This page will give insight into the students' experiences during their internships once they have started them in July 2022. Stay tuned!
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Aalborg Street Food - El Santo
Felix Gunz It surprised me when I heard that I was going to work at a Street Food Shop. I was really excited on my first day, because I knew I was going to learn how to cook. It only takes about 5 minutes to get there by bike, which is why I do not have to get up before 7:30am. My shift is from 8am to 3 pm and I work from Monday to Friday. In my job I am learning different things such as:
Anyway! I got the best co-worker I could have wished for. He is really polite and teaches me all the stuff he knows. After my stay in Denmark, I will surely know how to appropriately cook, clean and deal with customers. |
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Cafe Peace- Madlen Ruck
I had the pleasure to work at Café Peace while I lived in Denmark. My café has different menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner, therefore it offers a big variety of different choices. In the first week my working hours were from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., but sometimes they let leave early. I always got something to eat and drink, but I did not really get a break so I had to eat behind the bar. Jonas, who is the son of the owner, explained everything to me. My main tasks were:
In the following weeks, my shifts changed. Our work uniform was all black except for the shoes. All my co-workers were really nice to me and helped me with everything. But just a few of them really talked to me, which I really think is a pity, because I couldn't improve my communication skills that much. My boss, named Anne, is such a sweetheart. She gave me her number on the first day and said that whenever I had any problems besides work, I could always call or text her. I really like my workplace and think I was very lucky. Everyone is really friendly and the food tastes amazing. I really improved at the beer tap and made some new friends. |
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Miss Dot
During my stay in Denmark I got the chance to work at Miss Dot in Hals together with my friend Michelle. Miss Dot is a restaurant/ice cream shop that sells burgers, pancakes, waffles, sandwiches, milkshakes and a lot more. My shift started at 3 o’clock in the afternoon and ended at 9 o’clock in the evening. It took me 10 minutes to get there on foot. The employees were very friendly and I had a lot of fun there. Michelle and I switched between working in the kitchen and serving guests. In the kitchen we had to prepare the food and clean and as waitresses we served the food communicated with the customers. We also got the task to look after their social media. So everyday we had to take videos or pictures of the food and post them. To sum up, it was a pleasure to work there. I would definitely work there again. Flora Bilgeri |
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Miss Dot
I am going to talk about my responsibilities at Miss Dot. It is a café/restaurant/ice cream palour. In the first week I mainly served customers. In the next week I will be in the kitchen. So, I will be able to see all the different parts in a restaurant. As I have already told, I worked as a waitress in the first week. On Monday, I got an introduction so I could have an easy start. Nevertheless, in the beginning it was a bit hard, for example to decipher the ordered drinks on the receipt as they are written in Danish but day after day, the work started getting easier. My daily tasks were to
And one of the best parts, because I didn’t expec that, is that I can also do some of their social media work (taking pics and videos for Instagram/Facebook/TikTok). Michelle Berkmann |
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Penny Lane - Böhler Leo
While staying in Denmark I had the opportunity to work as a barista at a cute café in Aalborg named Penny Lane. The name might sound familiar as it is named and modelled after a Beatles song.
Despite its outer appearance, the café is quite large when considering all the additional rooms inside. It offers an extensive menu with all sorts of sweets, coffees and snacks. While working there I had the opportunity to do a wide variety of tasks.
The main ones were serving food to customers, cleaning the tables after they had finished and then finally washing the dishes. Also, we gradually received increasingly diverse tasks as we slowly got to know our way around the premises. These included taking orders and dealing with requests from customers.
Our co-workers were one of the highlights of working there because they were always a delight to be around. They welcomed us with open arms from day one and continued to be a helping hand to us when we needed anything. All in all, working there was a good learning opportunity and a very pleasurable experience.
While staying in Denmark I had the opportunity to work as a barista at a cute café in Aalborg named Penny Lane. The name might sound familiar as it is named and modelled after a Beatles song.
Despite its outer appearance, the café is quite large when considering all the additional rooms inside. It offers an extensive menu with all sorts of sweets, coffees and snacks. While working there I had the opportunity to do a wide variety of tasks.
The main ones were serving food to customers, cleaning the tables after they had finished and then finally washing the dishes. Also, we gradually received increasingly diverse tasks as we slowly got to know our way around the premises. These included taking orders and dealing with requests from customers.
