From master's abroad to more job opportunities

My name is Richelle, I’m 27 years old. I studied German in the Netherlands to become a high school teacher and did part of my studies in Schwäbisch Gmünd in Germany as an Erasmus student. After finishing my bachelor’s degree, I started working as a German teacher and student coach and then realized… this isn’t what I want to do yet! I didn’t feel like working fulltime, and because I studied to become exactly what I had become, there weren’t many other options for me at the time. Other than starting a master’s degree. Easy choice! Though I didn’t want to do this in the Netherlands and as such, started looking abroad.

As I had the time of my life during the four months studying abroad in Germany, it didn’t take too long before I figured I’d go back to Baden-Württemberg. Back to Schwäbisch Gmünd! The city stole my heart and I also liked the school a lot, so in September I moved across the border again to start the master ‘Germanisitik und Interkulturalität/Multilingualität’ at the same school I did my Erasmus exchange at a few years earlier.

It’s great to be back and also to get the opportunity to explore more of Germany while living here. I’m thinking of doing my internship in Austria or Switzerland maybe, but anyhow I know I’ll have more job opportunities after finishing this adventure abroad! It’s a win win win.
 

Updated on Þriðjudagur, 17/02/2026