Meet our December & January Newbies!
We have had so many new people join our team recently. Here, we welcome all of our December & January Newbies by finding out a little bit more about them. Welcome to the team guys!
Catherine Keogh
Catherine Keogh - Recruiting Intern | People.
I am an expert in: Laughing, having fun and enjoying life!
Favorite Berlin spot: I don't think I'm here long enough to have an ultimate fave, but I really like the area where we live; Boxhanager platz! There are so many delicious restaurants and cool bars around.
Describe yourself in 3 words: Positive, happy and adventurous.
What item do you still have since your childhood? I know it's cringe but I actually still have my first ever teddy bear! He's very cute, a bit worn (because he's 20!) and his name is Frank ha ha
Kim Eggers
Kim Eggers - Working Student HR | People.
What was your favourite trip and why? London, always. Its my 2nd home
Which item could you not be without? Hand sanitizer and my phone
I am an expert in .. writing? I just finished writing my latest book
Describe yourself in 3 words - Ambitious, amiable, passionate
Paul van Oijen
Paul van Oijen - Product Designer
What was your favourite trip and why? An unplanned, spontaneous trip to Vietnam. Due to the fact that we didn't plan anything in advance, we were free to take any opportunity whenever it presented itself, be it biking through rice fields or spending the night in the middle of a national park.
What item could you not be without? A good book. I'm always reading on the plane, train or in the car.
I am proud of: Dropping everything in my home country and moving to Berlin within two weeks of getting a job offer.
If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? Write. I'd love to write full-length novels of epic proportions
Mallika Turilay
Mallika Turilay - Product Designer
What was your favourite trip and why? A remote island in Thailand called Koh Mak. It was the first time I went snorkelling at night.
Which item could you not be without? Earphones
I am proud of: … Having moved to Berlin from a different continent and being so out of my comfort zone.
If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? Is it possible to learn how to teleport?
Jonathan Feldstein
Jonathan Feldstein - Intern System Engineer | Engineering Zurich
What do you like to do in your free time? I enjoy long hikes in the mountains, cooking and playing the guitar.
What do you like about living in Berlin? One thing I would enjoy about living in Berlin is that it is cheaper than Zurich. Too bad I am in Zurich
One song that you would listen to everyday is ..A little party never killed nobody
Best gift that you have ever received? My camera
Laura Fernandez Rivera
Laura Fernandez Rivera - Intern | Finance
What do you like to do in your free time? I like to run, cook, learn to play the piano, go fishing in summer, and of course dance
What do you like about living in Berlin? Sitting in the subway and observing the people. It never gets boring.
One song that you would listen to everyday is .. Duerme negrito (Mercedes Sosa) is the song that my father used to sing to me when I was a child and had to go to sleep. It still relaxes me
Best gift that you have ever received? I would say my family and friends but also the Vietnamese pig that I received as housepet when I was 20. That was quite amazing too.
Anna Corpas Sanya
Anna Corpas Sanya - Customer Service Agent
What do you like to do in your free time? I use my free time visiting galleries, meeting artists and try to travel as much as I can!
What do you like about living in Berlin? It´s a really special city. A city to discover, to enjoy it. In Berlin everything can happen every time, everywhere..
One song that you would listen to everyday is .. Just one? Oasis, "Wonderwall." It´s a song I've been listening to for more than 15 years and I never get bored. But also Manel, "La bola de cristall"
Best gift that you have ever received? Paloma's Photo
Kyle Reis - Customer Service Agent
Describe yourself in 3 words: Empathy - Honesty - Sarcasm
Favorite Berlin spot: Berlin itself
Worst food you ever had: Anything containing coriander
3 things that you would do if you won the lottery? Travel, travel and give away some money (possibly whilst travelling)
Henri Felsenstein
Henri Felsenstein - Controlling Intern | Finance
Describe yourself in 3 words: spontaneous, sometimes funny, adventurous
Favorite Berlin Spot: Neukölln Kiez
Worst food you ever had: Durian fruit
3 things that you would do if you won the lottery? Travel the world for one year; hav the biggest and best party ever; buy my mom a house
Caralp Marine
Caralp Marine - Customer Service Agent
What is your life motto? (It is not really a motto, but I love it as it is from my favorite writer) "La vida no es la que uno vivió, sino la que uno recuerda, y cómo la recuerda para contarla" (G.G.M)
My worst job ever was: probably unemployment, I get crazy when I am at home doing nothing. If I don't have job I need to organize something to do.
