A to Z: Zeitgeist

The spirit of the times.  Genius seculi .  What defines a nation, a community, an era . Zeitgeist  is important to writers. It doesn't j...

A to Z: You Know You've Lived in Curaçao When...

Porto Marie, our favorite beach ... you're completely used to people speaking at least three languages--fluently ... your sentences ofte...

A to Z: Xenophobia

intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries. ~ Mac dictionary fear of foreigners or strangers or of that which is f...

A to Z: Words

Word : the smallest element that may be uttered in isolation with semantic or pragmatic content (with literal or practical meaning). ~ Wikip...

A to Z: Verjaardag: Birthdaying in Dutch

In Dutch, people don't  have  birthdays--they  birthday.  The closest translation for  birthday  is  verjaardag --the day you celebrate ...

A to Z: Universal Values

Respect, integrity, honesty, freedom, equality. If the whole world lived by these values, we'd all be just fine , wouldn't we? But--...

A to Z: Tying the Knot

Are you married? How old were you when you got married? Why  did you get married? If you're not married, are you planning to? Cor & ...