Summer internship, part-time job, and vacations

ENAC library, 29 September 2021

Today I have a haft day off from class, I decided to go to the library, find my usual place and write something to look back on my summertime, I write it down to remind myself in the future that I had a good time in France.

During July and August, I took part in a project with a teacher at ENAC in order to get involved in doing a summer internship at ENAC with Mr.Benhamad. I spent 2 months to see closer on CS-23 subpart B ( the EASA regulation for small aircraft) and analyze gap differences between the 2 versions of this update (amendment 4 and amendment 5). I went through the details of each article and point out changes as well as new requirements. In the end, my project can be able to support the pilot training program at ENAC and also be selected to use for course material for the teacher.

While most of my classmates chose to relax, visit family, spend time on vacations with traveling, I did a different way, I chose to be busy and learn new things even my job is unpaid. I had to wake up early every morning, go to the office at 8 am, leave it at 5 pm, 5 days a week. I faced a lot of problems with this project. I was feeling very lonely at the beginning cause the ENAC offices were empty. And I was stucked by tons of documents that needed to review. At the same time, to deal with financial problems, I also applied for a part-time job at a Vietnamese restaurant (Kioshque Grand Gond) where I have to do multi-tasks such as (cleaning tables, bowls, plates, arranging foods, preparing ingredients for the kitchen, serving clients ….). My contract is 25 working hours per week, I had to work every night from 18:00 to 23:00 every day during the weekday, sometimes even weekend, because I want to save money for tuition fees and allowance for semester 3. It was a hard time to manage many tasks at the same time, I usually come back home without any energy. Many things came at the same time taught me to manage and arrange properly. I could be tired, I could be wrong at the workplace, get lost in project direction, no time to have summer with a lot of trips. I believe that it is worth it to me, and I am proud of myself, at least I tried as much as I can do. I did not give up.

I think this is a good way to train myself to be stronger, all the difficulties and challenges will put me at a further limit. Somehow I thought I can not handle it, but I did. I want to remark all the good things and lessons that I had learned.

– Sometimes, if we don’t know what is a priority, what we have to do, what is the most important, let ourselves be busy, go forward, work harder. Just do it and learn from your mistakes. Good things will come in the end.

– I learned a lot of daily French vocabulary while working at the restaurant

-I gained more knowledge in airworthiness, and my career path becomes clearer with what I have tried.

-I earned a small saving to submit tuition fee and I am maintaining this at this moment with the contract of working time 15 hours per week ( I work during the weekend) which is enough for my fundamental basis and continue to pursuit class.

For the moment, I’m looking for a final internship to finish my master’s study. I know it will be difficult and more challenging in front. I’m ready to confront it, let come, I’m waiting.

You can do it, Giap

Go for it!!!!