Program Reviews

My name is William. I come from Germany. As part of my studies I had to do an internship for 2 months. I was selected and placed in STSicily during the summer 2019. This was my first experience and thanks to Mr. Piero Tuzzo for giving this opportunity. The internship really benefited me in a lot of ways. I learnt to live independently for two months. The best thing about this internship was all the students were living close to each other and this helped me to make friendship with all the other students. I learnt a little bit of Italian during my two months of stay and I wish to continue learning Italian. Also, the English language course helped me to improve my level of english language skills. Apart from this , there were business courses which were very useful as i have learnt some new sets of tools and methodologies.

While interning and living in Sicily for 2 months I can sincerely say this is one of the most life-changing occasions of my life. I interned for a promoting organization that was ideal for me since I was encompassed by such pleasant, accommodating and inviting colleagues. I altogether making the most of my entry-level position and I've increased a lot of information in the field of advertising, which was my objective. With respect to my involvement with Sicily, Italy in general, I've had a productive encounter since Sicily is so wonderful and has an unbelievable history. STSicily Group set up some extremely fun occasions for our gathering that united us and framed companionships. STSicily Group made the way toward working and living in Sicily, Italy so natural and agreeable, which was instrumental I would say. By putting us in lofts that are near markets, visitor territories, and pleasant cafés. Additionally, by ensuring that we're sheltered and having a ball with trips that are intriguing. This groundbreaking experience has helped me become an individual and I'm extremely grateful to STSicily Group and Piero TUZZO for all their assistance.

My name is Catherina. I am a BTS student from France. This was my first internship experience abroad and I am glad that I received it from STSicily group. I was in Sicily for 8 weeks for my internship. I lived with 3 of my friends from France and the place where we used to stay was amazing. We could see the view of the beach from our terrace and the beach was few minutes walk. Every weekends we used to go out for party's and the restaurants, super markets were all few minutes walk from our place. We visited to many historical places in the capital city Palermo where we enjoyed a lot.. Also STsicily conducted variety of fun and perks for the students like the boat excursions, cooking classes, city tour, food festivals etc.. Overall it was a different experience and I enjoyed the Sicilian food a lot.

While interning and living in Sicily for 2 months I can sincerely say this is one of the most life-changing occasions of my life. I interned for a promoting organization that was ideal for me since I was encompassed by such pleasant, accommodating and inviting colleagues. I altogether making the most of my entry-level position and I've increased a lot of information in the field of advertising, which was my objective. With respect to my involvement with Sicily, Italy in general, I've had a productive encounter since Sicily is so wonderful and has an unbelievable history. STSicily Group set up some extremely fun occasions for our gathering that united us and framed companionships. STSicily Group made the way toward working and living in Sicily, Italy so natural and agreeable, which was instrumental I would say. By putting us in lofts that are near markets, visitor territories, and pleasant cafés. Additionally, by ensuring that we're sheltered and having a ball with trips that are intriguing. This groundbreaking experience has helped me become an individual and I'm extremely grateful to STSicily Group and Piero TUZZO for all their assistance.

Hi, I am Rayyan. When I was in Sicily, I learnt a lot about the way to talk with others, and how to make friends with new people. STSicily group did a terrific job in assisting me find the right placement for my professional desires. I was working for a real estate company to help the company develop the business abroad which involved prospection, emailing and finally phone calls. STSicily gave me the possibility to see my skills and supported me in every aspects of this internship. Also, it helped me to reinforce the competencies that I was weak in and expand the competencies that I was already secured in with a worldwide outlook on them.

I am Wenna Ramahatratra. I’m an international trade student in Poitiers in France. We arrived in Sicily, more precisely in Balestrate on Saturday 5th May 2018. First of all, we were all divided into different companies in Balestrate. I was placed at Marina Holiday Resort & Spa, which is a 4 and a half star hotel. My work in this hotel is based mainly on prospecting and therefore communication. So, I had different tasks like creating a database; secondly the emailing and finally the phoning.
These tasks were entrusted to us to attract even more potential customers in the hotel; moreover, they also allowed us to search for several partnerships, etc …
During these 7 weeks of training, we also had English lessons every Thursday afternoon, courses on international business, courses on the history of Sicily, courses to improve our level of English.
Secondly, apart from our internship, outings bringing all together the 25 students were organized. For example, an excursion to Partinico, to a museum of the marionette, then a visit to the commune of Partinico as well as shops, a day trip to Palermo has been scheduled, a day trip to the volcano "Etna", a boat trip.
Thirdly, we had press conferences, meetings filmed by the Sicilian TV, interviews about our internship, what we do here, about the project that we have been working on.
All our conferences were filmed by the press and broadcast on the newscast of Sicily / the Italia …
Sicily is, therefore, several strengths already thanks to its turquoise sea, its high temperatures, our place of internship well located, also thanks to the kind and very sociable people bringing us so a good mood in the breasts of this commune. In the evening, we have a bar-restaurant "the why not" which is a nice place offering us dishes and drinks at reasonable prices. This restaurant is usually our meeting place at night with other students on our course. We were also able to taste Sicilian specialties such as "bruschettas .." and their pizzas, their pastries.
We also discovered their cultures, their traditions, their sacred monuments, their natural reserves. This internship brought us further professional experience, additional skills in business and communication. He also introduced us to the island while working.

