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In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.
Hello, my name is Mieke. In September 2020 I started at the
NHL Stenden university of applied sciences a study named
International hospitality management. At the time when I
started my study I was 18 years old, now I am almost 19. I
am born on the 2 nd of July. I started living in Leeuwarden in
June 2020 to already form a life outside of my study.
My Hobbies are drawing, rollerblading and reading. They
are kind of hobbies that you would typically do alone, but
that is not to say I am not a social person. There is a time and place to be with people and there is a
time and place to be on my own, I find. The nice thing I find in reading is that, first of all you get lost in
so many lifelines. And from every story there is something to learn. In high school I preferred Dutch
books, but since I have transitioned to preferring English. It also helps a lot with my language skill. Plus,
most books I was reading already had the original book written in English, I find that the story is better
written in its original. As for rollerblading, I can really let my thoughts lose when the road is endless
kilometers ahead. In the beginning of the pandemic when I still lived with my dad I used to skate around
50 Km a day.
As said earlier, before my study I took a gap year. I took that year for personal development. When I
graduated I had just turned 17 and I felt not ready to live on my own far away from home. That is not
too say I did nothing that year. I took a job at Fletcher wellness hotel in Leiden as a waitress in
restaurant Twelve. While I already knew I wanted to do the hospitality study, working in the actual
field confirmed for me that I had found out what I wanted to do in the future. Aside from my job that
I worked at 4 days a week, I also did an accounting study at the Boekhoud college Amsterdam. I did
this knowing that finance is a difficult subject for many students in the hospitality study and I wanted
to build up a little head start. I actually enjoyed the lessons, going every week to college made sure I
did not forget how to plan and study. I also got a diploma in the basic understanding of accounting.
I would describe myself as a hardworking driving person who always gives her best. It may take me a
while to be able to think efficiently, but motivation is never lacking. It is important for me that every
person can act civil with each other. While it is everyone’s wish to have all the people get along with
each other, it is just not realistic. There will always people who will not like each other, not because
one person is an awful person but they just do not mix. As someone who has always had an high EQ, I
take this into consideration and make sure to always show my best behavior to everyone to avoid
conflict. That is not to say I am a pushover, I am very assertive when I need to. But In general I always
try to look at both sides of the story, to understand everyone better. This also helps a lot in my work
field.
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