72-Maarten: Turtle Shell Founder, Primary School Teacher, Philosopher, Artist, World Traveler, Not the Best at Gymnastics

Maarten share stories about COVID life living in the Netherlands, inspiration behind Turtle Social, why a turtle was chosen for a logo (4:07), how he got into teaching, importance of athletics and sport clubs (37:33), world traveling that lead to meeting his wife, sabbatical travels in Australia leading to pondering the meaning of life,  which he has created interactive art exhibits to contemplate and explore (1:05:01), exploring his insecurities and curiosities as a youth, , New Zealand being the favorite place he’s been, hitch hiking tales from New Zealand  (1:42:56), “Best 1st for Last”  taking a philosophy class while majoring as a physical education teacher t(2:01:13)

 

You can learn more about Maarten’s project on instagram @turtle.social