peacecamp2017

Hello, my name is Isabella Hahn, most of my friends call me Isi. I am 19 years old and live in Vienna. I have a younger sister she is 17. Because self-descriptions are not easy for me I asked my friends, how I am. They said I am chatty, helpful, kind and tolerant. (And I am to fast at talking and walking (the rhyme was a coincident, but I like rhymes)). My Hobbies are baking, cooking and I really love to read. When I was younger I did horse-riding, and at the moment I am doing a bit ballet.
A friend of mine joined peacecamp last year, he was really enthusiastic about it, and told me a lot. That was the impetus for me to join peacecamp, but I also hope to get experience and hear from other countries. Second I hope to be able to answer the last question "What can you do in the future to promote peace in your own country" after peacecamp. At the moment I don't really know what I can contribute for peacecamp, but I am sure there are things and I will get them during peacecamp.

Hello everyone, my name is Victoria, or simply Vicky. On July 2nd I turn 17, my favourite food is Pizza and black is my favourite colour.
But let's get serious. My friends and family would describe me as open-minded, funny, reliable, optimistic and sociable. I'm jewish and I was born and raised in Vienna.
I love playing the piano (which I tought myself about 2 years ago) and the ukulele. In my spare time I watch series, read books, listen to music all the time and hang out with my friends. I have an older brother, David, who participated peacecamp a few years ago and came back with only good memories.
People often get confused when I talk to my family. At our family table we talk mainly German, but also Russian and Hebrew. I think it's very interesting and funny because that way, if you might forget a word in one language you just switch to a different one!
I want to join peacecamp because I am very interested in the stories people share and how they feel about the political conflicts nowadays. I think I have experiences on my own which I will be able to share. I'm hoping to go home with new friends, different views and more knowledge about other cultures.

Hi, everybody! My name is Edward and I’m 69 years old. I’m a retired teacher and headmaster of a private school. Currently I spend most of my time for studying. Studying needs so much time that I don’t have time to work, although, I enjoy life very much with my friends and my family. I’m married to Susan and I have two grown-up children and two grand-children.
In summer I live in a small village in Burgenland next to the Hungarian border, in winter I’m most of the time in Vienna, the city I love very much.
I do think that I’m a reliable, honest, sociable, tolerant, enthusiastic, and optimistic man.
I’m not a very skilled musician but I like to play the piano, the guitar, and I like to sing with my choir, of which I’m the director. When I have time I like drumming with my cajon or djembe. I regularly do sports, above all I like cross-country skiing, alpine skiing in winter, cycling, swimming, and nordic walking in summer … and I like to travel around Europe.
Why do I participate in peacecamp 2017? A friend of mine told me about that project, so I wrote to the co-ordinaters (Evelyn and Ronny) and offered them my willingness to participate, to co-ordinate and accompany the Austrian group.
I like to help people solve their conflicts and problems. I want to know more about other cultures and meeting you is a very good possibility to know how people live, to get information about your country, your culture, and to practise and improve my language skills of English. I’m sure participating in the project will widen my understanding of other people’s problems my own perspectives of the world we live in.
I’m looking forward with huge curiosity to meeting you!