At the end of my 2-week work and study programme at Spark, I would like to come out as a better person. I will strive to create blog posts that drive immense traffic to Spark website, with the aim to help Spark become a more well-known brand name and become the top choice for students and adults when they choose a school to study Spanish.

My personal objectives after the work experience programme would be to improve my marketing skills; especially in this case, I will learn how to write blog posts that drive traffic.

During my work and study experience, I want to be viewed by my colleagues as someone who always goes above and beyond and delivers more than is asked of her. I would like to bring tangible value to Spark in the form of creative content. I want my manager to view me as a person who takes initiatives, eager to learn and improve.

I will also leave my time at Spark being more confident in conversational Spanish and as a result. I will be a person that strives for the best and not afraid of making mistakes and learning from them.

Linh Tran

Es viernes, 28 de julio de 2017

Hola todo!

¡Hola a todos!
Me llamo Linh. Fui una estudiante en Spark escuela de idiomas y participé en el programa de trabajo y estudio durante 2 semanas, el cual me encantó. Esta fue mi primera vez en el sur de España. Siempre quise viajar a España para estudiar espeñol, pero nunca tuve la oportunidad. Antes de hacer el viaje, estaba un poco nerviosa, pero ahora estoy muy contenta.

Llegué al aeropuerto de Jerez el sábado por la mañana y a Spark a las 22h, donde me quedé las próximas dos semanas. ¡Las clases de español de Elena fueron muy divertidas! Las clases empezaban todos los dias a las 10 de la mañana. Por las tardes o bien tenía clases de cocina o viajaba a ciudades cercanas. Mis compañeros de clase fueron amables y comunicativos. Tuve muchas oportunidades para hablar español, tanto con mi profesora como con la población local. No hay muchas personas que hablen español aquí, así que tenía que hablar español.

Por la tarde tarde trabajé durante tres horas. Escribí blogs para la página web de la escuela Spark sobre mi experiencia en Spark y el Puerto de Santa María, así que otros potenciales estudiantes puede leer y, con suerte, venir a Spark para estudiar español! Tambien me encantó el Puerto de Santa María. Sus playas son muy bonitas, pasé tiempo con mis amigos de la escuela cada semana y finde. Visité unas ciudades que están cerca de El Puerto, como Cádiz, Sevilla y Sanlúcar, son hermosas.

Quiero agradecer por todo a Spark, quien ha hecho mi experiencia muy memorable.

In my time at Spark, I will gain valuable skills which I can use for the rest of my life. I will grasp every opportunity with both hands, whether learning new things or bettering skills I already have. After my ten weeks here I hope to be a better version of myself than I am now, with more knowledge and and skills that I can apply to my future endeavours. I will work hard and push myself to reach my goals, and I will be proud of how I spent my time here.

This is my statement of intent that i have written at the start of my work experience programme in order to set myself a set of professional and personal goals during my time here.

Statement of Intent

During my 5 week work and study programme at Spark I will establish and commit to good working habits that I will be able to use and build on throughout the rest of my working life. I will face the inevitable challenges of working in a completely new environment with a positive attitude and persistence. I will learn from my own mistakes and the experiences and methods of others in order to fulfil the tasks set for me by Spark and to be successful in my own objectives both with larger, long-term projects and smaller tasks.

I will apply myself fully in order to become a useful and capable part of the Spark team. I will be viewed by the other staff at Spark as a dependable and hard-working colleague because I will be dedicated to my role here and will consistently show improvement. I will improve and grow by reflecting on my goals and constantly striving to understand what will help me achieve them to the fullest.

I will be a positive force around Spark, taking each new task in my stride, aiming for both efficiency and thoroughness in my work. I will work with the team both by learning from their advice and experiences and in turn by valuing and appreciating their work and supporting them in all that they do here.Furthermore I intend to use my time here to improve my Spanish, I am committed to this goal and will work hard in and out of the classroom to progress.

By the end of my time here I will be proud and confident of all that I have achieved and learned because I will know that what I have accomplished is the result of my dedication both to my work experience goals and to my Spanish studies.

Sophie Dixon

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