Going abroad

Why should I go abroad?

1. Work

2. Help others

3. Travel, see the world

4. Study, improve langu- age skills

1. Work

• Your work experience is a big advantage when you search for a job

• Employers will rather give you a job when you have some work experience abroad

Offers

• Work and Travel: - stay in a foreign country and work at the same time - there are organisations just for work and travel - you get a flat and a job for a certain period of time• Placement in another country: - gain work experience - get to know everyday life of other people - learn the language

Dos and Don'ts

• BEFORE you go:Look for information about the organisation or the offer

• Get to know the language• Look for a place to live, if there's

no offer from the organisation• Save enough money• Be prepared to work hard

• Don‘t go there without any information

• Don‘t go, if you are not really sure

• Don‘t go without having a place to stay

Advantages and disadvantages

• Learn the language• Gain experience• Get to know the culture

and the country• Make friends• Good for your CV and

your future job• Become more

independent and mature

• Problems in school• Difficult to start your life

in the new country• Homesickness

Help othersHelp others

Countries which need your help• Third world countries: -Kambodscha -Columbia -Somalia -Ethiopia -Sudan -Afghanistan, Pakistan, Irak

-Chile -Brazil

Dos and Don'ts

• Help people• Donate money• Support the inhabitants • Be friendly and polite

• Don‘t be lazy • Don‘t be rude• Respect the traditions

of the inhabitants• Don‘t pollute the

environment

3. Travel to see the world

• Lots of young people dream of travelling the world after school

• Good institution for young people: student travel; eurovacation.com; smarter travel

challenges for the participant:

dos• buy a „around the world

ticket“ if you really won‘t to see everyhing

• take time for seeing interesting architecture

• write down the list of places you want to visit

• use the vacation for improving your language skills

don`ts• don‘t stay to long at one

country or city; there are others waiting for your visit

• don‘t go only shopping for example in London

• don‘t ignore the rules of other countries

• don‘t only speak your language

Ways of travelling

• Exchange programme

• Interrail

• Youth camps

• Sport camps

• Language trips

• Camping trips

• Holidays with parents

Studying in other Studying in other CountriesCountries

Pros• Get to know a foreign country• Meet new people• Learn something about a different culture• Looks good in your CV• Gain some new experiences• Improve language skills

Cons

• A long time away from home • Total change of life• Expensive• Maybe necessary to catch up

at school• No (not much) contact to your „old“ friends

Organise:

- a place to study - a place to stay - a job to earn money

Dos

- be nice & polite - use the time efficiently - be open for new cultures - use the chance to learn a new language

Don'ts

- just sit at home - be impolite or rude - talk too much to your friends in your „old“ language (telephone)