Internship Camp in Italy - Boost your career

My name is Martin Grillet. I’m from Dijon. I was selected to do this internship in Sicily. My first impression was that Sicily is different than Italia. It looks like a different world between the north and the south of this country. When I came here, I found the characteristics of the south. People who are staying on the bench talking or see the blanket trying to be dry from the balcony. Moreover, I was surprised to see how life is way less expensive. So, almost every day, we are going out to go to the restaurant or getting our fresh tomatoes with the mozzarella di buffalo from the Conad. Also, I liked to practice on the soccer field with Italian people from Balestrate until the night time and then coming home tired because I don’t do so much sport.I have to adapt myself to the time because I noticed that after 12' 'o clock there is no market open. Even to be understood, because almost no one speaks English and I don’t know how to talk Italian.
I see myself in Sicily when I’ll retire because I like the tranquility that you can find here. People are not stressful and I think this is the lifestyle that each of us has to take at this time of life.
I think also that it’s nice to work with a stranger because we gonna learn some methods of work that we don’t do in my country and maybe I’ll come back from this internship with a new way of thinking. Moreover, living with other people I learnt to go outside of my comfort zones.
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I am Jean-Félix Distel, I am French, I came from Mulhouse and I have been selected by Piero Tuzzo for the program Internship Summer Camp. This Internship was also an opportunity for me to discover the local culture and the way of life of the Sicilians. I lived for the past two months with five of my friends from the same class in Balestrate, where we had a lot of fun pranking each other or enjoy a nice day off at the beach, eating in the restaurant and talking with the habitant of Balestrate. We assisted in the celebration of the city and visited locals seafood shops and other shops. This internship allowed me to meet other French students from all over France. The program allowed me to visit Palermo and the surrounding cities to eat traditional food and learn more about their history especially for Palermo where I visited the old city and the theater.

My name is Mathias MARTELAT, I’m 18 years old student studying International Trade. As part of my studies, I had to work two months abroad. After an interview with MISTER PIERRO TUZZO, I’ve been wisely selected to get an internship in a real estate agency in Sicily.
I landed in Palermo on May 7th, 2018.
First of all, since I don’t speak Italian, there is always the language fence. And unfortunately, people here speak English neither Spanish. It’s quite difficult to communicate, in a shop, at work and so on…
I’ve also met very good mates, we used to hang out at the pub, do some parties, go to the beach and so on. After almost two months seeing them every day created a strong link between us. I’m pretty sure I’ll miss some of them.
The food here is probably the best thing, pasta and pizza are way better than the ones you eat in some other part of Europe. And it’s cheaper.
Moving here was also the opportunity to, for the first time, live without my parents. I learned to live with my roommates. I had to do everything on my own, food, laundry, etc. My work experience was kinda good, my boss was very “cool”. He used to offer us the drink that he brings from the bar close to the agency. He used to not pressuring us etc. But I think not everyone behaves as he does in Sicily. Sicilian are known for being strict about rules.

My name is Camille, I’m 18 years old, I live in North-East of France in Mulhouse and I study International business at Lycée Albert Schweitzer in Mulhouse. In Sicily, people are nice and welcoming, the landscape is beautiful and the beach too, even if it’s long to walk until the most proper beach. We have some restaurants around us, bars with music with nice people who work there, supermarkets or what we need. To conclude, I would like to come back but I think it’s better to live there than coming for a holiday in my opinion.

My name is Anaëlle Bidault, I am 18 years old, I’m from Lycée Silvia Monfort in Luisant. I live in a flat which is just above our office so it’s more simple to go to work, and because we can sleep more. We also live near the other trainees, near the main square, bar, restaurants, shops, beach. We also work with, two girls from Tours. They are very nice and sometimes we hang out with them and with other trainees. At the office, we have to talk in English so we could be better, and in the life, we can learn some Italian words like Grazie, boungiurno, ciao, arivederci, spiaggia.. but also some food words like pomodoro, mele, fragola, panini. Thanks to this experience, we can learn about the culture and the history of this island, we did few visits like Palermo, we saw Massimo theater, gardens, we also do shopping, it was very nice. Segesta, we saw temples and theater, we go the Segesta with Irina and Marine, and with my parents Agrigento, we saw temples it was very beautiful, my favorite visit for now Cefalu was very nice too, with the clear blue water Erice, a city in the mountains, with a beautiful view on Trapani…

I am Chloé Kuster. I am from Highschool Colbert in Thionville. I was selected for an internship in Italy, more precisely Balestrate in Sicily. I worked in Immobiliare Curcuru’, an Immobiliare firm. It was a good project for me because it was my first work experience and I had the opportunity to practice 2 languages that I learned in school: English and Italian. This internship was very beneficial for me because it was an opportunity for me to do all the things I learned during my studies.
Balestrate is a beautiful city. We can go to the beach walking when we have free time. I went to Palermo twice for the moment. The first time I went to a villa for an Immobiliare conference with my mentor, Lorenzo Curcuru. The second time I went with a friend to do the shopping and eat at Mcdonalds. The food is different from French food because there are a lot of Sicilian specialties. We had the opportunity to assist at the celebration of fish in Balestrate. For this occasion, we visited some kitchen of restaurants and can degust food and wines. The ice cream and pasta are very good and the pizza is less expensive than France.
This Internship was very important for me because since it was my first work experience in life. I liked to work with Lorenzo, my mentor because he trusts in me and believes in me. He is a very good person and mentor because he explains slowly and takes time to speak to us when there is a problem. The experience was very good and we will remember this first work experience forever.

I am Adrien, I am French, I come from Lycée Condorcet, I was selected for the internship summer camp in Sicily, in Balestrate, from the 2 May to the 2 July 2018, we did our internship in Attavola USA, a company who export Sicilian food in another country like the USA, the company has different branches, one of them is specialized in the tourism activity, the company proposed sailboat trips in the Castellamare Gulf, we work in prospection, we do some database and email sending. Sicily proposes different excursions, in Palermo, and in other cities around.
For me, the internship was a big opportunity to practice my language, English, and Italian, also a little Spanish, discover a new culture, traditions, way of life.

I am Gautham Rayan, I am 19 years old and I come from Albert Schweitzer high school in Mulhouse. I was selected by Piero Tuzzo to do my internship in Balestrate in Sicily. I worked for 2 months in the company "Marina di Balestrate", I have discovered some very nice people in the company and the city too. Since we arrive here, we have done some activities. For example, we went to Palermo with Pieero’s car, we have visited some famous places and done some shopping. We went to Partinico to discover a new culture, visit some old monuments and meet original people. Thanks to Piero, we can do some football training and moreover we played a match against Balestrate's team. Football is my passion so I am thankful to Piero Tuzzo for organizing it.
We participate in some English courses with Natalia, who is a very nice person and a very nice teacher too. I liked the food in Balestrate but there is no halal food, so I must eat pizza every day. The landscapes are really amazing, I have never seen Italy before and it’s really an amazing place. I have learned some of the Italian words during my internship (prego, grazié, pesca…). Life is really different in France, people don’t care about everything. In Sicily, they just enjoy their life. We organized some parties together, for example when it was my friend's birthday, we made a little party together.
Piero Tuzzo helped us a lot, he had organized an excursion with the «Levante sea experience » company, it was great. I will keep a real good memory of my internship in Sicily.