First Day!

Hi! Today was my first day at my internship and it was very nice. Seriously, I’m really impressed about the store. I like the fact that all the stuff they sell is 100% fair trade. Ten thousand villages is a store that receives stuff made by the artisans of different countries in the world. You can go on their website to know more about the stores : www.tenthousandvillages.ca. In my internship, I met new people like the manager of the store named Patricia and another volunteer named Shanie. Both were really kind and I appreciated my day with them. Shanie speaks only English and she is trying to learn French, therefore I helped her in French and she helped me in English. 

Moreover, she gave me self-confidence to speak to her in English because she told me I was good. I had one misunderstanding with Shanie because I said I need a keyset for my keys and she understood I need a keyset for my kids. We just laughed a lot about this mistake. Next time, I will work on my pronunciation. I also learned new words like fair trade, copper, carpet and ground. Finally, I really liked my first day and to be a volunteer at this store will make me discover new cultures and countries.

First meeting!

Hi! A few days ago, I met my internship host. My internship is in a store named Ten Thousand Villages. My first meeting was short because she only told me what I will do and when I started but it went well. I think I actually make a good first impression. When I speak in English, I’m always shy because I’m scared to make a mistake and I don’t have a good accent. That’s why for my first day, to help me, I will use strategies to be a better language learner. The one I chose is to look for patterns in a language. Therefore, in my internship, I will concentrate myself to communicate more than worry about the grammar. I will try my best to think in the language. 

I’m not stressed about my first day on the contrary I’m excited to live a new experience. I hope after my thirty hours, I will be more confident and fluid when I will speak with other people in English.