Brief introduction
Last year after I had concluded my education as a joiner and could collect a little experience in the occupation by this work in my teaching company and later by the work in the parental company, I made the decision to come out from Home to see something else and to be able to collect new experiences. Thus I came in contact with Jörg Strupat a German carpenter’s master who immigrated 15 years ago to Sweden. Thanks to the help of my instructor at school, I was able to make this contact with Mr Strupat.
With the help of Erasmus for young entrepreneurs, we put together my documents and I sent an application to Sweden. After a little while Mr. Strupat contacted me and we told about the works them are made, to the expiry of such a training period and from experiences with previous trainees. This sounded everything very well and I might be glad as myself the stay was promised. Then together with EYE we have provided an Activity plan and have cleared the remaining formalities, nothing more could be in way of the training period.
I received from the contact place in Sweden directly a nice welcome e-mail with all useful one what one as needs as example-white phone numbers addresses or holiday tips.

Activities undertaken
Already the trip to the training period place was unique, I might see directly the full beauty and nature of Scandinavia with the many wood and the lakes. After I had arrived in Österbymo Mr. Strupat showed me in the first days the Workshop and I was made close with the machines and working devices.
At the beginning we have built a camp cupboard for a stock space which surface works on and mounts the cupboards. Besides, we have furnished an office with shout tables and cupboards from massive maple. Later we have built an earthy culinary refreshment bar from Swiss pine which contains push boxes and frame doors with glass fillings.
For the farmer from the neighbourhood we had built and mounted new stable windows from Swedish oak (The oak was cut in the local sawmill. I was allowed to visit this on the occasion directly.)
In our model house, which shows the customer how they can design or implement their construction, we assembled window elements, insulated the roof, laid the floor and clad the ceiling.
Furthermore we have visited several Living and furniture measuring where we could issue our products. For this we have built before piece of furniture and have planned the exhibition stand in detail. This clarifies with the fairs one was with the customers in contact could step and could help them thus in her plans and images. On this occasion, I could learn a lot over the contact with customers, but also with the Swedish language.
Our main project during my stay was the construction of a sauna house with integrated rest space. With this project I could be present from beginning up to the end and learn, hence, a lot about the expiry and the organisation. We have planned the house, have put walls and roof, have put window elements, have laid floor, have dressed up walls and in the end have built the interior arrangement of the sauna.
After work or on the weekend I could experience a lot of the country and the culture. For example, we went fishing by boat, hunting or sightseeing in the big cities like Jonköping, Linköping or Kalmar.
I visited the thickest oak and the largest pine in the country. Likewise, I was in Vimmerby the birthplace of Astrid Lindgren, here you can visit the Nils Holgerson world or the Pippi Langstrumpf country. Also worth seeing is the farm Katthult where the series Michel (in Sweden he is called Emil) from Lönneberga was filmed.
Not to be missed is a visit to the moose park in Kosta Borda and Vimmerby. Because you were not in Sweden if you have not seen a moose.

Benefits achieved
During my internship, I gained a lot of new experiences and gained new skills, whether at work or at leisure. You learn to live and work independently and to take on more personal responsibility. Likewise, I was able to look at many career-related tips and tricks and think that I was able to expand my knowledge so extremely.
During the stay I met many people. Among them are other German emigrants or holiday home owners who have told me about their experiences. But of course I could also learn a lot about the Swedes, their culture and their way of life.
I also learned a lot about working with other apprentices or interns. During my stay I was allowed to work together with a German and a Swedish trainee. This also allowed me to learn a bit subject-specific Swedish, but also to improve my English skills.
What I can say at the end of the day is that I will still have contact with the HE after my stay, because we have really built up a great relationship and are a great team. I will motivate friends and acquaintances to dare something new and to take the step abroad. Maybe there is a carpenter I can only suggest the company Strupat.

DURATION: 6 months