Posts filed under 'Working in Mistelbach'
Working with mentally disabled adults is sometimes rather frustrating for care takers and clients wenn it comes to time management. A lot of the people I work with have dyschronie, which means that they do not have enough knowledge of time and/or do not understand the numbers and signs on a normal watch. This year a company from Holland developed a watch that could increase the independence of mentally disabled without time knowledge to structure their daily routine.
Continue Reading August 11th, 2009
From the AWA newsletter: Our first meeting of the fall is always an exciting and special opportunity to renew friendships as we meet long-time members again, as well as welcome all the newcomers. This year we have a unique event planned, relevant to all of us living and working in Austria.
‘An Ausländer in Austria -The Pleasure and the Pain’ Whether you are a newcomer or lifer in Austria, we all experience an element of pain and pleasure as we go through the assimilation process in a new country.
Continue Reading August 12th, 2008
by Evelyn Ebner from Germany
Since I made my first steps on Austrian ground, nine months have gone by. First off all it seems to be like anywhere else on the world, but soon I recognized that this was going to be different. But let us start with some words about myself. I am Evelyn or Eve, as my friends used to call me. I am a German citizen, 20 years old and in Austria to make a European voluntary service year (EVS).
Continue Reading Juli 2nd, 2008
