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”

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Book cover - Dagen zonder Trump by Bjorn Soenens

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.

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