Getting to know each other - Jan team 2025

It has been a week since I arrived in Denmark. In these days I have got to know my team, the teachers and other extraordinary people at the school. I have shared wonderful moments with a good part of them and there will be another three months to continue to

get to know them better and experience new things together.

To begin with, here is the January 2025 team, who will spend three months with me here, near Lindersvold, at the DRH Lindersvold school. In total there are 23 of us. I will introduce you to those who have decided to answer these few questions so that you can get to know them better and get an idea of who they are.

Although we are all together in everyday life, for reasons of space and practicality we are divided into two core groups in the school. Both groups take the same classes in parallel, but with different teachers. In essence, we go on together but separately. The rest of the time we all spend together, between common activities and leisure time.

CORE GROUP 1:

ANDREA

• Nickname: Andy

• Age: 26 years old

• From: Gijón (Spain)

• Studies: Degree in Modern Languages and Master’s in International Relations

• Hobby: listening to music, reading, food and nature

• Previous jobs: Lifeguard, au pair

• Future goals: Working in international cooperation. Wants to be part of a great and positive impact on society

• Languages spoken: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Korean

• Favorite dish/food: Grandma’s cooking

EMMA

She’s one of my roommates!!!

• Nickname: Eeeee

• Age: 35 years old

• From: Pereira (Colombia)

• Studies: Journalism

• Hobbies: Hiking, dancing (salsa and bachata), traveling, meeting new people and cultures

• Previous jobs: Journalist, TV producer

• Future goals:Continuing to explore the world and starting a career in the social field

• Languages spoken:Spanish, English, French

• Favorite dish/food: Everything (she’s been trying everything since she started traveling)

SILVIA

She’s my other roommate!!!

• Nickname: Silvietta

• Age: 35 years old

• From: Trento (Italy)

• Studies: International Cooperation

• Hobbies: Circus (aerial acrobatics)

• Previous jobs: Educator

• Future goals: Becoming a radio host (she loves music and radio)

• Languages spoken: Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese

• Favorite dish/food: Citrus fruits (grapefruit, lemon, orange...)

NICOLETA

• Nickname:Nick

• Age: 40-something

• From: Bucharest (Romania)

• Studies: Languages

• Hobbies: Traveling

• Previous jobs: Project manager

• Future goals: Developing programs for children

• Languages spoken:English, Spanish, French, Romanian

• Favorite dish/food: Dark chocolate

FERNANDO

• Nickname:Nando

• Age:  73 years old

• From: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

• Studies: Chemical Engineering

• Hobbies: Dancing, performing magic card tricks, playing the piano

• Previous jobs: Worked in the petroleum refining industry and as a math teacher

• Languages spoken: Portuguese, English, Spanish. Also understands some Italian, French, and Russian

• Favorite dish/food: Shrimp

FEDERICA

• Nickname:Fede

• Age: 30 years old

• From: Marina di Ragusa (Sicily, Italy)

• Studies: Bachelor’s in Linguistic Mediation and Master’s in Human Rights, Migration, and International Cooperation (Bergamo). Later, Master’s in Governance and Human Rights in Madrid

• Previous jobs: Waitress, nightclub hostess, assistant to a mayoral candidate for 3 months, receptionist

• Hobbies: Gym, walking

• Future goals:Working as a project manager in international cooperation

• Languages spoken: Italian, English, Spanish

• Favorite dish/food: French fries

GABRIELE

• Nickname:/

• Age: 21 years old

• From: Naples (Italy)

• Studies:No formal studies (University of the Street). PhD in Spain (Madrid) in "Sabiduría" (Wisdom in Spanish) from Universidad de la Calle

• Hobbies: Reading books and going to the cinema

• Previous jobs: Software developer

• Future goals: Becoming rich

• Languages spoken: Italian, English, Spanish, and German (currently learning)

• Favorite dish/food: Gnocchi with zucchini, cream, and zucchini flowers

MARIANA

• Nickname: Mari

• Age: 22

• From: Brazil

• Studies: Graduated in International Relations

• Hobbies: All sports, especially martial arts. Discovering new cultures by reading, going to museums and especially travelling. Learning new languages

• Future goals: She is still thinking about some goals to achieve, she thinks this programme may help her a little, probably by choosing a specialisation and being able to have a remote job so she can travel.

• Languages spoken: She speaks Portuguese, English and French and wants to improve her Spanish and German.

• Favorite dish/food: She loves Japanese cuisine, but her favourite dish is Brazilian feijoada.

CORE GROUP 2 o SUPERPODEROSO:

JOANA

• Nickname: Pechi (pronounced "Pesci")

• Age: 24 years old

• From: Lisbon (Portugal)

• Studies: Business and Sustainable Innovation

• Hobbies: Creating content on Instagram, sewing

• Previous jobs: Customer Marketing at Unilever

• Future goals: Changing the world

• Languages spoken: Portuguese, Spanish, English, French, Italian (we’re teaching her)

• Favorite dish/food Cabidela, a Portuguese dish made with rabbit, chicken, or duck

MARTINA

Yes, it’s me!!!

