Today’s post comes from TFFT Scholar Vialeth! As you will read, TFFT has supported Vialeth through accounting college (after four years of secondary school). Learn more about the Tanzanian school system here.

ALL ABOUT MY INTERNSHIP
By: Vialeth Pallangyo, TFFT Scholarship Student

As the heading above say I started my internship on 7/Jan/2013 working as an account’s assistant in the hotel called Torch Budget Inn. The hotel is in Pangani area. I feel so happy working there with a lot of people not only that but also am getting a lot of experience from the workers which are also working there.

Simply because it was my first time to work as a cashier some times I was worried am doing bad but I thank very much my supervisor Mr. Sam Meeda because he teaches me how I can work simply without even being scared about anything. Thank you Sam.

As the time goes I am getting more experience because I am given responsibility by my self doing things which I feel like it can help in the hotel, for example doing inventory, arranging the store, assessing the rooms etc. But also sometimes I can go to the market and buy the goods and bring them in the hotel.

Apart from working as a cashier sometimes I used to stay as receptionist for a time being, this is another work making me know a lot of people and know how to work with them, handling them and also the behavior of different people. To be honest before doing my internship I was thinking I can not manage to do that because I did not have any experience, but believe me I just finished the two weeks, I have been training the third week as a cashier and now I can do it myself. This is so great to me because I accomplished something hard and I thank God for giving me that understanding.

I can also share with you this “failing the form four result is not failing in life.” I am saying this because it happen to me. I got division four on my form four exam but I did not lose hope because TFFT, they were behind my back giving me the hope, then I started college with my promise of studying hard and I did it! Up to now I am just finishing my certificate by this March 30th.

I cannot forget TFFT staff and friends like Mr. Fratern Tarimo. I am so happy and appreciate what they did for me up to where I am. Thanks very much. THANK YOU VERY MUCH VAILETH PALLANGYO