After almost three months of practical training at a senior care center, my time in Vancouver slowly goes to end. I just had a great time at work and in general! The Senior Care centre I worked at was nicely situated at Capilano River, the facility offers lots of programs for its permanent residents such as art classes, baking, exercises, sing-a-long, bowling, gardening, outdoor walks and so on. The Recreation team consists of eight full and part-time working women, who are all easy going and friendly.

As a student in recreation, I first assisted the staff in running their programs, before I started doing my own ones from the second month on. I ran programs like gymnastics with ribbon, sing-a-long, tea time, outdoor walks or ball games and prepared some supplies such as rice filled balloons covered with fabric with the residents. I could usually plan my day like it worked best for me and of course, still helped out when I was asked to. Working with the residents was lots of fun, especially after I got to know them and had built up a relationship.

I made lots of new and unexpected experiences which you can only do, working for a certain number of weeks, so I´m really glad that I did have the chance to come to Vancouver and to work at for a Senior Care Centre! So thank you INTERNeX for finding that placement for me and for your support! I had one of the best times in my life and my time here in Vancouver encouraged me to go on like this and explore the world!

I had six wonderful weeks at Touchstone farm, where I lived together with the family and approximately 20 other people. I learned a lot about horse training and about handling young horses and stallions. Also, I made a lot of new friends and it was so hard to say goodbye because I felt like a part of the Touchstone family. I hope to be back there soon and I highly recommend everybody to stop by this amazing farm!

Canada is a really multicultural country. Canadians are ready to accept the differences between people who are from a lot of countries and they are open-minded. If you come here, you may not want to leave at all! Canadians are so friendly and relaxed. I wasn't that kind of person but this time made me change, and I will try to stay that way! If I could describe my experience in under 10 words, I would say that facing so many walls makes you strong and worthy!

I am doing an internship that lets me practice socializing and my organization skills. The people I meet at work are just perfect! I came to Canada to see a big country and  beautiful nature. You can find all the countries in the world here., and you also see a new country from having hundreds of cultures. I'll always remember the beautiful nature in Vancouver. All the things here for me are awesome!