Hi, my name is Aleida Samallo. I’m a 25 year old female creativist, thinker, blogger and videogamer from The Netherlands. I love videogame culture, music, movies, photography, graphic design, fashion and food. I’m interested in the Network Society, Social Media, Marketing, Social Psychology and Intercultural Communication. I’m actually interested in a lotta things.

Creativist

I love to be creative while inspired by my interests. Such as making music, being busy in Photoshop or sketching things on paper. I also love to write about my favorite things on my weblog.

[The Loft] August 20th, 2008 by inspi’

Unfortunately I do not have much time to make mixtapes anymore. I’m still a very big fan of electronic dance music. I have done mixes in the past and performed as a DJ in Second Life® using my alterego Cecille Enoch. You can listen to the mix above which serves as a very old demo mix.

I love photography! I like to take photos in real life, but also inside virtual environments such as Second Life®. You can find a collection of my photography on my Flickr account.

I prefer to shoot landscapes and daily life photo’s. I hope to diversify more and learn how to do more ‘urban jungle’ themed photos. When it comes to videogame photography I like storybook or fashion themed photographs. I also enjoy touching up my photographs using Photoshop.

Education

I’m currently a Bachelor student at UvA studying Communication Science. Before studying Communication Science I studied Japanese language & culture at the Leiden University. I have also followed several classes from the International Management & Culture minor.

Subjects studied at Leiden University

Canon of Japan, Japanese Culture, Modern Japanese History, Japanese Conversation I and IIa, Japanese Grammar I, Japan in the 21st Century, Modern Japanese Texts I, Continuity & Change, Japanese Film, Japanese Art, Cross Cultural Management, International Economic Relations, Intercultural Theory, Marketing, Global Strategic Management.

Subjects studied at the University of Amsterdam

Introduction to Communication Science, Methods of Communication Science Research I, Communication & Social Influence (social psychology), Communication Policy, Internal Communication, Media Economics, Media Ethics, Media Entertainment & Popular Culture, Mediaplanning, Mundial Communication & Information Society, Communication Advice, Internet Communication & Technology, Philosophy of Science.

Virtual Environments

I’m really interested in videogame culture and virtual environments. In 2007 I joined Second Life® [?] . I have set up and managed various projects inside Second Life® to explore creativity, economics, human resource management and psychology.

In 2008 I was interviewed for the Dutch magazine ‘YES’ about my virtual alterego and activities in Second Life®. The interview was featured in the October issue of the same year.

Work

During the academic year ‘05/’06 I was a boardmember of LSVJK Tanuki, the student association for students of the Japanese and Korean language & culture at Leiden University. My main responsibility was running the website and publishing the Tanuki journal. While being a boardmember I was able to use my creative skills in a whole different setting. (more info will follow)