“The other week my roommate thought it was funny to clingfilm my shoes and Tabaco. I didn’t want him to get away with it so I took revenge.”
“What did you do?”
“I teepeed his bike and wrapped it in aluminum.”
“What was his response to that?”
“He posted a photo of the result on Facebook, Thanking MTV for pimping his ride.”

“What do you admire most about her?”
“She is a tough one, No matter how hard the situation is she never gives up”
“Can you give me an example of her being tough?”
“She is 91 years old and a few months ago she broke her hip. The doctor said the injury was so bad, she would probably never walk again. But my mother didn’t take no for an answer and now step by step she is walking again.”

Seen at yesterday’s street festival at Spuistraat. The atmosphere was so awesome that I decided to record some sceneries with my mobile phone. You can find them on my Instagram account: http://instagram.com/humansofamsterdam#

“What do you like most about your brother?”
“When he makes me laugh.”
“How does he make you laugh?”
“When he says: ‘Mama koekalala!’, And you know what? That’s not even a word!”

“I live by the philosophy of the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. My favorite quote of Sartre is : Man is condemned to be free because once thrown into the world. He is responsible for everything he does.”
“How does that apply on you?”
“I don’t believe in being a victim. You can’t control which difficulties cross your path but you are able to control your own reaction to those obstacles. The way we deal with tough situations is something we have control over and that reaction truly says something about our personalities. In my last year of high school I didn’t pass all my exams so I had to start all over again. Which meant an extra year of school and leaving my friends behind. In the beginning it was very depressing to be in a new class and having to make new friends. After one week I decided to make the most out of the situation. By the end of the year I had good grades and I was even tutoring my fellow classmates.”