Purple House Charity shop, practical assistance, emotional support, counseling, charity shop, internship supervisor, English-speaking country, training qualification, manual labor, supportive community, daily notes
I came to Ireland because I wanted to spend my internship abroad and, in particular, in an English-speaking country. I'm quite fluent in English, so it's easy to communicate. But I would still like to improve my level even further. It's useful for my studies because I like to do them abroad and maybe consider going to work in an English-speaking country.
In addition, the internship could bring me an opportunity to participate in an association for 2 weeks, which interests me enormously. I like to be at the service of others and live new experiences. The experience I would like to gain is correlated with my desire to help others in a business run by charming people.
[...] I enjoyed blending into Irish life and experiencing this pace of work. [...]
[...] Finally, during the host, the French made a knee bend and the sign of the cross before taking the host while the Irish did not bend down and made the sign afterwards. Then we went to Glendalough at noon. After eating and playing with the group, we visited a small museum about the ancestors of the village. We then saw a film about the vikings and left for a very large and creepy cemetery. Afterwards we walked a long way to a rest area which overlooked a valley with a lake. [...]
[...] With Cameron (the teacher) we started a group project which consists in making a podcast with several topics. I was with two friends of mine. It is very entertaining to talk english together and start doing things for 3 hours. I think it helps us a lot in increasing our self-confidence and our ability to speak up. Then in the charity shop, I finished tidying hangers. After that, I passed the broom on the ground. I met other sellers who welcomed me very well. [...]
[...] She spent 17 years working in a factory that produced underwear (Healyhosey) before moving on to work at Purple House, where she has been for the past 9 years. She prefers her current job because it is less noisy and more social than her previous role, but it can still be a bit stressful at times. For the past 2 years, she has worked full-time at a charity shop, where she enjoys hearing different stories from the people she meets. [...]
[...] We drove to the train station and arrived in Dublin in the morning. Afterwards we went to a very interesting immigration museum which traces the past of Irish migrants, the history of the country, misery, war, and above all Irish societal and technological advances. Afterwards, we ate and walked along the canal. There were lots of ads. Then we stopped for 3 hours in a very long and wide shopping street. I met a singer that I already knew thanks to YouTube, it was magic. [...]
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