I am interning in the tourism department at Edutus College here in Budapest, Hungary. I was very eager to start my internship, albeit a little nervous. I was to report to the director of the college, Csilla Jandela, and the first thing I wanted to establish was what was expected of me. After introducing myself to Csilla, I was later introduced to the other faculty members of the college that I would potentially be working with. When we returned back to Csilla's office, I made sure to ask her what they had planned for me and what their expectations were of me. I wanted to know what was expected of me not to only meet their specific expectations of me, but to surpass them. While at Edutus college, I am expected to proofread and correct the english content that is published on their behalf, help in the organization of their annual international day, develop brief presentations pertaining to travel within the tourism industry, participate in group activities and field trips, engage with the students in english, and to help motivate the students in their aspirations to learn english as a second language.
I feel extremely confident that I can not only meet these expectations, but that I can exceed them. With my previous experiences, I am poised to help Edutus and their students in this specific role that has been given to me. Within my first week I've already given one presentation in a business class on marketing within the Airline industry, due to my work experience with Delta airlines. The students are still learning english and I observed that many don't speak it quite fluently yet. I've tried to make my presentations mentally stimulating for the students while keeping them easy to follow as well. A class on Hungarian culture and language is taught at my college for students from different countries who are studying at Edutus. I have decided to sit in on the class while it is in session in order to help me learn hungarian while I am here. The Hungarian students in my college have informed me that Hungarian is one of the hardest languages to learn (lucky me), many of them believe that it is harder for a person to learn Hungarian than English. By learning Hungarian, I hope not only to improve my experience here, but I also hope to show the students at Edutus that I am serious about helping them and that learning a second language is attainable.
Many of the students that are in the classes I have been requested to make presentations for have aspirations to hold careers within the tourism industry. I am currently working on another presentation that highlights the operations of an airport. I asked for a copy of their lessons so that I can incorporate the vocabulary they're learning into my presentation. I tried to incorporate their point of view, not being fully fluent in English. I know that learning another language and speaking to a native speaker in that language can be difficult. I can relate with the Hungarian students in their endeavors to learn english as I studied spanish for six years. I have also spoke to a few of the students individually and asked if they'd like me to incorporate anything specific into my presentations.
