Work

I worked at an accredited food laboratory with local people and other trainees from Tunisia. I did a basic chemical and microbiological analysis of canned products, mainly tomato and harissa (sauces from chilli peppers), olives and jams. I was doing the same chemical experiments, which I had learned at university, but it was nice to see it in the real world.

Experience

Two members picked me up at the airport with a taxi. I went to work with one member on the first day. We lived together in one house and we had many opportunities to meet after work. I had also a roommate and we shared a bathroom and kitchen with 2 other girls. Sometimes we organized small trips in Tunis to Carthage or museums by ourselves. Every week there was a trip with bus to interesting places in Tunisia. The biggest trip was for 5 days. Sometimes we were waiting a lot, but it is normal in Tunisia.

Discover

I didn't learn a lot of new things in my work, but the rest was amazing. I met more than 20 people from all over the world (Europe, Iran, Mexico, Palestina, Oman...) and it totally broke all the prejudices I had before. I could compare different cultures and religions and everyone respected the others. It improved my English (if you speak French, it will improve you French too). I had many adventurous experiences (parasailing, diving, camel riding, jumping from 10metres high rock to the sea, driving in desert with 4wheel)