New in Town

Hey, Hello, Hei and Servus Everybody 

My Name is David. Or Dave. Sometimes Dave the Wave or Mountain Goat... just call me Dave :) 

I'm 25 years old and I come from up the mountains in a Land far far away... Austria. 

Yeah, Austria, that's right! 

You sure know what we are famous for, yeah? 

If you answered this question with either "The sound of music" or "inhuman Monster" instead of "Mozart, Schnitzel, Freud etc.", you're now officially grounded and doomed to do some research :D

But back to what this all is actually about - Norway, the glorious NORTH

Like all my volunteer colleagues, I will spend 1 year in Stavanger, Norway too.

When I was looking for EVS projects in Norway, I was especially looking out for one where I can be creative and also bring my Ideas to the people we work with. 

                                                        And so I ended up here in Stavanger at Ungdom og Fritid.

My Educational Background is quite a simple one. I have no Bachelor Degree whatsoever, nor do I have concrete plans to take on one in the nearer future. 

I used to be a professional dancer in Austria. Something I never lost my passion for and it will certainly have its place in my Future somehow. Since my "retirement" I had a lot of time to find out more about myself. I'm kind of a driven creative, I love to shoot videos and make little art films out of them. Here's a link to my YouTube Channel if you feel like watching some :): B R E A T H E (that one even features Norway)

I also do a little bit photography, with no higher aim tho so lets not talk about that haha!

It's a bit more than a month now since I moved and I gotta say that I absolutely love it. We have a fairly big flat in a very nice house which is located in Storhaug, just a 10 min walk from the city centre and a 5 min walk from the sea. From Day one we were treated very well here, I can't think of a single human that was not helping and very welcoming to us. No matter what problem or question comes up, we always have someone to go to for help. I'm very thankful for that.

We are still the newbies so obviously work isn't sooo smooth yet, especially because we have just started with the Norwegian Course, but we will get there.. I hope.

Speaking of which! As a German Native Speaker, Norwegian apparently is a tad bit easier to learn  for me than for my colleagues. Especially understanding what's been written seems to be the thing. Other than that - the struggle is real!

But I think you've heard enough blah blah from me for now so, 

Take care & talk to you soon! 

Dave