Katrin Schmahl

Katrin paid a short visit to New Zealand after she finished high school. She was so impressed with Christchurch and the South Island that she decided to return for a longer period at a later stage. The opportunity to return presented itself while she was studying toward a Civil Engineering qualification in Germany.

“I chose a couple of courses about earthquakes, for example design of piles and buildings and their behavior during earthquakes. In Germany there aren’t any earthquakes so it was very interesting to study.”