My life story: How my life changed
Growing up, I had a pretty normal childhood. I was born and raised in a Christian family and we attended church on a regular basis.
June 16, 2020
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Hi, I'm Joël. I'm an aspiring author, a singer and a songwriter.
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About the book I'm writing
Every boy has a childhood dream of what they want to be when they grow up, some want to become astronauts, others want to become archeologists or paleontologists, I wanted to become both. When I was a kid, many subjects fascinated me; I had no single profession in mind, just countless possibilities of what the future might bring. As time passed, my interests changed, but there was always that one obsession that stuck around: writing. Read more >>
About the music I'm creating
I’ve always been very shy, to overcome this I joined a choir in 2012 and sang my first solo in front of 1,200 people; I was scared to death, but I did it, and in doing it I overcame my shyness. Three years later I started a hardrock band which disbanded in 2019. In 2020 I recorded a song I wrote, together with my wife, I now write and record music under the artist name Agapē, a.k.a. Music by Agapē. Our band name derives from a Greek, Biblical concept, it is one of the words for love, this word describes the love of God. Read more >>
About the services I'm offering
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Web Design & Marketing
I built my first website in HTML. It looked amazing for a personal blog built by a twelve year old. Years later, in 2012, I built my second website. This website was also my first web shop. Now, after 8 years as a web designer, I can’t begin to count the number of websites I have built through my company: Crosbytes.
English/Dutch Translation
Since I was raised bilingual, and love to write, translating comes as natural to me as breathing. To date, I have translated numerous websites, official documents, e-mails and more.
Proofreading
Proofreading means carefully checking for errors in a text before it is published or shared. It is the very last stage of revising a text, when you fix minor spelling and punctuation mistakes, typos, formatting issues and inconsistencies.
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February 2, 2020
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Goal #1: Read 15 Books Before 2020, Starting October!
In October I challenged myself to finish what I started, I set a number of goals for myself, the first being: Read 15 books before
December 28, 2019
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Poetry: A Search for Happiness
My life has been a search for meaning, nowhere could I find such thing. I’ve searched and searched and searched unending, for that what would
December 18, 2019
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Poetry: The Present
I can not abide this mental torture Much too quickly the time flies The past I miss, I long for the future But the present
December 11, 2019
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Poetry: A Perfect Life
I can hardly wait ’til I get married, to start a family I call my own. After work come through the front door and say:
December 11, 2019
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I’m an aspiring author, singer and songwriter. This blog is where I share my thoughts and updates. To find out more about me, read my full bio.
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