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A Roller Coaster Ride

Posted on February 2, 2013May 7, 2013 by Marianne Duijst

Life is a roller coaster. Everything is happening with tremendous speed, anticipation and apprehension. The shifts and turns, up and down, moving so quickly it…

The Bookcase

The Bookcase: Saartje Tadema by Thea Beckman

Posted on January 26, 2013November 18, 2016 by Marianne Duijst

Saartje Tadema by Thea Beckman is a Dutch children’s book and is part of childhood nostalgia for me. The title character Saartje enters the Amsterdam’s…

Crochet Projects

Crochet Projects

Posted on January 12, 2013February 20, 2013 by Marianne Duijst

About two months ago, a close friend of mine received a utterly cool birthday present: a ‘knit your own tiger’ box. It contained all the…

Life

New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on January 5, 2013February 2, 2013 by Marianne Duijst

As the year 2013 came hurdling into the world, I found I met it calmly. Life is turbulant, exciting and uncharted, but the Christmas Holiday…

Literature

For Adults and Children? Narrative Complexity in Harry Potter and His Dark Materials

Posted on June 30, 2012April 9, 2017 by Marianne Duijst

I originally wrote this essay in 2010 for a university course entitled Popular Narratives in response to the question: ‘Does the popularity of children’s stories…

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  • Agile Testing Days 2018 – Friday & Saturday – Final Goodbyes
  • Agile Testing Days 2018 – Thursday – ‘Not Yet’ talk, Agile Unicorn Talks & WiT
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  • Agile Testing Days 2018 – Tuesday – Robots – Feminism – WiT – MIATPP Costume Party
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IT Nerd. Sketchnoter. Tester. Reader. Writer. Friend. Thinker. Dreamer. Academic. Traveller. Student of Literature, History, Art and Philosophy. Passionate about Elephants, Giraffes and Stuffed Toys alike. Girl Scout. Brown Belt. Driver of a Motorbike. Introvert. Fan of Hot Tea and Hot Chocolate. Learning to Crochet, Speak Swedish and to Dive. Resident of a Small Dutch Town Surrounded by Water, Trees and Nature. General Enthusiast.

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