Columns, Stories
Party crasher seeking international parties
The Italian waiter stares at me with glazed eyes. “Piece of cake…?” he mumbles. I nod. I just asked him if he knows how to translate the phrase ‘piece of…
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Columns, StoriesPlenty of time
Sunday Morning, 06:45 Rotterdam/The Hague Airport. I place my coat, phone and laptop in one of the white containers. My bag follows on the belt. I pass through the metal…
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StoriesI’m going to be a homewrecker
Just a tiny throwback to a few years ago when I fell in love with Palermo and Sicily and started to feel the desire to speak and sing in Italian.…
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Italian, StoriesSeven days of intense failing
Writing this whilst listening to: Elisa Toffoli, L’anima vola Location: the apartment at Piazza Castelnuovo, Palermo, see the view in the ultra short video below Drinking: Cusumano, Insolia, Sicilia, white,…
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French, StoriesI’ve come to tell you I’m going away
Photo taken by Jessica de Ligt during the making of the video for Be Good/The Paris File. Writing this whilst listening to: Berry, Mademoiselle (album) Location: my balcony, Rotterdam Drink:…
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French, StoriesPardon my French
Writing this whilst listening to: Miles Davis, Ascenseur pour L’échafaud (soundtrack) Location: my desk, Rotterdam Drink: Domaine de la Baume, Les Mariés, Sauvignon Blanc, 2012 I finally found…
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Stories, The Translation TripTranslation Trip
I’m Daisy Cools, an eternal newcomer living, playing and songwriting in several European cities. Currently I’m working on my next album at Rocktown Studios, Rotterdam. Four versions of an album, actually,…
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StoriesNow, exactly what’s an eternal newcomer?
City’s new, every time I cross the bridge it’s like I see it for the first time It is promising and never too bright for my eyes, and to my…