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Dis, Quand Reviendras-Tu? — Vientiane, Laos | May 2022 (50!)

Marko van Gaans — Thu, 05 May 2022 22:50:02 +0000

“Où le temps est-il passé !?” Six years ago I wrote, “Today (6 May 2016) is my 44th birthday which is an interesting number,” and today (6 May 2022) I turn 50! Where did the time go!? When I was 25 (for another month before turning 26), my father turned 50. This seemed ridiculously old…

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l’Amour Toujour — Vientiane, Laos | October 2017

Marko van Gaans — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 10:34:13 +0000

“I’ll Fly With You ” “Neung… sãwng… sãam..,” and snap, a final photo has been taken. It’s ten past five on an October afternoon and it’s a wrap. My first day as a Management 3.0 Workshop Facilitator has come to a close. After more than two decades as an instructor in one form or another,…

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The Sound of Silence — Vientiane, Laos | April 2017

Marko van Gaans — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 06:06:10 +0000

“Hello darkness my old friend . . . ” “Papa,” says my son with a voice almost trying not to be heard, “when are you coming home?” “Soon Jason,” I answer, but I don’t know if it’s true. I’ve been at the Alliance Medical Centre near Vientiane’s Wattay Airport for about a week now. Before…

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Way Back Into Love — Vientiane | June 2016

Marko van Gaans — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 10:16:07 +0000

“Living Life Forwards! ” “Papa,” says Jason, my son, “are you OK?” “Yes, don’t worry,” I answer, but it’s not true. I just caught a glimpse of myself in a window as we were getting off the ferry and I didn’t recognize the face staring back at me. I don’t know who I am anymore.…

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Tous les garçons et les filles — Vientiane, Laos | 2003-2016

Marko van Gaans — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 10:05:12 +0000

“In Praise of Lao Students ” “So, it’s a bit like the ‘the blood in the gutter’ we learnt about in the graphic novels course?” a student in my Creative Writing class asks. Wow! This is not bad, not only is she accurately making a connection between concepts she’s learnt in different courses, she also…

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