{"id":91118,"date":"2018-10-23T14:42:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T12:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=91118"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:23:07","slug":"first-year-student-ruaira-my-dream-is-to-work-for-justin-bieber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/10\/23\/first-year-student-ruaira-my-dream-is-to-work-for-justin-bieber\/","title":{"rendered":"First-year student Ruaira: \u2018My dream is to work for Justin Bieber\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some lecturers could do with better English. Certain lectures seem to be read out loud rather than presented. Although she has only been a student for barely two months, 18- year-old Ruaira Maitimu from Woerden has already found plenty of faults in her degree programme, but that is not to say that she is not enjoying her degree. After all, it will be her springboard for making her dream come true: working in the United States.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/11150450\/Ruaira_Maitimu_1_foto_Ayhsa-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139156\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/11150450\/Ruaira_Maitimu_1_foto_Ayhsa-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139156 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/11150450\/Ruaira_Maitimu_1_foto_Ayhsa-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139156 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/11150450\/Ruaira_Maitimu_1_foto_Ayhsa-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139156 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/11150450\/Ruaira_Maitimu_1_foto_Ayhsa-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139156 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/11150450\/Ruaira_Maitimu_1_foto_Ayhsa-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139156 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/11150450\/Ruaira_Maitimu_1_foto_Ayhsa-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139156 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/11150450\/Ruaira_Maitimu_1_foto_Ayhsa.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139156 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>Ruaira Maitimu<\/span><\/p> <p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Aysha Gasanova<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>\u201cWhen you do things, you must do them well. That\u2019s my approach to life,\u201d says Ruaira. \u201cI think America is the place to be if you want to make it big. So that\u2019s why I wanted to get an international degree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The IBCoM student aspires to a career in either New York or Los Angeles. If it were up to her, she would become Justin Bieber\u2019s new PR officer. \u201cPerhaps it\u2019s a bit of a clich\u00e9, but I really think he\u2019s the bomb.\u201d But even if Bieber is not in need of a new PR person, she still wants to go into PR. \u201cWorking with influencers is a new aspect of public relations. It\u2019s getting more and more important, so there are more and more jobs in that field. I think that\u2019s a very interesting development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-lg md:text-xl\">Read more<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/15094810\/Ruaira-Maitimu.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/15094810\/Ruaira-Maitimu.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 2000w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/15094810\/Ruaira-Maitimu-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/15094810\/Ruaira-Maitimu-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/15094810\/Ruaira-Maitimu-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/15094810\/Ruaira-Maitimu-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/15094810\/Ruaira-Maitimu-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/08\/15094810\/Ruaira-Maitimu-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139150 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/08\/15\/ik-voelde-me-direct-thuis-toen-ik-de-campus-opliep\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\u2018I felt at home the moment I stepped on campus\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2018-08-15\">15 August 2018<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStudent life\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Before the start of the academic year, and particularly before the first day of Eureka Week, Ruaira was sick with nerves. She did not know anyone and was afraid she would not feel at home in her group. \u201cI was told the week would be mostly about attending parties, and I\u2019m not much of a party animal. But I had such a great time. I actually sincerely miss that week. Once that week is over, you know a lot of people, and that\u2019s a great basis on which to embark on your degree.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/quote\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<figure data-component=\"quote-with-author\" class=\"@container\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"text-md italic @2xl:text-xl @4xl:text-2xl text-purple\">\n\t\t\u2018I don\u2019t mind having to pay my own way, but it is hard\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>With respect to said degree, Ruaira has a few reservations. Some of her lecturers could do with better English, and some of them like to make perfectly mundane things into big things. \u201cA regular conversation is suddenly called \u2018interpersonal communication\u2019. That\u2019s nonsense, as far as I\u2019m concerned. Thankfully, we also talk a lot about the media, social media and fan culture. I find that a lot more interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ruaira\u2019s parents are not too worried by her wish to leave the Netherlands and build a career abroad. \u201cThey\u2019re tremendously supportive. They just can\u2019t always support me financially. Which is completely understandable \u2013 I have a sister and a brother, and attending uni is expensive. I don\u2019t mind having to pay my own way, but it <em>is<\/em> hard. Some of my textbooks cost 150 euros each.\u201d She says she is good at saving money, but does not make enough money in her side job (with a bakery in Woerden) to pay all her expenses. \u201cI have a student loan, and I absolutely hate it. I wish I could get my degree without running up a debt. That is why I still live with my parents, because I\u2019d rather spend my hard-earned money on being an exchange student in America.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/persons\" class=\"mt-6 md:mt-8 lg:mt-10\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">De redactie<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4 md:gap-8 md:items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-person\" class=\"relative flex gap-4 items-center md:gap-8\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"image:rounded-full image:size-20 image:aspect-square image:object-cover md:image:size-36 shrink-0\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tessa-Hofland_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-1600x1598.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313432\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Laila-Kozarki_foto2_columnist_jan2026_Geisje-van-der-Linden-500x282.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1769522817 500w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Laila-Kozarki_foto2_columnist_jan2026_Geisje-van-der-Linden-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1769522817 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 @md:p-8 @xl:p-8 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @sm:text-xl @md:text-2xl @xl:text-2xl\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/29\/wachten-op-de-warmte\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tWaiting for the warmth\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time 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\/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/29\/wachten-op-de-warmte\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tWaiting for the warmth\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-29\">29 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] 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src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 2388w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-875x416.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-1600x760.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 1600w, 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-150x71.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391-225x107.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 @md:p-8 @xl:p-8 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @sm:text-xl @md:text-2xl @xl:text-2xl\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/29\/israel-krijgt-steeds-minder-europees-onderzoeksgeld\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tIsrael receives less and less European research 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block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/15154050\/Stock-illustratie-wetenschap-wetenschappers-onderzoek-science_Bart-Huijser-e1683895370391.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139328 2388w, 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