April has been pretty busy, eh? Well, are you ready to get to know our new ‘kids’ on the blog? Let’s go! 😄
First up is Flavian! He’s 20 years old and from France and he’s here to do an internship at Fashion Week for 4 months total.
He also likes watching movies and TV shows in his free time and back home he’s studying at business school. This internship is actually part of those studies! He came to Canada mainly to work on and improve his English skills. He also wants to discover the culture and he’s aware that there are many different cultures and lots of diversity in Vancouver. That’s one of the first things he noticed here: a very large percentage of the population is Asian.
Once he’s finished he’s gonna go back home to France and he’ll finish his studies next year! But while he’s here, he definitely wants to explore the city and he’d also love to visit Seattle! Honestly, a lot of people go to Seattle for the weekend because it’s really not that far from here!
Next up is Julie, who is 19 years old and also from France. Like Flavian, she’s here to do an internship at Vancouver Fashion Week – wow, must’ve been a busy first week lol!
Before she left back home, she did an internship already and she’s currently studying international trade. In her free time Julie likes to watch movies and TV shows, relaxing and hanging out with friends.
She decided to come to Canada because she wants to improve her English skills, while discovering a new country. Her first impression is that Vancouver is is a lot bigger than the cities in France. She also loves the fact that the city is so connect to nature, especially the mountains. Same! Its honestly one of my favourite things about Vancouver and it makes it feel like the city is not as big – even though it definitely is!
Once Julie is finished with her internship she’s gonna go back to France and continue her studies. She’d also love to do more traveling. She doesn’t really have anything specific on her Vancouver Bucket List, so she’s just gonna wait and see what events and trips come up!
Another new ‘kid’ on the blog is Arthur! He’s 22 years old and also from France. Him and Flavian are actually in the same class, so he’s also studying business. That’s why he’s also doing the Fashion Week internship for 4 months.
Arthur’s hobbies include playing football (yes, the real football lol) and he also enjoys video games. Other than that, he’s also a bog fan of sports and likes running himself.
Arthur decided to come to Canada for his internship, because he’s always wanted to go to North America and this seemed like the perfect opportunity.
His first impression of Vancouver is that the roads are very large and he also loves that the mountains are so close to the city! The thing about the roads is actually very true and I’ve never really thought about that lol! It’s definitely very different from Europe!
Once he’s done with his internship, he’s gonna continue his studies and finish school next year. He’s also thinking about doing some more traveling then! I highly recommend it lol, I feel like it’s so much fun to see all the new cultures and countries!
Last but not least is Victoria (she/her)! She is 18 years old and from Cologne, Germany. She’s here to do an internship for 3 months.
Before she left back home she finished school last summer and worked for a bit. She also did some travelling to South Africa and Thailand – wow that sounds awesome! One of Victoria’s biggest passions is singing! She used to sing in a choir for a long time, but then quit last year.
Now she decided to come to Canada because she has never been to North America! She came across Vancouver and thought the city seemed really interesting, so she decided to come and check it out! 😀 Her first impression of Vancouver is that it’s a lot bigger and more expensive than she thought lol! It is honestly really hard to imagine the dimensions in Vancouver and Canada in general, especially for Europeans! I still have a hard time grasping how far away Banff actually is lol! Other than that Vancouver is pretty similar to what Victoria imagined.
Once she’s finished with her internship she’s gonna go on a trip with her parent, but they’re not sure where they wanna go yet. After that she’s gonna go back to Germany and start studying political science. But while she’s here in Vancouver, she really wants to go on a Rockies trip and do whale watching – perfect! Those two trips are actually coming up very soon! 😀 Lucky for Victoria our whale watching this past weekend got cancelled, so now she can join us! This month’s trip is also a Rockies trip, so this should work out perfectly! Besides that, she’d also love to go kayaking or canoeing! Fun fact: Victoria actually has a friend from school that’s gonna go to Vancouver Island this week! They only found out a few days ago that they’re both gonna be in Vancouver at the same time, so they’ll definitely meet up here!
To all of you: I hope you all have a great time here in Vancouver and I can’t wait to go on some awesome trips with you!
Take care!
-Talea :))
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