Apr 301 year self-employmentA very honest business update. Around one year ago, in the beginning of April 2021, I started my activities as a one-person-company....
Dec 31, 2021The Movement of IntuitionI’m not one for new years resolutions. I’m not one for resolutions and ‘fresh starts’ in general. Doesn’t really matter whether it is the...
Nov 27, 2021About turning 30 years oldI’m 30 years old today. I was born in Ghent, in Belgium, at 5 o’clock in the afternoon. This recent time, I have been in an energetic...
Oct 29, 2021Group TherapyBut not how you think. I have been in group therapy for maybe a year and a half or so. I became aware of all the different parts of...
Sep 17, 2021Whale watching in Vesterålen in Northern Norway. 5 tips from a whale safari guide.Here are my 5 best tips for whale watching in Vesterålen! Whale watching comes in all shapes and sizes, just like whales come in all...
Jul 25, 2021My sensitivity is my greatest powerI stand ankle deep in the salty water. The sand under my feet is so fine and filled with small algae, that it feels like silk. Because...
May 3, 2021There is something missing in my lifeIn my previous blogpost, I mentioned that I took on a writing challenge from DailyOm this year. Yesterday I felt it was the right time to...
Mar 29, 2021Becoming self-employed in Norway as a new immigrantOne of the biggest reasons we moved to Norway in July 2020, was to have more peace and quiet. That is why, next to the colossal task of...
Jan 7, 2021We bought our dream house in Norway and it scared the crap out of meMaybe this blog is also about being overwhelmed. Heck it is. Only 6 months after moving to Norway, we already took the next big step. We...
Dec 20, 2020My biggest fearA few days ago, I walked into the forest. It was already dark. Or it was still dark. These days it’s hard to tell. It has been very...
Aug 25, 2020Living at 69 degrees North in Norway. Memories from Vesterålen.The news that I was going to spend a few weeks in Northern Norway, in Vesterålen, came rather unexpected. It was something I had...
Jul 3, 2020Moving to Norway. What's that about?This summer, 2020, I embarked on another adventure. Perhaps the biggest one yet. I moved to Norway together with my husband Koen. We put...
May 26, 2020About being a textbook example of a millennial quarter life crisisOr how I dare to complain about my first world problems. This might be the most personal blog I have ever written. It is a more personal...
Aug 26, 2019My August at Dolphin Spirit Inverness, ScotlandInverness, Scotland, UK. It was one of those perfect mornings. The air still crisp from the night and the perfect light blue of the sky...
Sep 22, 2018Smölun 2018. Taking part in the Icelandic sheep round-up in autumn.Dýrafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. At this point in time I had been living here for almost half a year, in this remote part of Iceland and...
Sep 1, 20185 things I learned after living in the Westfjords of Iceland for 4 months.Þingeyri, Westfjords, Iceland. In May of the year 2018, I moved to a little village in the Westfjords of Iceland, Þingeyri. I ran away...
Aug 31, 2018Sailing Dýrafjörður, another perspective on one of the nicest fjords in the Westfjords of IcelandÞingeyri, Dýrafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. “Ellen! Do you want to go on a boat?” I didn’t really have to think about that. “Run tot the...
Aug 25, 2018Autumn sunsets in Iceland. Part 2: SkálavíkSkálavík, Westfjords, Iceland. The earth was turning away slowly from the sun when we arrived on the desolated beach. We settled for the...
Aug 23, 2018Autumn sunsets in Iceland. Part 1: ÞingeyriÞingeyri, Westfjords, Iceland. The colours behaved like a mist, so dense that they lingered in the air before organically making place...
Aug 18, 2018Diary of taking an Icelandic Crash CourseÍsafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. Monday August thirteenth 2018. I walked into the University Centre with an Icelandic vocabulary of...
Jul 8, 2018A visit to Látrabjarg in the Westfjords of IcelandLátrabjarg, Westfjords, Iceland. The evening hour made our walk up the hill almost solitary. Still, the sun stood high behind the clouds,...
Jul 6, 2018Meeting all the puffins of Grímsey Island in the Westfjords of IcelandDrangsnes, Steingrímsfjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. “You want to eat here?” Koen asked me. We had been strolling through the small village...
Jul 5, 2018Hiking from the Jökulsárlón of the Westfjords to the foot of Drangajökull glacierKaldalon glacier lagoon, Westfjords, Iceland. “No, this one is too wide, let’s find another spot to cross!” I said to Koen while standing...
Jul 3, 2018Hiking to Valagil GorgeÁlftafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. We pulled up on the little parking lot, from where the hike to the Valagil Gorge started, less than 10...
Jun 20, 2018Horseback Riding in Dýrafjörður, IcelandÞingeyri, Dýrafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. “Ok, so you grab the front of the saddle, put your left foot in the stirrup, bounce a couple...
Jun 4, 2018Hiking Sandafell in Þingeyri, Iceland. The hard wayÞingeyri, Dýrafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. “I’m going to go for an evening walk, do you want to come with me?” I asked my friend Julia...
Sep 7, 2017Northern Lights in Alftavatn, IcelandAlftavatn, Laugavegur Trail, Iceland. 23u35 “Ellen! Wake up! I think it started already!” Koen said while poking on my sleeping bag....
Sep 9, 2014Sailing from Denmark to Seyðisfjörður, Iceland with SmyrillineSeydisfjördur, Iceland. I woke up in complete darkness in a very disorienting room without a window. Koen switched on the light and...