Nette Lauriks (17) and Sybren Packx (22). — © Nattida-Jayne Kanyachalao
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Every day our reporter and photographer pick a casual passer-by off the street for a nice conversation. Because everyone has a story. And certainly in Antwerp. Today: Sybren Packx (22) and Nette Lauriks (17).
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Sybren: “We are taking a nice walk. We haven’t seen each other in a few weeks. I’m from Turnhout, Nette van Boom, so Antwerp is the easiest to reach. I am mainly involved in voluntary work for the time being, in a horse riding school, at Natuurpunt,… I like to work outside, but it is also to keep myself busy, because in September I’m going to study again.”
Nette: “I mainly try to be creative. I crochet and sew a lot. I mainly make clothes, for myself and for friends. Of everything actually. At a certain point I really had a list of what I had to make for everyone: hats, sweaters, skirts, tops,… My mom taught me how the sewing machine works and the rest I teach myself through videos on YouTube. Try and do. Then a lot of things fail, but it is fun to experiment.”
Sybren: “I am learning to play the guitar, also via YouTube. That works pretty smoothly actually. A bit of strumming and you’ll eventually get somewhere. But what Nette makes is really beautiful. She’s very good at that, but I haven’t gotten anything yet.”
Nette: “Then I will make you a beautiful pink scarf.” (jas)
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