Outside the Sergio Bustamante gallery in Tlaquepaque, where I set foot on Mexican land for the first time back in 2008.

GDL sightseeing with Jan´s parents, German-Colombian Fusion

First time celebrating Christmas without family, somehow you get used to it.. Guanajuato, 2011

Love all the different landscapes, hardly a flat piece of land in Mexico

Guadalajara grows rapidly, curious how this city will look like in a decade..

Out of the city to the virgin beaches at the West Coast, here at La Ticla, Michoacán

In the run up to the Pan American Games 2011, I was volunteering for Language Services (Translation & Interpretation)

Backstage with the American Gymnastics winners

Rural Mexico where the pace of life really is slower

Saving a turtle from dehydration bringing her back to the ocean

Random guy and dog at Punta Mita, they make our breakfast every time

Dutch stroopwafel cookies in GDL, originals from Gouda, yum! (apparently also sold in France)

I dislike shopping and decide to learn sewing. Here with a good friend´s Grandma, she´s giving us our first lessons.

After 6 months of trial and error I made my first gown, costs 300 pesos or 20 euro. Best hobby ever!

Mexican tropicalized sushi deserves international recognition, we´re hooked!

Best vacation ever, our road trip through the Yucatán – here at Calakmul

One year later we travel through Chiapas and Oaxaca, this is stunning Agua Azul

Poor but beautiful San Cristóbal de las Casas

Capturing the special moments and the pretty places. there´s so much to see..

Backstage with my dancing girls. Getting ready for our first performance on stage.

Looks like a UFO is one of the Guachimontones circle pyramids (UNESCO)

Gymnastics fun at the beach, feeling healthier and happier than ever

The CyberPuerta team in Mai 2013 (two persons missing), one year later the group has grown twice as big

Office view: Oxxo and fruit corner guy, both consulted regularly. The electricity cables obviously fail every once in a while :p

Fresh mango and tuna with lime and pepper, delicious if you belief it or not!

Posadas parties prior to Christmas, the ultimate way to catch up with friends and wish everyone a holly jolly Xmas

Recipe book with my mum´s best recipes, a great help for cooking from-scratch Dutch and Indonesian dishes

We have Mexico´s World Wonder Chichén Itza almost to ourselves the week right after Semana Santa

Mexican bachelorette party – two down, four to go

Mexican weddings are the greatest: Hundreds of guests, delicious food and party till the early morning…

Still plenty of virgin beaches along the rougher coast east of Puerto Escondido

Guadalajara municipality presenting themselves as superheroes, LOL

Swimming and exploring Yucatáns spectacular cenotes

Short hair, weird glasses, but feliz como la lombriz. Freely translated: happy as a hippo.

I was brought up non-religious and never read the Bible. Catholic Mexico inspired me to do “Two months of daily Bible readings” for general knowledge purposes

Colorful churches in a huge array of architectural styles, kitsch or pretty?

I say pretty kitsch!

Love this view. Like a fairytale. Tapalpa, Jalisco

The toughest moments in our relationship: The soccer cups! Glad we live on neutral ground…

Introducing Dutch Queensday to the Mexicans

One of my favorite Mayan ruins: Uxmal

Jan´s first 12.5k training race for the GDL marathon next year

With my sister in the agave fields, where Tequila is made of

While Jan attends some meetings, I go sightseeing in incredible Mexico City

My favorite pueblo mágico Taxco, south of Mexico City

Muchas gracias por todo amigos, los queremos mucho!