Meet the International Festival princesses: Jordan Schulin, German princess

Jordan Schulin, 17, German princess (Photo by Tom Mahl, The Chronicle-Telgram)

Name: Jordan Schulin

Nationality: German

Listen to Jordan introduce herself. (Audio courtesy of WEOL.)

Age: 17

Sponsor: Lorain County Breastfeeding Coalition

Hometown: Lorain

Parents: Joe and Tina Schulin

High school: Marion L. Steele High School

Future plans: “I plan to attend college after I am done with high school. I want to be an accountant.”

Costume: “My costume was also worn by my aunt, Tammy Schulin, in the 1983 pageant. It was imported from Germany. It is a peasant dirndl worn by young women from western Germany. The embroidery around the skirt is mostly flowers of Germany, including the edelweiss. A simple peasant styled white blouse is always worn under the dress.”

Roots: “My paternal grandfather came here from Germany, and my maternal grandfather has strong German descent.”

Favorite ethnic food: potato pancakes

Favorite musician: Taylor Swift

Favorite book: Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich

Favorite movie: The Notebook

A message from Jordan: “I love being German. I am many other nationalities, so it was hard to choose, but both my grandpas are German, and I love the food and traditions. I just started German dancing, which is so much fun. I love learning and being a part of my ethnic culture — plus Germans have more fun.”

“Come join me and all the other princesses at the International Festival and pageant. It is an amazing experience. I will be dancing German at the pageant and Italian and Croatian at the festival. Enjoy the food, and come and say hi to me. I love my city for its love of the different nationalities it represents.”