Participants - Waterford 2017

Hi, my name is Fiona Bachmann and I’m 19 years old. I live with my family in a small town called Dornbirn in Vorarlberg. At the moment I’m a student at the upper-level secondary vocation school in Bregenz. In one year I will finish this school and after my graduation I would like to work in an office. I want to collect lots of experiences of this working placement, especially to improve my English and also to see a new part of this world. I’m very interested in other languages, cultures and countries this is why I’m taking part in this project. I’m sure I will have a great time in Ireland.

Hello, my name is Jasmin Düringer and I am 25 years old. I live in Langenegg, which is a small village in Vorarlberg/Austria. I attend upper-lever vocational college in Bregenz near Lake Constance. I really love the language english and i am looking Forward to our trip to Ireland. I've already written four books and translate my latest one into english. To sum up, I am a very creative person.

Hello, my name is Bianca Egender and I’m 18 years old. I live with my parents, grandparents and my brother in a very small village called Andelsbuch in Austria. At the moment I’m attending the upper secondary vocational collage in Bregenz. I like to explain things, so after my graduation I want to work in a bank or go to university to become an economy and accountant teacher. My hobbies are reading, swimming, cycling and spending time with my friends. I’m really looking forward to spending time in Waterford and improve my English skills!

Hello, everybody!

I'm Stefanie Gisinger. I'm 19 years old and I live in a small village called Mäder, in Vorarlberg, Austria. There I live together with my parents and my siblings.

At the moment I'm a student at the upper secondary vocational collage in Bregenz.

In my freetime I like playing the flute in a band (music assembly of my home village) , listening to music, cycling, reading books, drawing  and spending time with my friends and family.

After my A-levels, I'd like to spend a year abroad as an au-pair in America because i love travelling. I want to see different parts of the world and to get a new perspective on life. For that reason I want to gain experience  in Ireland, improve my English skills and learn a lot about the culture there.

Hello, my name is Jacqueline Hohenegg. I´m 18 years old and I live with my parents and my younger sister in a small village called Lingenau, which is located in the west of Austria. At the moment I’m a student at the HAK Bregenz, a vocational school with a focus on economics.

Hello, my name is Tamara and I am 19 years old. I live with my parents, brother and my sister in the small village called Gaißau.

At the moment I am a student at the upper-level secondary vocational college in Bregenz.

After my graduation I would like to work in the social sector.

In my freetime I like to spend a lot of time with my friends and my family.  Apart from that I am in the Vorarlberger team of sport shooting.

I'm looking forward to having a great time in Waterford and to improving my English skills.

Hello, my name is Larissa and I am 20 years old. I grew up and live with my family in a small village called Altach/Vorarlberg. At the moment I am a student at the upper-level secondary vocational college in Bregenz. After my graduation I would like to make a world travel and than I would like to work in a bank or in an office. I am looking forward to make a lot of experience and have a great time in Ireland. 

Hello, my name is Valentina. I am 20 years old and I live with my mother and my younger brother in a town called Bregenz.

Currently, I’m a student at the upper-level secondary vocational college in Bregenz. After my graduation I would like to spend a year abroad in the States to gain new experiences and then I would like to attend a university in a big city, but I am not quite sure which field of study I am going to specialise in. In my free time I really like spending time with my friends, singing and dancing to latin music.

I am participating in this project because I like travelling, want to improve my English and get in contact with new people. I am  looking forward to have a great time in Ireland.

Hello everyone!

My name is Lisa-Maria Nagel, I’m 20 years old and I live in a small village called Schnepfau with my parents and my little Sister Selina.

Currently I attend the upper-level secondary vocational college in Bregenz and I would like to study psychology after my graduation next year.

In my free time I love to draw and paint, listen to music and play games on my computer.

I decided to take part in this project because I enjoy to travel and see new places and I also want to improve my English skills. I’m very glad I got the chance to use this opportunity and I’m sure we are all going to have a great time in Ireland!

Hello, my name is Johanna Roth and I am 20 years old. I live in Bregenz ist located near to the lake of constance. Currently, I'm a student at the upper-level secondary vocational college in Bregenz. After graduating I would like to spend a year abroad working as an Au-pair. After that I would like to attend university, but I am not quite sure which field of study I will specialise in.

