Despite everything Malaysia Airlines has been through his past year, they managed to fly me safely and comfortably to a country with a culture, religions, music, and food I have never tasted before. A feast for the senses!
I’m at the Beyond Barriers conference in Malta, where the Australian Luca (18) talks about his experiences with the Rückenwind project in Muxia, Spain: “My Spanish is now even better than my English!”, he jokes. Rückenwind takes high shool drop-outs out of their often toxic environment and gives them new perspectives. The initiative is sponsored by the European Commission as part of the Erasmus exchange programs.
“One of the most important questions we have to ask ourselves is: if internet is the new printing press, then what is democracy for the internet?”, Pia Mancini, director of Net Democracy asks the audience of the World Forum for Democracy in Strasburg. Her Net Party wants to make it possible for everyone to vote on each law as it passes parliament. Everyone with an internet connection, at least. An in-dept interview for Orange Magazine.
Working on a new PIDMAG Magazine with De Morgen-reporter Sara Vandekerckhove. It’s so exciting to see my old work environment again and to see how StampMedia helps young talent grow. This time I’m mostly taking on the role of guiding the youngsters. Now I feel old… Read our PIDMAG(s) here
A brand new board for the European Youth Press
Consternation at the General Assembly of the European Youth Press in Malmö, Sweden. I wish I could disclose more… Let’s get distracted by one of Santiago Calatrava’s marvels.
Back in Australia. I’ve travelled half the world since the last time I was here, but never have I seen such absolute desolation. Or a sky that even came close to this.
De nieuwste editie van Orange Magazine, met artikels over de European Youth Media Days, is uit! http://issuu.com/orange_magazine/docs/orange_magazine_1-2014_eymd_v8
Een samenvatting van Zweden: meren, bomen, meren, bomen en meer meren. Foto’s volgen eens ik een selectie gemaakt heb waar iets meer op te zien is dan bomen en meren.
Elk jaar vindt in Finland het Savonlinna Opera Festival plaats. U heeft er waarschijnlijk nog nooit van gehoord, maar in een heel beperkte kring internationale operafanaten is dit het gebeuren van het jaar. Twee Belgische meisjes van 26 rijden helemaal tot in Savonlinna om een voorstelling bij te wonen en springen daarna weer in hun wagen richting België. Ik volg hen en zoek uit wie ze zijn en wat hen bezielt. Roadtrip!
