Portait of Hilde Hameetman

In addition to developing my professional side, I also think it is very important to learn who I am and what I like.

It's often said that you're never too old to learn and that's why I'm glad I'm still young with a lifetime of lessons ahead of me! I love gaining knowledge, seeing different perspectives and hearing from others what they think. Last year I discovered that I find social psychology, the way in which people influence each other, very interesting. This does not come up much in the subjects of my Communication Science studies. For that reason I started looking for other options to feed that interest. This year I am taking a number of Psychology courses that cover the theme of social psychology.

In addition to developing my professional side, I also think it is very important to learn who I am and what I like. You have to make do with yourself all these years! I used to really enjoy taking pictures with my father's camera. That's why I bought my own camera and started a photography course. I would ideally like to be able to combine my personal interests with my professional interests in the future. 

I continue to develop by thinking about what I find interesting to do or learn about, where I want to go and, above all, stepping out of my own comfort zone. I like to look back on a few years ago; the things that were way outside my comfort zone at the time have now become very normal!

Written by
H. Hameetman (Hilde)
Hilde Hameetman is Ia student-assistant office and marketing and communications at Radboud Academy