Today is our last day working with this amazing group of people. We have had such an amazing time here, everyone has been so nice and welcoming, and everyday we were taught a little bit more Spanish. Before work today we decided that we would get a gift to thank the office for having us, so Edel and I went into the shop and bought a box of biscuits and a bottle of wine to go with them.
Yesterday in the office we used all of the pictures that we gathered from the day before, to write up a blog all about Adeje (the place we are working). We wrote this blog on Articlebase.com we hadnt used this site before so it was something new for us to learn how to use it and to type up our blog on it. We found it quite difficult at the start to add in our pictures but towards the end of the blog we figured out how to put them in. Today in the office we are working with excel and microsoft word, to make up documents representing the monthly figures for different hotels this year, then comparing them with last year. To do this we use the companies intranet which is a online database that only the company can use as you need to have a log in username and password. Overall this trip has been amazing and the experience that I have gained over here will stick with me for a long time. The people in our office were so welcoming to begin with and they always offered us help if we were stuck with anything. It was hard saying goodbye.
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We only have two full days left of work and then we have the Saturday off and then on Sunday morning we are going back to Ireland after three weeks of being here. At work today we had to do research on excursions and then write blog posts about them. We also had to do some filing today in the office.
After work we were thinking of going shopping to pick up some gifts to bring back to our friends and family back in Ireland. So far we have really enjoyed this trip and I have experienced so much here including the language, culture and food. The people we work with are always teaching us Spanish when we come in. Today in work Megan and I were given access to the intranet of the company to get figures that we needed to use in excel sheets. We had to look up certain companies and dates that they were booked with, and compare them for the years 2015 and 2016. To do this we have to use Microsoft word and excel we are learning more about using this software here. To compare the figures we had to use multiple formulas even some we haven't used before.
After work on Thursday we are going to go to the market across the street to get some souvenirs to bring home to the family. As we had Saturday and Sunday off we went on a bit of an adventure. On Friday night, because we had the following morning off we decided to explore the night life a bit more, the atmosphere and the amount of people was just insane. When we were sitting down with the group we felt this overwhelming heat and looked up, there was a fire breather!
After arriving home, the following morning we did a bit of research on the excursions we could do around the Island and we came accross the excursion of Teidi and Masca. Teidi being the Islands dormant volcano and Masca being the "Hidden Village" that was covered by the last volcanic eruption that Teidi had, and has only recently been dug out. Yesterday evening Edel, Laura and I went to Island Phobia Escape Rooms and did the escape room known as Bank Robbery, it was an adreneline rush, and we finished it in just over 40 minute and we were told that it was a good time. Today Sunday, Edel went Paragliding off Teidi onto the beach, they were in the sky for 20 minutes and got to see the Island from a whole other perspective than when their two feet are on the floor. This evening we went to the beach for a little while to soak up some more sun before work tomorrow! -Megan- Lastnight myself and Edel went on a bit of an adventure around the bars located near us, we knew we had to be up for work early in the morning so we did not stay out too late.
In the bar we met a lovely group of girls also from Galway and who were also staying in our apartment block, they were lovely and we stayed chatting and singingn with these girls for a little while. This morning we were up at eight to get into work for nine.. It was a struggle but nothing myself and Edel weren't able for. Today our boss is going to look over one of our previous tasks of comparing profits from 2015-2016 and he is going to tell us about ways in which we could improve how we did up the chart, and also if we did anything wrong. We are going into a meeting with him at ten and he is going to tell us how we did and what we can do next during this meeting. In work Megan and myself are in charge of the companies English blog. We have to put up posts about the company and what they have to offer. We also have control over their Facebook Page. Our boss told us that he will pay for us to go on an excursion and in return all we have to do is take pictures and then write a blog post about our experience. The work here is great as we are learning a lot about the company and what they have to offer. The hours here are great, we work form 9 - 3 and we get an hour for lunch.
After work yesterday we went to Siam Mall and we bought alot of stuff. They have alot of amazing shops like a zara, guess and H&M. This weekend we were thinking about going Scuba Diving. Today we got up at 7:15 to find a cockroach rumbling around our apartment. After the shock of that, we finally got ready and were out the door for 8:10am. On arrival at the bus stop we saw our bus coming around the corner, talk about perfect timing. On our weekend off, I was in the doctors for a bit but am slowly recovering now, and Myself and Edel both managed to get just a little sunburned..
On Saturday night we decided to go out and have a look around the town, we explored various shops and even went into an Irish bar for a cocktail. The atmosphere in the Irish bar was insane! We knew all of the songs...shocker haha After we finish work today at three o clock, were going to go and have a look in SiamMall. Cant wait!" Last night we went for dinner at a restaurant called Romantico, we tried some Spanish delicacies; for starters we had gazpacho for our main course and we also enjoyed a very interesting dish called Paella and for dessert we had churros. This morning we got up for work and there we were asked to write up another entry for their English social media. And one of our co-workers was teaching us some Spanish phrases that we might use on a day to day basis such as" Como Esta?" meaning how are you? and Hasta la manaña which means see you tomorrow. Tomorrow on our day off we are going to explore the Island more and we might go to one of the parks Tenerife has to offer. Today we started the day by travelling from our hotel to the shopping centre. It was our first official day at work. The atmosphere was amazing and everyone was so nice and helpful!
Today Megan was working in a different office to me, in the accounts department. She was helping with organising and filing, while I had to translate the company's Spanish website into English using google translator. After finishing work we took a look around the town and then went to the beach. There was a bit of rain but that's nothing we aren't used to. The last couple of days we have been settling into our new work places, I got moved down to the same office as Edel because the accounts department had very little english.. They were all lovely girls but very hard to communicate with. Ha!
Today in the office we were given the task of improving the english social media sites for the company, both the blogging site and the Facebook site. We researched about Playa De Las Americas and during our research for the blog, we even found some pretty cool things that were gonna try out on our days off! Arona beach looks amazing, and were looking into the escape room games aswell! On our lunch break today we had a bit of a look about in the market across the road, I bought a few bits, invested in some aloe vera for the sunburn and a box of cookies for lunch! So far all is going well, finished up in the office earlier! Off to the pool we go ;) |
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