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Antropologie
Duurzaamheid

25 februari 2017

bethlehem

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Yalou is visueel antropoloog, levensgenieter, schrijver en streeft naar een eerlijkere en duurzamere wereld.

Vertel me jouw mening of verhaal:Reactie annuleren

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. Ancient energies swirl trough alabaster stones

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Ancient energies swirl trough alabaster stones
Whispering 5000 year old tales
Into the field of those who hear the silence speak

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Throwback to one of my favorite temple visits in Egypt two years ago together with @roz_anthro who now has Instagram! ♥️

I was not present during this trip. It was six months after my dad died. And three weeks after completing our master degree in Visual Anthropology. I was longing for rest, yet I didn’t quite know how to give in to it. My body was in survival mode and only now - 2,5 years later - I’m slowly learning how to get out of it.

Traveling trough the hectics of Egypt in this state was in hindsight maybe not the wisest thing I’ve done. However, Rozan dragged me through and we did go on an epic adventure backpacking all across Egypt. 🙏🏼

Thanks babe! ♥️🇪🇬

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#travelstories #backpackingegypt #visualanthropology #griefandhealing #storiesofloss

Neem me mee, over de bodem van de zee Ik volg de w

Neem me mee, over de bodem van de zee
Ik volg de winden
En vind in de opening van het wolkenbed
De warmte van de zon
Wandelend op stenen die ontelbaar veel voeten hebben gedragen
Bieden ze ook mij steun
Terwijl ik probeer door te zwemmen
Niet wetende dat eb is om te rusten
En het water spoedig komt

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Mont Saint-Michel, Frankrijk - samen met @nadia_wolterink 🫶🏼

#montsaintmichel #saintmichel #visitfrankrijk #roadtripfrankrijk

Udawalawe National Park. 🇱🇰 At dawn we ente

Udawalawe National Park. 🇱🇰

At dawn we entered the national park, curious for the creatures that would show themselves... Of course we weren’t the only ones. Dozens of jeeps drove the same sandpaths looking for appearing elephants. 🗺️

I was hesitant.
what were we getting ourselves into?

But when we headed deeper into the national park, it was just us, the sound of the engine - and when it stopped - the sound of birds and silence.

Or a peacock. 🦚
Turns out I’m pretty good at imitating their call.

One elephant didn’t mind us watching him eat. Maybe he even liked the company, who knows?

I was in awe.

This magnificent animal,
roaming freely.
Letting us see him.

🐘

I was beyond excited, even if this was all we got to witness today.

But when I thought things couldn’t get any better: We admired a family of 3 going for a swim. The baby was playing in the water and it was the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen.

Animals belong in the wild. That’s the only place you should see them in real life.

🌏
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Worldwide, elephants are struggling for survival. People intrude on their habitat; their food, water and migration routes disappear. To survive, they venture on what is now claimed as human territory, causing serious conflicts. In the majority of these conflict places, people are struggling too: with poverty, inequality and corruption.

Visit places where elephants and other animals live freely. You should be the one caged in a moving vehicle, not the other way around. Do not support wildlife tourism where animals are chained, riden on or petted.

Be the change you want to see in the world. Visit places that are free of crualtiy, watch from afar and admire what you see. These animals are even more special when you see them in their natural habitat, I garantee you.

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#sustainabletourism #udawalawanationalpark #visitsrilanka #srilankatourism #elephantsofinstagram #elephantsrilanka

April’s memories ❤️‍🔥 🇮🇸 Ik moc

April’s memories ❤️‍🔥

🇮🇸 Ik mocht de videoclip van @thisisjenniferann schieten in het prachtige landschap van IJsland 🤯 👉🏽 18 mei is de release party, kom je ook?

🌱 Daarna riep mijn eigen tuintje me. Het moestuin seizoen is officieel van start hier!

🎤 Samen met @mollie_mols ga ik een antropologische podcast beginnen. Stay tuned! Op deze foto waren we heerlijk aan het brainstormen in de zon.

🔫 Even kijken of ik dit net zo goed kan als pap. En dat kan ik. Learned from the best - gek hoe er op zo’n gekke kermis attractie nu een zweem van nostalgie hangt.

🐕 Layla kwam logeren en had meteen haar eerste vrouwencirkel op het strand 🫶🏼

🖋️ Freedom in een fancy dress

🚐 Eerste nachtje wildkamperen in Jumpy

📸 Veel shoots gehad deze maand, dus deze kleine man maar aangenomen als m’n trouwe assistent 🥰

🧡 Koningsdag!

🌳 Samen met @nikki.szofia schrijven in het bos

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#april #memories

Every tea leave, carefully selected and handpicked

Every tea leave, carefully selected and handpicked. In a place where the best Ceylon tea has been strived for since 1971: @halpe.teatour. We got to experience it ourselves... what the art of tea involves. 🌱

Every step along the way, dictates the taste of what you drink. The environment the plant grows in. The way it is picked. Gently, by women’s hands. It’s intensive labour in the burning sun. Maybe you’ll taste the stories of the hands that cared the seeds into the liquid you’ll eventually drink. The way the leaves are dried. And stored. And processed. By humans then machines. En mass to end up in a single cup, hundreds of kilometers away from the place it so delicitly grew. ☕️

So baby, don’t ever offer me
tea bags again,
especially after tasting
this gold.
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Wist je dat de thee in theezakjes het restproduct/afvalproduct is van een lang proces van thee drogen? Echte thee... die vind je daar hoogstwaarschijnlijk niet in. Om de echte smaak van thee te proeven, get rit of the bags, find yourself a cup of loose tealeaves. Enjoy the art of tea.

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