{"id":460,"date":"2018-04-06T21:31:30","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T19:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/userblogs.fu-berlin.de\/afibinirland2018\/?p=460"},"modified":"2018-04-16T21:40:05","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T19:40:05","slug":"to-be-a-shadow-to-gather-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.fu-berlin.de\/afibinirland2018\/2018\/04\/06\/to-be-a-shadow-to-gather-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"To be a shadow, to gather knowledge."},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 5&6 \u00a005.-06.04.2018 <\/strong>Thursday&<\/strong>Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n

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During the last two days I\u2019ve been like a shadow to a person at the company to get a look at how their system works. My mentor was off on holiday this week.That\u2019s why I\u2019ve been in a different department (helpdesk. mobile devices). They gave me some tasks to help them out. For example to exchange a telephone cable, installing a tablet, troubleshooting the tablet software problems or preparing a workshop room for a conference. Most of the time was still about me getting to know their system while doing the tasks\/ tickets. The staff was very open to any question I had. They took all the time needed to explain it to me whenever I needed a deeper explanation. Most of the systems look very similar to the systems I used in Germany. But their concepts are totally different.<\/p>\n

I noticed that (for lunch) I can get pretty much everything at the company cafe for around 3.50 pound for a medium \/ large size lunch. There are also many variations possible.<\/p>\n

At thursday I visited the \u201cHarvey Norman Home Centre\u201d to get some dishes and spoons\/forks. If you guys ever have to stay at a shared accommodation make sure to put some money aside, so you can buy your own things if needed. Sometimes the things you will have at your home won\u2019t be optimal.<\/p>\n

I also looked for a gym [Dw Sports Fitness-Belfast] I could go to for my workouts, but they don\u2019t offer any contracts that are limited for the duration of my stay. Instead they told me to sign a 6 months contract and show them that I won\u2019t be in Belfast anymore after 2 months (that I\u2019ll be going home to Germany). This would end my contract since I\u2019d move my \u201chome\u201c. I am not sure if I should do that. They have a \u201csauna\u201d and a swimming pool available for just \u201c35\u201d pounds per month. I\u2019ll have to think about it.<\/p>\n

At friday we had to leave our work earlier to go to the intern europe meeting. At the meeting they asked us about our accommodation and work placements.<\/p>\n

Afterwards our \u201cafib\u201d group met at a home of our school mates. We ate dinner together and played video as well as card games while talking about our experiences,We also played different boardgames on our Tabletop simulators (a steam game), without the need, to possess the actual board game.<\/p>\n