One of the joys of being part of the Harbour Sports team is meeting new and exciting folk from other countries who come to work here as business interns. They bring a special energy to each day and also enjoy birthday celebrations as the picture shows. Kerrie is sharing her borthday cake with Paola! Happy birthday Kerrie and welcome Paola. Paola's placement has been arranged by The Training Partnership in Torquay. But rather than leave it at that we've asked Paola to say a few words!
"I am Paola Marin; I come from Baone, a little village near Padua, in the North-East of Italy. I like doing sports very much; my favourites are skiing and athletic, which I practice 3 times a week. I also like watching matches, especially basketball, so I often go to the gym to watch my friends playing it. I really love almost every kind of music, so I like going to parties or concerts during the weekend. I also love going out with my friends and travelling.
I am 17 and I am attending the 4th year at scientific high school. Now I am working in Paignton at Harbour Sports for 4 weeks. I came here with a group of friends from Padua and I am staying in a host family. I get on well with them because they are very kind and they really like joking and laughing. I like Paignton, I think it is a wonderful place because of the sea and the beach, so I often walk around it and every morning I go running on the beach.
I am sure that my work placement is the best of all my friends`, because the stuff is very beautiful and there are many young people working here."
"Sono paola, vivo a Baone, un paesino vicino a Padova, nel Nord est dell` Italia. Mi piace molto fare sport, soprattutto sci e atletica, che faccio 3 volte a settimana. Mi piace anche guardare gare e partite, soprattutto di basket, quindi vado spesso in palestra per vedere I miei amici. Adoro quasi tutti I tipi di musica, per questo nel weekend vado spesso a feste o concerti. Mi piace uscire con amici e viaggiare. Ho 17 anni e ho finito la Quarta al liceo scientifico. Ora sto lavorando all` Harbour Sport a Paignton per un mese. Sono venuta qui con un gruppo di amici di Padova e vivo in famiglia. Vado veramente d`accordo con la famiglia che mi ospita perche sono persone allegre, a cui piace ridere e scherzare. Mi piace Paignton, soprattutto per il mare e la spiaggia, infatti mi piace passeggiare per la citta eogni mattina vado a correre sulla spiaggia. Sono convinta che il mio posto di lavoro sia il migliore tra quelli dei miei amici, sia perche mi piace la merce che vendiamo e sia perche ci sono molti ragazzi che lavorano con me."
