I’m also curious how things will go next year; due to construction projects in Antwerp, #Darklands cannot proceed in the same way it has in the past. I’ve heard there are plans to construct multi-level structures within the Waagnatie building, and use more of the space that way? I’m skeptical of how well it will work, but I’m still curious and eager to see what’s in store for next year!

Even though #Darklands is finished for this year, I’m still hanging out in Antwerp for another day or so. I’m really glad that I have some extra time to decompress after such an intense event, and it means I get to explore Antwerp, as well! It’s an interesting city on its own, but Darklands sucks up all my attention while it’s happening.

But I think maybe the BEST part of #Darklands for me was the people. I stayed in an Airbnb with @bootblackcub, @GiantBritishPuppy, and @SpandexBastard, and I really enjoyed spending so much time with them. But I also got to see and hug @OneKinkyGent, @BoyBrave, @RearDeltRedemption and his boyfriend, @Frank_NL, @Bondagebttmbiker, @CubGate, @Pup_Airheart, @CMHlthr, @danxsavaaq, and so many more wonderful people, most of which I don’t get to see often. And I met lots of new kinksters, as well!

Second Skin also had a 360° video setup, and they were allowing #Darklands attendees to take spinning videos of themselves to show off their gear and have some fun! I did it twice in two different outfits, and I’m quite happy with the results.

Sunday was the last day of #Darklands, and it was the only day that I had no commitments. It was wonderful to finally have a chance to wander the gear market at my own pace, enjoying the event without worrying about the time. I attended @bootblackcub’s class on bootblacking, and got to be his john in the chair for demo purposes. I bought a sexy little piece of leather gear that shows off my ass wonderfully, and hooked up with a VERY sexy Italian man in the darkroom.

First off: my Masterclass. I taught my “Erotic Hypnosis” class to almost 100 people at #Darklands, in 2 classes of 50 students each. Both were completely sold out, and both went really, really well! I used @BoyBrave as my demo subject for the first class, and @Frank_NL as my demo subject for the second class; both went deep very quickly, even in front of a crowd. I spent most of the class time answering questions from the students, which meant each class covered different information.

There’s so much to say about what happened — the days of this festival are PACKED with interesting things to see and do. I can’t possibly talk about everything, so I’ll try to summarize. One thing I did *not* do was attend any of the famous #Darklands night parties; I decided to save my energy for the things that mattered more to me, and I’m glad that I did. Getting a good night’s sleep every single night makes SUCH a difference!