About

Robin(o) was born in April 1978 in a Dutch town with 25 churches and 1 bar. At the age of 20 he moved away to commence his journey that made him live in places such as Amsterdam, Durham (England), Barcelona, Berlin and Istanbul.

Robin believes in sharing and in community. He set up his house casarobino as a place where long-term travelers or nomads can find a (returning) home. He himself also travels a lot, mostly by thumb.

He has been involved with communication for grassroots political organisations and networks around climate change, ecology, economic globalisation and openpublishing. He also worked successfully as a journalist and within the corporate world.

He holds a Masters Degree in Political Science since 2004. His thesis is on the political battlefield around economic globalisation, focusing mostly on discourse-analysis within world-trade (WTO) and social movement protest.

He uses his time, among other things, to host, write, take photos, travel, relax, develop projects, maintain websites and build community. Feel free to contact Robin if you want something from him, if you wish to work together or if there is something to be shared.

He likes to base his actions on trust, honesty, inclusiveness and open and non-hierarchical (horizontal) collaboration. He is generally a relaxed, happy, rational, intuitive and a critical person. He loves principles but also being practical.