Welcome to the board, tell us a bit about yourself if you like?
Hi, my name is Rini Luyks, I'm a Dutch (street) musician, actor, national chessmaster and educator living in Lisbon.
Today I sent the following message ta Amanda:
"Dear Amanda,
A friend just showed me your great TED-vídeo "The art of asking".
I'm a Dutch street musician (accordion) for more than 30 years now, first in Antwerp and Paris, since 1987 in Lisbon, where I work also as a stage musician, actor and educator.
Just on last saturday we had the first "Lamiré - noite dos músicos de rua", a festival of street musicians, something absolutely ground-breaking here (well, maybe not the right word to use in a country in permanent danger of an earthquake...
https://www.facebook.com/lamirenoitedosmusicosderuaPortugal still has a lot of regressive if not repressive habits and lately the country has been governed by a bunch of white collar-criminals, but we hope "times are a-changin' "

When do you come to Portugal !?
Dearest greetings,
Rini Luyks"