11/19/2012

How to deal with (so called) tutors?

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You have met your tutor? Consider yourself lucky- some of them are just virtual figures that never come out to the daylight. But if you were one of the chosen ones that had the opportunity to met one of the great ESN/ AEGEE members it was surely one of the following types:

Type 1: Ghost
As mentioned before- exist only on paper (or more often on facebook). 
Tip: Search for a substitute, preferably a girl who can fall in love with you.




Type 2: The mummy/daddy
One of the endangered species- they actually seem to care about their Erasmus protégés. You can find them on the airports, carrying someone’s bag or looking through the newspapers ads for a flat for their foreign friends. 
Tip: Use as much as possible - it may end soon. Nobody can visit 20 flats with you and still don’t hate you.


Type 3: The helper
Ohh yeah, he will help you… He will take you to parties, show you nice pubs and cafeterias, get to know you with his friends and drink with you. And in the morning he will drive you home and wish you good night. As long as a goodnight kisses are included. Or there is at least still hope for that. 
Tip: Use as much as possible as long as he is not the ugliest person in the world.



Conclusions: Even the buses on Sicily are more reliable then a tutor. START COUNTING ON YOURSELF!


1 comment:

  1. Unknown21/11/12

    Would we like to speak about the other side of the coin?

    The typical Erasmus student generally is not the description of the reliability!

    I had personally 7 students in 2 semesters to tutor and 3 of them didn't answer to my first "welcome" message I sent via both facebook and e-mail! But it is not a so strange scenary! It is statistically normal and I know of a lot of people who had the same result!

    I have personally organised many activities and trips for Erasmus students and often they neither said "thanks". One time for example we organized a day on the beach and when we had to go back at home I asked who wanted to come with me in my car and at the end I had to go alone because everyone had already the lift in other cars... But it's just to say something...

    By the way, Erasmus or not, we are persons, with qualities and defects, and it depends of you to be a good tutor or erasmus / tutored.

    Thanks!

    Simone, ex Erasmus Responsible at AEGEE-Catania (and therefore main coordinator of the tutoring program which demands many days of "useless" work)

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