“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.”

“I see you are using a 35 millimeter lens. That one usually makes my nose look bigger!”

“I am a volunteer for an organization called the ‘Kindertelefoon.’ It’s an organization which offers kids a phone line they can call with whatever question they have. Sometimes they call to talk about things such as their sexuality, problems at school, cyber bullying and sometimes they just want to talk about their day.”
“What is the most important quality such a volunteer should have?”
“Whenever a child comes to you with their problem, most of the time they expect you to hand them an instant fix. As a volunteer you should never push them towards a certain solution, even if they want you to. Instead, your conversation needs to stimulate and facilitate the child into finding the solution to their problem all by themselves.”

“He has a big passion for street food so I bought him these as a joke. I was a bit scared he wouldn’t understand it. Instead he said: You should have gotten the one with the hamburgers as well!”