Participants - Kilkenny 2017

Hello everyone!

My name is Katharina Amborn and I am an 18-year-old girl with German roots living in Austria. Currently, I am attending the upper-level secondary vocational college in Bregenz.

I'm an open-minded person who is very interested in languages, which is why chances are high that I will go abroad after my graduation or during my time at university.

In my free time, I like doing sports such as swimming or riding the bike, going outside and meeting friends. Still, my all-time number one hobby is definitely playing the piano!

I feel like participating in this program is a huge opportunity: Not only can I improve my English skills, I also have the chance to meet new people and to make important experiences.

That is why I just can't wait to go to Ireland, spend an unforgettable time there and get to know the Irish culture.

 See you soon!

 Katharina

Hello everyone!

My name is Adriana Bolter and I'm 18 years old. I live in a small village in Vorarlberg called Koblach.

At the moment I'm a student at an upper-level secondary vocational college called HAK Bregenz.

In my free time, I meet friends and listen to music.

I love travelling and would like to go on a journey around the world to expand my horizon and to get to know new people and cultures.

After my graduation I'm looking forward to attend university in Vienna.

I've never been to Ireland, therefore I'm looking forward to getting to know a new culture and new people.

See you!

Hello,

My name is Christian Bonev and I am from Hörbranz. Hörbanz is a small village near the German border. At the moment I am 17 years old but on the 28th July I will turn 18. My parents are form Bulgaria but I was born in Austria. I have an older sister who currently lives in Vienna. She studies economics there.

In my free time, I often play football at the FC Hörbranz Football Club. Sports as well as  hanging out with friends mean a lot to me. I also like travelling. I have already been to Portugal, Egypt, Bulgaria and Spain. I am a student at the Hak Bregenz. Next year I am going to graduate, so I hope that I can improve my English skills in Ireland.

I am looking forward to having a great time in Ireland!

Hello everybody,

My name is Nicola Dengg and I'm 17 years old. At the moment I'm attending an upper-level secondary vocational college in Bregenz.  Together with my family I live  in a tiny village called Wolfurt.

My leisure time is usually filled with meeting friends, walking up hills and taking pictures of beautiful landscapes. Furthermore, singing is balm for my heart and it always keeps me balanced. Recently, I've discovered my love for travelling.

Since I've heard so many positive things about Ireland, I have decided to go there. My aim is to overcome my fears and start speaking English as if it's the most normal thing to do in the world. 

Hello,

My name is Sule Deniz and I am 18 years old. Together with my family I live in a small town called Dornbirn near Lake Constance. At the moment I’m a student at the upper-level secondary vocational college in Bregenz. After my graduation, I would like to travel around the world.  I’m very interested in other languages, especially English, and in different cultures. That is why I just love travelling.

I’m taking part in this project because I love visiting other countries. I’m sure I will have a great time in Ireland.

Hello!

My name is Leonie Erne and I'm 18 years old.

I'm from a small village  in Vorarlberg called Höchst. At the moment I'm a student at the upper-level secondary vocational college called HAK Bregenz. 

In my leisure time, I play tennis, go for a run or meet friends. In the winter, I often go skiing with my family and in the summer you can find me at the lake of Constance,  or on my Vespa.

After my graduation I'm looking forward to visiting a Business university with an English programme. However, before university I would like to travel around the world.

I've never been to Ireland and that's one of the reasons why I want to take part in this project. The other one is that I want to improve my English and get to know the culture of the country.

See you!

Hello there!

My name is Anna Marie Fend and I'm 18 years old.  At the moment I live in Austria in a small village called Lustenau together with my family. My family, that's  my mother, my father, my older brother and my younger sister.

Currently, I'm attending an upper-level secondary vocational college in Bregenz. After my graduation, I want to go to unversity in Vienna.  Before that, however, I am planning  a gap year.

I would describe myself as ambitious, exact and hard-working and I love visiting museums and theaters a lot.

I am taking part in the Ireland programme as I would like to get to know the culture of Ireland.

Hello everyone!

My name is Victoria Fink and I am 18 years old. Together with my family, I live  in a small village called Sulzberg. Currently, I am attending the upper-level secondary vocational college in Bregenz. I really like my school since I am very interested in business administration and I would also like to work in this area when I am older.

In my free time, I like meeting my friends and listening to music. Furthermore, I love travelling and getting to know new cultures. I have already visited several countries and I have also spent a couple of summers in a camp in the US.

After graduation I am going to travel the world and then study international business at a university abroad.

I am really excited to get this chance to go to Ireland and I am looking forward to it.

Hello!

My name is Lisa Fischer and I’m 18 years old. I live in a small Austrian village called Riezlern. At the moment, I'm a student at the HAK Bregenz, an upper-level secondary vocation college. For this reason, I live in a boarding school during the week.

