June 2, 2019
Lets introduce myself I’m Budi aka The Creative Globetrotter. Traveling was always a passion in my life so decided make my most important decision in my life: quit my job in 2014 as an Art Director in the advertising. In the past years I’m traveling the world as the Creative Globetrotter. ‘Creative’ because I still do some creative work as…
May 20, 2019
ZUA Just came back from Zhengzhou, Henan province China of another year of teaching at the ZUA also known as the Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics at the Art & design school. Several weeks giving lectures in branding, brand design, advertising and design methods. Very nice to share my knowledge to students at the university. Zhengzhou Zhengzhou also known as central…
May 19, 2019
One of the 7 ancient cities Kaifeng is referred as one of the 7 ancient cities. I visit for now 4 of those cities. Together with Beijing, Xi’an, Luoyang, Hangzhou, Nanjing and Anyang it has an important role of the cultural history of China. The city is mentioned for the very first time (under the name of Dongjing or Bianjing)…
May 19, 2019
Teaching at the Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics for product design students is a challenge and fun at the same time. In this short impression video I filmed the process and progress of my students and the adventures in my free time in and around Zhengzhou and Henan province, China. Check here the video impression
April 28, 2018
En hop naar Zhengzhou 郑州 Nog maar een maand geleden was ik uit Myanmar en Thailand vertrokken en nu zit ik weer in het hart van China. Dit keer geen Chongqing maar dit keer ben ik werkzaam op de Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics. Ik geef les in Design Methodology de komende weken en het is een geheel andere ervaring dan…
April 17, 2018
Laid back students on the campus ZUA New photo series of the campus where I’m teaching in Zhengzhou (郑州). Just a couple of weeks in China so I have use my free time wisely. I’ve been already to downtown (pictures coming soon) but just lazy sunday for me. So I made pictures on the Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics campus. More…
March 15, 2017
Off to Hungary, to Budapest. Several weeks ago. The Creative Globetrotter was in the Hungarian capital: Budapest. And was visiting the European Youth Centre what is a part of the European Council. Do workshops, give workshops and give my TED talk again with the IFHOHYP (international Federation Hard of Hearing Young People). Everything what has to do with human rights…
March 1, 2017
Work & live in Chongqing By working for the Modern International Arts & Design Academy (MIADA) a part of the Chongqing Technology and business university. I lived for one year in this amazing city. The campus of the university was located on the south bank of Yangtze river Nan an. The area where I was living in was the southern…
June 24, 2016
Silk road… follow the ancient footsteps. Everybody knows the silk road. Different trading routes from the western part of Europe to the east all the way to the ancient capital of China Chang’an. With some students, translators and teachers of MIADA I went to the northern part of China on a cultural trip. I visited Xi’ning, Kumbum Monastery, Qinghai lake,…
April 30, 2016
Time flies Everything has been so fast paced in the last couple of months. When starting the semester at MIADA (Modern International Arts & Design Academy) I planned on settling in, learning the language, focusing on teaching and kicking back with some leisure activities around Chongqing City while eating my way through the Chinese culture. But my expectations have been…
January 31, 2016
On the road in Chongqing, China I’m on the road again. Chongqing China. It is a totally different experience from last year’s. Last year I kept going, this year I will be staying put. Last year was about taking, this year is about giving back. Teaching at MIADA For the next couple of months, I will be a guest teacher…
May 13, 2015
Even iets anders: dove Canadese tieners Normaal schrijf ik over mijn ontmoetingen met creatieven en mijn reisverhalen in het algemeen. Vandaag heb ik iets bijzonders meegemaakt. Momenteel ben ik in Belleville in de provincie Ontario, Canada. Jonathan is een Canadese vriend van mij en Mikael die we 5 jaar geleden ontmoet hebben tijdens het IFHOHYP Summercamp in Zwitserland. Jonathan werkt…