Our co-workers were one of the highlights of working there because they were always a delight to be around. They welcomed us with open arms from day one and continued to be a helping hand to us when we needed anything. All in all, working there was a good learning opportunity and a very pleasurable experience.
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Intercollege - Patrick Cerny
During my stay in Denmark, I worked for InterCollege, which is the company that organised the apartments and work placements for our group. Paul Nußbaumer, Stan Johner, Luca Peonsgen and me, Patrick Cerny, were assigned to digitalize the process of signing up for this exact Erasmus-program. Although we always had a supervisor who kept an eye on us, it turned out that I was a bit more experienced in developing an app, so I was “promoted” to the project leader. My task was to plan, structure and to build/code the foundation of the project. I learned a lot about how to manage a team and what the different tasks of a team leader are. Also, I had the opportunity to teach my co-workers new web-technologies, which I’m always happy to do, because I could’ve needed some help too when I started my journey as a web developer. All in all, I’d say that the stay in Denmark was a great experience, and I would recommend anyone who’s hesitant about this program to take the opportunity, because it will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. |
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Café Peace - Katharina Daniel
In Denmark I had the chance to work in a very famous restaurant. It is called Cafe Peace. I always worked there with young nice people. Especially the boss was very caring. My day looked like this. I cycled for 10 minutes from my house to the city, where my workplace was. Mostly the work started with cleaning. After that I helped to prepare the food and sometimes, I served it to the guests. I also cleared the tables. After work I was always allowed to have something to eat for free. The food was always very tasty. |
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International House - Alia Dobler
I work at the International House North Denmark in the International Citizen Service (ICS) Department. At the ICS I help booking appointments and give our clients the forms they need to fill in. I also help them to find the places where they get answers to their questions. At the International House North Denmark, I also help with their social media accounts, making posts for them, brainstorming new ideas, etc. Current topics are, for example, the Municipality of the Month, the Internationals Fair, Last week in Denmark, and so on. Besides all that, I also have to answer emails that come in daily. Every day, we get a new list with a lot of job vacancies in Danish and English. The English ones need to be picked out and listed in a different document. This document is posted every Monday. This is also a task that I am responsible for. |
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Restaurant Carl Frederik in Denmark - Rosa Einsle
During my stay in Denmark I got the chance to work at Carl Frederik in Hals. It’s a restaurant which sells typical Danish food. I worked together with my friend Lena. We worked from Monday to Friday from 12 to 7.30 pm. We all got bikes so we cycled along the beach to our workplace which is based at the harbor of Hals. Our daily working routine always looked similar. It included serving the food and drinks to our guests, cleaning the tables and occasionally we also took orders from our customers. The team and especially the managers were very friendly and we felt welcome from the first day on. They always gave us something to eat and sometimes they even offered us to take some food home. I am very thankful for the experience to work and live abroad for a month. |
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Happy Greek - Valentina Erne
During my stay in Denmark, I had the chance to work at the famous Aalborg Street Food Hall together with two other girls from my school. The booth we got to work at is called “Happy Greek”, where Greek food such as pita is sold. Our main tasks included preparing the food in the morning and grilling the meat. Moreover, we prepared plates and made fries. Additionally, we served the customers at the cash desk and had to clean the kitchen. We soon realised that it depends on the weather whether many guests come or not. I am grateful that I was given such a great job because all the Street Food workers were friendly and open, so I enjoyed going to work because we had a lot of fun together. I was easy to notice how the different workers at the market stalls stick together and share everything with each other. It's a great place to meet new people and cultures as the staff and the guests come from all over the world. |
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Wok Shop
Tamara Feurstein During my stay in Denmark I got the chance to work at one of the street food restaurants in Aalborg. They offer different kinds of meals from all over the world. Additionally, they have a lot of entertainment activities like karaoke, a shuffleboard, a small amusement arcade and board games. For my internship, I was placed in an Asian restaurant. It’s really convenient because we either have the morning shift or the evening shift. Every day, I have to work for about five to seven hours which is totally acceptable. Usually, I start my day with cutting the food and making sure that everything is clean. The restaurants open at 11:30. Then I cook the meals. If time is left, my co-workers show me how to make some different sauces for the dishes. The working atmosphere is absolutely nice and my co-workers are helpful and friendly. All in all, I am totally happy with this job. I have already improved my English and made a lot of new experiences. |
