Persephone Abbott

Persephone Abbott

Persephone Abbott, musician and writer, lives in The Netherlands. Born in America she left to live in Europe at a young age to pursue a life other than what she could have otherwise experienced. She currently writes about modern life in the historical center of Gouda in her blog, The Sweet Bag of the Bee. Multilingual, ever curious, she describes her view on (expatriate) life when not working on other writing projects, for example her guide book The Bee's Tour of Gouda -- Buzzing Through Vinita's Lens with professional photographer Vinita Salomé.

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