“As an immigrant people sometimes expect you to be small minded about the way other people live their life. One time someone tried to provoke me by cursing with the word ‘gay’ just to see if I would react aggressively. But just because that’s not my life style doesn’t mean I need to judge or hate someone else for it. You could marry a squirrel and it still would be none of my business.”

“The Tulip was an exotic flower in the golden era. The flower originates from Turkey and when it arrived in the Netherlands they were rare and extremely expensive. A tulip was the kind of flower you could actually make a statement with. You cannot imagine the kind of prices people would pay for a single tulip. The most expensive Tulip ever was named the Semper Augustus. It was worth around 10.000 guilders. For that same amount of money you could buy a canal house in the most expensive area in Amsterdam.”

“What was the happiest moment of your life?”
“If you really want me to answer that question, I would at least need two months to think about the answer.”

“I´m sorry I probably look tired. It´s because I am fasting.”
“How is that working out for you?”
“Well, I thought it would be difficult this year but it’s really not. It’s probably easier because I’m surrounded by others who also fast which makes it really fun. It brings the community closer together.”