A rollercoaster on steroids. I think that’s the best way to describe my week as Nile’s intern. It started with a crazy flight from Seattle via New York to Los Angeles (don’t ask me why). When I arrived at LAX there…
5 Badass Days at the Adventure Film School
This whole internship was an adventure by itself. It already started when I travelled from Portland to Seattle. I took the good old Boltbus again. I met a cool guy in the bus; Rodney. He was a barber and a…
Saigon Children’s Charity – Draw your Dreams
A few months ago I worked for two days at Saigon Children’s Charity. Together with filmmaker Vincent Doubrere we came up with a concept for a 2 minute video. I wasn’t there for the final execution and I see a…
Legendary Hitmaker Nile Rodgers hires The Backpacker Intern
Nile Rodgers is a man of his word. Right after my talk at TEDxTeen in New York City, Nile offered me an internship. If you know how hard this living legend works, then you know he’s probably one of the…
Spreading love at Muttville Senior Dog Rescue
It’s not the first time that I volunteered to help dogs. I was a board member at The Dutch Young Dogs for two years, an organisation that helps young creatives to become a better creative. Those were young dogs. This…
One week at DDB Californayeah!
It started with one epic Tweet by DDB California, 4 months ago. I was like: WHAT? 7 countries and 11 internships later it was time to get back to those guys. They arranged something else than an in-office bedroom because…
All In at LV Photo Las Vegas
LV Photo is all about Photo Entertainment Marketing. They are the premier photography company in Las Vegas for conventions, corporate, casino and private events and functions. ‘Entertainment’ is their middle name. And that’s exactly what they showed me. On my…
Sailing at TBWA\Chiat\Day Los Angeles
“Happy Monday!”. “Happy Tuesday!”. ‘Happy Wednesday!”. “Happy Thursday!”. “Happy Friday!”. That’s how every morning at TBWA\Chiat\Day started. Mister ‘Happy’ is a security guy, sitting at the entrance, his never-ending smile has so much energy that you don’t even need caffeine…
Next: TBWA\Chiat\Day Los Angeles
Next Tuesday I’m going to help out the crazy ones. The rebels. The troublemakers. The ones who see things differently. For 7 days I will be a pirate at one of the largest and most creative agencies in the world:…
Mahalo Hawaiian Surf Adventures
After my diving internship at Oceans 5 Dive I got hooked up at Hawaiian Surf Adventures. The perfect mix of everything I like. Learn new skills, generate ideas and get to know new people. Lisa and Trace (next to me…