https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Patrick Lamb was born and grew up in Sheffield in the UK and now lives in Vienna where he works as a stand-up comedian. He spoke to The Local about life as an English language comic in the Austrian capital. https://www.thelocal.at/20160201/british-stand-up-aiming-for-shared-laughter-in-vienna Mon, 01 Feb 2016 12:33:49 +0100 british-stand-up-aiming-for-shared-laughter-in-vienna Tall William, also known as William Campbell, is a British singer-songwriter who's based in Vienna. By day he works as a press officer and graphic designer, but his experience as a musician inspired him to create a new tool for Vienna's alternative music community, to help locate gig venues and practise spaces. https://www.thelocal.at/20150210/life-in-austria-is-great-songwriting-material Tue, 10 Feb 2015 12:46:00 +0100 life-in-austria-is-great-songwriting-material Ulf Lindemann - also known by his artist name [dunkelbunt] - was born in Hamburg in 1979 and came to Vienna at the beginning of the millennium to study and make music, becoming one of the pioneers of new music genres Electro Swing and Balkan Beatz. He spoke to The Local about how Austria inspired his music and what we can expect from his new album. https://www.thelocal.at/20150120/the-austrian-music-scene-inspired-me Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:17:00 +0100 the-austrian-music-scene-inspired-me Beate McLatchie is originally from Innsbruck, Austria but moved to Bali in 1992 and spent over 20 years there, raising a family, running a yoga and wellness company and building villas. She has now returned to Vienna to set up a yoga studio and spoke to The Local about feeling like an expat in her own country. https://www.thelocal.at/20141202/creating-community-key-for-vienna-yoga-business Tue, 02 Dec 2014 10:30:00 +0100 creating-community-key-for-vienna-yoga-business Mikhail Evstafiev is a Russian artist, writer, journalist, and photographer, who has lived in Vienna for the past ten years. He was born in Moscow but has lived in many different places. He spoke to The Local about his new exhibition Lines of Life, and how Vienna has started to feel like home. https://www.thelocal.at/20141124/vienna-has-become-so-cosmopolitan Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:36:00 +0100 vienna-has-become-so-cosmopolitan We know how daunting it can be when you're first looking for a job in Austria. Especially intended for students, recent graduates and young people in Vienna, the annual career fair kicks off on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.at/20141118/austrias-largest-career-fair-coming-on-thursday Tue, 18 Nov 2014 11:38:00 +0100 austrias-largest-career-fair-coming-on-thursday The Local talks to Bevin Clement, a native of New Zealand and a builder by trade who moved to Austria for love in 1999 and now runs his own building and renovation business. https://www.thelocal.at/20141114/living-in-austria-gives-you-a-different-outlook Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:34:00 +0100 living-in-austria-gives-you-a-different-outlook The Local talks to 24-year-old Lucia Escolano from Spain, who moved to Vienna in January to improve her German and find work. https://www.thelocal.at/20141112/viennas-public-transport-is-amazing Wed, 12 Nov 2014 18:03:00 +0100 viennas-public-transport-is-amazing American Amanda K. moved to Vienna in June 2013 to pursue her graduate studies. As well as studying, she works at Gymboree Play & Music, a private childcare company which offers parents in Vienna the chance to spend more time with their young children in a specially-tailored environment. https://www.thelocal.at/20140904/a-love-of-learning-was-vital Thu, 04 Sep 2014 11:58:00 +0200 a-love-of-learning-was-vital Kate Gaines is a 35-year-old clarinettist and music teacher from Kentucky, USA, who has been teaching at the Danube International School in Vienna for three years. She spoke to The Local about the challenges and joys of working abroad. https://www.thelocal.at/20140828/suddenly-youre-just-trying-to-get-a-sentence-out Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:24:00 +0200 suddenly-youre-just-trying-to-get-a-sentence-out The Local talks to Ben Connor, an Australian baritone who moved to Austria to study and perform music. https://www.thelocal.at/20140816/no-one-speak-english-to-him Sat, 16 Aug 2014 15:38:00 +0200 no-one-speak-english-to-him Carly Hulls is a 27-year-old Australian, who works for an online travel agency and is based in Vienna. She talked to The Local about what brought her to Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20140728/i-came-for-a-boy-and-stayed-for-the-lifestyle Mon, 28 Jul 2014 11:30:00 +0200 i-came-for-a-boy-and-stayed-for-the-lifestyle Nick Schwarz, a 23-year-old from Portland, Oregon, is a reporter for the current affairs programme Reality Check, at FM4 radio in Vienna. The Local talked to him about why he came to Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20140721/the-best-part-of-working-abroad-is-breaking-down-barriers Mon, 21 Jul 2014 17:07:00 +0200 the-best-part-of-working-abroad-is-breaking-down-barriers Juliana Rocha, 31-years-old, is a Brazilian freelance journalist now living in and working from Vienna. The Local talked to her about what she does, and why she came to Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20140604/i-used-to-like-change-but-ive-changed Wed, 04 Jun 2014 17:01:00 +0200 i-used-to-like-change-but-ive-changed Stuart Colebrook, 35 years old, is an English designer and barkeeper now living and working in Vienna. https://www.thelocal.at/20140521/just-go-to-every-bar-and-ask-for-a-job Wed, 21 May 2014 19:09:00 +0200 just-go-to-every-bar-and-ask-for-a-job Ryoko Krivanec, 36-years-old, is a Brazilian Office Manager who has been living and working in Vienna for more than ten years. The Local talked to her about life and work in Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20140511/love-brought-me-to-austria Sun, 11 May 2014 12:12:00 +0200 love-brought-me-to-austria