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Well, finally, no matter how nervous I was and stuff, the time has finally come that I am here in Hokkaido, more specifically Yoichi-gun, or Yoichi County of Hokkaido. After almost one year of a hassle applying for it, preparing all the documents while being scolded by the teacher for not having the sense of a Taiwanese/Japanese when handling documentation and stuff, after spending so much money for the application process and air tickets and stuff, finally now, I am here at Kiroro Resort Hotels, working as an intern.
It has been about two years since I last step foot in Japan, and in between the two years, I did have quite a craving of Japan and sometimes really wanted to come back here and stuff, who knew two years later I would finally be back, but this time working, which is a totally different experience in on itself.
So I actually arrived here two days ago on the 4th of July, now thinking of it, that was actually independence day in the United States, no wonder it sounded so familiar to me. Well, the first thing I arrived at Japan is that I had Ramen, which in the future I think is going to be my ceremony arriving at Japan in the future - have a Ramen as the first meal. Speaking of which, Ramen here is really nice no matter where I went and eat, it was so much better than a lot of those in Taiwan claiming that they are selling Japanese ramen, which I beg to differ. The broth was so good, the noodle was so bouncy, the flavours are so rich that I drool every time I talk about it, even as I was saying it right now, and I am not even hungry right now.
Well, so I arrived at this place on the 4th of July, and work immediately started on the 5th, also today. We were given an orientation of about 2 hours, where the HR person gave us some introduction about the company as well as giving us a tour of the hotel resort.
The hotel can actually be more accurately be described as a resort, which has a huge footprint, and it's actually a ski resort, and it's famous for that. So, the fact that we are having our internship during summertime means that it is not going to be a lot of things to do. Sure enough, the carparks are mostly empty, the lobby, lounge, restaurants are also mostly empty.
The resort itself has two hotels actually, The Kiroro Tribute Portfolio hotel as well as Sheraton Hotel, both are under Marriott International, something like the biggest hotel franchise in the world or something like that, I am not very familiar with the hospitality industry so I didn't bother the hassle to check that up, anyways, that's what the HR person told me.
So I was first assigned to the Front Desk department as a bell attendant, which basically means I have to attend to arriving guests as well as attend to their needs when they have something they need during their stay. Then, we (me and one more senior from the Japanese department) would exchange departments (he is in the F&B department) after a month, so that we would be able to understand more about what they do in a hotel.
The one thing that I am quite surprised is that in the Front Desk Department, more than half of the people here are actually foreigners. Actually, there are a lot of foreign workers working in this hotel, they are from all over the world really, there are Indians, Caucasians, Indonesians, Vietnamese, Thai, basically everywhere, have I mentioned that the HR person who gave us the orientation was I think Korean with fluent English? Because of this, during the first two days, I think I have actually spoken more English than Japanese.
I think because of the composition of the employees here, working here is actually quite fun and relatively stress-free than working in an all-Japanese environment. My department manager is a Thai, and she is so friendly with everyone in the office, and people actually make jokes while working and stuff, making the whole office and workplace quite merry, which really makes me even happier and enjoy working here.
These first two days were relatively free as there aren't really any guests coming in because it's the off-peak season, very very off-peak, so there are only like about 5 check-ins for my whole 8-hour shift during the two days. There are quite a lot of things to remember though, like the opening times of facilities and restaurants and stuff. Because it's the off-peak season, the hotel that I am currently stationed in - Sheraton Hotel, is like half-closed. The mountain centre connecting beside it is fully closed except for the public bath, and many restaurants on the other hotel are also closed. It's a ski resort, and there isn't any snow, that's why.
Well, I guess I had a great start at the job, and I kinda look forward to going to work every day though, maybe because of the novelty of it or maybe I am really enjoying the work, I don't really know yet. I can't really say the same for the F&B department where I am going to be assigned to next month though. Yet, good or bad, I think I am going to just take it in and learn as much as I can.
Good luck with me.
