{"id":80,"date":"2019-11-06T15:51:10","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T14:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lamygale.com\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2024-08-11T17:55:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T15:55:57","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lamygale.com\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a9 EmmyLou Mai<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Who am I? (Sim Simma!)<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My name is Sara. But many friends call me la Mygale <\/em>(the tarantula). And my capoeira friends call me Fominha <\/em>(the hungry one). I believe those two names fit me quite well as I’m definitely a gourmande<\/em> and a (tall) person who likes to network and connect (big spider\/web: now you get it, right? I’m not that scary \ud83d\ude09 ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the moment, my pronouns<\/a> are she\/they. I am a strong believer that gender is a social construct<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m 39 years old but I appear younger because while “black don’t crack, beige don’t age” neither… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My dad came from Tunisia and my mum is a French woman with her roots coming from the rural Corr\u00e8ze. I grew up in the amazing and very diverse suburb of Paris called Seine-Saint-Denis.
10 years ago, I have decided to move to Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and I finally settled in the vibrant and also very diverse district of Bijlmer<\/a> that I absolutely adore!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes my heart go BOOM BOOM<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For 15 years, I have been passionate about Jamaican music in general and the sound-system culture in particular. It led me to assist artists with their career development with digital marketing, initially via MySpace and later other social media. In 2008, I created my own online platform to promote new talents (lamygale.com). 5 years later, I worked for the YouTube channel SoundAddictTV<\/a>, filming and creating content such as video reports and conducting personal interviews. I was also community manager for a group of clash fans (12K members). Those various experiences allowed me to build up a solid network with sound-systems, artists and promoters within the reggae industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5 years ago, I fell in love with the Afro-Brazilian martial art called capoeira<\/a>. It quickly became more than just a sport practice for me. I feel being part of a large and international community with a rich historical & cultural legacy that I find fascinating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can mirror many aspects of the 2 cultures: after all, they both originated as rebellious fights against oppression (slavery\/colonization) lead by the sound of drums. The way energy is circulating in a roda de capoeira<\/a> reminds me of the interactivity of sound-systems. In a soundclash<\/a> (the musical battle between sound-systems) like in capoeira, I have a bias for a great fighter with a good sense of humor<\/a>. I thrive in capoeira events like I did in reggae festivals around the world. I am fulfilled, even in my interest for languages as I picked up the Portuguese language along the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mind, body, soul… and food!<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I started capoeira at Het Gymlokaal<\/a>, an amazing gym with a holistic view of functional training using the body as a whole to move and play together. Our teacher, Sjuul Daamen<\/a>, was also giving mobility and movement<\/a> classes and my sparring partner, Sim Sidhu<\/a>, was also teaching yoga there. They were both inspiring mentors on my fit journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been experimenting with intermittent fasting for several years. After losing 25 kilos, I had to get familiar with my “new” body. I’m now learning how to move it, strengthen it and control it in liberating, playful and mindful ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After learning that mat\u00e9<\/a> improves muscle strength recovery (and therefore reduces muscle pain!), I started drinking chimarr\u00e3o<\/em> and became a big fan of the super-powers it gives me everyday. I suddenly had so much energy, focus and awareness that it felt like I spent the first 35 years of my life asleep…
I am also looking into microdosing<\/a> and how it can increase focus, creativity, and mood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have always been a foodie. I was raised with an appreciation for terroir<\/a><\/em> and I’ve always seen my mum paying a lot of attention to how she sources her food. Through my adult life, my lifestyle grew to become more and more conscious and healthy due to multiple reasons<\/a> (+ some influence of the rasta’s Ital<\/a> diet). I am trying to combine cycle syncing<\/a> with my vegan diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Work, work, work, work, work<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After graduating from high-school, I have been on the grind<\/em> working as waitress, sales assistant and street marketer and then moved to office jobs where I occupied positions like personal and team assistant. For 3 years, I worked as a project manager in press publishing. This was in the early 2000s when the industry was in the middle of a digital transformation. After 7 years of working life and as a good Xennial<\/a>, I decided that it was also time for me to mature my digital transition… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I embraced my logical mind (my mum was a maths teacher) and went back to school to learn computer programming \/ web development. I spent 3 amazing years working as a Flash developer (R.I.P. Adobe Flash<\/a>) at Marcel<\/a>, a creative & interactive agency (part of Publicis<\/a>). Later, I produced and developed TV apps for 6 years at Liberty Global<\/a>, the world’s largest international TV and broadband company. After this, I worked on music, video and sports metadata at Gracenote and took a video production course at College of Multimedia<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the intention of developing my experience in marketing communications, I worked as a social media manager at Talpa Networks. And 3 years ago, as marketing event coordinator at enviolo<\/a>, I was in charge of organizing an education event tour and managing the brand\u2019s digital presence on social media & websites as well as supporting the marketing team with video production, EDM campaigns and cross-departmental collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later, I worked as a digital manager at Yemay\u00e1<\/a>, a new restaurant serving vegan surinamese food in my neighbourhood. They opened at the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic and I’ve supported them with various projects: advising them on solutions for a website allowing their customers to order online during the lock-down and by providing technical support and staff training. I managed their marketing campaigns and we’ve collaborated, in an agile manner, on their on-going projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2023, I work as a coordinator at Neighborhood Feminists<\/a>, an intersectional feminist non-profit fighting period poverty in Amsterdam. I am so grateful for the privilege to align my all-round skills with my values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interests and values<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I am a motivated, enthusiastic and resourceful person.
Curious by nature, I love learning as well as sharing knowledge and experience. While I respect academic degrees, I have not collected fancy diplomas but I have acquired experience. Through life, I have gained perspectives and an eclectic knowledge. This has strengthened my social and emotional intelligence and helps me be a better person everyday.<\/p>\n\n\n

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My range of interests is very wide.
I’m passionate about people, languages and cultures, especially popular, urban and so called sub-cultures. I love modern & street art and I’m interested in design, advertising, digital media.
I am an avid podcast listener and through this media and my personal researches, I learn a lot about social justice & personal development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No man is an island<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Amsterdam is my home but the world is mine… I have links on every corner of the planet. I love to travel, discover new cultures and meet people. This is my livity<\/a>: I network and connect people, I give directions\/tips to tourists lost in the streets, my house welcomes family, friends or Airbnb<\/a> guests and I car-pool<\/a> when I drive around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am very attached to my French culture and people so I try to go back regularly. I also try to visit my family in Tunisia frequently. I have travelled through Europe from Scandinavia (Sweden \u2665) to the Mediterranean sea. I happened to go to Asia once (Japan \u2665 & Taiwan \u2665) and would love to visit again. And of course, I have been to the Caribbean: Jamaica, Martinique, Guadeloupe, and my personal favorite, the nature island with 365 rivers: Dominica<\/a> \u2665.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the covid pandemic and since I developed flygskam<\/a>, I have reduced my travels and I avoid flying as much as possible. And I stay forever grateful for the beautiful places I’ve already seen…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Stay tuned<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Currently under construction, this website will allow me to open a window into my world. There will be more content to come in the future\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should you want to reach out, feel free to contact me at sara@lamygale.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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