Mij name is Mieke WA Minkjan.
I was born inWierden. A village in the region of Twenthe. Twenthe is part of the province Overijssel in the Netherlands. A beautiful province with a great variety of landscapes. Wetlands, heaths, sand dunes, woods,hilly landscape and industrial areas.
The name Minkjan, means common meadow.
My anscestors from fathers side came as hennekemaaiers;
(seasonworkers) to this region. And became small farmers.
The ancestors of my mother were bargemen on peatboats.
Although i feel very connected with my region and my Saxon language, i like to travel. Maybe due to my ancestors.
I have lived many years abroad in my younger years.
Nowadays i'm working as a social worker. I' am coordinator of a welfare foundation.
One of my interests is photography.
the horizon is so far away,
all what you can hear is the wind
in your ears.
But stand still
and listen to the wind
stand still and look down,
and then you see the traces in the sand
of unknown species,
look up; in the sky
and there you can watch
early mornings
the contrail
of the intercontinental airplanes.
One of these planes brings
me to you in 24 hours.
Each year again in spring, there is sometimes one tulip, sometimes a whole lot of tulips
It is always a surprising greeting from mother nature. I wonder myself always about this phenomenon of nature.