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HAPPY GREEK - Michelle Gassner
During my stay abroad in Denmark, I worked in the well-known Aalborg Street Food Hall for a small Greek stall. The stand was very nicely decorated with many things reminiscent of Greece, like pink flowers or lanterns. However, the Street Food Hall does not only offer food. There is also a large arcade, a karaoke corner and many events take place there during the summer. With two other girls from school, my working day always started punctually at 9 am. Our tasks in the morning were to prepare the kitchen for the day. This included cutting vegetables and meat, preparing sauces and cleaning and stocking other important things. Together with our boss Andreas, we took care of the orders and cooked the food. Our menu consisted of Greek food, like pitas and much more. I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to work here. Of course, there were times when it was very stressful, for example, when a lot of costumers came, but it was always a great working atmosphere because the other employees were always nice and friendly. The staff is also mostly international, so it was easy to talk in English the whole day and make new friends and meet new people. |
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Little India - Hannah Hörburger
During my stay in Denmark, I got the chance to work at Street Food Aalborg, a big building consisting of multiple restaurants with food from all over the world. I was allocated to an Indian restaurant called “Little India”. From the fist day on I felt being in good hands and I really liked my co-workers because they were always friendly, open-minded and helped me whenever I needed assistance. My main tasks were
All in all, I am very thankful for this experience and even though working in a kitchen was not my first choice, I gained a lot of experience and I truly liked it. I am also glad that I had the chance to improve my English, learned a few words in Danish and upgraded my cooking skills. |
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Pastotto - Marina Jeremic During my stay in Denmark, I worked at a place called “Pastotto”, which is part of the Aalborg Street Food place Køkkenfabrikken. Our kitchen mainly prepares pasta and finger food snacks. Depending on the time I had to work, either morning to afternoon or afternoon to evening, I had to do different tasks. In the morning I had to do food preparation, which means precook pasta, prepare sauces, cut herbs and vegetables – so basically getting the kitchen ready for customers. And when I worked in the evening I cleaned the kitchen, so it’s ready for the next day. The Street Food Hall opens at 11:30. In the kitchen there are different sections, so it’s easier for us to keep an overview of the orders. The sections are:
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InterCollege - Stan Johler
During my stay in Aalborg, I had the chance to improve my programming, but also web design skills. Our task was to design and to start programming a new website for InterCollege. InterCollege is a company that helps students to find work placements. My working hours were quite nice because I could sleep until eight o’clock. The location was easy to reach, because it only took me 7 minutes by bike, so I left the apartment at around twenty to nine every day. But let’s get back to my tasks for those four weeks. The web application is based on an organisation software that analyses students’ profiles and finds out about their strengths and weaknesses. The company also searches for potential employers that are willing to take students. Besides that, InterCollege also needs to find suitable apartments to accommodate international students. Those should be located close to the workplaces. The goal of our project is to enable schools, companies, and landlords to register on a single website and to make the process smoother by reducing the amount of paperwork. |
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The Dosa Spot - Annika Linder
I work at a place called The Dosa Spot which is located in the Aalborg Street Food hall. We sell Dosas, which are savory pancakes from Sri Lanka with different kinds of meat and vegetables inside. I either have the morning or evening shift. For the most part I work at the cash desk. There I take orders from customers, offer them samples to try or answer any questions. That way I can easily improve my English and also learn some basic Danish. Sometimes I also have to prepare the pancakes, but since it is very hard to get them right, I only do it when we don’t have a lot of people waiting. Another big part of my work is cleaning up and preparing the food that goes inside the Dosa. This involves cutting onions and cooking chicken curry. Overall, I like my job, it just can get a little exhausting. |
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Carl Frederik in Hals - Lena Maderthaner
During my stay in Denmark, I worked in a restaurant called Carl Frederik. It took me only 10 minutes on foot to get to work. I worked together with my classmate Rosa Einsle and we had to work from Monday to Friday from 12:00 to 07:30 pm. The tasks we had to do were fun and simple. We took the food to the guests and cleaned the tables after the customers had finished eating and sometimes, we also had to take orders. Additionally, a cool thing at work was that all the staff members were totally friendly and helped me whenever I didn’t understand something. I am glad that we had the chance to work in another country because I learned interesting things about the culture and the traditions of Denmark. Furthermore, now I am more confident to talk to other people and I am even more independent than before. All in all, I cloud learn a lot and I hope I will able to work abroad again. |
