Who am I?

Hey guys! Some of you might already know me from my individual blog called ‘the life of Selin’ but for all of you who don’t know me by now: continue reading this blogpost if you’re interested!
Well first of all, my name is Selin Canli. As my surname indicates, I’m not 100% Austrian. My mother had a colleague who wanted to travel to Turkey to meet her penfriend and my mum joined her. There she met the brother of her colleague’s penfriend and he became my father later. The colleague of my mum married her penfriend and is now my aunt. Quite funny isn’t it?

But now I’ll tell you more about myself. Today I turned 19 and I live near Wr. Neustadt in Lower Austria. I have an elder brother and an elder sister. People who don’t know me would probably describe me as shy but when they get to know me better they soon find out that I’m a very humorous person and that I’m obsessed with singing. I took singing lessons for some years and had some gigs but due to university I had to quit. Down below there is a video of me performing Wings by Birdy. This was the first time I accompanied myself on the piano.

Beside making music I also love listening to music and so I often go to concerts and festivals. For instance I’ve been to Nova Rock and Frequency and saw bands like Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, A day to Remember, Kiss, Iron Maiden and many more. If you want to find out even more about me feel free to walk over and have a chat with me at the Wall. 

Who am I?

 That’s a tough question to ask!

I am Gandini: I am a little bit crazy, creative (at least I hope so), sociable and, sometimes, hard piece of work. I am active and lazy, and I often fall asleep when I am going out.

The name Gandini sounds Italian, doesn’t it? Sorry to disappoint you,  but I am “only” Austrian and my real name is Barbara. After school I moved to Italy to study International Communications and Advertising, and since then the nickname stuck with me. Since 1 ½ year I am back to Graz again and studying at the Transcultural Communication Department and I am also enrolled in a Master’s degree named “Global Studies”.

 

I love experiencing new cities and countries, and I love living somewhere else even more than travelling. If you are travelling you just get a glimpse on the culture, but if you live somewhere you dive into it! That’s probably the reason why living in Italy wasn’t enough, and I did an Erasmus semester in Izmir, Turkey, too.

 

Once you get to know me better, you’ll notice I have many quirks. For example: I hate to take decisions. Instead, I toss a coin or ask my Magic 8 Ball so fate can tell me what to do. It’s not that I really believe in fate, it’s just that sometimes it’s easier to realize what you really want by singling out one’s options. Actually, I decided like this to move to Italy: I tossed a coin, it told me to stay but I was so unhappy, I just knew I have to go anyway. (I told my mum about that last year – it almost gave her a heart attack!). 

What more is there to tell about me? I love to “waste” a lot of time chatting away with my friends, flat mates and people I just met. I am easily enthusiastic about new projects, so my schedule is always exploding. That’s probably why I am always dazing away when I am going out. If it ever happens while I am in a pub with you, please don’t take it personally! : ) In contrast to that, I sometimes just want to lie around in bed eating pizza and watching stupid series for days (btw, my favourite is My Name is Earl).

 

If you’re wondering what I do in my free time, I can’t really give you an answer. Most of the time I am just so swamped with my everyday life, I don’t have any time to take up hobbies right now. In Italy, however, I used to participate in a cross cultural theatre workshop named “Human Beings”. This kind of acting immediately put a spell on me and I would love to join a workshop here in Graz too! So if you happen to know a similar workshop, tell me please!

Well, that's enough about me. Let’s read your blogs!