I've been quiet online these days because there's a lot of stuff going on in the background. Among other things, I've graduated from seminary! Well, technically I didn't graduate yet: I've finished the master's thesis and all classes, but I still need to do a 6-month-internship. But still, we had…
Some milestones and milestone look grand. You get a graduation party, a family dinner, or at least a zoom call. They are "loud", clearly visible to the world around you. But other milestones don't look spectacular, they are subtle, maybe even "silent". Today, I hit one of those "silent", yet…
Around two weeks ago I went to the dollar store to get some metal bowls. I wanted to try making a plastic bowl with them. It took some trial and error, but I eventually got a bowl shape. However, there were holes in it, as the plastic wasn't evenly distributed.…
It took around 20h of work. I was up until 1AM yesterday, but it was worth it: I made a 4min-video about the NGO/CBO "Suubi Teen MOPS Uganda", for a big upcoming online charity event (behind-the-scenes pictures down below). With your help, we potentially have the chance to raise thousands…
I teach at my campus tomorrow. I decided on the topic of "gratitude" and "telling each other what good we experience". To make it interesting, I made a short Video of "Good News" from our local seminary. I made a simple stop-motion intro, asked people to send in their stories,…
My school has a long walkway between the library and the secretary. And today, I got to hang some of my artwork there! It's the second art show that I get to do in this location. Due to Corona, there will be no vernissage. But even still, it's nice to…
Last weekend, I got to participate in the "Künstlernacht", an art show in the orangery in Darmstadt. The location was beautiful and we had a lot of different artists. Due to Corona, the exhibit took place under strict criteria. Only a certain around 45 people were allowed in the room…
This Wednesday, it was time for our third "Open Mic" Night in Ewersbach. We had Christmas lights and cookies and punsch for the guests. 40 people came. And of those 40, around 10 people shared a piece of creativity. One group made a "mystery cake" (chocolate, but without a recipe),…
The classroom was divided into three parts: a classic "classroom" with the projector and student seats, a stage area with random props, and a craft area with colored paper and other art supplies: Yesterday was another round of my "creativity in the church" seminar - during which a participant called…
Today, I got to teach a creative workshop. We had 15 participants of all ages and from differents places. I always love to teach workshops, especially when the participants are enthusiastic. Well, this group was great!
On Thursday evening, we had our 2. Open-Mic night at our school. It was a time where people could just "step up to the mic" and share their creativity. It was funny, thoughtful, diverse, and just great! Creativity is one thing, but sharing it with each other is even cooler:…
I like to teach. I like to write. And I like meeting family and new people. But doing all these things in one weekend is a lot of work. Now, I am resting from the events of the past 2 days. Visiting my parents. Greeting my brother who was in…
A pile of pallets and some very basic tools*. Not much to work with, but still with many possibilities! I was in Uganda for 2 weeks, from Aug 25th- Sept 8th, 2018. One of the things I did there was to teach a group of "unskilled beginners" how to get…
Once a year, the local village has a big kid's festival for charity. They have all sorts of things for kids ages 3-12, like jumping castles, a "teddy bear clinic", karaoke, and so on. But this year, they also had me drawing caricatures! I was there with the local church…
I got to teach an art workshop on Saturday. We were 14 participants and had a great day. It was cool to teach, but also cool to see what kind of ideas the "students" could contribute. We had a good atmosphere and I got lots of positive feedback. So…