„I got an opportunity from the foundation...”

My name is Bara Bernadett, I live in Sândominic with my mother and my younger brother. My father died in 2009. I am studying social sciences in the Segítő Mária High School in Miercurea Ciuc, I am in 11th grade.

Q: Why did you choose this field of study?

Bara Bernadett: I chose this field, because I don’t like Mathematics and I prefer humanities. I like history, sociology, literature, and this way I learn what I enjoy and I consider it important.

Q: What do you do in your free time?

Bara Bernadett: In my free time I play basketball and handball with the school’s team. I started handball in 6th grade, and I took up basketball in 9th grade, and started to play in team in 10th grade, so I neglected the other one a bit, but if I have time, I play both sports.

We often take part in competitions with the basketball team, last year we achieved second place in the Transylvanian Cup, and we won the city student Olympics. This year we won the city competition, and we are training for the county round. I like jogging, last year I achieved fourth place in the county. Apart from this I am member of the Youth Organization of Sândominic, where we try to organize many useful programs for the young and old as well.

Q: I am sure it is hard to organize your free time having all this extra scholar activities, yet your grades are quite good. You have taken part in many school contests, which were these, and what results did you achieve?

Bara Bernadett: It is quite hard to organize my free time because of the trainings and the student residence, but you can manage if you want to. Now I am preparing for religion and history contest. Last year I achieved 10th place, this year I want to do better. On the English Kangaroo I achieved 5th place in the county round. I took part in it this year as well but I don’t know the results yet.

Q: What are your future plans? Would you like to continue your studies?

Bara Bernadett: I would like to, but I don’t know where. The first one in my short-term plans is to graduate, I would like to have as good grades on the final exam as possible. Before it I hope I can do the ECDL and a German language exam.

Q: Would you like to continue the sport?

Bara Bernadett: Yes, I would, because I need to move, and it is one of my options from career point of view.

Q: You have quite a lot of plans. Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years? What else do you want to achieve?

Bara Bernadett: 10 years is a long time, but I like planning things. So in 10 year time I would like to graduate successfully from high school, to have a job, and perhaps a small family. And all of this at home. I would like to stay here, in Szeklerland. I like it here, everything keeps me here. The only thing that attracts me to go abroad is university, but after graduation I would return.

Q: What does the foundation’s help mean to you?

Bara Bernadett: I got an opportunity from the foundation: the opportunity to live in a student residence, to study in normal conditions. Moreover I don’t need to travel 30 km after training. This means a lot to me. It took a load off my mother’s shoulder, because she is more relaxed knowing that I am in a good place during the week as well.