Hi, my name is Daphne Nierop and welcome to DFreshWriting, a blog that allows you to look behind the scenes of a Division 1 student-athlete, who is born and raised in Amsterdam, the Netherlands but is currently active as a sophomore at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska in the United States of America.
Walking on the same earth for 20 years now, I realize that the one sport I fell in love with since I was five years old, gave me so much more than just the game itself. Every choice I make in life has to be to become a better soccer player on and off the field. Soccer is not just a game about who scores the most goals after 90 minutes, but about being a member of something bigger than yourself, about leadership, commitment and discipline. It teaches me the biggest lessons of my life and it made me the person I am today.
“Every choice I make in life has to be in order to become a better soccer player on and off the field”
Coming from a family with a 2,5-year-old sister and a dad who are both really active in sports, it’s no doubt that we all have a competitive mindset too, whether if it comes down to winning a game or a current event in our daily lives. But what’s for me more important than only achieving my goal, is how I work towards that goal.
Also, I am passionate about everything around food. Of course the eating part, but even more to cook for another. Food is emotion, and sharing a meal is bringing people together. I love to write, whether it’s about food on my foodblog called DFreshFood or just about everything that inspires me on a daily base. I am curious about other people there culture and how they deal with the highs and lows in life. At the end of the road I don’t want to be rich in millions of dollars (of course it will be helpful) but most of all, I want to be rich in experience.
~ Daphne Nierop
“At the end of the road, I want to be rich in Experience.”
Daphne Nierop 