Anja Gautsch
I am busy enjoying live!
I am a pragmatic and reliable German girl, currently living in Spain. Before moving to Spain I used to live in New Zealand, Australia and Holland.
About 9 years agoI went to New Zealand in order to improve my English. I was supposed to stay there for 10 months only, but I ended up staying "down under" for a bit more than 2 years. There I indeed improved my English, but I also met my boyfriend, who is French/Colombian and learned how beautiful and tough Life can be. Coming back from New Zealand my boyfriend and I decided to go to Holland together and to make a career.
After living in the Netherlands for almost six years I decided to quit my career as a customer service manager and to dedicate my time to things that really matter to me. Two of these things are the environment and society. Since my childhood I had a great interest in nature and when adolescence came in protecting the environment. My interest in Society also came with my teenage-hood, when I noticed that I was not insider but also not an outsider and I wondered how society works and why people do the things they do. An eye opener for me was the book "Sophies World" by Jostein Gaarder. The book follows the events of Sophie Amundsen, a teenage girl living in Norway, and Alberto Knox, a middle aged philosopher who introduces her to philosophical thinking and the history of philosophy. This is exactly what happened to me and I started thinking more critically about my own actions. Strangely enough I never considered studying Philosophies or Psychology. Though, after gaining a certain financial status, I started following my inner senses, trying to change the world and enjoying live as much as possible. My ultimate goal is to have a Cafe one day, next to the beach, offering courses with regards to the environment and nature for kids and handicapped people.
My interests are climbing and Outdoor- Sports in general, handicrafts (check out my blog www.anjawize.npage.de), cooking, traveling and meeting new people. If I am not working or meeting other people I am busy studying and being curious.
From going through a lot of job interviews, interacting with different people like couchsurfing.org and meetup.com for instance and questioning my own but also others people actions, I learned not only how to give a positive impression, but also how to live a positive life.
Primary Interests:
Education
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College, International Business Studies
Hochschule für Technik & Wirtschaft Dresden
2004
Membership in Professional Organizations
- WWF
- Avaaz
Languages Spoken
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German
Native speaker
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English
Advanced proficiency
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Dutch
Intermediate proficiency
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Spanish
Intermediate proficiency
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French
Intermediate proficiency
Psychology Mentors, Inspirations, and Influences
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Stefan ZweigStefan Zweig (November 28, 1881 – February 22, 1942) was an Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer. At the height of his literary career, in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most famous writers in the world. -
Jostein GaarderJostein Gaarder is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. Gaarder established the Sophies Prize (http://www.sofieprisen.no/).
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Faust by Johann GoetheFaust is the protagonist of a classic German legend; a highly successful scholar but one dissatisfied with his life who therefore makes a pact with the Devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures.
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Rage against the mashineEven though Punk was my first big love when it comes to Music, RAM has always been one of my favorites since they unite so many different styles of music and have a message with every song they perform.
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TEDTED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader.
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Amelie by Jean Pierre JeunetAmelie is a film about a whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in Montmartre. It tells the story of a shy waitress, played by Audrey Tautou, who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better, while struggling with her own isolation.
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Derren BrownDerren Brown is a British illusionist, mentalist, trickster, hypnotist, painter, writer, and sceptic. He is known for his appearances in television specials, stage productions, and British television series such as Trick of the Mind and Trick or Treat.
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Axel Brümmer and Peter GlöcknerAxel Brümmer and Peter Glöckner inspired me with their book to start traveling. Both of them are from the former DDR and before the wall came down they wanted to travel within Eastern Europe and got further than they originally planned.... The book taught me to believe in me & my dreams & to stay +
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Jules Vernewas a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction. Jules Vernes taught me to be open minded and to keep dreaming. Dreams are not only made for kids! :)
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