In 1998 I finished my studies at the University of Applied Sciences Wilhelmshaven and obtained my diploma in economics. During my studies I focused on tourism business and at the end of 1998 I moved to the university town Münster, where I worked in the marketing department of a tour operator. In 2000 I got married and moved to Osnabrück, a town of 160.000 inhabitants. I am working as an assistant at the University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück, my business is the planning of lectures in the department of electrical engineering and computer science, project work and event-management.