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…
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…
Epic Week at Nile Rodgers Productions
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…
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…
TEDxTeen was CRAZY
Just a few days ago I was on stage at TEDxTeen New York City… It’s still so unreal. I don’t know where to start. Well, maybe from the start. When I arrived in the Big Apple I was freezing my…
The Backpacker Intern at TEDxTeen NYC
Apparently I’m a ‘Crazy One’. Since TEDxTeen asked me to give a TEDx talk in New York City on the 1st of March. Alongside with some truly incredible people. GZA for instance… Hosts of the conference are Nile Rodgers (who…