In the Eye of the Coming Storm

In the Eye of the Coming Storm

December 12, 2025

Lunchtime has long passed, but for me, it will be a very late lunch.

It’s Friday the 12th. Less than two weeks before Christmas, yet there is no holiday spirit in the air. In my surroundings, people have abruptly awakened from the sleep and the dream that everything here is “fine in paradise.” Since it became known that the Nobel Prize laureate reached Oslo via Curaçao, the island has been on edge. The prime minister states that neither The Hague nor the Americans informed him. This only fuels fears that we are now being drawn into the conflict between Trump and Maduro. These are the leaders under whom we must navigate this turbulent moment.

My phone hasn’t stopped ringing. Local and international media want to speak with me. I strive to accommodate as many journalists as possible, but each interview requires care, preparation, and follow-up. It takes energy; it brings stress. Meanwhile, all the other work still needs to be done.

But it’s okay. A moment to breathe. To catch some air. Because the time may come when everything accelerates even further.

Miguel Goede