Labas everybody.
My name is Monika and I‘ve been here in Panevėžys
since the 3rd of September. I come from the small country of Austria
– for some the beautiful country of nature and mountains. It is for some part
but I come from the city of Linz, the so-called „steel city“, mostly famous for
the big steel company that‘s working there. And maybe you’ve heard of the Ars
Electronica Center? It’s definitely worth a visit.
I‘ve been living in Linz until I finished my high
school degree, after that it got time for some new surroundings. The first year
after my degree I spent in the small town of Axams in Austria’s more famous
province of Tyrol as a volunteer at a school and dormitory for children with
special needs. That was my first experience with working as a volunteer and
it’s definitely one that I wouldn’t want to miss. Actually I liked it so much
that I decided to stay in the social area for my future working life. The
future came fast and I ended up studying social education, keeping my workplace
where I volunteered at as an employee and moving to Tyrol’s capital Innsbruck
for all of that. I spent three interesting, exciting and funny years in this
picturesque city and besides everything I learned during my studies I also
learned to appreciate and love all the nature and especially the mountains
around. I know it sounds quite stereotypical as an Austrian but I really got
into hiking and to be honest, that’s one of the things I miss here in super
flat Lithuania.
Well, after those three years and finishing my diploma
I didn’t really have a plan for my future – as always. I just knew it was time
for something new again so I quit my job and flat and decided to figure out
something to do for after the summer. It was in my last week of work that I
happened to get to know about the EVS project here at the “Panevėžio ‘Šviesos’ Specialiojo Ugdymo
Centras” and I decided to give it a try and apply for it.
That was in July, a few weeks later I was told that I was chosen as a volunteer
for the project and I got the happiest person in the world about that. And the
most stressed-out because there wasn’t much time left until my departure and
there was loads of things to do at home before.
So that’s how I ended up here and I’m really glad that
things went for me the way they did. I couldn’t have chosen a better project to
work at, so far I really had a good time and also a very good start. Now you
have a short overview about who I am and in case you’re missing some hard
facts: I’m 22 years old (my birthday is the 5th of January), I’ve
got an older brother, besides hiking I like reading, movies and spending my
time outside when the weather is fine. And of course I like to go out and dance
and to meet my friends (who I really miss by the way!) in general.
Now that’s really all about me :D
Viso gero,
Monika
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