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?

Hi everyone:

I am Nicole and I was born in the State of Salzburg surrounded by impressive mountains. First of all, what most people don't know about me is that I am half Hungarian.  I grew up bilingual and used to spend nearly every summer in Hungary as my grandparents live there. I am glad that I grew up with Hungarian being my mother language as Hungarian is considered to be a difficult language.  I have never seen myself as a real Austrian girl. In Hungary, however, my friends call me the Austrian girl, but until 2012, when my parents got married, I only had the Hungarian citizenship. Now I'm officially Austrian and Hungarian. I do not feel like I belong to one country more than to the other. It feels more like not knowing where you actually belong.

In my childhood, I really enjoyed keyboarding. I started playing the keyboard at the age of ten and also joined the local accordion club. Yes, accordion because they also needed some keyboard players for their orchestra. The club gives a concert once a year so I also used to play keyboard in front of a large audience. We also recorded a CD once, which was quite fun. Unfortunately, I left the club at the age of 17 due to my upcoming graduation. I still love music and I love festivals. My favorite genres are Reggae, Reggaeton and R&B, but you can also find me on festivals like Balaton Sound, Lake Festival etc. ;-)

Balaton Sound

The word that describes me the best is wanderlust. I have a passion for traveling. Until now, I have been to some destinations in Europe and Africa aka Egypt. In the future, I would love to travel the world and explore other cultures and nations. Traveling is something that makes me escape the daily life. I also believe that travel is the only thing you can spend money on that will make you richer.