My Best time Ever - I felt so appreciated

My heart beats for simple things and I love to meet life at the simplest corner. that’s why when I had to decide where to do my internship, I opted for China. I read a lot about Buddhism, Confucius and Taoist principles which define an average Chinese and I believe this is what life ought to be.
I joined CIP’s Premium Executive Internship for 6 months and I felt the time, money and other resources was worth it. I joined the program in November 2014 till April 2015. I arrived at the airport and never knew what to expect especially how Beijing looks as well as life in general. It was life away from home so I relied on CIP to fill up the gap.
I will say the company I was placed seem ready to receive me. I remember so well that faithful morning, I was supposed to be introduced to my internship company and upon arrival with my program coordinator from CIP, I noticed something so amazing. As I approached the door, the entire members of my team were at the main entrance with a flower to welcome me. I was so touched by the gesture such that I really felt at home. This is one of the most touching moments in my life and I will never forget.
Arriving at my designated desk, I noticed my name was neatly written and placed on the table with a note welcoming me. The impeccable working environment sent chills down my spine as I prepared to meet my HR. The company is a Joint venture between Shell and Tongyi, a Chinese State Owned Enterprise. So when it comes to facilities and office space and deco, it is way above my expectation.
My role involved assisting the marketing team with quality contents. I also edited and updated old articles for re-publishing. The biggest of the projects I worked on was Asian regional magazine on sustainable energy projects as well as Shell’s commitment to efficiency and sustainability.
This sent me to the numerous project sites with my team members to inspect how some projects were progressing. We help brainstorming segments every Monday and Thursday to evaluate progress of our work and introduce fresh ideas.
The organization had serious government links that sends me speaking with very influential people in China’s Energy sector. I am proud I went through this program and I am happy I was able to get through the program. I had every bit of elements delivered except my language package because I was very busy with work schedules, travel itinerary such that I had no time to study. I was nevertheless allocated class hours.
I asked for a refund which my program adviser found it tough to arrange because of CIP’s policy. At the end of the day, I had some refund and the rest of the class was scheduled online after I left China.
On the whole, the program was great. I had my university supervisor and parents write few lines of review for publishing on their website.
I will recommend that future participants must take part of their Chinese language classes online before arrival such that there will be no pressure when work demands get tough. This will go a long way to easily assist participants to easily assimilate into society.