#21 Summer Internship in Japan
Summer Internship in Japan
At Kiroro Resort Hotels
Well, finally, no matter how nervous I was and stuff, the time has finally come that I am here in Hokkaido, more specifically Yoichi-gun, or Yoichi County of Hokkaido. After almost one year of a hassle applying for it, preparing all the documents while being scolded by the teacher for not having the sense of a Taiwanese/Japanese when handling documentation and stuff, after spending so much money for the application process and air tickets and stuff, finally now, I am here at Kiroro Resort Hotels, working as an intern.
It has been about two years since I last step foot in Japan, and in between the two years, I did have quite a craving of Japan and sometimes really wanted to come back here and stuff, who knew two years later I would finally be back, but this time working, which is a totally different experience in on itself.
So I actually arrived here two days ago on the 4th of July, now thinking of it, that was actually independence day in the United States, no wonder it sounded so familiar to me. Well, the first thing I arrived at Japan is that I had Ramen, which in the future I think is going to be my ceremony arriving at Japan in the future - have a Ramen as the first meal. Speaking of which, Ramen here is really nice no matter where I went and eat, it was so much better than a lot of those in Taiwan claiming that they are selling Japanese ramen, which I beg to differ. The broth was so good, the noodle was so bouncy, the flavours are so rich that I drool every time I talk about it, even as I was saying it right now, and I am not even hungry right now.
Well, so I arrived at this place on the 4th of July, and work immediately started on the 5th, also today. We were given an orientation of about 2 hours, where the HR person gave us some introduction about the company as well as giving us a tour of the hotel resort.
The hotel can actually be more accurately be described as a resort, which has a huge footprint, and it's actually a ski resort, and it's famous for that. So, the fact that we are having our internship during summertime means that it is not going to be a lot of things to do. Sure enough, the carparks are mostly empty, the lobby, lounge, restaurants are also mostly empty.
The resort itself has two hotels actually, The Kiroro Tribute Portfolio hotel as well as Sheraton Hotel, both are under Marriott International, something like the biggest hotel franchise in the world or something like that, I am not very familiar with the hospitality industry so I didn't bother the hassle to check that up, anyways, that's what the HR person told me.
So I was first assigned to the Front Desk department as a bell attendant, which basically means I have to attend to arriving guests as well as attend to their needs when they have something they need during their stay. Then, we (me and one more senior from the Japanese department) would exchange departments (he is in the F&B department) after a month, so that we would be able to understand more about what they do in a hotel.
The one thing that I am quite surprised is that in the Front Desk Department, more than half of the people here are actually foreigners. Actually, there are a lot of foreign workers working in this hotel, they are from all over the world really, there are Indians, Caucasians, Indonesians, Vietnamese, Thai, basically everywhere, have I mentioned that the HR person who gave us the orientation was I think Korean with fluent English? Because of this, during the first two days, I think I have actually spoken more English than Japanese.
I think because of the composition of the employees here, working here is actually quite fun and relatively stress-free than working in an all-Japanese environment. My department manager is a Thai, and she is so friendly with everyone in the office, and people actually make jokes while working and stuff, making the whole office and workplace quite merry, which really makes me even happier and enjoy working here.
These first two days were relatively free as there aren't really any guests coming in because it's the off-peak season, very very off-peak, so there are only like about 5 check-ins for my whole 8-hour shift during the two days. There are quite a lot of things to remember though, like the opening times of facilities and restaurants and stuff. Because it's the off-peak season, the hotel that I am currently stationed in - Sheraton Hotel, is like half-closed. The mountain centre connecting beside it is fully closed except for the public bath, and many restaurants on the other hotel are also closed. It's a ski resort, and there isn't any snow, that's why.
Well, I guess I had a great start at the job, and I kinda look forward to going to work every day though, maybe because of the novelty of it or maybe I am really enjoying the work, I don't really know yet. I can't really say the same for the F&B department where I am going to be assigned to next month though. Yet, good or bad, I think I am going to just take it in and learn as much as I can.
Good luck with me.
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