Hey! I am Annika S., 18 years old, and live in a tranquil little village close to Münster. I am going to stay here one more year to pass my A levels in 2011. However, I do already have itchy feet! When I was in fifth form, I was lucky enough to scent a bit of foreign air in France. Or rather in Brittany. For half a year I got the chance to live in a French family, to attend a lycée and to discover a bit of savoir vivre. Since my return I give French tuition and do my very best to get children enthusiastic about passé composé and subjonctif. I work voluntarily in an evangelical parish church in Münster, where I help to organise excursions for children and mentored a group of confirmees during two years. In my free time I act in a theatre group (I was a Frenchwoman in my last role!), do athletics more or less regularly and have been learning Chinese for half a year. Well, my knowledge of Chinese still limits to the usual dialogs of units 1-3 of the standard course book for adult evening classes (zhé shì wô de míngpián…), however China as a country fascinates me extremely. Before starting my studies at university I would like to use my time for a Voluntary Year of Social Service. Preferably abroad, of course, and perhaps my itchy feet will even carry me to China.