Ieder mens heeft een verhaal! Voor de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam ga ik op zoek naar die verhalen. Alumni vertellen over hun dromen van toen en hun carrière van nu, maar ook studenten en medewerkers komen aan het woord. Een grappige anekdote, een inspirerend verhaal. Over liefde, het leven, studeren en werken, ambities, reizen, vriendschap en familie. Hieronder deel ik de reeds gepubliceerde verhalen (klik op de foto voor tekst). Wil je dagelijks op de hoogte blijven, volg de Erasmus Universiteit op facebook.
“For ten years I’ve been knocking on people’s doors, now people knock on mine all the time”
“Slow down, Dianne, they’ll say. But how can I? Life is passing me by, and fast”
“Daddy went to some very nice birthday parties, though!”
“We waren elkaar waarschijnlijk uit het oog verloren als we niet allebei geneeskunde waren gaan studeren.”
That’s when I knew; I wanted to do things differently.”
“It’s admirable how people try to make the best of such a difficult, inhumane situation”
“The only thing that’s blocking you from achieving anything, is yourself”
“We have our Christmas dinner in pyjamas!”
“My grandparents had to walk several kilometres, barefoot sometimes, to school and back.”
“My mission continues”
“’I never know what to say when people ask me what my daughter studies’, my mom says”
“I forgot the first and VERY important meeting for Erasmus University College!”
“If another employer paid me 1000 euro extra each month, I still wouldn’t leave this place”
“I am fascinated by tumours”
“Campus Woudestein feels like home to me”
“I cried all the way to Ireland”
“It would be great to read more from Foucault and Sartre”
“The first time I addressed my father with ‘baba’, he was so proud; I felt ashamed”
“If you can’t share your experiences and stories with your loved ones or that special person, they suddenly become a lot less valuable”
“Writing is in my DNA!”
Make it happen every day!
“That’s when my life really began”
“I never felt like a foreigner until I moved to the Netherlands”
“If it’s about water, it’s for me”
“These children are the football players, doctors and judges of the future”
“Kijk goed om je heen, zei mijn moeder”
“Don’t let it happen, make it happen!”
“After the show, the concertmaster said: ‘I’ve worked here for 25 years, but I’ve never seen anything like this!”
“The best thing about my work is lecturing”
“I wanted an office with airconditioning”
“I want to be a role model for my three kids”
“I thought he was a bit arrogant”
“I’ve always loved visiting hospitals”
“We organised a three course meal in the Ronald McDonald House”
“My mother is the Christmas chef!”
“What drives me is versatility – that’s where I get my energy from”
“Don’t waste time – life can suddenly be over!”
“Go out and see things for yourself! “
“My psychosis has changed how I see the world”
“Refugees just want a safe home and a good future for their children, just like everyone else does”
“ISS makes me a better person”
“I never did it again!”
“We hebben allebei de leukste zus ter wereld!”
“I don’t see patients face to face, but because I get to examine their blood, I kind of bond with them”
“One person starts his career at the university, I’m ending it here”
“We are illegals”
“An overachiever? Yes, I guess I always have been”
“I wanted a job in which I could really make an impact”
“Dancing is my passion!”
“I lived in my garden shed for a year”
“Together we are stronger!”
“We were fighting about drugs”
“It’s all about people!”
“I didn’t like coffee, that’s why I work at Starbucks”
“Making lots of money is not important”
“Work is like a marathon; the last 10 kilometres are hell!”
“Sündüz is my surrogate mother”
“My son (4) is an EUR product”
“My son jokes that now I become a housewife doing the laundry”
“We used to play doctors when we were young!”
“For a long time, I felt that I had to live up to someone else’s expectations”
“I once nearly knocked Roger Federer over before an important match
“As an ISS alumnus I’ve been able to make significant steps in my career in Uganda”
“I was born in this hospital”
“My mum is my BFF but when it comes to men….”
“It only took 9 minutes to get all the gyms cleared”
“I want to make the world a better place”
“I still don’t understand why my parents left me, but through this I learned to stand on my own two feet”
“I was forced to work at Erasmus University”
“Ik wílde helemaal geen rechten studeren, ik wil mensen beter maken!”
“Even if you do a little bit, you can make a difference”
“A mop and a bucket – that’s all I had!”
“I’m giving it my best shot”
“It might lead you right into the arms of the love of your life!”
“Making the world a better place: that’s all I ever wanted”
“Our soccer club is named after a book of Erasmus: Antibarbarorum Liber”
“We decided to listen to each other’s heart as a symbol of love”
“I always end up on the sofa feeling over full, so I’d rather not be wearing a cocktail dress!”
“I hate the idea of retiring next year”
“My wife helped fold cake boxes”
“I’ll sometimes put a rose in her locker.”
