On work experience and internships
<p><span word="Growing">Growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> 16-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="blessed">blessed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="disciplined">disciplined</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hated">hated</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> '<span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="only">only</span>' <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tie">tie</span>, <span word="polished">polished</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boring">boring</span> <span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="trousers">trousers</span>. </p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finer">finer</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> "<span word="work">work</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>". <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fortnight">fortnight</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="learnt">learnt</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drifting">drifting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="internship">internship</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span>. <span word="Go">Go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>!</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="super">super</span>-<span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="study">study</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="never">never</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="loved">loved</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="heavier">heavier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="passionate">passionate</span> <span word="about">about</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="cos">cos</span>' <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span>".</p>
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