3.5 Results host: interview

work. They chose wine production because it was something different than they could experience in Denmark. The climate is also different from Denmark, it is very hot and they are tired of working in sun for so many hours. They make their own food. They are also challenged by living condition. They have to share a small room in a primitive wood cabin. They knew from the beginning that they will share a room, but they were not ready for living conditions like this. The toilet and shower are outside the cabin. When they came, they decided to have their own place where they could relax. They divided the room by using curtains, so each person has a place for herself. I asked if they had a chance to talk with the host about the work, they mentioned that they spoke with owner about it. They informed him that they would like to learn more about the wine production, but they only got chance to do the weeding. The host explained that it is not possible, because during this season they must do the weeding. I ask what will they do different if they could start it from the beginning. They told me that they should have done clear description of the learning unit, clear expectations. Besides, I had a chance to make an interview with Nick. One evening we met on WhatsApp. Nick is a 29 years old boy studying farm machinery at JU. I was very concerned about his internship. From the beginning, he told me about his allergy for peanuts. In case of contact with peanuts, he must immediately get the adrenaline injection and get to hospital as fast as possible. We had long discussion with his teacher about sending him abroad. I found a host in Iceland and I told him about the issue. He decided to have Nick for a 3 weeks internship. During the interview, Nick seemed very happy and positive. He was talking about the work he did in the past few days and how good the hosting family is. He was sending me videos from his daily work. I asked him about the challenges he faced during the stay. He told me that the challenge was to get from Reykjavik to Egg (North Iceland). He knows what to do; he speaks English very well, so there is no problem with communication. He gave instruction to the host family about what to do in case of an allergy attack. He mentioned that he is challenged by the weather because it is much colder in Iceland than in Denmark at this time of the year.

3.5 Results host: interview I also had an opportunity to speak with GA, host of the 3 girls in Portugal. He was surprised that the students asked so many questions. Students from other countries that he hosted before were listening to him and were fulfilling all the assigned tasks without asking many questions. He told them that they should focus on the task they will do during the 3 weeks internship, in his opinion they will never produce vine in Denmark because of the climate. He was wrong, I explained him that in Denmark there are few wine producers. One of the girls was looking for this kind internship in Denmark, but her application was rejected. I do agree that the work they do depends on the season, still they must know about the wine production. I ask what we should do better next time. I would like to cooperate with him, and send more students for the short and long internship. He wants us (the school) to teach students more about wine production before sending them to him. This will be a challenge as we do not have wine production in our curriculum. We can ask students to study on their own about wine production before the internship begins. Overall, the students and the host are very happy. Students learned a lot even if they think they have been doing the same job all the time. During the visit, I was very surprised with the English level in Portugal. All the people I had met spoke English very well. Summing up, the founding shows that many students and teachers/mentors face some challenges before, during and after the internship. Students and teachers named the same things, which bring myself to confirm what the main challenges/barriers are in the internship process as a whole and the insufficient process in improvement of student’s skills. This will help me in future preparation of the internship process at JU.