My journey at WIS began back in September 2012, which was also the time when I first moved to Namibia with my family.
Moving to a new country is typically challenging in the beginning. I had to leave most of my family members and friends behind, adjust to a new culture, go to a new school, and make new friends.
Attending WIS from the onset made this adjustment process go by quite easily as I got to meet many international people who were also going through a similar experience.
My four year journey at WIS was one of the most transformative periods of my life till date. I graduated at WIS with the International Baccalaureate Diploma in 2016.
Thereafter, I moved to Johannesburg and did my bachelor studies majoring in Economics and Management at Monash South Africa. The weekly IB essay assignments at WIS paid off during this period as I had to write many many essays in university.
I graduated in 2020, around the same time the Covid pandemic hit. It proved quite challenging to find a full-time graduate role when the whole world was in lock-down. I spent a lot of time reflecting and realized the next step for me would be to pursue further education. I applied and began my masters studies in the Netherlands in 2021. My field of interest was management and I undertook my masters at the Maastricht School of Management at the University of Maastricht. I recently graduated with a masters degree and have now started my full time job in Amsterdam as a Junior Consultant at an IT consulting firm specializing in pricing for retailers and brands. I am looking forward to visiting Namibia again in the near future to reconnect with old friends and teachers. I have fond and hilarious memories of my time at WIS and can strongly testify that WIS lives up to its mission which is “to develop the full potential of each student in a stimulating environment of academic excellence, cultural diversity and active social responsibility to become internationally-minded independent thinkers.”
I am a proud WIS-kid and my number one advice to any student right now would be to hang in there! It gets better!