My name is Marloes,
And this is my portfolio

This portfolio website is the result of collecting experiences, working with inspiring people, learning from different environments, and realizing that personally, all experience surrounding work, identity preferred it to be centered around emotional safety, creative excitement, connection, exploration, and positive limits. Throughout internships, cultural projects, marketing work, research, travel, and collaborations, I kept noticing the same pattern: people grow when they feel safe, and ideas grow when they are shared. I kept seeing how creativity can unlock confidence, how reflection creates direction, and how community transforms what we make.
With a portfolio that should shape not only my personal journey but possibly also my professional direction, I'd like to shape a space for at least myself, wherein creative concepts, cultural collaborations, and personal experimentations can coexist. This website, as a portfolio, is to show you the projects, the explorations, and the beginnings of ideas that will grow over time. Whether through collaboration, storytelling, community, or creative exercises. With the endgoal of showing:
If you want, you can.
Education
2007-2016
Elementary school
'Het Aquamarijn'
Aquamarijn was a Maria Montessori based school, wherein the child is centered and handled by hands-on, self-directed learning and respect for the child's natural development.
At the end of it, I participated in a Youth Meeting in the Netherlands through an external origination the Children's International Summer Village, which brings together kids from different cultures to teach them to work together while considering the cultural and historical differences and compatibilities.
2016-2022
High school
'Het Pierson College'
At the Pierson College I received my havo diploma after which I went on an Interrail trip for five weeks after graduation, one with my best friend, and four on my own (Greece - Bulgaria - Austria - Germany - Netherlands - France - Spain - Portugal)
Not only did I participate in the Step-Up through the Children's International Summer Village in Japan during high school, I also staffed (organized) one afterwards high school
2022-2023
European Studies
'Zuyd Hogeschool'
Started my first Bachelor's program in Maastricht and figured out that it might not be the best one for me. Quit and started working 100 hours a week at a local restaurant to keep up rent, save up for another Interrail trip, and stay in the city that had my hart.
With two friends I went on another Interrail trip for three weeks (France - Italy - Croatia - Slovenia - Hungary - Tjechia)
2023-current
International Business
'Zuyd Hogeschool'
This is where things are getting interesting. I started the International Business program in 2023, and things went into a roller coaster:
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Went on another interrail trip;
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Did a study exchange in Dublin, Ireland;
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Joined a sorority under student association 'Onafhankelijk Maastricht';
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Did an internship abroad to Jamaica