Travel writer

Carlijn Lenten

I'm a Dutch student European Languages and Cultures, working as a freelance writer and freelance Zumba instructor. I'm greatful I was born in The Netherlands and that I got the education and wealth I enjoyed, but the country itself is not for me. There's no adventure here in my opinion, nothing to discover. My mother said:"You have viking roots and an indian spirit." She's right. I have been fortunate to have already seen some beautiful places on this earth- Colombia, Marrocco and Norway are some examples- but I can't wait to see much more. Meet new people, new cultures, new music, new food. Especially food. My dream is to earn my living after I'm done studying with something I like. Wouldn't mind doing 20 jobs at a time. Things like writing, dancing, drawing (I make and color my own mandala's, it's reeaaally relaxing), singing, movies, travelling.. There's so much I like that I'm sure I will accomplish my dream one way or another. I think the best thing I can do is to keep doing what I love, keep improving, keep learning, and life will find it's way. There is a Spanish poem (by Antonio Machado) that says: "Caminante, no hay camino, se hace el camino al andar." The message is to just keep going, there is no path you can follow, you create the path along the way.

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