Hey, my name is Sarah. I’m 18 years old and I live in
Germany.
At my school, every student has to do a work placement in twelfth Grade to get
some insights in economic processes. As our school offered to do this work
placement in the UK and English is my favorite language, I decided to take the
plunge and have the courage.
On my first day here at The Training Partnership I knew I
wouldn't regret it!
I love working here, the atmosphere is relaxed, but also very productive and
someone’s always quick with a quip – mostly Ian or Sam. ;-)
Sam is also the one I’m mostly working with or better said
for. I support him with searching for different activities around Torbay, so
that the Students get some ideas of what they could do while they’re here in
the UK. Besides the fun tasks there was of course a lot of paperwork – probably
like in every other office.
After work there’s still enough time to explore Torquay.
Whether you want to go shopping or enjoy the sunset at the beautiful harbour.
There are also a lot of pretty places around Torquay, like Brixham with all its
beautiful Coves or Dartmouth with its many Castles.
My host family is very nice and helpful. On my first day of
work, I didn't catch my bus, because unfortunately it doesn't stop at my stop…
It was pouring and as I got back home, my host mother already called a taxi for
me.
The best way to improve your English is to just talk!
If you’re in the same accommodation as one of your friends, don’t just talk in mother
tongue, but instead talk with your host family. You could definitely learn some
interesting things about the UK, you may not knew before.
Also you should definitely go out, have fun and make new
friends. There are some nice pubs in Torquay, like Appleby’s or the Green
Ginger.
Another good way to meet new people is the weekly student meeting from TTPL –
which, by the way, I helped to organise J – where you can talk to all of the other
students from many different countries.
Unfortunately I’m just staying for two weeks and that is
definitely too short to explore the whole beauty of Torbay. But nevertheless I
made some of the best experiences, I will never forget.
Thank you TTPL! J