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Little India - Florian Michelini
Since we arrived here in Denmark, I have been working in a big street food hall. It takes me just 5 minutes to get there by bicycle, it’s at the fjord and very colorful. During the breaks we are allowed to get food from 3 different shops. We don’t have to work on the weekends, our boss cares about specific wishes and the co-workers are all kind and open-minded. I work at Little India. The main tasks I have to do is talking to customers, offering them samples, cutting vegetables and lots of chicken but also cleaning the kitchen, which is not as bad as it sounds. I either work the morning or the evening shift. The night shifts are pretty stressful, because there are lots of customers but time passes by fast. Due to this stress, we never manage to clean the kitchen before 9:30, so we have got to stay a little bit longer. |
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InterCollege - Paul Nußbaumer
During my stay in Denmark, I worked at Inter College, which is our partner organisation. My working hours were from 9:00 in the morning to 4:00 in the afternoon, with a one-hour lunch break. Our task was to work on a service that will help the employees of InterCollege to collect all of the necessary data from the institutions involved in the process of organising these internships (landlords, schools, workplaces). Assigning the students to their workplaces and accommodation will also be managed with this new system. The skills I acquired in school definitely came in handy but since I am only in 3rd grade, I am not a professional at building web-applications, so I am still learning a lot every day. The atmosphere in our coding-team was always really enjoyable, all of my colleagues had kind of the same interests so we got along very well. From time to time some external students that go to university checked up on us to review our progress. They also helped us with any unresolved problems. I am very thankful for the opportunity to help develop such an interesting project! |
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Happy Greek - Zerda Sari
Throughout my internship in Aalborg, Denmark I was working at a Greek food stall called “Happy Greek”. It is part of the Aalborg Street Food Market which was very interesting to me because it is a hall with many stands selling different types of food like pizza, pasta, sushi, salad, pitas etc. The working atmosphere was really nice because while I was working I could see my friends working at their stands and also communicate with them, so it was never boring for me. My tasks were to cut vegetables like onions and tomatoes, prepare Greek food (Tzatziki) and serve customers. We prepared meals with fries, different types of meat (pork, lamb or chicken) and served them with onions, tomatoes, tzatziki and bread. The employees there were really nice and friendly which contributed to a positive working atmosphere. During the internship I could learn more about the Greece cuisine and got an insight into the world of work. |
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Pastotto - Hannah Scheidbach
During my stay in Denmark I got the chance to work at the Pasta street food restaurant “Pastotto”. It is located in the so called “Køkkenfabrikken“, which is a street food market with a wide variety of different people, cultures and dishes. Every workday started with a 15-minute bike ride to the restaurant. In front of the hall, you have a really beautiful view of the river Limfjord. Most of the time I started work at 8 a.m. by doing all the food preparations for the day. During the opening hours I helped serving customers. This includes working at the register, giving out samples and taking orders. My favourite task was cooking the food, it was so much fun memorizing all the different meals and preparing them as fast and good as possible. And even if there wasn’t a lot to do, work never got boring, especially because of my co-workers. It was interesting listening to all of their stories on how and when they got to Aalborg. They were really nice and often brightened my day. Them being not much older than me made it even better. All in all, it was an amazing experience and I gained a lot of knowledge regarding cooking and customer service. I would work there every summer without a doubt! |
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Motel Europa- Leif Schick
During my stay in Denmark, I got the chance to work at Motel Europa near Aalborg. It is a motel where guests can stay for one or more nights and there is also a restaurant which is open in the evening. The way to work was very short because we stayed at the motel too. In the morning we usually had to clean the rooms. Our tasks included
The staff of the motel were very friendly, and we had a good working atmosphere. To sum up, it was a pleasure to work there and we had a good time. If I ever get the chance to come back to Denmark, I would not hesitate and go right back. |
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Wok Shop - Felix Schneider
During my stay in Denmark I got the chance to work in the Street Food Hall in Aalborg. There they offer a large variety of international food. Besides that, it is a popular venue for different events as it features karaoke nights as well as an arcade for children. I work in a wok store. My tasks are different depending on the shift. When I work in the morning, I usually cut meat and vegetables and prepare everything for the evening. In the evening it is more stressful because we have more orders and I have to take orders and cook the food. All of my colleagues are lovely and helpful. I am totally happy with this job. I have already improved my English and made a lot of great new experiences. |
