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Putting a finger on what defines Europeans is challenging, especially in the knowledge that cultural exchange between Europeans doesn't stop at the EU's borders. Curaçao, a former Dutch colony and a current Kingdom island, embodies the idea that being "European" is possible beyond the continent. Traveling to its outermost "limits", we gather a perspective that sheds light on what it means to be European. It is due to this reason that we decided to interview Randal Corsen (45), who personifies what it's like to possess both a European and non-European identity.
Randal grew up in Curaçao and moved to the Netherlands when he was 18 years old, where he studied at a Dutch conservatoire and later worked as a music teacher. After traveling through Europe with his Caribbean Jazz band, he eventually decided to return to his Curaçaoan roots 23 years later. "I guess I just have the luxury of having two homes - when I live in one place, I miss the other."
Why did you move to the Netherlands?
This is what most Curaçaoans do when they finish high school. In Curaçao we have a university, but there are no opportuniti...
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