Marieke has six nails with pitch-black edges and now knows that she really is a teacher: ‘Yes, that’s part of it’ | Marieke Dubbelman does the PABO

MARIEKE DOES PABOIt was Friday afternoon and I had rested my hands on the wooden table in the team room. To my horror I had to conclude that I couldn’t actually do a grab in the chips bin with these fingers. Although I always keep my nails short and the day of class had been a short one, I counted at least six nails with pitch black mourning edges.