• Nickname: Marti, Brontolo, Cervetta, Polps, Bricio

• Age: 26 years old

• From: Turin (Italy)

• Studies: Biology

• Hobbies: Mountains, all kinds of sports, reading

• Previous jobs: Hostess at events, apprenticeship at a certification body

• Future goals: Working in food certifications or food safety/waste prevention; working in food safety in developing countries

• Languages spoken: Italian, English, French

• Favorite dish/food: Chocolate, any kind of food

CELIA

• Nickname: Hippy

• Age: 23 years old

• From: Burgos (Spain)

• Studies: Mechanical/Electronic Engineering

• Hobbies: Reading, gossiping with friends

• Previous jobs:Teacher, au pair in France

• Future goals: Becoming an engineer or something related to the current experience

• Languages spoken:Spanish, English, French, German

• Favorite dish/food: Tortilla de patatas, a typical Spanish dish

TOMMASO

• Nickname: Cristiano (for me) or simply Tom

• Age: 26 years old

• From: Padua (Italy)

• Studies: Political Science and International Relations

• Hobbies: Trekking

• Previous jobs: Worked as an extra

• Future goals: History teacher

• Languages spoken: Italian, English, some Spanish, Venetian dialect

• Favorite dish/food: Noodles with peanut butter sauce and smoked tofu

NICOLE

• Nickname: Cappelletto/Tortellino

• Age: 22 years old

• From: Correggio, Reggio Emilia (Italy)

• Studies: International SciencesHobbies: Hiking, outings with friends, reading

• Previous jobs: Waitress

• Future goals: Working in international cooperation, in an NGO

• Languages spoken: Italian, English, French, Spanish. Currently studying Portuguese and Arabic

• Favorite dish/food: Lebanese cuisine

KAROLA

• Nickname: Karo

• Age: 22 years old

• From: Faro Superiore, Messina (Sicily, Italy)

• Studies:Political Science and International Relations

• Hobbies: Playing cards, traveling, attending concerts

• Previous jobs: Fundraising manager

• Future goals: Working in international relations

• Languages spoken: Italian, English, Spanish

• Favorite dish/food: Lasagna

LORENZO

• Nickname: Lore or Bomber

• Age: 27 years old

• From: Naples (Italy)

• Studies: International Relations – Cooperation and Development

• Hobbies: Art, music, entertainment… everything

• Previous jobs: Many… garage worker, election scrutineer, steward, waiter, grape harvester, private tutor (of everything, including life, as Tom says), courier, magazine editor in Paris, operations director in Isola Capo Rizzuto (Calabria), writer of an anthropology article on illegal parking attendants in Naples for the University of Kentucky, singer replacing Pino Daniele in “Resta quel che resta”

• Future goals: Managing conflicts and emergencies in developing countries

• Languages spoken: Neapolitan, Italian, English, French (understands it)

• Favorite dish: La Genovese

CLAUDIA SOFIA

• Nickname: /

• Age: 49 years old

• From: Porto (Portugal)

• Studies: High school diploma

• Hobbies: Dancing

• Previous jobs: Volunteer at a hostel in Porto, Uber driver

• Future goals: Would like to work on something related to the project

• Languages spoken: Portuguese, English, Spanish

• Favorite dish/food: Bacalhau

MARJORY CHISANGA ZAMA TISA NDAWO

• Nickname: Chichi

• Age: 19 years old

• From: Zambia (Africa)

• Studies: Scientific College

• Hobbies: She likes everything, using TikTok, doing nails, fashion, traveling, cooking

• Future goals: Wants to make history

• Languages spoken: 54+ languages (all existing ones)

• Favorite dish/food: Fried chicken bites with fries and fried chicken wings – Sushi

JAKUB

• Nickname:/

• Age:20 years old

• From: Radawa (Slovakia)

• Studies: Business Academy (High school)

• Hobbies: Sports, playing tennis, running

• Future goals: Traveling the world and visiting many countries

• Languages spoken: English, Slovak, German

• Favorite dish/food: Chicken and rice

CLAUDIA

• Nickname: /

• Age: 53 years old

• From: Rome (Italy)

• Studies: Management Engineering

• Hobbies: Hiking, photography, reading

• Previous jobs: Manager at Mercedes Benz for 25 years

• Future goals: Finding a job in the non-profit sector. After working in the private sector, she would like to change. She would also like to work in photography

• Languages spoken: English, Italian, has studied some German, and is learning Arabic

• Favorite dish/food: Loves sweets… especially chocolate with cream