In my leisure time, I love travelling. Last year, for example, I was in different German cities, in Amsterdam, London, Barcelona (in a language school) and Vienna.

After graduation next year I want to go to the US - maybe work and travel or just do a road trip for a couple of weeks with my best friend. After that, I want to study in Vienna.

I am very interested in  languages and I want to improve my English skills. Furthermore, I want to learn something about the Irish Culture – all these are reasons why I have decided to go to Ireland!

Hello everyone!

My name is Larissa Forster and I’m 17 years old. Together with my family I live in a small Austrian village called Lochau.

At the moment I’m attending the upper-level secondary college in Bregenz. My school offers different types of specializations, out of which I chose marketing.

In my leisure time I like spending time with my friends and family. I also like doing sports such as swimming or going outside for a walk. However, above all,  I love travelling, meeting new people and seeing other parts of the world.

That is why I am participating in this project. Furthermore, I am interested in gaining work experiences abroad and in improving my English skills. I am looking forward to having a great time in Ireland.

See you!

Hello!

My name is Sebastian and I'm 18 years old. I live in Austria in a small village called Wolfurt. I live there with my family. At the Moment, I'm a student at an upper-level secondary vocational college, HAK Bregenz.

In my leisure time i like to do sports, meet my friends and spend time with my family. I'm a member of a sports Club called URC Wolfurt.

After graduation, I want to travel around the world.

I want to improve my english, learn something about the irish culture and meet new people - thats the reason why I want to go to Ireland.

Hi everybody!

My name is Adrian and I’m 20 years old. Currently I visit the upper-level secondary vocational collage in Bregenz. Together with my parents and my younger brother I live in a small village which is close to the border of Switzerland and is called Koblach.

In my leisure time I love to do sports. Especially playing tennis in summer and skiing and playing ice hockey in winter.

I am very glad that I get the opportunity to participate in the language exchange program and spend four weeks in Ireland. Their I want to improve my English skills, get to know new people and learn more about the Irish culture.

I am really looking forward to having a great time in Ireland.

Hi 

I’m  Lisa Hofer, an 18-year-old, cheerful and honest girl, living in Vorarlberg, Austria . Now to the more interesting things in my life: at the moment I’m attending upper level secondary vocational college in Bregenz and I haven’t regret it yet, because I like marketing and business studies a lot. After school my goal would be to spend time abroad and travel a lot and then I would like to study in Germany or the capital city of Austria. Currently, I’m not quite sure what I would like to study but I think experiences in another country can help me to get to know life better and also myself.

So, I’m more than happy to get the chance to live and work in Ireland for a month. I’m looking forward to the experiences and the moments I am going to collect there. I think spending time abroad is a great opportunity to get to know new people, learn a language and get more independent.

c u :)

Hello, my name is Angelika and I currently attend the upper-level secondary vocational college in Bregenz. On 2. May I turned 19. Furthermore, I grew up and live in a small village near Bregenz,  called Kennelbach. With only 1900 inhabitants it is one of the smallest villages in Vorarlberg . I want to enjoy the experience of this working placement to improve my English and to see a new part of the world. I also see this working experience as a possibility to get to know new people and to learn from them. Most of my freetime I spend with making music. I play the trumbone and the drums. Besides I am a part of the local music club. After my graduation next year I want to be a part of the Austrian military music group as a drummer. When I finished that, I will study electrical engineering at the University of Applied Sciences. I am looking forward to have a great time in Ireland.

Hello everyone!

My name is Selina Mangold and at the moment I´m 17 years old. I live with my parents in a town, which is called Bregenz. Currently I´m attending the upper-level secondary vocational college, which is also located in Bregenz.

After my graduation I´m considering to go to America for a couple of weeks and spend some time there. After that I either want to study in Vienna or start working.

In my leisure time I love to meet my friends, listen to music and above all I´m very interested in travelling. That’s one reason why I just can´t wait to go to Ireland and meet some new people there. Furthermore I would like to improve my english skills and learn something about the Irish culture.

I´m very glad to have this opportunity and I´m absolutely sure this is going to be a nice experience.

See you soon!

Hello!

I’m Jessica Matt, I’m a 18 years old girl. I live in a small village near Bregenz, called Lauterach. At the moment I am a student at the upper-level secondary vocational college in Bregenz.  After my graduation I want to make a piercing formation, because I love body modification and when I pass this formation I want to work in a office or in a insurance departement and in addition I want to work as a Piercer, because I need the variety in my life. On the one side the job as a piercer is  a job with much costumer contact. And because of that I want a job where I can work on my own too.

To myself I like piercings and tattoos and in my leisure time I go out with my friends or spend time with my boyfriend and I love to go to concerts. Also I like to take care of Anna, a 2-years old girl, mostly two times a week.

