Thomas & Joris

Anne and I discussed Joris Luyendijk. She had met him at a debate in Brussels recently on life in the Middle East. I had seen him host the 'Zomergasten' TV-shows this summer. We agreed he is a fascinating person, great to talk with. He is a true journalist in the sense that he just mirrors what he sees and doesn't have strong opinions on things he hasn't seen. That makes him a person you can learn a lot from but maybe not as inspirational as he could be. It reminded me of Thomas Friedman, who hás strong opinions and is very inspirational, but also political. I read his New York Times columns twice a week for about three years and started reading his book again. If you are interested you could listen to him talk on issues such as the internet, terrorism, American leadership, outsourcing and the changing lives of ordinary people everywhere.

Turns out Floor is reading Joris' book as well. Mom has already read him.