A life of dreams and contrasts in the USA
Björn Soenens is VRT News’ America correspondent. He lives with his wife in Brooklyn, New York, but travels all over the country, always looking for new stories about the USA. He has written about contrasts in the USA, and about the pursuit of “The American Dream”
Björn Soenens is VRT News’ America correspondent. He lives with his wife in Brooklyn, New York, but travels all over the country, always looking for new stories about the USA. He has written about contrasts in the USA and about the pursuit of “The American Dream.”
Koen Blanquart is another one of those, such a stray dreamer. (…) . Five years ago he opted for a fresh start in New York. He started from scratch.
The full article is on the VRT website, and you can also find it in Björn Soenens’ book “Dagen Zonder Trump” (Days without Trump) published by De Arbeidspers.

Koen Blanquart is an author, keynote speaker, and strategy consultant. Being a digital nomad, Koen operates worldwide, while he considers New York his home base. In his most recent book, Koen gathered tips and methods of digital nomads to manage a remote workforce and hybrid work. Koen explains how asynchronous and remote work is critical in creating a high-performance workforce in his most recent book. Whenever Koen finds a chance, he’s out and about with his camera.