Author Archives: Katarina

About Katarina

I am a free-lance vini-yoga teacher and a writer. An observer. The city of Brussels keeps me inspired, mainly via its inhabitants. Yoga keeps me focused. And stories teach and amuse...

Manneke, Jeanneke and Imro

Posted on 05/05/2018

In the summer of 1994, almost seven years after the Velvet Revolution, a Slovak called Imro got on the bus and together with twenty-nine other tourists travelled to the West. All people on the bus came from the town Piešťany … Continue reading →

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Poetry and Poverty

Posted on 09/01/2018

Drawing by Astrid: We are interrupted in the middle of our Spanish lesson by a solemnly looking woman: dark, long, sleek hair, pronounced eye-brows, no eye contact. She presents her case: “I hear you are speaking Spanish here, and we … Continue reading →

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Heart matters

Posted on 07/09/2017

I am standing at the window in my bedroom, the room we used to share with Betty for more than twenty years. The Atomium, the Brussels re-discovered icon, is glistening in the morning sun outside the window. It is supposed … Continue reading →

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A LITERARY READING

Posted on 09/06/2017

Even if we feel lost, we can always find the way in the present moment… The Writing Brussels Group Invites you to listen to their stories: “Lost in Brussels” Librebook Chaussée de Wavre 128 1050 Brussels Thursday, 15th June at 18.30 … Continue reading →

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Lost and Found in the North Station

Posted on 12/05/2017

Photo: Courtesy to Lucia and Viki 🙂 Not much was visible of the man on the platform: a hat pulled down to his nose, eyes downcast on the device he was holding in both hands, wrinkled grey coat, o-shaped legs. Still, … Continue reading →

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