blogging – AMSTERDIVE

by Ana Seas

That girl who took me to the Amsterdam Fashion Week

Imagine this. You’ve decided you’re moving to another country. You don’t exactly know why you’ve chosen that land, other than it’s widespread reputation for being a good place to live in. You think it’s better to start writing to people prior to your departure. There’s this girl who writes for a fashion platform you came across, and she is based in Amsterdam. You give it a try.

by Ana Seas

Afflictions of an urban blogger

I hope that I do have a voice of my own, and that throught it, I can raise questions. I hope I can uplift others. I hope that all this is not just a narcissistic exercise but that I can actually be of service, in some sort of way.

by Ana Seas

My all time favorite cafes in Amsterdam

Trustworthy coffee, kind people, and sweet local atmosphere, always rescue me back to a state of contentment.

by Ana Seas

Rum Baba – the cafe where everything started

Looking back, I felt I could only work at a place that generally looked as creative as I felt inside, and that would feel cozy and welcoming to wonderers like me. So when Rum Baba happened in my life, I realized that such a premise actually existed. And the whole “neighborhood-cafe” idea got a new standard.

by Ana Seas

Gewoon doen, or what I learned from the Dutch

Is there anything close to gewoon doen for perfectionists? It’s gewoon doen or sink forever, I said to myself. And I dared to make the simplest decisions. And very, very slowly, things have started to flow.