My research visit to UC Berkeley has come to an end. Needless to say, time has gone by so fast, but above all, this time has been filled with unforgettable memories with family and (new) friends, interesting research insights, and positive energy. Throughout the Spring I participated in biweekly paper development meetings at the sociology …
Four hours of US health care
On the next day we arrived to California, I got an eye infection. Thus, I got to test my health insurance immediately. The insurance worked perfectly, Urgent Care not so urgently. It took me four hours of waiting in order to se e a doctor for five minutes. My trip to see a doctor taught me something about …
On my way to Trumpland
“It feels like when it was 9/11. Oh wait, but it is 9/11” - Facebook post of a colleague I did not expect to be waking up to the news that I encountered that morning. Disbelief, sadness, anxiety. For the first time in a while the kids did not watch their morning cartoons, but we, the parents, …
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