
Ben DeSouza's Erasmus Placements Blog
Welcome to my blog for my Erasmus placement year where I will be in both the Netherlands and the south of Italy. These oppurtunities will allow me to put the skills I have learnt in 'Digital Media' into work practice whilst having the amazing chance to explore new cultures!

The Netherlands: The Summarised Experience
Welcome To Bookingpetz.com & Amsterdam I was finally ready to make my move to the Netherlands for my 3 months working in the Dutch...

Blog Reviews
I have chosen to review Jacob's, Jessica's and Tenecia's, all three of whom were doing placements abroad. I was very interested in...

Bookingpetz.com & Alteredu
With both my internship in the Netherlands & Italy finished, I thought I would take some time to look back and reflect on the two...

Alteredu: Departure & Reflection
My 3-month internship at Alteredu ends today and this ends the amazing Erasmus journey I have been on. To apply my skills to an...

Adapting To Lockdown Life
With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus causing a lockdown in Italy, many businesses Alteredu work with have had no choice but to work...

Planning The Campaign For Caseificio Presila
Previously, a dairy company called 'Caseificio Presila' has announced its intention of launching an advertising campaign and required our...

The Puglia Region
I have had the privilege in getting to know my local region Calabria better through exploration, but now I want to extend my boundaries...

New Projects & Greater Responsibility
Within a month and a half I have grown to become more comfortable with the internship, taking on greater responsibilities and longer...

Exploring Castrovillari & Corigliano
As previously planned, my intern friends and I were planning to take full advantage of exploration that is local to Terranova da Sibari....

A New International Environment
Like my last Erasmus placement at Bookingpetz I am working here at my role at Alteredu involves working with people from a variety of...

More Projects For Alteredu
As mentioned in my previous post Alteredu had more projects lined up for me to contribute to, most recently being completing the...

A Trip To Cosenza
I have been looking forward to the opportunity to travel around the South of Italy during my spare time and a place I have had in mind...

Settling Into Terranova Da Sibari
I am almost ready to begin my third week working in Terranova da Sibari, giving me a fortnight to become accustomed to life in the South...

Enter Alteredu & Southern Italy
I thoroughly enjoyed my last placement and upon applying for placements I was pleased to find out that I wasn't restricted to just one...

A Reflection On Amsterdam & Bookingpetz.com
I am back in England for Christmas and here until I begin my next 3-month internship in the south of Italy but I thought it's a good time...

My Departure From Bookingpetz.com & Amsterdam
Spending just over 3 months in an international environment was certainly going to be an interesting challenge in many aspects and now...

Progress At Bookingpetz.com
It's been over a month since the new marketing strategy was put in place by our digital marketing team and there has been significant...

Exploring Den Haag
I made a commitment to familiarise myself with the other highlights of the Netherlands whilst I am here and the city that was a...

Senior Responsibilities At Bookingpetz.com
With new interns coming in and a real potential to growth the traffic of the Bookingpetz our new digital marketing team had to...



















