Name: Valeriia

Country: Ukraine

Study programme: International Tourism Management

How do you say 'hello' in your native language: привіт (pryvit)

What do you miss about your home country? My family, friends and of course my dog

What do you like most about DIT? The cafeteria which is great for meeting up with friends before classes

Dancing through challenges and creating memories at the ECRI

Valeriia loves to dance. It is something she really misses about home, where she used to meet her friends every Sunday to dance together. She could also imagine making a career out of it. She also misses her dog, her family and her friends who she would love to see again. To Valeriia, it doesn´t matter what they will do together when they come to visit. What´s most important is that they are all healthy and alive and that they can create good memories together.

Even though the current situation is difficult for her, she is happy that she is studying at the ECRI. For her, it is the reason to continue. Valeriia likes the lectures and the people on campus and is glad to have taken the first step towards a better future by moving to Pfarrkirchen to study.

What Valeriia likes most about the ECRI is that  differences are valued and accepted. For her, this means that no matter who you are and why you are here, you are seen as a person. That´s why her favourite place on campus is the cafeteria, where she can meet friends and relax after a chat without being late for her classes.