The contract has been sent to me via email, I have printed it out, signed it, and sent it back to Italy! It's official, June 7th I begin training in San Remo, Italy!
So much work ahead now! Save save save money, and of course Breanna and I have to plan our 4 weeks travel across Europe! We have SO many places we want to see in that month, so it's going to have to be pretty well organized!
We went to a travel agent yesterday to pick up some information, she suggested to us taking a guided tour, but we figured that might get a little old after 2 weeks, never mind 4...plus we are 22 years old and in Europe...we want to do it our way...which is going to be hard. Book flights, hostels, maps of the cities so we don't miss any important sites, and of course the ever detailed EuroRail system that we must somehow master.
Only one month left of classes - then exams...so you know planning this trip is going to be the source of all my procrastination... can't wait!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
destination unknown
AHHHH! So I got my official application sent to me from the coordinator of the camps in Italy already! (I was told it would take 2 weeks, and here it is 5 days later!) It asked a lot of questions about theatre and child experience, which makes me excited -- acting, singing and dancing like a fool for children and getting paid for it! I sent it back to her ASAP, and by the next day I was told I am guaranteed the job once I sign and return the contract.
I also found out where training begins in June. My first stop in Italy will be San Remo, which is along the Italian Riviera! The closest airport to San Remo is Nice, France, so I will most likely be spending a few days in the French Riviera (Nice, Eze and Monaco) before heading to San Remo. It's all starting to become more real. San Remo is a big resort place along the Italian Riviera, so I am going to try and go a few days before training so that I can enjoy it! I find out the locations of the rest of the camps once we arrive, so I guess it will be a surprise...
That's all the updates I have for now! Hoping to get more information about how the camps are ran etc. soon though...
Here is the link to the company I'll be working for this summer in case you are interested for Summer 2011:
http://www.linguesenzafrontiere.org/
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
getting started
I have been working like a crazy person since I have gotten home this reading week, I have bills to pay and now an $1100.00 flight to Itlay I need to pay for by mid-May. A very unexpected cost. One of the benefits of South Korea, that isn't included in my trip to Italy, is the flight is paid for. This works though, because now I don't have to be saving up too much while spending time in Europe.
My time in Italy will be well worth the $483.00 processing fee I had to pay Scotia Personnel Ltd. and the $1100.00 plane ticket. My accommodations AND food are completely covered the entire time I'm there for two months. Sounds like a good deal to me.
Now that I have been offered a position however, I have some paper work to gather to send to Scotia Personnel Ltd. asap so that everything is set in stone. In ten days I get my official offer from the Summer Camp in Italy, and ten days after I accept the offer, my contract comes. Within a month I will know all the details of my stay. It kind of seems surreal.
So my day off consists of me gathering the following documents:
- Completed Application form
* DONE at interview
- Resume and Cover letter
* DONE when applying a couple weeks ago
- At least 2 References, one of which should be related to children
* DONE when applying, they checked my references within a day, so I know they aren't joking around, my current boss is extremely excited for me!!
- Photocopy of Passport
*DONE this morning, my mother keeps my passport hostage so I don't get up and leave to the US to shop with my complete lack of funds
The following need to be done today:
- Medical background check
- Vulnerable Sector Police background check
- Photocopy of high school diploma
Apparently these things can take awhile to obtain, my high school diploma I never thought I'd need. I was wrong. It's packed in a box somewhere, who knows. It could be at my mom's or my dad's so I will have to go searching. Scotia Personnel said high school transcripts would also suffice, so I might be making a trip back to my high school today or tomorrow. (Scary I know).
Okay time to get this process started. Every step I take, the more real it will all become!
My time in Italy will be well worth the $483.00 processing fee I had to pay Scotia Personnel Ltd. and the $1100.00 plane ticket. My accommodations AND food are completely covered the entire time I'm there for two months. Sounds like a good deal to me.
Now that I have been offered a position however, I have some paper work to gather to send to Scotia Personnel Ltd. asap so that everything is set in stone. In ten days I get my official offer from the Summer Camp in Italy, and ten days after I accept the offer, my contract comes. Within a month I will know all the details of my stay. It kind of seems surreal.
