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Joke De Roeck
Jan 9, 20241 min read
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...
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Joke De Roeck
Apr 10, 20232 min read
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...
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Joke De Roeck
Jan 10, 20232 min read
My treasure chest
For nearly ten years we’ve been following this tradition now, my Brussels friends and I. We rent a house somewhere in the south of...
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Joke De Roeck
Nov 7, 20223 min read
A festival and a wedding: PART 2
The wedding After the funtastic festival that left me buzzing with delight, it was time to get back home to Valencia and scrub up for the...
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Joke De Roeck
Nov 2, 20222 min read
A festival and a wedding: PART 1
The first days of November are to remember those who have passed on to other realms and to reflect on death. I decided to do this by...
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Joke De Roeck
Oct 24, 20222 min read
To the Queen of Sass
No way. I just lit a candle – I still can’t light a candle without thinking of you and where you and your contagious flame might be...
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Joke De Roeck
Sep 11, 20222 min read
Ibiza dreaming
Certain things run through your life like a red thread. Connecting dots of past, present and future in a way you never thought possible....
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Joke De Roeck
Aug 23, 20222 min read
The Valencian Void
How did we survive the days after summer camp when we were little? Did we indulge in milk and cookies and watch cartoons until we fell...
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Joke De Roeck
Jan 9, 20221 min read
Starting a new year in style
A yearly celebration with friends, all gathered together in one house in the south of Belgium for one sweet week. My favourite week of...
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Joke De Roeck
Sep 21, 20202 min read
Drowning/floating
Are we being too hard on ourselves? And is it really a question when you already know the answer? We’re all trying to do our best, to...
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Joke De Roeck
Mar 5, 20202 min read
Festivals, frolics and other frivolities
Holy moly! Again, nearly a month has passed since I flipped open my laptop and wrote a good ol’ blog post. I’ve been all over the place...
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Joke De Roeck
Feb 14, 20202 min read
Blissland
Dude. I’ve been neglecting my blog, journals and notebooks for a month now. One month of living in absolute blissland named Kiwiburn and...
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Joke De Roeck
Jan 13, 20191 min read
52 WEEKS
Could there please be 52 WEEKS in one year? Not your average week from Monday to Sunday, where you work and party and savour every second...
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Joke De Roeck
Sep 25, 20182 min read
Harvest moon magic
Sometimes in life, magic happens. Of course: when you least expect it. When you focus on something and forget about all other thoughts...
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Joke De Roeck
Aug 6, 20182 min read
Staycation
Some words are just made to give you an itch you can’t scratch when hearing them. My current favourite: staycation. Horrible! After the...
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Joke De Roeck
Jun 24, 20181 min read
Nature's nest
Sometimes I feel like running away. Like hiding in my mother’s lap, being rocked to sleep. Waking up bathing in sweat, wrapped in...
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Joke De Roeck
Jun 9, 20182 min read
Amsterdamn meetups
An impulsive trip to Amsterdam taught me what a tiny world this actually is. I knew it already, when bumping into the same people on...
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Joke De Roeck
Jan 18, 20182 min read
Brussels crush
Life! You sweet son of a gun! Whenever I think: "yes! I finally know what I want to do with my life, after months of being lost I finally...
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Joke De Roeck
Jan 8, 20182 min read
WEEK
It doesn't matter where in the world I find myself, I always make sure I get back to Belgium by the end of December. Yes, it's lovely to...
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Joke De Roeck
Jun 1, 20172 min read
Life right about now
Oh what a wonderful day! Waking up feeling free, birds singing it's time to shine. Morning coffee rituals with friends in the garden....
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