There is at least a dozen of reasons why I am happy to study at the University of Aberdeen. I will share what makes me grateful at the moment.
I am an undergraduate student in French and German Studies and I am currently spending my compulsory year abroad, interning as an English Language Assistant in Germany. I am extremely glad to be able to do this experience although I am not a native speaker – I learned about this opportunity thanks to my amazing teachers at UoA. If I had not known, I would probably be doing an unpaid internship and having hard financial times (my studies are not supported by my family), which is not what you hope while you are in a foreign country. I study German at UoA because I would like to be able to communicate with my relatives who were born in Germany. Due to the language barrier, my family was, unfortunately, losing contact with them, but not anymore thanks to me and to what I have learnt at Uni! In this picture, in fact, I am jumping with my German little cousin in the town where I intern, Bad Salzdetfurth. As an incredible coincidence, the school where I work is the same school where her mum (my father’s cousin) also teaches. We see each other every day and I couldn’t be happier! Before coming to Bad Salzdetfurth I spent three months in Berlin, where I interned for a company that takes care of medicine and bureaucracy for foreigners in Germany, which has been a valuable experience, considering that I would like to work in the field of medical translation and interpreting. While in Berlin, I not only met people from all over the world (that I will visit soon in their home countries!), but I also had the chance to visit some of the most beautiful museums in the world. I love visual art, especially painting and sculpture; every time I see one of the master pieces of my favourite artists I almost cry! During the summer, when I still was in Berlin, I attended two online German language courses, the first one with the university of Dresden and the second with the University of Mainz. This boosted my language skills and prepared me for the wild life outside! Again, I learned about these two courses thanks to my teachers at UoA, and the best part is that I did not have to pay for them as I applied for and won their scholarships. Thank you, University of Aberdeen, for making this possible!
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