What was your first thought when you woke up this morning? How cold is it outside? (I check every morning the forecast on my Iphone and I compare it with the one in my city, Barcelona. Obviously I get crazy...then I remember that this is Berlin, an incredibly amazing city!).
Which item could you not live without? Wine!
Alessio Turri - Customer Service Agent
What is your life motto? Do not do to others what you would not like them to do to you
What was your first thought when you woke up this morning? That I had to hurry up
Which item could you not live without? My credit card
Diana Calvino
Diana Calvino - Customer Service Agent
What is your life motto? if you look at life with astonishment, life will astonish you
My worst job ever was: Knocking doors to ask a questionnaire. I resisted one day!
Which item could you not live without: My hi-fi and my music
Erica Hartenhauer
Erica Hartenhauer - Customer Service Agent
Who would you like to be stuck in the elevator with? Eddie Murphy
Is there something you would never leave the house without? Key and cell phone
What do you like about living in Berlin? I like the landscape and water sports in the summer.
Anthony Delaverdac
Anthony Delaverdac - Customer Service Agent
Who would you like to be stuck in the elevator with? Tony Stark. Most known as Elon Musk in our world. Why? Because I would like to know how he plans to save our world....and how he plans to send us to Mars if he fails ...
Is there something you would never leave the house without? Mein Handy. They call it the sickness of the 21st century. I must say I feel lost without it.
One song that you could listen to everyday is .. I have really, really, realllllllllyyyyyyy poor musical culture. Therefore I bought myself a guide. His name is Spotify. I click somewhere on the app (remember the previous question?) and enjoy whatever it plays. I am not picky.
What do you like about living in Berlin? It is the opposite from Paris?
Alessandra Durante
Alessandra Durante - Customer Service Agent
Who would you like to be stuck in the elevator with? Quentin Tarantino
Is there something you would never leave the house without? My phone, of course!
One song that you could listen to everyday is.."Fake Plastic Trees" Radiohead
What do you like about living in Berlin? I love the multiculturality of Berlin.
Stamatios Nisyrios - Customer Service Agent
Describe yourself in 3 words: Curious, Ambitious, Easy-going
I am an expert in: Enjoying life and having fun
If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose & why? I would choose Batman, because he is the only Superhero that has no Superpowers!
Worst movie you have ever seen was .. I don't have a specific one in mind, but I really hate Zombie movies!
Rocio Arnaiz Pascual
Rocio Arnaiz Pascual - Customer Service Agent
Describe yourself in 3 words: Curious. Sarcastic. Traveller.
I am an expert in: making fun of everything
If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose & why? Barney Stinson. "When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead", he is just the best!
Worst movie you have ever seen was .. The Eye (2002). Just...don´t watch it.
Bruno Moraes - Software Engineer, Mobile Back-End | Engineering
Describe yourself in 3 words: Relentless happiness seeker
I am an expert in...writing code that is useful for other humans and machines
If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose & why? I think I'd like to be Neo, from "The Matrix" movie. His ability to learn stuff while he's inside the Matrix is amazing!
Worst movie you have ever seen was: I have seen some bad movies myself, but the movie "Lucy" is one of the worst... all of that flash drive stuff, come on
Finn Boylan - Customer Service Agent
Describe yourself in 3 words: Adventurous, Bold and light-hearted.
I am an expert in: Manifesting what I need.
If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose & why? Jason Bourne, because he is just an all round bad ass.
Worst movie you have ever seen was: The Happening with Mark Wahlberg, was not sure if it was a horror or a comedy.
Thanks again to all of our Newbies for taking the time to answer our questions. Stay tuned to see who else joins our team in the coming months!
