and 36 undergraduate students, who study in different disciplines, in Izmir-Yasar University for 14 days in 2012. At RheinAhrCampus, the Corporate Social Responsibility activities were developed and realised
council) please contact your host organisation. If your host organisation pays you, you will have to open a bank account. If your language skills are not sufficient to cope with this, ask a fellow worker [...] underestimate the challenge of being able to start a conversation, especially during the first couple of days. There will be many situations (in the lift, waiting for your supervisor in the secretary’s office [...] deal with mismatches between expectations and reality. Often the situation is not beyond repair and open communication with all concerned can lead back to the path to a successful internship. 5. After the
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experience, the cultural experience part was positively massive J! In general the Aussies were friendly, open minded and always tried to turn an average situation into a good time. As far as I remember I only [...] a dime to bring a car back to its origin location in a certain amount of time. For example in four days I took a Toyota Camry from Brisbane back to Cairns, which is about 1700 km north of Brisbane. I had
to lunch, to family dinners, to events or to outdoor trips. All in all, they were very outgoing and open-minded. But Canadians tend to be over-polite anyways. They say “Thank you” even though the thanks [...] life quality is extremely high. Yes, it does rain a lot, especially in the winter, but the few sunny days with blue sky make up for all the rain. In Vancouver there are kilometers of sea walks where you can
you out. The Irish are lots of fun: they like having fun and know how to do it. The Irish are very open and interested in other cultures. Whenever I went and started a conversation people were very interested [...] started looking for the room when I arrived in Dublin. I was very lucky as I found my room within 3 days. I paid 425 per month (no additional bills on top of that). I was told it is a good deal. Check the [...] decision. It didn’t cost much but include all I needed to travel and live abroad. Bank account: I had to open a bank account as my German bank was charging a lot for using the foreign ATMs. It is very easy and
about the intended host country, by watching TV or reading the newspaper for example. During my last days in Germany I prepared everything to find an interim tenant for my appartment at home and arranged [...] When I arrived safely in Atlanta, my friend from Germany was already waiting for me. The first four days I planned vacations at Berry College in Rome, approximately an hour and a half from Atlanta, because [...] and we had a lot of fun before I finally went to bed and fell asleep. On my way to Erie a couple of days later everything was perfect. I had an impressive view from the plane. The whole landscape was covered
always an open ear for your questions and problems, even the usually very busy professors. Most of the research staff are international students, PH-Ds and postdocs and are usually very nice and open minded [...] pay a little bit more. The utilities here are highly depending on the present season. During colder days the heating will be the biggest point in your bill. In the summertime you usually don’t have to pay [...] to pubs and clubs and it entitles you to buy alcohol. Another very helpful thing to do here is to open an account at a local bank. With this account it is much easier to obtain cash money and to pay your
and they sent all of the information I needed on time. Everything went very smoothly and within ten days after my consulate visit I received my passport including my visa in the mail. All I had to do was [...] everything done on time. If you are planning on receiving money from Germany, it is very important to open a banking account in Germany which doesn’t charge fees every time you try to withdraw money in the
most people would think of Sydney or Melbourne first, maybe the Sydney Opera House or the Australian Open, the Whitsunday Islands, surfing or the Great Barrier Reef. “ Queensland – the Sunshine State”, that’s [...] there’s a good chance you will find a nicer and cheaper place looking around in person. After 3 to 4 days most people have found something suitable. The living expenses are comparable to Germany, maybe a [...] credits for your degree or just about improving your English. I think it in some way makes you a more open-minded and independent person; it broadens one’s mind. I can only recommend going to Brisbane and
capital city, Brisbane. We enjoy modern facilities in the campus centre. The student card provides, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, access to computer rooms and internet on the campus. A Library, located in [...] at our worksite over the 10 week program. This equates to 15 hours per week. I could negotiate the days and times I was working. Performance at the workplace has been assessed by the course coordinator [...] chilling-pool, at the beach volley court or at the Bbq areas. Students are very friendly there and open to new friendships. It was not a problem to follow the lectures and the tutorial in English. Professors