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Aissette Rivera: consider a profession in the CCI. Aissette’s

tips for students and young professionals
include; following your heart and pas-
Continued from Page 14 markets such as; advertis- sion; if you know you are talented, start
ing and marketing; film, tv, now; make the best use of the opportuni-
Aisette also shared some video, radio and photogra- ties presented in your life; stay away from
thoughts with the Creative phy; music, performing and negative people, even the negative voice
Islander on the Aruban CCI. visual arts; museums, gal- within yourself; and focus on your network
In her eyes, all niche mar- leries and libraries. Markets and building a solid connection with peo-
kets are present on Aruba, who contribute to both the ple who are in your field of interest. Surely
it is just that the community local development and these tips can inspire and encourage stu-
is not aware of them. Many touristic experience. dents and young professionals who are
of these industries are “be- happy. I believe my future will consist of eager to jump and make the next move
hind the scene” type of Looking Towards the Future reaching closer to people”. Aissette also into a successful future.
industries and not to men- Aissette is definitely not feels that being the curious person that
tion the gaps that exist be- done growing and ventur- she is, she might consider other career To finish, the Creative Islander would like to
tween them. However, Ais- ing into new opportunities. paths as well. In her words; “who knows it thank Aissette Rivera for sharing her story
sette does believe that one Her future consists of con- might even be a new business”. with the Aruban community. Her story rep-
way the Aruban CCI can tinuing being able to inter- resents the beauty of growth and is a tes-
grow sustainably is by syn- act with people, which in Tips and Tricks timonial of how dynamic and diversified
ergizing it to a current sta- her opinion is her favorite Aissette’s journey of becoming a broad- the CCI is. The Creative Islander wishes Ais-
ble economy, such as the part of her job. “We are all casting anchor in Aruba was her own, sette all the best in her future endeavors
Tourism Industry. This would people trying to make an but has also proved her with enough life and hopes to see more of her work in the
mean focusing on niche impact, be successful and lessons to help others who also want to broadcasting industry of Aruba. q

Biography – Currently, Thaïs Franken is a 23-year-old Aruban student at the University of Maastricht (UM). She
is studying a Master of Science in Public Policy and Human Development in collaboration with the Unites
Nations University (UNU). Back home, on the beautiful island of Aruba she completed her Bachelor of Arts in
Organization, Governance & Management (OGM) at the University of Aruba (UA). She successfully gradu-
ated and defended her thesis titled “Placing Culture and Creativity at the Heart of the Aruban Sustainable
Development” on July 6th 2018. Thaïs is very passionate about topics such as sustainability, innovation, cul-
ture and creativity. Next to her academic interests, she enjoys reading, writing, dancing and cooking.