Amelie Duvinage (20) is spending four weeks at Harbour Sports Paignton as a business intern. Amelie is studying commerce at the Lycee Carrell in Lyon, France and her placement has been arranged by the Training Partnership in Torquay. Here is what Amelie has to say..........................................

"J’ai commencé mon stage à Harbour Sports le 10 Janvier 2011, l’équipe fut tout de suite très sympa, l’ambiance y est chaleureuse. Comme en France il y a des similitudes, tous les matins c’est la meme chose. Néanmoins les clients sont plus sympa ici en Angleterre, moins renfermés sur eux, malgres le temps qui n’est pas très joyeux. Beaucoup de pluie mais on prend vite l’habitude. Mon chez moi me manque mais je suis contente d’être ici, c’est une super experience."

"I began my training course at Harbour Sports on January 10th 2011 and found a welcoming atmosphere and nice people who made me feel at home immediately. There are similarities with the start of the day in France however the customers seem much nicer here in England and much more communicative despite the difficult economic times. It has been raining much of the time but I soon got used to it. Although I miss home I am enjoying my time here and it really is a great experience."

Amelie x