So my day off consists of me gathering the following documents:
- Completed Application form
* DONE at interview
- Resume and Cover letter
* DONE when applying a couple weeks ago
- At least 2 References, one of which should be related to children
* DONE when applying, they checked my references within a day, so I know they aren't joking around, my current boss is extremely excited for me!!
- Photocopy of Passport
*DONE this morning, my mother keeps my passport hostage so I don't get up and leave to the US to shop with my complete lack of funds
The following need to be done today:
- Medical background check
- Vulnerable Sector Police background check
- Photocopy of high school diploma
Apparently these things can take awhile to obtain, my high school diploma I never thought I'd need. I was wrong. It's packed in a box somewhere, who knows. It could be at my mom's or my dad's so I will have to go searching. Scotia Personnel said high school transcripts would also suffice, so I might be making a trip back to my high school today or tomorrow. (Scary I know).
Okay time to get this process started. Every step I take, the more real it will all become!
Monday, February 15, 2010
just the beginning
First post to a new blog.
I am in my final year at university, with less than three months to go... everyone is freaking out about what their next move is going to be, what career path they are going to take. I know what I want to be, but I know I don't want to be it right NOW. There is something I want more than a set in stone career at this age, and that's to see the world, experience and live in different cultures. I knew my safest bet was to look into teaching English as a second language in South Korea. I have heard of so many people doing it, and having such an amazing experience that I just couldn't resist looking into it.
Along the way I found SO many companies, but I didn't know who to trust. My friend Breanna then found a company based out of Halifax, NS called Scotia Personnel Ltd. Her friend used them a couple years ago to be a camp counselor in the UK for the summer. I e-mailed them right away about South Korea, and they said they would love to help me find a place in a school there, but to also look into their summer camps in Italy. ITALY?! I have been to Europe once in my life - five years ago - and I have been DYING to go back ever since. I never thought I'd get an opportunity like this handed to me. I looked into it, and I loved it. My friend Breanna and I applied together, crossed our fingers as we went to the interview, and safe to say from what this blog is all about, we both got a spot teaching English in Italy for two months this summer. After our two months of teaching, we plan on taking a month to explore the rest of Europe!
We just find out we got the positions this weekend, and in around two weeks, the contracts will be e-mailed to us from Italy, and we will have exact dates and locations of our summer camps. Not only am I going to be living in Asia in the fall, but I now get to say I lived in Europe the summer before?! WOW. Some people say university is the best years of your life, but I think it's just up to you to make each year even better then the one before, life is what you make it. I can't wait to share my experiences and the process behind teaching English abroad through this blog. I thought it would be the easiest way to communicate to everyone who I will miss sooo much back home in Canada. Let the planning begin!!
I am in my final year at university, with less than three months to go... everyone is freaking out about what their next move is going to be, what career path they are going to take. I know what I want to be, but I know I don't want to be it right NOW. There is something I want more than a set in stone career at this age, and that's to see the world, experience and live in different cultures. I knew my safest bet was to look into teaching English as a second language in South Korea. I have heard of so many people doing it, and having such an amazing experience that I just couldn't resist looking into it.
Along the way I found SO many companies, but I didn't know who to trust. My friend Breanna then found a company based out of Halifax, NS called Scotia Personnel Ltd. Her friend used them a couple years ago to be a camp counselor in the UK for the summer. I e-mailed them right away about South Korea, and they said they would love to help me find a place in a school there, but to also look into their summer camps in Italy. ITALY?! I have been to Europe once in my life - five years ago - and I have been DYING to go back ever since. I never thought I'd get an opportunity like this handed to me. I looked into it, and I loved it. My friend Breanna and I applied together, crossed our fingers as we went to the interview, and safe to say from what this blog is all about, we both got a spot teaching English in Italy for two months this summer. After our two months of teaching, we plan on taking a month to explore the rest of Europe!
We just find out we got the positions this weekend, and in around two weeks, the contracts will be e-mailed to us from Italy, and we will have exact dates and locations of our summer camps. Not only am I going to be living in Asia in the fall, but I now get to say I lived in Europe the summer before?! WOW. Some people say university is the best years of your life, but I think it's just up to you to make each year even better then the one before, life is what you make it. I can't wait to share my experiences and the process behind teaching English abroad through this blog. I thought it would be the easiest way to communicate to everyone who I will miss sooo much back home in Canada. Let the planning begin!!
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