Mrs. Aude Trancart, secretary at the agricultural high school of St Germain En Laye (SGL) carried out, within the framework of Erasmus for staff, a professional mobility internship in Ireland from April 29 to May 02, 2019. Back in France, let's meet up with Aude and her impressions below …
How did you organize your Erasmus internship in Ireland?
The organization by Mr. Hup, international cooperation referent of the school, and the partner of the celticinternship consortium was perfect, I had no bad or unpleasant surprises for both accommodation and training in Ireland.
Did you have any concerns about this mobility?
Indeed yes, I did. And especially in relation to the understanding of a foreign language due to the Irish accent. And then, full language immersion can be stressful... finally, everything went well.
How did your internship go?
It went very well, in accordance with my professional expectations. Comparing to my professional experience with my Irish counterparts, being trained with different tools and professional practices concerning the secretariat, all in English , was really enriching for my visions and ways of doing so in my work.
Have you had the opportunity to take cultural tours in Ireland?
Yes, on my own, like a big girl, I am proud of it, I visited magnificent churches, the Cork University, very impressive in structure and surface.
What have you personally and professionally learned with this mobility?
Both personally and professionally, I learned to do things on my own despite the language barrier that I feared a lot and ultimately unjustifiably. The very warm welcome from the Irish was really nice especially during my professional training, with a very friendly Irish secretary who took time to show me and explain to me her professional practices, giving me ideas to reinvest them in my own work. A lot of things were based on mutual aid and communication.
Finally, would you recommend doing an Erasmus?
Yes absolutely, for everyone, I would have liked my mobility to be longer, at least a week because there are so many things to see, so many professional practices to discover and to appropriate and so many welcoming people to know. A very nice experience!
C HUP, SGL international cooperation referent
