英语翻译SoonIlearnedaboutBUNAC,aprogramhatseemedtobedesignedpreciselyforstudentswithsuchinterests.BUNACoffersworkvisasforstudentsorrecegraduatestoworkoverseas.Ofthesixcountriesavailable,IchoseEnglandbecauseofthe
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SoonIlearnedaboutBUNAC,aprogramhatseemedtobedesignedpreciselyforstudentswithsuchinterests.BUNACoffersworkvisasforstudentsorrecegraduatestoworkoverseas.Ofthesixcountriesavailable,IchoseEnglandbecauseofthelanguageandopportunities
foremployment.
TwomonthsafterIgraduatedfromcollegeIcrossedtheAtlantic.ItraveledthroughoutEuropeforsixweeksbeforearrivinginLondon.IgottoLondononAugust24,1997withaworkvisa,butnojoborplacetolive.Ihavetoadmititwasprettyscary!ThedayafterIarrived,I
experiencedmyfirstBritishholiday-BankHoliday,anationalholidaywhere
everythingisclosedfortheday.Itwasn'tuntilmythirddaythatIvisited
theBUNACofficeandwentthroughorientation.AttheorientationIlearnedall
aboutlivingandworkinginBritain;Ilearnedaboutgettingaroundinthecity,
makingaCV(CurriculumVitae-Britishresume),payingtaxes,gettinghealth
insurance,travelingaroundBritain,findingaccommodationsandmost
importantly,findingajob.Iwasmostscaredaboutfindingajobsincemy
financialresourceswererunninglowandIneededtogetapaychecksoon.
ItturnsoutthatfindingajobwasjustaseasyasmakingaCV!The
BUNACprogramisverywellknowninLondonandmanyemployersparticipateinthe
program.Asaresulttherearemanyemployersinmanydifferentfieldstochoose
from.MyjobsearchbeganwhenIchosethreedifferentbusinessemployersand
faxedthemmycoverletter1andCV.ThatfirstweekIhadthreeinterviews.I
acceptedmyfirstofferworkingforMerrillLynchInternationalBank.The
MerrillLynchofficeIworkedatwasinabeautiful,oldbuildinglocatedtwo
blocksfromBuckinghamPalace.Thepeoplewereniceandtheworkinteresting.
ItwaseasytoadjusttolifeinLondon.Andthereissomuchtosee
thataftersixmonthsexploringIprobablycoveredonlyhalfofwhatIintended.
WorkinginLondonhasmanyadvantages.Forone,Itrulygettolearn
theculturebybeingimmersedinitsworkforce.Mostofmycoworkerswere
BritishsoIfeellikeIreallyg