Being successful in leisure activities

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About This Project

A group of 21 Polish students came to Seville over a period of two weeks as part of an Erasmus+ exchange programme. This traineeship course was brought to life in an attempt to improve the student’s professional skills as well as giving them a unique opportunity to obtain some valuable working experience.

Their main tasks included the following:

Providing a potential customer with the offers that are at his disposal
Distributing information about the flamenco culture
Active participation in the marketing activities of the company (flyers distribution, touristic brochures)
Selling tourist products (tickets for cruises in the Guadalquivir River, flamenco shows and excursions in Andalusia)
Customer service, providing customers with advice about the city of Seville and its monuments
Managing and solving all types of problems for the correct use of audio guides
Taking notes of guests’ concerns and paying attention to special requests in a personal and professional way, translating and interpreting if required

During their two-week stay the students managed to successfully complete their internships as well as gaining a lot of new and useful insights into the working area of their choice. Besides work there was plenty of time left for them to participate in cultural activities, such as: a fun trip to Cádiz.

PARTICIPANTS’ OPINIONS

Agnieszka Toporek:

‘I came to Sevilla for 2 weeks. I was doing my internship at a tourism company called City Sightseeing Seville, handing out information about the trip rout and promoting the company at the same time. Thanks to my internship there I received the opportunity to get to know the city and the most important monuments. People that are working there are very nice and open, they were always to lend me a hand when I need it the most. During the practice I also took part in a Spanish course. I really liked the way our teacher (Maria Jose) was teaching us. She used a lot of games and fun things to do so that we would be motivated to learn more about the Spanish language. I think that euroMind company – thanks to these kinds of projects – give a lot of young people the unique opportunity to further develop their professional possibilities and to experience new things. It really creates new opportunities for a better future.’

Angelika Szmarkieta:

‘I worked at a hotel called Don Paco. During the first couple of days I mainly focused on being a housekeeper, whereas later on I would focus my attention on waitring the tables at the hotel restaurant. Thanks to this practice I have learnt a lot and I acquire new experiences. I carried out different type of tasks, for example collecting dirty dishes from the tables, cleaning tables, setting up the cutlery, assisting with the room cleaning. I also took part in a Spanish course. We have learnt very practical phrases through fun activities and games. Thanks to this project I have acquired new experience, I got to know Spanish culture, dishes and customs.’