27 Aug 2026
implications of a gap year
in a few days it's officially true. studielink won't show me that i am enrolled anymore. i have officially graduated now with a bachelor of science in creative technology at the university of twente. I am filled with a sense of pride, melancholy and bittersweet nostalgia, reflecting on the past three years i spent as student at the ut. taking a gap year feels freeing, yet limiting as well. I won't be able to see my classmates that i hung out with from time to time so frequently. I spent my times at home mostly doing errands, or working on my art and animation portfolio and then working a 2-hour shift to earn some cash. to be honest, i thought there would be a bit more to it, some form of fanfare. yet, it feels more like eternal summer. somethiing that is, and always was. I have ambitions to get out and do an internship for some big company, whatever or who it may be. the job market does not look all too good right now yet I remain positive that I could find my place somewhere.
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