Winter
is over even in Finland and so is a great, though exhausting spring. Today is the first day of my summer vacation. Lots has happened:
My internship was a great experience. I learned lots - for example (most surprising) that I like working with kids- and my finnish language got a huge boost. Somewhere along the way I quit the cleaning job. After that I was only 5 to 6 days a week at work, and that proved to be more than enough. I had been in the internship for 3 months when I got hired to write the testphase report (in finnish!) of a project I had already earlier (as part of the internship) been working in. The job was at the local university's continuing education center - exactly where my language courses had been - and was supposed to last about a month. In the end I got a new contract for another 3 weeks, which ends on Monday. Inbetween I was back in the internship for 1 week, taking part in a course for autism- and Asperger patients and their families. Besides all that, my last wisdom tooth was removed (in a surprisingly short time with surprisingly few problems afterwards and a shockingly huge bill for one who's used to free dental care). And about 3 months ago I sent about half a kilo of papers to Helsinki, hoping they will explain enough top convince officials that I'm well enough trained to go to work... So far the decision hasn't come (why should they hurry, it only costs 300€) and I'm starting to get a bit frustrated - I can't apply before I have it.
And now I have two days 'real' (as in 'payed') vacation, then I'll be unemployed. With a bit of luck I'll start another internship at the hospital in August, with even more luck, the letter with the decision arrives soon. In any case I gotta start thinking about where to apply to, get my CV updated and some applications written, so I can send them immediately when I'm finally hopefully allowed to.
Of course, most of all, I'll enjoy my free time with the man and Seita. Depending on the weather and how fast Seita gets used to walking next to a bicycle, we might even go for a short cycling trip.
My internship was a great experience. I learned lots - for example (most surprising) that I like working with kids- and my finnish language got a huge boost. Somewhere along the way I quit the cleaning job. After that I was only 5 to 6 days a week at work, and that proved to be more than enough. I had been in the internship for 3 months when I got hired to write the testphase report (in finnish!) of a project I had already earlier (as part of the internship) been working in. The job was at the local university's continuing education center - exactly where my language courses had been - and was supposed to last about a month. In the end I got a new contract for another 3 weeks, which ends on Monday. Inbetween I was back in the internship for 1 week, taking part in a course for autism- and Asperger patients and their families. Besides all that, my last wisdom tooth was removed (in a surprisingly short time with surprisingly few problems afterwards and a shockingly huge bill for one who's used to free dental care). And about 3 months ago I sent about half a kilo of papers to Helsinki, hoping they will explain enough top convince officials that I'm well enough trained to go to work... So far the decision hasn't come (why should they hurry, it only costs 300€) and I'm starting to get a bit frustrated - I can't apply before I have it.
And now I have two days 'real' (as in 'payed') vacation, then I'll be unemployed. With a bit of luck I'll start another internship at the hospital in August, with even more luck, the letter with the decision arrives soon. In any case I gotta start thinking about where to apply to, get my CV updated and some applications written, so I can send them immediately when I'm finally hopefully allowed to.
Of course, most of all, I'll enjoy my free time with the man and Seita. Depending on the weather and how fast Seita gets used to walking next to a bicycle, we might even go for a short cycling trip.
flussziege - Jun 27, 14:04