Hi, my name is Samuel Salzmann and I am 18 years old. I live with my parents in a town called Bregenz. I have two brothers (one is older than me and one is younger than me). At the moment I’m a student at the HAK Bregenz, an upper-level secondary vocational college with a special focus on economics. After my graduation I want to travel to America for one year. After that I am looking forward to studying in Vienna. In my free time I play the clarinet and do sports. Especially I love to ski and go biking. I am very glad to have this opportunity to get to know the Irish culture, get work experience in a foreign country and to improve my English skills. I’m sure we’ll have a great time in Ireland. 

Hi, my name is Marina and I'm 18 years old. Currently I visit the upper-level secondary vocational college in Bregenz.

Together with my parents and my younger brother I live in Fußach, Vorarlberg. It's a small village near switzerland.

Taking part in the language exchange program means a lot to me. After my graduation I really want to work in a foreign country so this program is perfect for me because it gives me a hint of working abroad.

Besides I'm a really open person and like to meet new people no matter where I am.

c u :)

Hi, my name is Kenny Tran and I'm 18 years old. Currently I visit the upper-level secondary vocational college in Bregenz where my special focus is Marketing.  I live with my parents and my older brother in a small town called Dornbirn but I grew up in Bregenz.  After my graduation I'm going to do community service for 9 months. After that I'm looking forward to studying. This exchange program means a lot to me because I want to get to know new cultures and travel around the world. It's also a good opportunity to improve my English skills. In my free time I do a lot of sports. Especially  fitness, jogging and boxing. I'm looking forward to meeting new people and learn the Irish culture.

Hi, my name is Jana and I'm 18 years old. I currently  attend the upper-level secondary vocational college in Bregenz. I grew up and live with my family in a small village called Nofels, Vorarlberg. I'm addicted to sports - you can find me eighter in the gym or in my danceschool.

After my graduation I want to study physiotherapy in Friedrichshafen, Germany. But I also want to work as an dancer because at the moment  I'm  becoming a danceteacher in my danceschool.

Being a participant in the language-exchange programm means much to me because in the future I want to travel a lot and also work as a dancer and  physiotherapist in different countries.

Hello!

My name is Carina, this name was given to me by my parents 18 years ago as I was born.  I grew up in a small village in Vorarlberg, called Hörbaranz.  Where I am still living with my older brother and my parents.

At the moment I am going to a upper-level secondary vocational college with a special focus on bussiness administration which called HAK Bregenz.

After my graduation I am planing to go to America as an aupair. And after that I am looking forward to studying in Vienna.

This programme is very important for me to improve my English skills for my future and get new impressions of an other country.

I think we are going to have a very good time in Ireland!

Hey everyone!

I am Pia Winder I am 17 years old and I live in Austria with my two older brothers and my parents. Right know I am attending the upper-level secondary vocational collage in Bregenz.

I would describe myself as a creative, ambitious, and open-minded person. In my spare time  I am busy dancing ballet, playing the piano, drawing and meeting friends. I am also interested in other cultural activities like visiting  theaters or museums. 

Besides my love for traveling and getting to know other cultures, I am also really excited to go to Ireland, because I already collected very good experiences on my  language holidays in England.

I can hardly wait! See you soon. 

Hey there!

My name is Kathleen Winter and I´m an 18 year old Austrian girl. To be explicit in West Austria, Bregenz, born and raised. My parents wanted me to have a unique name, so they gave me an irish one.

At the moment I´m attending the upper-level secondary vocational college HAK Bregenz. After this school I would like to study either in Vienna or in a foreign city like Berlin, Amsterdam or Madrid. This wish is due to the possibilities and diversity a capital city offers.

During my leisure time I like to draw, enjoy music and the Lake of Constance and to spend as much time as possible with friends and family.

I really like the english language. It is my intention to emigrate in the future and I am continuarly working to improve my vocabulary. The majority of my books are written in english and all the TV and movies I watch are also in english. One of the main reasons I am attending is to further up my skills.

Irish culture has had a significant influence on other cultures, particularly in the fields of literature and, to a lesser degree, science and education. I previously had the opportunity to visit Irland approximantely four years ago. I stayed in Bangor which is the partner city of Bregenz and I also got to visit the capital city Dublin. During this trip I got fascinated by Irland and its landscape, culture and nice people.

I´m really looking forward to Kilkenny! See you!

Hello everyone!

I am Denise Wohlgenannt and I am 19 years old. Together with my family, my mother, my father and my two little sisters I live in a small village called Hohenweiler. Currently, I am attending the upper-level secondary vocational college in Bregenz.

I would describe myself as an open-minded person who is really interested in other cultures and languages. For this reason I would like to stay a year abroad after my graduation.

In my leisure time I am meeting friends, doing sports such as gymnastics, hiking or riding my bike.

I am participating in this project to improve my English skills, meeting new people and making experiences in learning something about the culture.

I just can’t wait to go to Ireland.

See you!