have some beers and an excessive amount of rosé and discuss life, love and world problems.”

Honest Mistake
Veerle: “did they really choose ‘I wanna be your dog’ by The Stooges as their weddings’ first dance? That is so cool!” 
Family: "No V, it's ‘I wanna be adored' by the Stone Roses!"
V: "Oh ok, ...still very cool!"

Seriously!

Daily life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, 2008)

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