Hi, I'm...Esther Kool (She/Her)
- a front-end developer from NL 🇳🇱
- a D&D nerd who prints and paints her own miniatures
- mom to the world's greatest kid
- a lover of music, film, photography & cheese
What I've been up to
Finally figured out my hair
Turns out my hair is wavy/curly instead of just frizzy. Who knew?
Became a mom
This year my wonderful daughter Alex was born and I became a mom.
Bought my first house! (Culemborg, NL)
Got married
Met a nice man. Decided to spend my life with him. 10/10 would not marry again.
Student Counselling
I coached several students in their writing and was coach ‘creative coding’ for level 3 course ‘practicum new media’ at Utrecht University.
Utrecht University
Obtained my pre-master & master degree in New Media & Digital Culture at the faculty of humanities.
Lived on my own for the first time
Got a studio apartment and left all roommates behind.
Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Crossmedialab
Graduate researcher. Subject: location-based services for retailers in Utrecht.
Netherlands Youth Institute
I was interning at the Netherlands Youth Institute, at the international department.
Leeds Beckett University
I attended Leeds Metropolitan University (now known as Leeds Beckett University) for one semester as an Erasmus student. (Business and Law faculty).
Moved to Leeds (UK)
Wolff Movie Theatres
Cleaned some theaters. Sold some popcorn.
Moved to Utrecht (NL)
HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht)
Obtained Bachelor of Communication Systems, International Communication and Media
HKU (Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht)
Image & Media Technology
Movie Max
Employee at Movie Max (a video rental place) in Tiel. Is it relevant to my current work experience? No. Did I have the time of my life? Hell yes!
Moved to Tiel (NL)
Moved to Alkmaar (NL)
Born
In June 1987 I decided existing might be a good idea. I was born. It was a good day.
