Back to school

Giving a presentation on Drupal and startups at the University of Antwerp, my alma mater.

Last week I presented at the University of Antwerp, my alma mater. I was selected to be the 2016/2017 ambassador of the alumni and was asked to talk about my career and work. Presentations like this are a bit surreal because I still feel like I have a lot to learn and accomplish. Deep down I'll always be searching for something more. I want my life and career to be meaningful and creative, and full of laughter and friends. This presentation was very special as it was attended by my parents, friends from high school and college, professors whose classes I attended 20 years ago and the university's rector or chancellor, Herman Van Goethem. It was great to laugh and catch-up with old friends and family, and it felt meaningful to share some of my lessons learned to a group of young students.

A university official stands at a podium, speaking into a microphone while addressing an audience in a lecture hall. — *The university's rector or chancellor, Herman Van Goethem, introducing me.*

Audience members seated in the front row attentively watching a presentation at Antwerp University. — *My parents sitting on the front row.*

A speaker in a light blue shirt gives a presentation at Antwerp University, holding a remote and wearing a headset.

A large audience in a university lecture hall attentively listens to a presentation, with some taking notes on laptops.

A man in a blue shirt and glasses gives a presentation, gesturing with one hand and holding a remote control.

A group of five friends posing together at an event, smiling and holding drinks. — *Me with some of my friends from high school that I hadn't seen in 20 years!*

— Dries Buytaert