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