Hi, this is Miki from Greenwich English College. I’ve just started working as an intern today. From now on, I would like to update about Greenwich college and my daily life here in Melbourne.
As you know, because of Coronavirus pandemic, Australian Government announced that all visitors to Australia will have to self-isolate for 14 days from midnight Sunday on 15th of March. This might affect people who is thinking about coming to Australia or taking working holiday.
Today I would like to introduce myself and Cambridge exam course because I have been here for more than 4 months and I was one of the students at Greenwich English College. I had studied ‘English for Business’ for a month and ‘Cambridge FCE’ for thee months.
Cambridge exam is a department of Cambridge University. Their English exams Proficiency (CPE), Advanced (CAE), First (FCE), Preliminary (PET) and Key (KET) are recognised around the world by thousands of employers, universities and government ministries as proof of ability to use English.
Cambridge exam course at Greenwich is closed course so once you are in, all students study together for three months. This system makes students closer and students help each other. Teachers are also helpful and well organised.
Hi. This is Naoki from Greenwich. I’m going back to Japan day after tomorrow. I arrived in Australia in last 21st of April. I still remember my emotion that an airplane I was in landed in Sydeny. I felt very excited but, at the same time anxious about my new journey. Currently, I am in Melbourne. I could spend 11 months in Australia that is unbelievable. Today is my last day in Greenwich, my intern. So, I want to look back my life in Greenwich from now on.
Before I came to Greenwich, I had never done an office work. I kept wondering what office work is like. Also, I want to work overseas in the future. I have 2 years left before i graduate from my university. Considering it, I thought it is the best time to discover what office work is like. So, I applied for this internship. It cost about $1.400 which is not cheap but, I thought I have done the great shopping.
At the beginning of my intern, I was very slow and inaccurate. I myself wasn’t a good intern. I realized that office work is much more difficult than i thought. However, thanks to my nice colleagues, I could get used to doing a office work little by little. What I like the most is learning process. For example, first few weeks, I couldn’t finish making student Id cards on time. I thought the reason why i couldn’t finish my task on time. Then, I repeated trial and error to find a more efficient or accurate way. A few weeks later, I could finish making it on time. I was happy because I could change my failure into success. Also, I got praised from my colleagues which is not flattery but real compliment. As there are more things I am able to do, I feel that I am growing up and I become closer to a real member of my team. I was happy when I felt I contributed to my team. But, from my point of view, I couldn’t become a real member of my team. I ended up with a just intern like an assistant. There are a lot of things that I can’t do more than i can do. I think it might be because I lack of skills such as, how to process excel, English skills, how to use a computer in general and so on. I knew everything needs a plenty of time to be a decent level but, I felt very inferior to my colleagues. That is why I think I couldn’t build up my confidence.
In order to compensate for my lacking confidence, I need to think about what i need to do. I am leaving Australia in a few days and go back to my university. I will find out the answer as soon as i can and carry out what i need to do.
In my future, i want to be like my colleagues. through this internship, i could see my goal. I will work maybe not in Greenwich but in one of companies in the world. I don’t think i will be able to show off myself that is grown up to my colleges in Greenwich. But, someday, if i am lucky, I have a chance to meet them. If I could meet them, I want to make them astonished. They will see my growth. I need to start preparing for surprising my colleagues.