Diving In

My interaction with the other staff members is very limited due to the fact that I am secluded
in a seperate office. So the most interaction I have gotten is when my supervisor checks the task
that I am working on and asks me how it's going or if there are any questions to the content
of the task. I haven't learned any new expressions, intonations, nor polite language due to the fact
that I am a born anglophone, therefore my vocabulary is pretty diverse compared to a born
francophone.

My observations of the Anglophone culture

Obviously, it's different from a french environment; The way people greet. If it's your first day
at a job, your going to adress your boss as Mr/Mrs, however once you get more aquanted ,
you start using just their first name. Have conversations, talk more about their daily lives, for
example what they did during the weekend. Anglophones have more of a humorous side.
People in the school board make jokes about each other, also some of them have nicknames.
The anglophone community act more like family compared to french environments. They
dress like everyday people, no ones in suits and ties or in women tuxs. The cafeteria has a pretty
normal menu and everyone drinks coffee most of the times.



Recent.

My task was to gather information of Quebec media outlets such as newpapers, radio stations,
tv stations, etc. This task was a formidable task due to it's time span. It was a long task,
I had done some "in home" work due to complications. I spent 10 hours, a total of 2 hours a day working in this task. In the end, it seems it wasn't good enough for my supervisor. He told me that I should've wrote more even though I wrote down 20 different newspaper companies, their assignment editor's name and number. I also compiled a list of over 150 radio stations. None the less, I'll be improving.

I am continuing my previous task. The most important one of my whole internship that will be needed for the press conference in January, that I will be attending. I must research thoroughly. I must put all my communication abilities to the test for this task. Although I am not very fond of speaking on the phone to companies, I will try my best.

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