In my free time I really like to spent time with my friends  and family also i like to doing sports .I love travelling, meeting new people and learning more about other cultures.

I am very glad that I have the opportunity to go on this trip. I am really looking forward to  gaining work and live experience and Meeting new People.

Hello everyone!

My name is Angela Stankovic and I’m 17 years old. I live with my parents, my older brother and younger sister, in a small village called Wolfurt.

Currently I’m attending the upper-level secondary college called BHAK in Bregenz.

In my free time I like to hang out  with my friends. My favorite hobby is singing and I also like visiting the gym and shopping a lot. 

I am looking forward to having a great time in Ireland and improving my english skills.

See you!

Hello together!

My name is Jessica Ulmer and I am 22 years old.

Currently I am attending an upper-level secondary vocational college in Bregenz. After my graduation I would like to work in the social sector. This wish made me sign up for the language exchange in Ireland in order to gain some knowledge in social and charitable work and of course, enhance my english skills as well.

When I am not about to study for school, my leisure time is filled with lots of hula hooping, doing yoga and spending time with my family and friends.

I am really looking forward to my time in Ireland as I like to travel a lot. Apart from that, experiencing different countries and cultures fills my heart with joy.

Hello!

My name is Ali Ünal and I'm 20 years old.

Currently I am attending an upper-level secondary vocational college in Bregenz. After my graduation I would like to move to a different country. Since english is the international language, I want to join the project to improve my english speaking skills.

In my spare time I like contemplating and learning about things which are in the field of my inerest, besides this I like going out with friends.

One of the things which I am really interested about is trying out food from different countries and also learning the new culture because I love to get to know cultures and people.

I'm looking forward to visit Ireland.

Hello together!

My name is Nicole Vögel and I am 18 years old. I live with my family on a farm in Riefensberg, which is a small village in Vorarlberg/Austria.

Currently I’m attending the upper-level secondary college in Bregenz.

In my free time I often help my father, meet friends or go shopping.

I am looking forward to my time in Ireland.

I hope that I can improve my english skills and get know the Irish culture.

Hello,

my name is Pascal Wagner. I am 18 years old and I live with my family in Hard. It's a nice little village on the Lake Constance near to Bregenz (capital of the federal state of Vorarlberg/Austria), famous for its classical summer festival on the Lake Constance.

At the moment I am student of the advanced training course in the commercial academy in Bregenz. After my graduation I am looking forward to study in France, as my mother is French and she tought me the French language. 

In my leisure time I often meet friends, do sport or play guitar with them.

I am very happy to have the chance to go to Ireland and I am looking forward to gain new experiences.

Hello!

My name is Mathias Wilhelm and I am 19 years old. I was born on the 24th of August 1997 in the hospital of Bregenz and since this day I have lived with my parents and my two brothers - Simon (25 years) and Johannes (14 years) - in a small town called Hard, which is situated at the Lake of Constance. 

My hobbies are reading books (especially crime stories), travelling, playing football, running and doing sport with my friends. During summer time I enjoy jogging outdoors and in winter the mountains are my second home.

After my exams next year I want to study law in Germany or Austria and after that I would love to work for a charitable organisation in Africa. 

I believe that I will benefit in many ways from my stay in Ireland, I except to learn new things about the Irish culture, to gain work experience and  being able to improve my English. 

Hello,

my name is Cilem Yalcin and I’m 19 years old. I live with my parents and my two sisters in Hohenems, which is pretty close to the Lake of Constance.

At the Moment I am attending the advanced training course in my school in Bregenz. Afterwards my graduation I could imagine to spend a year abroad, because I love to travel and I like to learn new things from other cultures, even in my free time I like to visit other city’s in the area of Vorarlberg, city’s like Lindau and St. Gallen and Munich. Otherwise I am going forward to be a part of a university in a big city, but I am not quite sure for which field I will decide.

In my free time I like to care for a good relationship to my friends so I spend a lot of time with them. I am a very loyal and open minded that loves social contact. Furthermore I’m very interested in other languages but especially in English. I want to reach a higher level for myself and improve my skills. My goals is, to feel safety while speaking English.

“Enjoy the little things in life” this is my motto! Hopefully you are going to support me by my “little” trip during the summer holidays ;)