Meet Berlage is an international co-working space located in the heart of Amsterdam: the historic Beurs van Berlage building. In addition to writing the monthly newsletter for all tenants, I tell stories of the building's history, as well as the interesting (and crazy) things the co-workers have been up to. 

Marika: Telling a New Chocolate Story

“There’s a world out there of chocolate; I feel it’s my responsibility to tell people about it.” Marika is serious about chocolate: so much so that her entire career revolves around it. How does one develop a career in chocolate? After studying law and human rights in Utrecht, Marika spent two years working with international NGOs in Cameroon and traveling through the country — it was there that her fascination with cocoa began.