Henk's Questionnaire

Henk lives near Ede. He wanted more peace and quiet because people recognized him from his past. So he went out and started to live in the forest. He tracks around with a tent and his survival knowledge in the forests near Ede and the Veluwe. He has a two person tent which is camouflaged and just high enough to sit upright in. he cooks on a small stove or a self build fire. From time to time he visits Ede to buy food or to do the odd job to make money. Although he is able to catch small rodents to eat and forrage for edible plants, nuts and berries.

from time to time Henk does some odd jobs in Ede or the nearby villages. He mostly has regular contacts who have work for him. Or he visits a recruitment agency for part-time work. mostly in forestry or gardening. Sometimes he takes care of animals for people. When he has money he mostly spends it on gear for his home, or on food. Sometimes he has some less legal work. Through this he has made some "bad" friends who told him about a stash of weapons for when necessary. sometimes he uses them for small game hunting and sometimes for personal protection.

Henk strives for equality for all. Wherever he goes he wants to empower people to take power for themselves to be able to take care of themselfs. He will encourage people to make communities and take care of each other. He is willing to fight and die for his own freedom and the freedom of other people. If he believes his life is needed to further the cause. He wants people to live in unity with themselves, each other and nature. he despises people who hoard. Although he wants to start supply caches which other people are free to use. Which he considers hoarding, but for a cummunity. He believes in small steps which help us reach the goal over planning everything out.

Henk was fed up with the mistreatment of all the people who suffer under medical debt. So he desided to make a statement. He started planning and chose a target. After some time the plan was ready and he headed out. On the one night everything went perfect. He located his target, took aim and fired. After leaving the scene he managed to get away undetected. Later on he was found and cought. His face was shown everywhere on television. While transfered to another prison some people recognised him and jumped the transport he was in. He managed to escape and fled to Ede. Where he lives in hopes that nobody recognizes him. He made a few alibies to rely on. Luckaly he knows how to speak perfect Dutch to blend in.

The person he is closest to he calls Ei. It is a nickname which stuck. Most of his friends he calls by nicknames. Ei is a little younger than him. She lives in Wageningen for her studies. Although not as radical as Henk she believes in the same core principles. From time to time he visits her for a good meal and company. They play games or drink a beer before he heads out again for the forest.

Another person he knows in Wageningen he calls Brocolli. He and Henk know each other through Ei. Brocolli frequently goes for walks near Ede. Henk often joins where they talk about what they both believe. Brocolli loves art and artistic expression. He likes to draw and design things.

The last person Henk is close with he calls Wannabe Pony. She lives a bit further away in Nijmegen. She is older than Henk. She is a kind of entrepeneur. Although all her businesses revolve around sustainability. Sometimes she has valuable insights for Henk for products.

My childhood was quite normal. I wasn't the best or worst in most aspects. I was fond of the outside world and wanted to be surrounded by trees as much as possible.

My parents were loving, but had their struggles. They move to the usa in search for a better life, but only found more financial difficulty. They both died with some medical debt which was inherrited by me. This is something i found so immoral that i decided to make a statement about it.

At school i fitted in nicely. I was somewhat odd, but not enough to be bullied for it. I made some good friends who i went camping with often. During those trips we honed our survival skills and navigated vast distances. We made challenges for each other and bettered our gear. But most of the time we just wanted to feel the freedom it brought.

Henk has been in love once. They met in school and started hanging out often. They went on camping trips together and spend hours under the stars near a campfire just talking. She was as fond of nature as Henk was.

When they went to study they lost contact for a bit. Because life got busy. After a year they got back in contact. They never had a relationship and both decided they didn't need it. They both enjoyed each others company and decided to keep in touch. She plans to travel to the Netherlands someday to visit him. She is the only one from his old life who knows who he is, what he did and where he is now.