Tina is a newbie in the pole world and even a newbie in the country she lives in. Born and raised in Germany, she has always been athletic and used to practice Taekwondo and Kickboxing for about 15 years as well as gymnastics for 4 years. She also got the opportunity to try out other martial arts at various Taekwondo camps: Tang Lang Kung Fu, Goshin Jitsu, Karate, Judo, Wing Tsun and Tai Chi.
After she was done with school, she went on to university to study teaching English as a Second Language and German Language Arts and tried out a few more sports during that time: Windsurfing, Rock Climbing, Jiu Jitsu, Capoeira, Step Aerobic as well as one or two years of dancing (Jazz, Hip Hop, Ballroom) every once in a while. During that time, she also worked as a fitness instructor at the local gym.
After her studies, she worked as a teacher in Germany for two years, which took up so much time that she was not able to do anything else than running (which she hates and only tries out like 2 times a year, for about 5 times in a row, since it is simply boring: You leave the house, to get back to your starting point in a hurry!) and (thankfully) go out at least once, where she met her now husband, an American. They went through 1.5 years of a long-distance relationship, before Tina got her K1 visa to be able to enter the US with the intention to get married and staying.
Finally in the US, culture shock took over quickly and she needed something to get her out of the house, which is why she started her pole-career. From the first moment she was hooked and is now aiming for higher goals: Becoming an instructor! After only 10 classes, she was able to invert for the first time and after 2.5 months, pole made her look forward to coming back to the US during a trip to Germany.
Today, 3 months after starting pole and 9.5 months after moving to the US, she is a self-employed private teacher and tutor for German (telingu.com) and works as a freelance writer and translator (fiverr.com/tinamedlin).
