Aurelie Van Den Bempt, ULB, trainee in China

Posted by admin in AIESEC Stories, International Internship Experience     

Aug
18

“Leaving my routine, feeling different by doing something uncommon, discovering something bigger, something different and exceptional, …

These many reasons convinced me to abandon all I was doing in my everyday life and just leave and go for adventure to a far and mysterious country: China.

Doing an internship thanks to the AIESEC is not just about being a tourist because you take part in something much bigger. You breathe, live and work as a native while adding your own mindset and your own culture to the benefit of a company. You bring more than just your academic skills and knowledge.

For my part, my internship in China lasted 6 weeks in the educational and marketing field. Teaching English to children brought me such a human dimension in learning the Chinese culture. The interactions with my students were amazing.

I also discovered other cultures than the Chinese one. We were actually four foreign teachers from the AIESEC: an English girl, a Polish girl and a Lithuanian boy. Again, the interactions between us were amazing and we became close friends.

All these elements contributed to make me spend a wonderful internship abroad. And you know what? I am going back to China in August for 6 months.”

Best regards!