Sometimes they are 4, sometimes with 15. Last night there were 8 residents. And occasionally there is the need to be able to air the heart.
Nicolas Galle: “Ten minutes. Hey, how is it going well? It ensures connection. We know each other a little better. We appreciate each other more. We help each other. That can be by passing on a work and helping. A listening ear, sometimes with a smile or a tear and sometimes with a beer too.”
“That’s great that we all get to know each other better,” said Lars Pillaert. “It’s great that we also see each other. – Are you looking forward to that a bit every day? Yes, actually.
Jos also came to have a chat and the Labrador knows the daily routine. The people here feel strengthened by a moment of mutual contact in a society where individualism is on the rise. “Just that we get to know what lives in the neighborhood. Just forge friendship with each other. And know who can use what help or support.”
And then everyone went home again. It started in Lockdown, but who could have thought it would be a daily habit that has been lasting for 5 years.