In this full and hectic programme, Albert has asked Esther Binkhorst and myself to write a log for all the participants about our personal impressions of the Course. In what the Dutch philosopher Hans Achterhuis calls the “in-between” time (tussentijd) riding the bus to Barcelona1, this log is my reflection on Part I of the Course, the theoretical part.
Going back to Sunday when most people arrived, I especially remember all the discussions at the dinner table. For me it is the fifth time I experience the Course, but every time I am happily surprised with how quick the participants connect with each other, on a very deep level. What Falk and Dierking said of the fact that for many people it is the social context that they remember most of a good experience, completely applies to me. Another thing I won’t forget is the image of Albert and Thomas dancing on loud house music while building up the meeting room for Monday. Being young at heart is a good thing.