Posts Tagged ‘Amsterdam’

A Woman on a Wave: Talking to Rebecca Gomperts

October 16th, 2008 by Janera Soerel

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I recently spoke to Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, founder of Women on Waves, the organization that helps women from countries where abortion is illegal, obtain the controversial abortion pill RU-486 on a ship-sailing under the Dutch flag-anchored in international waters in front of the pro-life country’s coast. She is currently campaigning in Valencia, Spain…

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Owning Real Estate Abroad

July 28th, 2008 by Janera Soerel

I bought a one bedroom duplex on one of Amsterdam’s canals 10 years ago, when I was still an investment banker. I’ve never sold the place as it is like an anchor in my life, the one place in the world which I can call my own. But with the credit crisis, the high Euro, [...]

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Have Dog – Will Travel

July 28th, 2008 by Janera Soerel

With a traveling lifestyle as I have, it has never been possible to have a dog. It’s not practical, a dog would confine me to a city and limit my freedom, who would take care of it when I’m not hop-scot-shing from one city to the next? There have been many excuses not to take [...]

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Surprise White Sensation

July 28th, 2008 by Janera Soerel

This summer I spent some time in Amsterdam, where I own a small apartment on a canal, which I bought ten years ago when I still worked in investment banking. My friends Francesca and Kimberly came to visit over July 4th weekend and we had a fun weekend, cycling to Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, boating [...]

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