Put a name to a face...
by Courtney Smith van Rij
What is your name?
Irina Simon-Renes.
Where are you from?
Bucharest, Romania.
What do you do?
I am a violinist and a very happy mother.
What are your hobbies?
Writing prose, learning new languages and tasting good wines.
Which historical event, in your lifetime,
has had a profound effect on you?
The collapse of the Iron Curtain in1989.
Which book has inspired you the most?
“The Inner Game of Tennis” by W. Timothy Gallwey and “To have or to Be” by Erich Fromm.
Which person has had the biggest impact on you?
My husband.
What is your favorite place in The Hague
or surroundings?
Het Plein in Wassenaar.
Which 5 words describe you the best?
Emotional, honest, energetic, spontaneous, passionate.
If you could have a dinner party, which 4 famous people
(living or deceased) would you invite?
Rembrandt, W. A. Mozart, The Dalai Lama and Barrack Obama
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