25-year old Loek Ruijs from the Netherlands is a Kaospilot graduate and immensely experienced and skilled in creativity methods. These area all hard facts, but what really matters for Loek is to be one of the guys that are making a change. That guy that wants to make this world a better place.

'First of all, I'm sorry I'm late but I took the best time I could choose to write about myself. About my goals, my passions and where I come from, and the best time to do that is when I'm totally honest. This is the time. There's pressure on me and I had some beers.

This is the moment that I tell the world that I'm passionate about making a difference. I know I can do it. I learned it while I was lying on a bed being totally wrecked, feeling insecure and totally unhappy. But at the highlight of my greatest depression something happened. I visualized a book and it showed me that there are things I'm good at and I felt great immediately. Since that moment I knew that I could do and achieve everything I want.

I dreamed about achieving the greatest things. And dreaming about them doesn't mean you should only dream of them. What it means when you experienced something like a big dream, even though it's only in your mind, it means that it is already out there, that it already exists. You only have to make it happen. And the one thing I learned is that the one who has to make it happen is you! So, for this dream it's going to be me who has to make it happen.

As I kind of said I had moments that I totally felt like a screw-up; I felt worthless and less than every single person that inspired me in some way. The main things I want to do is to show and give the next generation the feeling that they are capable of whatever they want, because when they've already envisioned a dream, it means it's possible. When you feel good by thinking of achieving your dream, just do it! The only thing people need to make things happen is some self esteem. My self esteem still sucks at moments, but I'm working on it. How I do it? Just by being the one I feel like being each moment in my life. Adapt to the setting your in. I like that! And if I don't like the setting, I change the setting.

So what I want to achieve in my life and through Palomar 5 is that every child in the world is able to see and read such a book as I saw in my dream. How I do this? Just wait and see.'

Loek Ruijs

Dreamer, Kaospilot & Palomar 5 camp resident.