I am Thomas Mentzer. For my 2 months of internship I came with 3 of my classmates from my school: Robin, Ismael, and Martin. They are not only my classmates but they are also my friends.
When I arrived at the airport in Palermo, I was shocked because people are lazy. They are so cool as if they never work.
The man that picked us from the airport to the apartment didn’t speak any word in English. Furthermore, when I arrived at Balestrate, I saw a beautiful view of the beach. In Balestrate, life is very different than the other city of Italia, it is poorer and I think that people work for when they want.
The apartment is also very good where we live because we have a lot of places to chill comfortably.
I feel very good here because people are very interested: for example, the boss of the restaurant next to our apartment is very friendly. Whenever we go in front of the restaurant, they say to us « hello » and if we reply, the conversation can last for 2 hours.
Moreover, life is cheaper than in France. In fact, In France, a packet of a cigarette is 8 euros and in Balestrate it is 5 euros. The difference is so big. I think that this internship helped me a lot to improve my English, I learned a little bit of Italian too and also I will improve some skills in prospection.
In the future, I think I am going to come back when I will be 40 years old for holidays with my future family to chill comfortably at the beach and to do nothing but rest.

I’m Gueham Rayan, I’m 19 and I’m from Lycée Albert Schweitzer in Mulhouse. I discovered very nice people in the company but also in the city. Since our arrival here, we have carried out several activities. For example, we went to Patinico to discover a new culture, visit some old monuments and meet original people. Thanks to Piero, we can do football training and we will also play a match against the Balestrate team. We participate in English lessons with Natalia, who is really a very nice person and a very good teacher too. I really like the food in Balestrate but there is no halal food, so I have to eat pizza every day. The landscapes are really beautiful, I had never seen Italy before but it is really a beautiful place. I learned a few words in Italian during my internship (prego, grazié, Pesca...) Piero Tuzzo helps us a lot, he organized an excursion with the company "Levante sea experience", I think it will be pleasant. I will keep very good memories of my internship in Sicily. I'm probably thinking of coming back to Italy.

I am Robin Mistré, I was selected for an internship in the company STSicily. I came to Sicily for the first time on 15th June 2018 for the Internship and I stayed in Sicily for 2 months. My job during the internship consists of prospecting for the company STSicily which is managed by Piero Tuzzo.
The reception in Sicily and the accommodation was very good. I lived with my classmates Ismael Martin and Thomas. My first impression of Sicily was very positive. I particularly appreciated the setting of the country as well as its weather. The first contact with the Sicilians was very friendly. I sympathized with several Sicilians including the managers of a restaurant named Yuppi. I started to discover Sicilian gastronomy thanks to them but also many other people I met. I also became friends with Vito, a fruit and vegetable merchant, which allows me to buy quality products in a good mood every day. Vito speaks a little German which allows me to discover new words in English, German or Italian. I am also happy to be in Sicily because I am a seafood lover and I can eat seafood and different quality fish because they come directly from the sea.
The fact that prices in Sicily are also lower t increases my purchasing power and therefore allows me to consume more which is very appreciated.
I hope to work in Sicily with the beautiful landscape and for perfecting my English and why not have some knowledge of Italian. I also appreciate the fact that several activities are proposed. I also have the impression that Sicily is full of treasures and that several activities are possible. We also discovered the different beaches in Balestrate. The fact of having the possibility of having a vehicle at our disposal to be able to discover the island is very appreciated.
From the work point of view, I have the impression that spirit is to train us to manage and develop a business. The professional approach of the internship seems to be one of the best means to progress in professional training.
The only fear I have is that I will not progress in English because only a few Sicilians speak English.

I am Adrien Rauch, I am French, I come from Mulhouse in Elsass, it is a region next to Germany. If we talk about my environment I’m actually in a house with 5 friends in Balestrate, and there are other french people who live in Balestrate in different houses. We have been to Palermo to visit the city and take dinner and the city was beautiful like his history. In Balestrate we currently go to the beach in the afternoon and in the evening we go to the bar. Once a week we have an English course to learn more about the language. The Italian people are very chill and life here is very less expensive than France. The landscape is beautiful with a view of the sea. Three times in the week we go training us to the football stadium of Balestrate, and 24 June we are gonna play against the club of Balestrate. I will remember this experience all my life because it was very interesting to do it and the mission of prospection and the people here was very great.