{"id":88,"date":"2025-08-01T20:04:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baha2.be\/?p=88"},"modified":"2025-08-13T15:19:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T15:19:52","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baha2.be\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mijn weg naar Howest: leren, vallen en weer doorgaan<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/baha2.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/53989513598_4e5c06a578_o.jpg\" alt=\"Howest station campus\" class=\"wp-image-119\" style=\"width:522px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baha2.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/53989513598_4e5c06a578_o.jpg 600w, https:\/\/baha2.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/53989513598_4e5c06a578_o-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Niet elk verhaal begint met succes en dat hoeft ook niet. Mijn Journey naar Howest verliep met omwegen, twijfels en fouten, maar ook met groei, ontdekking en nieuwe kansen. In deze blog vertel ik hoe ik evolueerde van webdesignstudent in het tweedekansonderwijs tot student Marketing &amp; Communicatiesupport bij Howest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toen ik in Belgi\u00eb aankwam, begon ik aan het tweedekansonderwijs in de richting Webdesign. Dat was meteen een uitdaging: een nieuw land, een nieuwe taal en een heel nieuw onderwijssysteem. Maar ondanks dat vond ik plezier in wat ik leerde: HTML, CSS, WordPress, allemaal nieuw, allemaal boeiend. Het moeilijkste? De taal. Nederlands was nog helemaal niet vanzelfsprekend voor mij. Maar ik bleef volhouden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na Webdesign besloot ik verder te gaan in Graphic Design. Ik dacht: \u201cdit sluit mooi aan bij wat ik al ken.\u201d Maar de realiteit was anders. Twee jaar lang werkte ik hard, maar \u00e9\u00e9n vak bleek een struikelblok. Geen hulp, geen begeleiding, en uiteindelijk het gevoel dat ik vastzat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ik noem het geen mislukking. Want net door die ervaring besefte ik dat ik iets anders nodig had iets dat meer mensgericht en inhoudelijk was. En zo kwam ik bij Marketing en Communicatiesupport terecht.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/baha2.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/campus_mariakerke_0.jpg-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"Artevelde campus Mariakerke\" class=\"wp-image-114 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baha2.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/campus_mariakerke_0.jpg-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/baha2.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/campus_mariakerke_0.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/baha2.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/campus_mariakerke_0.jpg-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/baha2.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/campus_mariakerke_0.jpg-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/baha2.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/campus_mariakerke_0.jpg.webp 1520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mijn eerste stap in het hoger onderwijs zette ik bij Arteveldehogeschool. Maar na een jaar voelde ik dat het niet de juiste plek voor mij was. De campus lag ver weg en de richting paste toch minder dan ik dacht.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ik wilde iets dichter bij huis, met een concretere focus op communicatie. Howest bood exact wat ik zocht, dus schreef ik me in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Was het gemakkelijk? Nee. Was het nuttig? Ja, deels. Niet alle docenten waren even goed, en eerlijk gezegd: sommige lessen gaven me weinig. Maar ik leerde w\u00e9l met programma\u2019s werken, ik kreeg basiskennis mee, en ik paste me aan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toch kwam het meeste wat ik leerde niet in het klaslokaal, maar daarbuiten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-123\" alt=\"Groepsfoto na het eerste evenement\" src=\"https:\/\/baha2.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/G68A5534-683x1024.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baha2.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/G68A5534-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/baha2.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/G68A5534-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/baha2.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/G68A5534-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baha2.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/G68A5534-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baha2.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/G68A5534-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/baha2.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/G68A5534-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Door mijn engagement bij <strong>SSA (Syrian Students Assembly)<\/strong> leerde ik samenwerken, organiseren, communiceren, presenteren, groeien. Ik leerde meer van de mensen die ik ontmoette dan uit handboeken. Mijn vriendenkring, mijn netwerk, de ervaringen dat is wat mijn jaar vormgaf.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mijn pad was niet recht. Het ging van webdesign, naar graphic design, naar marketing. Van twijfels, naar proberen, naar groeien. Maar alles heeft me gebracht waar ik nu sta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En dat is misschien de belangrijkste les: je hoeft niet in \u00e9\u00e9n keer juist te kiezen. Je moet gewoon blijven bewegen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/baha2.be\/index.php\/my-work\/\">Bekijk mijn werk<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/baha2.be\/index.php\/contact\/\">Neem contact op<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mijn weg naar Howest: leren, vallen en weer doorgaan Niet elk verhaal begint met succes en dat hoeft ook niet. 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