{"id":181352,"date":"2025-09-04T12:06:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T10:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=181352"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:27:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:27:54","slug":"luna-omringt-zich-met-warme-kleuren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/09\/04\/luna-omringt-zich-met-warme-kleuren\/","title":{"rendered":"Luna surrounds herself with warm colours"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fine drops from the fountain land on the steps beside the pavilion where Luna (24) and her fellow students are sitting in the sun. They have just met, on the first real day of the master’s in Management. Luna looks relaxed, leaning back with her arms spread, while the wind blows her fringe out of her face and reveals her freckles.<\/p>\n

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Luna's colours contrast with the grey Netherlands.<\/span><\/p>

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She is wearing an oversized fuchsia blouse, almost completely unbuttoned and tucked into her high-waisted trousers. \u201cThis is an old Hugo Boss blouse of my father\u2019s and I just took it out of his wardrobe\u201d, she admits. She loves the bold colour and thinks the blouse still looks smart. \u201cNow that I\u2019m doing a master\u2019s, I want to make a good impression, a bit formal but with room for creativity.\u201d Luna previously studied Culture Studies and writes \u2018ballads\u2019 for guitar and voice. She wants to combine her knowledge of art with management, perhaps at a record label or a venue.<\/p>\n

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The bag was a gift from her boyfriend's mother.<\/span><\/p>

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Next to her lies a square shoulder bag, made of a thick Indian, moss-like fabric with geometric embroidery. Everything fits in it: laptop, books, metal water bottle. Luna shows that she can make the bag smaller by folding the sides with press-studs. She has many eye-catching green bags, but this one will be her new regular university bag. The bag was a gift from her boyfriend\u2019s mother. \u201cWe were on holiday in Spain together when she gave it to me. I thought it was very sweet. I felt honoured that the bag made her think of me.\u201d<\/p>\n

In contrast with the cold concrete, the deep colour of her blouse and the warm green of her bag bathe Luna in a sunny glow. \u201cThe Netherlands can be very grey, so I try to surround myself with warm colours that I associate with home\u201d, she says. \u201cI am from Peru and grew up in Mexico. There you are surrounded by so much colour!\u201d Her gold-coloured jewellery, such as her favourite earrings, add extra warmth to her look. That warm, inviting demeanour helps her make new friends. \u201cI don\u2019t dress deliberately to seem warm-hearted, but I do notice it has an effect. I don\u2019t always find it easy to make new friends, but today I really feel a connection.\u201d<\/p>\n\t

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What is a nice compliment you have received?<\/strong><\/p>\n

“My friends sometimes send me photos of clothing or art they think I would like. That makes me feel that they really know my character. I like it when someone says: ‘You make me think of something beautiful.’”<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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