From Paris to Amayzine: hi, I'm Marit

When I was a 21-year-old journalist looking for a place for my internship, I was still in the middle of my Marketing minor in Paris. Besides all the chaos in the big city and remote applications, I eventually ended up at Amayzine. One call with May-Britt from my student room in the 15th arrondissement in Paris and it matched immediately.

Let’s meet me

I am the new intern who will be part of Amayzine for the upcoming six months. But who am I actually? In my younger years, I enjoyed all the beauty that the Achterhoek had to offer. Born and raised in the tiny Harreveld, I experienced my primary school years here. Besides the church, the sports hall, and the football field, that’s about it. So this place quickly became not enough; I was looking for more. Deep down, I always knew I wanted to leave for ‘the big city’. Whether it was for study or work didn’t matter to me, as long as I could go there. I wanted to look up at tall buildings and walk through the city with a coffee in my hand.

It wasn’t a big city: I ended up in Tilburg for my bachelor’s in Journalism. Which is more than fine, because I now have the best friends there. From a young age, I knew that later, when I grew up, I would end up in fashion. Even my babysitter from back then often brings this up. I would always grab the Vogue and Elle from the magazine basket. Everyone around me knew that I wanted to pursue this. And that was true.

Et voilà

So much experience in fashion hasn’t come yet, but during my bachelor’s, a lot of other things made up for it. I got to interview the king (yes, Willem-Alexander) and I lived for half a year in the fashion capital of the world, Paris, for my Marketing and Advertisement minor. Marit from Harreveld goes Paris and what a good time this period has done for me. However, during my exchange, I discovered who I was, what I thought, and what is really important in life. A glass of champagne in Le Marais and a crispy baguette with salted butter from Montmartre come pretty close to happiness for me. Yet, it’s also in the less small things. Namely, that you shouldn’t always take life so seriously. There’s plenty of room for serious conversations, but generally, try to enjoy a bit.

Through this experience in Paris, I met so many new people, especially from various places in Europe. That took some getting used to: not just Dutch people around. This allowed me to really get acquainted with new opinions, reactions, and I built new connections. Those will surely come in handy later if I return to Paris.

I find this interesting (and also a bit less)

Besides all the chatter about my experiences, I am also interested in other things. I attach a lot of value to my friends and family. I visit my dear mom and dad as often as possible in the Achterhoek and I prefer to eat every day with my housemates at the Parel, our home in Tilburg. Cooking, on the other hand, I prefer to leave to someone else. That’s still a work in progress. I love to shop (a bit too much) at just a bit too expensive places, enjoy an Amaretto Sour on the terrace, and can chat endlessly about the same things. As a true Gen-Z’er, I also don’t hold back and yap away.

Often, I can sometimes go overboard when I get too enthusiastic about something and then I have to rein myself in. Luckily, my friends, who know me best, are also eager to do this. This isn’t bad; I learn from it. Yet, this enthusiasm has already taken me to many places and I am proud of my spontaneity. To find my calm again, you’ll find me at the gym. However, I sometimes find this a bit too far to bike. Then I prefer Pilates, but just at home. You’ll find me on my yoga mat with a YouTube video on, following a tutorial of a few minutes. That I can still manage.

I hope you now know a bit more about me. And maybe you even recognize yourself in some of the things I do. You will see a lot more of me and my content in the coming time, enjoy :)