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Motel Europa- Luis Schnetzer
During my Internship in Denmark, I got the opportunity to work for Motel Europa in Ellidshøj, a small town near Aalborg. I work there with my friend Leif and the tasks we do vary a lot. Our main job is to clean the rooms, make the beds and do everything to give the guests the best comfort. They normally stay for one or two nights, so there is a lot to do every day. Sometimes we have to work in the evening, to help our two hosts Steen & Berit serving and preparing the meals for the guests in the restaurant next to the motel. After work, we have the opportunity to see Denmark’s beautiful nature, interesting museums or enjoy the nice city Aalborg. I really enjoy working there and I wouldn‘t hesitate to come back one day. The hosts are very nice people who treat us very well, even when they are busy. |
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The Dosa Spot - Maximilian Wagner
During my stay in Denmark, I worked in a Street Food Shop called The Dosa Spot. It only took me 5 minutes to get from my apartment to my workplace by bike. My working hours were different every week. One week I had to work from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the next week from 5 a.m. to 9.30 p.m. Sometimes it was very exhausting because I didn't like to work in the evening. My main tasks in the street food shop were:
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Digura - Moritz Wessin
During my stay in Denmark, I got the chance to work for a company called DIGURA, which was located near my home. They help tenants if their landlord causes problems. I was working in the Marketing Department. My workday started at 8.30am and finished at 3.30pm. First, I set up my workspace and grabbed myself a cup of tea. Then I began to do my work. My most common tasks were: * “Redoing articles” – searching for pictures and putting them on the blog page of DIGURA * “Redoing Word docs” – working with Adobe InDesign to make Word docs look more appealing to the customer’s eye * “Directing/editing” – filming, directing and editing a video for DIGURA because new legal requirements My workmates were really lovely and kind. However, most of them went on holiday after the first week because in July almost everyone in Denmark is on vacation. I really enjoyed working here and would enjoy doing it again. All in all, I appreciate the DIGURA team for letting me work with them and helping me to improve my English. |
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Penny Lane - Alina Winkler
During my stay in Denmark I have the pleasure to work in a pretty cute café called Penny Lane. The café has a great brunch menu. On top of that, they offer a huge range of bread. Furthermore, there is also a wide selection of sweet pastries, like cinnamon rolls or chocolate croissants. My typical day starts at 9 o’clock and ends at 5 o’clock. Sometimes I am allowed to leave work earlier, especially on Fridays. My most common jobs are to … - … serve drinks and food to customers. - … prepare brunch (decorate the food with croissants and add a spoon to the cornflakes). - … prepare food; I cut the desired bread at the counter and put it on the plate. - … clear and clean tables. - … make sure there are enough ice cubes at the bar. - … prepare simple drinks like juices and coffee. All of my colleagues are very nice and helpful. Sometimes I have a hard time reading the orders because they are written in Danish. Also, I am always allowed to take a break to eat/drink something. A very sweet thing my boss does is making sure I always have enough food at home. She always gives me a few loafs of bread that weren’t sold on that day. |
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Political Festival of Europe - Melanie Wolf
During my stay in Denmark, I got the chance to work with the Political Festival of Europe. They are planning a festival in Mariager which is held from 25 to 28th August 2022 and its purpose is to gather people to discuss politics and embrace Europe’s history and culture. I worked from 8am to 4pm and it took me one hour to get from my place to Mariager by car. Most of the time I designed webpages for their website, and published blog posts but sometimes I could be even more creative and draw icons or sketch designs for cards or banners. Overall, I enjoyed my job very much. I had my own workspace to work freely and a list of tasks to fulfil. In meetings I could contribute ideas and was provided assistance when needed. My co-workers were very kind and made sure I was comfortable. I had a lot of fun and I’m glad I was given this opportunity. |
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Sushi Daily - Mikail Yildiz
I work at a sushi bar called Sushi Daily, which is located in a Bilka (Danish supermarket) in Aalborg. Because of my nice roommates, who gave me their bus tickets, I can go there by bus which takes me there in 10 minutes. My work usually starts at 11 am and ends at around 4 pm. The first thing I have to do is to prepare the trolley on which I transport taste samples of new sushi recipes and try to convince the customers in the market to buy our sushi. I then stand in front of the bar and try to engage with people which boosts my social skills. I communicate with all kinds of people and talk about the taste of the sushi. Keeping the trolley organized is completely my responsibility. My boss and my co-workers are very nice to me so I cannot complain about them. |