Tag: NB – INSPIRE ME
Sjors cycles from the Dom tower to the Eiffel tower within 24 hours: ‘I had to do something’
Utrecht – After Sjors van ‘t Hag’s grandmother died, he had to do ‘something’. That is why he exchanges oars for pedals, and today he cycles from the Dom Tower…
Neighborhood supermarket saved from Henk thanks to massive support from Baambrugge residents: ‘This is great’
“This is great, of course,” says current supermarket owner Henk van der Wilt. For him it not only means that he now has a permanent tenant for the property he…
Tom Tol recovered from his heart transplant at UMC Utrecht while playing drums
Tom was in intensive care for about five months and his muscle strength decreased sharply as a result. It took so long because several complications arose. He only slept for…
Oldest symphony orchestra in the Netherlands performs young opera about the atom bomb
Utrecht – “Only the USConcert is crazy enough for that”, would be a winged statement within the Utrecht student group, which celebrates its 200th anniversary this year. To celebrate the…
26-year-old beautiful man from Lopik back from Thai mister election: ‘Wonderful experience’
“Hey, hey, finally we’re going to start, I thought. We’ve been working towards this, now we’re going to rock.” After eight days of photo and video shoots, it’s time for…
Lennart from Baarn teaches volunteers in Ukraine how to save lives
Gerlinde is with a foundation convoy Sailing of Freedom already been to a small piece of Ukraine a few times and next time I want to go all the way…
False start Jelle Goselink in Indonesia: ‘Sick for ten days, really a mental test’
Jelle Goselink (Maarssenbroek, 31-07-1999) started playing football at OSM’75 in his native village. Via Elinkwijk in Utrecht, he ended up in the youth of Almere City. He made his first…
Utrecht in Ink: Sabine (30) broke her ankle and might never walk again
It’s summer and that means more short sleeves, pants and skirts. That also means more skin and more tattoos that you see around you. But what are the stories behind…
Jan (90) from Amerongen still works as an analogue bookkeeper: ‘I have 70 customers and I am never tired’
Jan’s passion for collecting must have started around that time, because just after the war he found all kinds of helmets, badges and passports of German soldiers who had left…
Amersfoort hip-hop talent is discovered at Studio Kruiskamp: ‘I would like to pass on my knowledge to young people’
He is helped in this by Tarik Mazian. “I learn a lot here. I learn a lot from Tarik when writing my songs,” says Jouad. In addition to guiding the…