Presentation express yourself for IE university.

1. Express yourself
By Alexander Verresen

2. A LITTLE history
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Since I was a kid I have always been active and sportive. Through the years I started to
perform more and more sports in my leisure time as well as during school time.
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At school I played basketball, cross-country and football, whereas in my free time I did horse
riding competitions and I played in a basketball team for 7 years in Belgium.

3. A LITTLE history
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When I moved to Portugal I started a new chapter in my life in a new country with a new
economic environment and new sports. Soon I adopted to the life style in Portugal I began to
practice surfing, bodybuilding and snowboarding throughout the winter.
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I believe that the major change of environment in my childhood has definitely changed who I
am today and for that I am thankful.

4. Technology and computers
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Technology and computers never stopped triggering me.
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I have always been interested in all aspects of a computer and how modern technology affect
society and education. In my studies I use computers everyday to make summaries,
presentations, word processor documents as during ICT lessons we create spreadsheets and
database systems.
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In my leisure time and summer jobs I use my computer as a DJ and mix music as a hobby.

5. Putting myself to practice
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Following my passion for technology I decided in my
summer of 2013 to find myself an internship as my school
did not provide any.
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Going to a career event, I got to meet the owners of an
authorised apple service center who offered me a two week
internship with them. Which was a wonderful experience as
I got to observe the work of real Apple experts and
gradually was allowed to deal with customer problems as in
my final week I would visit customers at home to help them
with any queries they might have about any apple products.
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Next to the dealing with customers I was also asked to
write up a report about Newteq on a business point of view
which was very interesting as this allowed me to put my
business studies to real practice.

6. My circle
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Friends are one of the most important aspects in my life, as good friends will always be there
for you and help you out when u need them to.
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Friends are good to relax outside your studies but they can also be very helpful inside school,
as my friends and I can give and take from one other. On friend could help me with a math's
question while I could help him on a business essay.
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I have made a gigantic amount of friends in Portugal, from friends in my school to people I
meet on a night out. I love to talk with many different people from many different countries and
if I can I will communicate with them in their own language. And I’m a bit of a party animal.

8. My family
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Towards my parents I have the most respect for everything they have done for me and
everything they are about to do in the future. I will miss helping my sister with homework and
other problems or questions she might have about anything at all.

9. Thank-you
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Thank you very much for your consideration and I hope to hear from you soon.
Think different because
ideas do not just appear,
they are found

10. Thank-you
•
Thank you very much for your consideration and I hope to hear from you soon.
Think different because
ideas do not just appear,
they are found