1970Jenneke Bertine Klasina Stinis
The years 1968 – 1971
Q: Speaking about passions: if you were not so sportive, did you have another passion when you was little?
A: Yes I had. I became a Brownie in 1968 and staid by Scouting till 1985.
Q: Wow! That’s half a lifetime. Tell me something more about your life as a Brownie.
A: I bet you want to see some photos of that time too. Why don’t you go to the subject "Our hobbies" at the end of this page and then go to "My life as a Brownie" to read more about it? You will even find some more stories there about my life as a Girl Scout, Senior and Brownieleader.
Just click here.Q: To go back to your "sportive" life: you were mostly a supporter weren’t you?
A: Together with other school mates I yelled and yelled when some of my friends were participating in a swimmingcompetion. I wasn’t that good to swim myself.
1970
Q: But you could swim?
A: I could. When I was 6 years old my parents went with me to the swimmingpool every week where I got some lessons. First on Sundaymorning and later once in a week after schooltime. They both couldn’t swim and thought that I had to learn it, just in case. That was a good decision. I loved to swim and got some diplomas for it only diving from the highest level was a real nightmare for me.
Q: You are afraid of highs aren’t you?
A: I am. I started to shake every time I walked upon the highest level in the swimmingpool. I’m already afraid on a small step so you can imagine what it was for me standing 5/6 meters high on a small board that’s jumping up and down when you walk to hard over it.
Q: How did you "solve" that problem?
A: I didn’t. I dive down a couple of times with my eyes closed and finally they realized that it would be better not to force me anymore. Pfffff, what a relieve that was!
In the garden of the Obrechtstraat with Lotje (1968)
Q: In 1969 a lot of things happened in your families life.
A: That was indeed a special year for us. Not only for my father, but for the rest of our family too. Especially the month September and October. First on September 5th I went to the Contactday of Zuid-Holland. (Go to "
Contactdag/Contactday September 5th, 1969" to read more about this day). Then two days later my grandmother died. She was the mother of my mother and the only grandparent I got to know during my life. She has been ill for years and spent the last years of her life in a special hospital. We visited her every Sunday and sometimes my mother went out to see her during the week. That Sunday (September 7, 1969) we also went to see her. She wasn’t doing well, but we never expected that it would be over that afternoon. Shortly after we came back home, the hospital phoned us that she died just minutes before. After that, there have been a lot of arrangements to do for her funeral.Q: When was her funeral?
A: Occasionally on her birthday, but my parents arranged that the funeral took place a day later.
Q: And you went to it as well?
A: No, I didn’t. My parents thought I was too young. I just turned 11 a couple of weeks before and I never asked them (as far as I know) that I wanted to attend her funeral.
Q: During the years you also made some trips with your parents?
A: We crossed all over the country. We went to Amsterdam a couple of times when I was younger and sailed throught the canals or we visited Madurodam several times.
We aslo went to Valkenburg in the south of Limburg in 1969. I can still remember that day. It was so cold when we left Den Haag early in the morning, but when we arrived in Valkenburg it was much hotter. So strange, that there can be such a change of temperatures in such a small country.
Q: What did you do in Valkenburg?
A: We visited the city, eat something and had a wonderful time.
Q: Back to your school time: are there any more highlights during your 6 years school time at the NSV?
A: In 1971 we had another party to celebrate the end of the year. I played block recorder for many years then and during that evening we played some songs on stage.
And "The" highlight was the national dance competion in 1971.
Q: And you just told me, you weren’t that sportive!
A: But I loved (and still love) this. It’s not exactly a sport. We did it after school or during our lunchbreak with some people who were very fanatic and loved to dance like I did. I even went to some competions of other schools to dance. But back to 1971.
It was the first year they organized such a thing on the NSV and the participants were divided into groups of two persons. With that person, you did some dances, but there were groupsdances as well.
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Each of us had to wear a special outfit which you could chose yourself. I was a (short of) harlequin. My mother made the whole outfit for me, except the shirt. The shoes were a real nightmare for her to make. With some tips in two different colors with bells on top of each shoe. |
Before the whole competition started, we all walked through the hall and the jury could see us to choose the best outfit of the evening. Before the whole competition started, we all walked through the hall and the jury could see us to choose the best outfit of the evening. |
It was just a great evening. All the parents were there. At the end of the evening, the jury announced the winner and I never expected that I won the first price!
Q: That’s great news! I guess you were very happy.
A: I was, especially for my mother, because she worked so hard to finish everything on time.
Q: To ask you another question: Where did you spent your holidays during your childhood or didn’t you go on vacation at all?
A: Oh yes we did. Between 1962 and 1971, we went to "Hotel Veld & Boszicht" in Nunspeet in Holland. My parents have been there before I was born and they loved it there.
Q: Can you tell me something more about these vacations?
A: Wouldn’t it be an idea to tell you more about these holidays in Nunspeet on a special page on this site?
Q: Sure. What you want. Then I have another question for you: When did you leave the NSV?
A: Hi, Hi. Sorry that I’m laughing. I have some troubles with leaving a school. Doesn’t matter which one, but when it was time to move on, I couldn’t get away and I always had to do the last class twice (or even for a third time!)
Q: You’re kidding?
A: No, I’m not. In 1970, I went to class 6B of the NSV. It was a small class only 13 people: 8 male and 5 female.We had a teacher who just felt in because they couldn’t get a normal teacher. Only the last couple of months we got our normal teacher. He had a wife who came from Israel and it was great to hear something from that country as well.
Q: And then after 6B what happened then?
A: Then we all went to class 6A and I was finally reunited with my friend from Kindergarten (remember I told you about him earlier?), because he went to class 6A straight away.
Q: At the end of 6B and 6A you ended your schoolyears with a camp. Where was that?
A: We went to Texel. That was great. We camped on a farm and visited some villages on the island. We also made a trip on a fishingboat and sailed over the sea. In the morning we had breakfast together in a big room. Lunch was served outside and dinner as well. We also had some sportive meetings during the week. Not my highest priority, but it wasn’t so bad at all.
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