Ana – Thanks to Vienna I have become more self-sufficient
A story by: Ana Vicente
Country of Origin: Spain
Destination: Vienna (Austria)
Story in English:
I have always dreamed about the experience of living abroad, as I did as an Erasmus student in Germany during 9 months. In that period, I learnt German for the first time, and when it finished I went back to Spain and continued studying it, as the German culture has always caught my eye. After that, an internship was given to me to work in Austria for 3 months, and I didn’t hesitate over that decision. I never imagined I would live in such a fantastic city as Vienna. From the first day I arrived here, I got a feeling: I wouldn’t abandon the beauty city.
Vienna is different from all the others, with its large monuments and XIX century architecture, the calm perception of the streets. And doors opened to me when I was offered to work in the intermediary company. Currently I am enjoying receiving people from European countries who want to make practicum, learning German everyday and learning from this culture in detail.
Thanks to this experience I have become more self-sufficient and I am discovering all the possibilities that everybody can do thanks to the personal effort, so it is for that reason that I will be eternally grateful to have been given this opportunity.
I have no doubt in recommending everybody the experience of living abroad, as the least you will get from it is personal enrichment.
Story in Spanish:
Siempre he soñado con la experiencia de vivir una temporada en el extranjero, como ya hice durante mi Eramus en Alemania durante 9 meses. Durante mi estancia allí aprendí alemán, y al volver a España continué, pues es una lengua y una cultura que siempre me ha atraido. Me concedieron una beca para trabajar en Austria durante 3 meses y no me lo pensé: nunca imagine que viviría en una ciudad tan fantástica como Viena. Desde el primer día, tuve una sensación: no quería abandonar la bella ciudad.
Es diferente a todas las demás, con sus grandes momumentos y arquitectura del siglo XIX. Se respira calma en las calles. Y cuando me ofrecieron trabajar en la empresa intermediaria, las puertas se me abrieron. Ahora estoy disfrutando recibiendo a gente de diferentes orígenes europeos para hacer prácticas, aprendiendo alemán cada día y conociendo la cultura más detalladamente.
Gracias a esta experiencia me he vuelto más independiente, y estoy descubiendo todo lo que puede hacer cada persona gracias al esfuerzo personal, por ello estaré siempre agradecida de que se me haya brindado esta oportunidad.
No dudaría en recomendar a cualquier persona la experiencia de vivir en un país extranjero, dado que todo lo que nos puede aportar es enriquecimiento personal.
