I totally agree with St. Augustine when he says “The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page”.Our trip to Lüneburg was a life changing experience quite significant as well.
First of all, the whole activities of day was a big picture of how a young person should tailor his/her life. We formally started with an inspiration session with Bobby Dekeyser where he told us the whole grass to grass story of Dedon furniture. His experience as an entrepreneur validates the fact that the days of small beginnings should never be ignored.
His the session gave way for a period of project review and objective criticism. Fellows were expected to develop a project idea and table it before expects. I was privileged to share my idea with Dr Nobert Losing and Florian Hoffman. They did a good job listening and guiding me on how to bring my ideas to life.
The last two sessions added colour and spice to the whole day 
We had the option of going for aerobics or playing soccer. I wasn’t ready for soccer so I signed up for aerobics. When the aerobics “master” started his thing, I almost changed my mind. My muscles were literally telling me to quit and go drink some orange juice at the Dedon restaurant. We ended on time so I also had the chance to play soccer.
After the sports session we had dinner!
What followed next left me wondering if all the fellows and of course Bobby were graduates of a popular acting school. The Karaoke session was H.O.T. We had all manner of costumes. I had this shiny shirt and hat that left me looking like a combination of Michael Jackson and a circus leader.
What more can be more magical than playing Billiards with a charming lady and breaking all the rules of the game . We drove in Katharina Waldschmidt’s car to a popular Billiards and Darts joint. It was the first time I played both games.But who cares, I broke all the rules and still felt like a pro ) We were on the game till 12Midnight and it was Brigitte Wasmeire’s Birthday!
Gitti is our mother here in Germany. She joined us in Lunerburg a day after we arrived. Her presence constantly reminded us of the fact that we are all full blown Bavarians hehehe!! We sang her the popular birthday song and shared chocolates . I was just wondering who’s idea it was to present chocolates instead of cake. But it worked! She was moved by the midnight transition from the Billiards and Darts chaos to a chocolate-sharing birthday party!
This whole stretch of activities is a type of life balancing recipe. A time to be inspired, a time to think and plan,a time to share your thoughts and ideas with friends and family, a time to act and work , a time to pay attention to your physical well-being and of course a time to hang out with friends…get lazy and wasted!
Lüneburg is the city of Salt and Sebastian Bach.Believe it or not, these guys literally float on salt. Who knows,Lüneburgers could as well be the salt of the earth Christ referred to in the scriptures They are famous for their salt trade across the world. And guess what I saw at the city’s Salt Museum? An exhibition of bags with A.G Leventis, Nigeria written on it! Long time ago, this company imported salt from Lüneburg and distributed it in Nigeria. I instantly felt a strong sense of connection with the city. I never in my wildest imagination thought that my home country would have any form of trade connection with Lüneburg. It’s indeed a small world!
I miss Lüneburg and i miss one special thing in particular.It’s my small secret …DON’T ASK ME :d
Visit www.dekeyserandfriends.org to read our dairies,see our videos and photos !!
