More about what I do and why

From a very young age I was first fascinated by Ancient Egypt and all its heritage. Then I began my studies in archaeology and learned that you don't have to look far to find fascinating heritage and history I also learned to appreciate my local heritage even more and really see the value of it. There is a story everywhere! [su_expand more_text="More" less_text="Show less" height="24" text_color="#333333" link_color="#d05002" link_align="left"] I started my own blog: "Heritage on the GO", where I write about Belgian heritage. I am also part of "Heritage Times", a website where stories related to European cultural heritage are shared, I am the Belgian volunteer. Now social media is also more important, so I try to respond to that with my Instagram account. The most gratifying part is when an article is finished and it's picked up by the museum or heritage site you wrote about and people are actually interested in what you wrote about. I enjoy every stage of the process, but of course I have to pay for entrance to the museums/ heritage sites, so it's not cheap. I never thought somebody would read my blog, to see that people where actually reading my blog from all over the world and enjoy reading about heritage is very gratifying. It's fantastic to see that the public is interested in heritage and see the value of it.People like writing in your own style and adding lots of pictures / using Instagram. Don't give up! I am writing articles now for almost a year and of course not everything goes as planned. I wish I could've written a lot more in this year, but sometimes you just don't find the time. [/su_expand]

What I’ve learned

As long as you are passionate about your local heritage/history, people will be interested and will see the value of the heritage. So whatever you do in the heritage field, don’t give up, it’s worth it!