{"id":4061,"date":"2014-09-30T14:47:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T14:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/goglobal\/?p=422"},"modified":"2017-04-19T12:43:51","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T12:43:51","slug":"oli-porter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/oli-porter\/","title":{"rendered":"Oli Porter \u2013 Working Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"

My advice to anyone contemplating doing something like this is: do it! Get there as soon as you can. Africa is a fantastic place: the people are so friendly and will help you with anything. I would love to go back and see how sustainable my projects have become in the community. It is an experience of a lifetime and a memory you will never forget.<\/span><\/p>\n

Having the opportunity to have my university work placement in Tanzania has made me more self-assured about applying for sports teacher jobs in the future, developing my personal and professional skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

I spent two months coaching rugby and football teams in a variety of age groups in Arusha. I was with a group of other students, also from Sheffield Hallam University and we would spend most of our time within the community.<\/span><\/p>\n

I visited orphanages, primary, secondary and disabled schools in the area, introducing mini activities and coaching multi-skill and fundamental sessions in a variety of sports. I also coached sport sessions in international schools around Arusha throughout the eight weeks, as well as leading HIV\/AIDS Awareness sessions, hosting leadership programmes and teaching<\/span><\/p>\n

The work placement was fantastic, I was able to meet new people and enhance many of my skills. I had the opportunity to go on safari, go to Zanzibar (an island off the east coast) perform for Arusha’s first\u00a0team and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n

The hardest part of my trip was that I had to leave; it\u2019s safe to say I caught the Africa bug, I loved my experiences there and I made some great friends who I really want to see again.<\/span><\/p>\n

The best thing about it was the challenge; I was in a country I had never been before, with very little knowledge of Swahili. I had to push myself to ensure that I got the most out of the opportunity and was able to develop my skills. I feel like the trip enhanced my cultural awareness and my independence hugely.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Having this Tanzania experience written on my CV and having worked with a variety of different organisations, any application I make for future roles would instantly stand out as distinctive and unique.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Oli Porter is a final year student on the Sport Development with Coaching degree. He spent eight weeks in Tanzania working at a school as a sports coach with young people.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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