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Versions of you
Do you have favourite versions of yourself? You know how different situations bring out different yous? I am definitely loving travel...
Joke De Roeck
Feb 164 min read
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Dreams and decisions
One day last week I made the biggest mistake you can make in the early morning moment of opening your eyes while the day's freshness is...
Joke De Roeck
Jan 242 min read
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Hello 2025
Hello again! It’s me, your ultimate procrastination queen, writing to you from under the pink Valencian skies while Prince is blasting...
Joke De Roeck
Jan 182 min read
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December craze and happy holidays
Oh boy oh boy it’s been a month! A deliciously good one, cold, cosy and confusing. Filled with friends and smiles and lots of snippets of...
Joke De Roeck
Dec 22, 20242 min read
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Autumn in Belgium
I’m back in my rainy old hometown, spending time with loved ones and working. I’ve been here for 4 days now and seemed to have forgotten...
Joke De Roeck
Nov 27, 20242 min read
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Still landing
I have absolutely no excuses. I came home to Valencia nearly two weeks ago and am still landing. If I wasn’t such an unpacking freak my...
Joke De Roeck
Sep 12, 20243 min read
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Desert dreaming
Outside the city is taking a long tropical shower. Like a voyeur I’m sipping my coffee inside, all fluffy in my peignoir. Windows open...
Joke De Roeck
Jun 16, 20242 min read
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Beachy poetry
On this sweet June day, a poem inspired by my recent trip to Lanzarote. Famara Skin crisp as that time we drove down winding roads...
Joke De Roeck
Jun 6, 20241 min read
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Island magic
Lanzarote contains a certain magic that was so easy to grasp while roaming the island, yet the words evaporate from my pen as soon as I...
Joke De Roeck
May 26, 20243 min read
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The art of deep conversation
Yesterday I read an article about how everybody longs for more depth in their daily conversations. How we feel better if we’ve had at...
Joke De Roeck
May 4, 20242 min read
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Zoom in mode
I’m in zoom in mode lately. The little things get all my attention. I’ve been going for long morning walks in the park, smelling every...
Joke De Roeck
Apr 18, 20242 min read
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Raspberry jam
Sometimes life is holding on to what is close A gift of homemade raspberry jam A poem that made me think of you Rose kombucha brewing...
Joke De Roeck
Mar 30, 20241 min read
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Belgian holidays
Hello wide awake heart beating to the rhythm of caffeine! It’s evening and I’m dipping speculaas (I refuse to call it biscoff) in my...
Joke De Roeck
Mar 16, 20242 min read
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The year that was January
It’s February 6 and today I finally took the time for a date with my annual pages where I reflect on the past year and dream up stuff for...
Joke De Roeck
Feb 6, 20243 min read
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I found a polaroid from years ago
With the happy faces of my friends staring at me and a heart wide awake, my pen poured a poem. An ode to sisterhood. These girls My world...
Joke De Roeck
Jan 9, 20241 min read
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All the feels
Hola! I know, it’s been a while... Again. I feel like I’m moving further away from the longing to write digital updates, more and more...
Joke De Roeck
Jun 25, 20232 min read
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Camino + Clue
My cycle app does this new thing I’m not a fan of. As soon as I click open the app, all of a sudden it states in big red letters: "Your...
Joke De Roeck
Jun 11, 20232 min read
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Adventure time
The Camino Primitivo? You? It’s hard, really hard! I don’t think you’ll make it. I hope you are prepared. It’s so hard! Are you sure...
Joke De Roeck
May 7, 20232 min read
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Homegirl
I am slowly turning into a little house witch. Living in one place, no crazy big stories to tell. In case you were wondering why it has...
Joke De Roeck
Apr 10, 20232 min read
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Holidays in the rain
When you live in Spain but your friends and fam live in Belgium, automatically your holidays will be spent… In Belgium. I know February...
Joke De Roeck
Mar 9, 20233 min read
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