Enchanted part III...

She just sounds so awefully pure and wonderful live...

Enchanted part II...

A beautiful cover of Queen's "One Year of Love", even Brian May was blown of his feet...

Enchanted...

A beautiful singer/songwriter, Stevie Ann is the a huge talent. Just listen to the wonderful voice and get enchanted...

Thoughts of the moment...

A (wo)man would do well to carry a pencil in his pocket and write down the thoughts of the moment.

Those that come unsought are commonly the most valuable and should be secured because they seldom return.

Happy train moments...

Funny, I always travel by train; well often so to speak, it’s convenient, especially since I have this free travel pass for Germany. Trains in Germany bring an additional advantage; they have power plugs so you can connect your laptop. Another great advantage coming from the German National Board of AIESEC is the UMTS card that comes with the job, giving you the possibility to have Internet access anywhere in Germany!!

Just a few weeks ago when I was traveling from Bonn to Brussels, I was working in the train and I noticed that some people were taking pictures of me with their mobile phones, I must have seen at least 2 girls/women taking pictures. I don’t know the reason, I didn’t even talk to them afterwards. I just remember one girl just taking a picture and smiling at me. Isn’t that beautiful… without knowing with what intentions she made pictures of me, without making any remark, she just smiled, an honest and sincere smile (not the smile where people try to hide their prejudices behind a fake emotion). It was surely the best moment of the day, seeing people sitting in trains living in their personal space that is bounded by their seat, this was refreshing.

How beautiful would it be if we could just engage in real honest and open dialogue? Imagine the time we lose on our way from point A to B, time we spend without talking, without noticing the differences we are surrounded by.

The perfect train would look like an open space, where people sit at small round tables. Coffee and tea is served for free as part of the service and people gather and talk. Hopefully I’ll be able to create something like that one day and give all travelers happy train moments…