I’ve been doing an internship at NSTS in Malta for about 3 weeks and I really enjoy it so far. I am studying at Friedrich-List-Schule Berlin in Germany to become a foreign language correspondent. As part of my studies, I have to do an internship for 5 weeks. The organisation Go Europe, EU agency at FLS (Friedrich-Liste-Schule) offers the opportunity to do internships abroad. I also could have decided to do an internship in my hometown however I consciously decided to go abroad. There are a lot of pros and cons but all in all I can say that the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. I decided to go to Malta.
At the beginning, when I arrived to Malta, I thought that everything was exciting and beautiful: the change of environment and climate, all the different new people. After the first few days, I was a little overwhelmed by all the new impressions and living in a room with two flatmates but I got used to it quite quickly as I am there just in the evening and for sleeping.
I can definitely say that I have developed and learnt about myself in many different ways: I gained a lot of work experience in the field I am studying now; I learnt dealing with new and different situations and people just by living in everyday life. I found it interesting, after one to two weeks everything has slipped into a routine: going to the internship, having a break outside in the sun, meeting my friends after work, going home for dinner in the evening with my flatmates.
During my stay, I try to make the most out of being on this beautiful island, so at the weekend I usually visit different places, like Mdina, Naxxar or Birgu, which are lovely small towns with an old-fashioned, romantic atmosphere. Last weekend I had my first scuba-dive course which was really exciting and challenging for me. Sometimes I just relax with friends outside while sun-bathing at the seaside, eating ice cream and observing the people and everyday events.
I realised that Malta offers many different new experience; I think that this is the case with many other new places as well. My opinion is: when life offers you the chance to do a new experience: finding out about new places, people and culture, tasting and experiencing new food, collecting fresh impressions you need to take it and make the best of it. I would recommend this to everyone, if you have a possibility to work or do an internship abroad, take it. You will gain work experience and learn a lot about yourself and life in general.
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