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Rudsy de Kort:

“I firmly believe in education, but even

more than that, I believe in doing what

you love”

(Oranjestad)—Rudselyne tive in different activities as
de Kort, better known as well. Once she graduated She remarks that she had
“Rudsy” by her family and high school, she went to no plans to do this study,
friends, is a 30-year-old re- Flagler College in Florida, and during her last year,
cent graduate at the Uni- where she remained active she worked as an intern at
versity of Aruba with a Mas- in the school’s dance team the firm she currently works
ters in Law. She currently and volunteer work at the at. They contacted her to
works as a jurist at Richbar Enactus Organization. This do a two-month internship
Attorney and Corporate organization focused more program, which went very
Advisors, while she waits on her study, which at the well, and they asked her
to give her oath as a law- time was Business Adminis- to stay and work as a jurist
yer. She sat down with our tration. assistant. For more than a
reporter and shared a bit year, up until she graduat-
about her life, her studies After Rudsy received her ed in January, she worked
and the different aspects of Bachelor’s degree, she in that positions and after
her life which molded her wanted to first go back to she graduated, they of-

into the person she is today. Aruba and then continue fered her a job as a jurist,
her Masters in The Neth- until she receives her new
Since childhood, she was erlands. However, due to title as a lawyer.
involved in the world of en- family reasons, she decid- ness administration, which practice much anymore.
tertainment. She danced, ed to stay in Aruba. “It wasn’t something I lasts two years. Because She hopes to starts again in
modeled, and was once planned, it just happened. of this, she grew interest in the future.
a television presenter. She then paid a visit to the But it was something that I finishing her masters in busi-
Through this, she got the University of Aruba to see in just grew more interested in ness administration. With barely a year’s worth
opportunity to travel which direction she can go since the day I started,” she Rudsky shared that the of training, Rudsy ended up
abroad and represent in terms of her studies. Law said. great thing about this is in second place in the na-
Aruba in beauty pageants was something that she that the office in which she tional competition, which
and dance competitions. was always interested in. Rudsy is currently study- works specializes in corpo- was a huge deal for her,
Besides this, Rudsy loved ing another career. She rate law, which means that because she had only start-
sports too. She used to play “I thought, let me try one explained that she is not her masters in business ad- ed it as a way to distract
soccer and volleyball. She year to see how it goes, and necessarily changing her ministration can go hand herself. Her hard work re-
was also busy with differ- it went great. My grades career, but she personally in hand with her masters in flected in her progress and
ent activities and this was were very high and I loved feels like she wanted to law. this is what made it interest-
a part of her life she really the challenge it gave me. finish her studies at Flagler ing for her.
enjoyed. I thought, well if it’s going College. As mentioned already,
really well and I like it, why Rudsy has been active In terms of the future, Rudsy
During her years in higher not just keep going,” she She came to find out that since childhood. She high- shared that in ten year’s
education, Rudsy was ac- expressed. the UA had masters in busi- lighted that this helped her time, she sees herself work-
become the person she is ing in her field with more
today, above all in sports experience and more
and dance. These were knowledge. Law is some-
activities that really helped thing very complex; there
her become disciplined. are many aspects to it and
she hopes to learn as much
“If you have a goal, you as she can. She expressed
have to work hard for it. that she has an entrepre-
This surely reflects in stud- neurial spirit too, and she
ies, especially during times hopes to balance this with
when I was struggling with her profession in the future.
my first Masters study. At a
certain point I wondered if She ends the interview
this was really for me. Sports with a final message to
and dance helped me a the younger generation: “I
lot with this, especially dur- firmly believe in education,
ing competition seasons: but even more than that, I
sometimes you have to believe in doing what you
sacrifice fun.” love. It’s true, you do need
a plan and you do have
At an older age, Rudsy to work hard, but the im-
started doing cross fit. portant thing is that you
Through this, she was in- do something you really
troduced to the sport of like and see what you can
Olympic weightlifting. She with it. Most people who
shared that till this day, this is changed the world were
something she loves doing, people who followed their
even though she doesn’t passion,” she stated.q