Decisions: Every day we must choose. Sometimes those choices are just small but sometimes they can change your life. In 2017 I made the decision to go to England. I wanted to improve my English, I wanted to make new friends and I wanted to gain some work experience. Well, and that is what I did. 26thof August 2018: I’m standing at the airport and say goodbye to my parents. The feeling that I won’t see them, and all my friends for the next 6 months is sad and I’m a bit anxious about dealing with everything by my own as well. But I’m excited and I’m looking forward to discovering my own adventure. 😊 The first two month I lived in a host family. My host mom was a lovely lady and we had always
At the end of July 2018 I started my adventure in London as a digital marketing intern. Of course with great anticipation. I knew my stay abroad will be great because I felt very good prepared and ready with the help from Birkenvale. When I came to London I became a part of the team very quickly and I got used to the big city life very fast – I was happier than ever. At the end of September I had a pretty bad down... But in the end I'm actually very glad I had such a down. It helped me with my personal development and I got to know myself a lot better. Among other things, I have now become much more independent and have noticed how beautiful and important it is to be able to spend time with
Andere Kultur, andere Sprache, anderes Essen, andere Tiere, ALLES ANDERS!! Während meinem 3.5 monatigen Praktikum konnte ich viel über die englische Kultur lernen und obwohl die Insel nicht allzu weit von der Schweiz entfernt ist, sind wir doch unterschiedlich. Ich habe bei einer Sprachschule gearbeitet, in einem Team von englischen Frauen. Gewohnt habe ich bei einer Gastfamilie. So hatte ich die Möglichkeit die Engländer und deren Kultur zu erleben. Zwei Wasserhähne, Autos auf der linken Seite der Fahrbahn, Dieselzüge, riesige Seemöwen, Sandstrand, Cafés, Pubs, Würste zum Frühstück und mehr. Am Anfang war alles etwas einschüchternd, aber schnell gewöhnte ich mich an die neue Umgebung. Nachd
