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Going abroad
Why should I go abroad?
1. Work
2. Help others
3. Travel, see the world
4. Study, improve langu- age skills
1. Work
• Your work experience is a big advantage when you search for a job
• Employers will rather give you a job when you have some work experience abroad
Offers
• Work and Travel: - stay in a foreign country and work at the same time - there are organisations just for work and travel - you get a flat and a job for a certain period of time• Placement in another country: - gain work experience - get to know everyday life of other people - learn the language
Dos and Don'ts
• BEFORE you go:Look for information about the organisation or the offer
• Get to know the language• Look for a place to live, if there's
no offer from the organisation• Save enough money• Be prepared to work hard
• Don‘t go there without any information
• Don‘t go, if you are not really sure
• Don‘t go without having a place to stay
Advantages and disadvantages
• Learn the language• Gain experience• Get to know the culture
and the country• Make friends• Good for your CV and
your future job• Become more
independent and mature
• Problems in school• Difficult to start your life
in the new country• Homesickness
Help othersHelp others
Countries which need your help• Third world countries: -Kambodscha -Columbia -Somalia -Ethiopia -Sudan -Afghanistan, Pakistan, Irak
-Chile -Brazil
Dos and Don'ts
• Help people• Donate money• Support the inhabitants • Be friendly and polite
• Don‘t be lazy • Don‘t be rude• Respect the traditions
of the inhabitants• Don‘t pollute the
environment
3. Travel to see the world
• Lots of young people dream of travelling the world after school
• Good institution for young people: student travel; eurovacation.com; smarter travel
challenges for the participant:
dos• buy a „around the world
ticket“ if you really won‘t to see everyhing
• take time for seeing interesting architecture
• write down the list of places you want to visit
• use the vacation for improving your language skills
don`ts• don‘t stay to long at one
country or city; there are others waiting for your visit
• don‘t go only shopping for example in London
• don‘t ignore the rules of other countries
• don‘t only speak your language
Ways of travelling
• Exchange programme
• Interrail
• Youth camps
• Sport camps
• Language trips
• Camping trips
• Holidays with parents
Studying in other Studying in other CountriesCountries
Pros• Get to know a foreign country• Meet new people• Learn something about a different culture• Looks good in your CV• Gain some new experiences• Improve language skills
Cons
• A long time away from home • Total change of life• Expensive• Maybe necessary to catch up
at school• No (not much) contact to your „old“ friends
Organise:
- a place to study - a place to stay - a job to earn money
Dos
- be nice & polite - use the time efficiently - be open for new cultures - use the chance to learn a new language
Don'ts
- just sit at home - be impolite or rude - talk too much to your friends in your „old“ language (telephone)