First day of Work Experience

                                                    My Work Experience

                For my work experience I am going to Zurich Life Assurance Company. The morning of my work experience I got up at 7 o'clock to make sure I was ready for work on time. I left my house at eight but got caught in traffic for an hour but thankfully I didn't have to be in the office till 10 o'clock. With some extra time to spear I went to Starbucks for a cup of tea and a criossant, it was gorgeous.

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After I was finished I headed into the office to wait for my supervisor. My supervisor was really friendly and showed me around. It was funny because when I was being showen around I remembered being a child going to work with my Mam in the exact same building I am doing work experience in. It all felt strange and wierd but everyone was really friendly and tried to make me feel comfortable.

               After showing me around I was shown my very own desk(I felt so proper). Then my supervisor explained to me her job as a complaints co-ordinator. In the middle of that she got a call from the man who next in line to the CEO position so that took up some time but it was interesting to see how people deal with pressure. After that I did some photocoping for a presentation she was doing. After that I got to listen into a few calls where staff where dealing with phone calls from brokers. Then we went to lunch with a few other staff members. I enjoyed their company and the banter they all had with each other and they all told me hilarious stories about my Mam that she never wanted me to find out so that made me happy. After lunch we headed back to work where I completed policies on the computer and then put them in envelopes to be sent off. I was afraid I was going to do something wrong but I didn't need to worry to was fine. I got a laugh out of some of the names which mad the time go faster. I finished directly at 4 o'clock and then was able to go home.

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                              I really enjoyed the day and I am really excited to see what jobs I will be doing next and what new people I will meet.

Junior Cert Results and Carlingford all in 2 weeks

              Well it has certainly been a busy 2 weeks. From receiving my results to travelling to Carlingford for an action packed two days.

               On the day before getting my results I was so nervous and could barely sleep with excitement but I was also so nervous. We didn't have to be in till 12 o'clock so I got a lie on but it was pointless because I couldn't sleep haha. My Dad dropped me at the school and I walked into the excitement filled hall. Everyone was nervous wrecks but thankfully we got are results fast and were out of the hall by quarter past twelve. I waited till I was outside to open my results and I was so happy with my results and felt proud of the results I got.

               After my parents took me to lunch to celebrate. Then me and my friends got ready as we were going to Wrights to celebrate our results. It was a brilliant night and I had so much fun! Its safe to say that the day after was absolute torture but I got through it in one piece:)

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                  Then while recovering from wrights we had to head to Carlingford at 7 o'clock in the morning on the 15th. I was excited but so tired to even do anything and on the bus I Slept for a bit and felt a lot better. When we got there we went kawking and it was so much fun. We also went to the beach and made a wish but what we didn't know was that ice water would be thrown on ice, it was freezing! It was so hard getting the wetsuits off.

                 After we went on a team building excerises which tested our patience with each other. The best excerise was when we were put in a pitch black maze and had to crawl around on our knees to find our way out. It was really hot but we finally got out in the end. After we went to our room for some well needed rest.

                At seven we had to walk up this huge,steep hill for a trusting type of activity. We were blindfolded and with one hand had to hold on to a rope and with another had to hold on to the person in front of us. Finally we had dinner and enjoyed a disco and a chinese.

                The next day we went kawking and then we went laser tag. That was the best thing about Carlinford and definetly brought out all of our competitive sides. Carlingford was so fun and I am so glad that I ended up going.
                                          "Life is either a great adventure or nothing."

                                                            Helen Keller

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