“I met him on Instagram. He was living in South Africa while I was here in Amsterdam. I had no idea who he was but two days later I quit my job and I was on a plane to South Africa. This was one and a half year ago. Now we are boyfriend and girlfriend.”
Welcome to Jerusalem where my journey together with Carl and Epiphany from 365docobites starts. This means that for the next two weeks portraits from our journey will be up on Humans of Amsterdam combined with docobites (2-4 minute film portraits.) Combining...
“I’m from Italy. I came to Amsterdam be more free.” “How are you more free here than in Italy?” “For example, In Italy it’s illegal to smoke marihuana. I don’t understand why our government makes such a big deal out of it. I think they should be more worried about...
“What is your biggest struggle right now?” “Finding a place to live in Amsterdam.”
For those who wander why I’m in Nicaragua and what exactly I’m doing, here is a small explanation. I came here supported by UTZ Certified. UTZ is a not-for-profit international organization based in Amsterdam that stands for making sustainable farming the norm. You...
“We were fed up with making meaningless TV programs so we both decided to quit our jobs. We came up with the idea to travel the world in 365 days and to meet a stranger a day. Every day we shoot a small clip and ask that stranger for their story. I call it ‘the...
“Twenty-three years ago I came to Amsterdam as a refugee from Burkina Faso. I didn’t know anyone and I barely had any money. For three months I slept outside in the Sarphatipark without any place to go. It was summer so luckily it wasn’t too cold but neither did I had...
Seen at Amsterdam Gay Pride
“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...
As some of you might have noticed I´m attending Amsterdam fashion week this year. While I stood at the entrance of the event I noticed this Italian couple sitting on the side steps being highly entertained by the crowd. When I walked up to them and asked them for...
How do you know each other? “We’re all medical students studying at the same university in Amsterdam. We are currently medical interns in different hospitals.” “If you could change something about the medical system what would it be?” “The current system is very...
Queen of hearts, spotted at yesterday’s parade. For video footage go to: http://instagram.com/humansofamsterdam#