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My name is Thomas Wollinger and I live together with my family in Loppiano, Italy. If you are NOT interested in all the places I lived so far, you might want to read more about my family or my free time activities.

From Aug. 2001 to Sept. 2004 I was living in Bochum, Germany. I was employed by the university of Bochum, to do my PhD. Bochum has had a town charter since 1321. But the town only had any importance outside the immediately surrounding region since the boom in the coal and steel industries of the last century. But the last coal mine closed down thirty years ago and steel making is no longer important. New companies such as Opel and Nokia have taken their place.
Mining museum Bochum
From summer 1999 to summer 2001, my wife and myself were living in Worcester, MA (USA), where I did a two years master program. Worcester is located one hour to the west of Boston.
Boston


Shop in Kodaikanal
One of the poor Indian families

In my summer break 1998 (during my B.S. program), I had the chance to do voluntary social aid in India. I was working with Dr. Mascarenhas, who helps the poorest in Kodaikanal and the surounding villages without charge.

Kodaikanal is one of the most popular hill resorts in India. It is a charming hill station in the south of India near Madurai in Tamil Nadu.

During my studies for my B.S I had to do an internship. I decided to work for half a year in Dublin, Ireland.

Dublin has a wealth of historical and fascinating sights to explore and the pubs of Dublin are not simply places in which to satisfy your thirst. They are theatres for storytelling, homes away from home and so on (and do not forget - it never rains in pubs :-). After you've sampled what Dublin has to offer you have to extend your trip and visit the country side of Ireland. I did so almost every weekend.


Castle - Ireland


Symbol of Ireland's national drink


Castle - Aschaffenburg		 In the beginning of 1995 I started my Bachelor program in Dieburg. During my studies I lived most of the time in Aschaffenburg. After completing my bachelor I started working in Frankfurt still living in Aschaffenburg.

If you have a chance to visit Aschaffenburg, do not forget to see the castle.


September 1994 - January 1995: I participated in an international youth group leadership workshop in Hyde Park, NY (USA). We organized retreats, conventions, other kind of gatherings and events. I was living there together with young people from all over the world.
In 1993 I moved to Würzburg (a very lovely student town in Franken, Germany) to do my civil service. I was taking care of old people, mostly sitting in wheel chairs.

I was born 1971 in Wasserlos/Alzenau. In the first 22 years of my life I lived in Schöllkrippen until I was old enough to strike out on my own :-).
Sackhaus - Schöllkrippen

Last but MOST important my family:

I got married to my wife Anja in 1999 in Sailauf, Germany. Our daughter Tabea was born in September 2001 and our son Marian in November 2003.


Here are some of my current free time activities:

  • Leader of familie groups in the focolare movement (a religious organization within the Roman Catholic Church)
  • Continuing Education:
    1) Leading of Appraisal Interviews
    2) Family – the Foundation of Church and Society
  • Eucharistic minister
  • Organization of activities to help people in less developed countries, especially projects in Mexico-City and Ivory Coast (e.g. concerts)
  • Sports: biking, couple dancing, and hiking.

Selected past activities:

  • Organization and leader of marriage preparation courses
  • Team leader of youth groups in a religious organization for over ten years
  • Music director, actor, and guitar player of a band