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