The Intern Diaries: My 93-year-old Flatmate

What have the students learnt from living alongside the elderly at the Humanitas retirement home in The Netherlands?

93-year-old Joke van Beek and 22-year-old Jurrien Mentink share a moment together. (Humanitas/Boudewijn Bollmann)

93-year-old Joke van Beek and 22-year-old Jurrien Mentink share a moment together. (Humanitas/Boudewijn Bollmann) Source: Humanitas/Boudewijn Bollmann

In the latest of our Intern Diaries podcasts, reporter Aaron Lewis says that some of them seem to have really found their place in life.

He tells Jana Bohlmann that 22-year-old Jurrien Mentink finds a lot of meaning in sharing the small things with the older residents.

But that also sadly means facing the death of his friends, including the lady who inspired the title of Dateline’s story… 93-year-old Joke van Beek.

If you missed Dateline's story, watch it here in full:



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