I’m extremely grateful how this project got me on stage at TEDxTeen, hanging out with Nile Rodgers and invited by The White House. All of them were life-changing experiences. Today, I’m about to add another one to the list. I…
Learning Portuguese & creating ideas in Brazil
“Prepare-se. O inverno está chegando!”. That’s one of the phrases I’ve learned during my internship at Step1 Idiomas, a language school in Florianópolis (Brazil). It means: “brace yourselves, winter is coming!”. Most people will know where that one comes from.…
1 Year The Backpacker Intern
On January the 13th of 2014 I started to travel the world as The Backpacker Intern. I had no intentions and no expectations. My first stop was Amnesty International in Bangkok. 365 days later I travelled and worked on 4…
#StudyAbroadBecause The White House Might Invite You
Instead of telling my teacher that I was sick, my dog ate the homework or that I missed the bus, I now had the best excuse ever to skip class; The White House called. The invite where I wrote about…
Grenades, Peaks, Football and Friends in Rio
My first internship in South America was an experience I will never forget. In a few days in Rio I’ve been into a world of contrast. From rich to poor and from violence to love. When I arrived in Rio…
#GlobalThankYou for Local Heroes
A few weeks ago I did an internship at International Medical Corps in London. They asked me to come up with a campaign to let the world know about ‘First Responders’. I came up with an idea to make a…
The White House invites The Backpacker Intern
Ok. This is unreal. The White House just invited me. Wait…what? Yes. The White House! They invited the 100 most influential travel bloggers and digital media outlets in the world for the first ever ‘Travel Summit on Study Abroad and…
New internship: Conquer Rio’s 3 Peaks for Street Children
Via my friend and street soccer legend Rocky Hehakaija (Favela Street Girls) I got in touch with Street Child World Cup. SCWC provides a global platform for the voices of street children to be heard so that they receive the…
Helping out International Medical Corps UK
Via my friend Max Kreijn I got in touch with International Medical Corps in London. IMC is a global organisation that relieves the suffering of those affected by war, natural disaster and disease, by delivering vital health care services that…
Next: Explore Life in South America
KILROY has been following my travels since I booked my around the world ticket with them in January. They recently contacted me, and said that ‘The Backpacker Intern’ is a great example of their ‘Explore Life’ philosophy. They liked it…