{"id":1550,"date":"2020-06-15T22:29:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T20:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.mmm.ehb.be\/trm\/?p=1550"},"modified":"2020-06-15T22:29:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T20:29:27","slug":"the-outsider-or-the-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/2020\/06\/15\/the-outsider-or-the-insider\/","title":{"rendered":"The Outsider or The Insider?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-center has-dark-gray-color\"><em>Ik ben terecht gekomen waar ik thuis hoor. Toen ik me op de \u2018\u2019tourism career day\u2019\u2019 &#8211; die plaatsvond op onze campus in Brussel &#8211; aansloot bij de stand van The Outsider Vlaamse Ardennen, was er geen plaats voor twijfel meer mogelijk. Uiteindelijk heb ik niet veel informatie gekregen buiten een folder in combinatie met de verwelkomingszin: \u2018\u2019Wij zoeken sportieve, flexibele studenten die niet vies zijn van een beetje avontuur\u2019\u2019. En daarmee, was ik verkocht.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XVoLvt8jBSs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=nl-NL&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Due to the occurrence of COVID-19, there was a slight change in the range of tasks that I had to perform here in Oudenaarde. As a student Tourism &amp; Recreation Management, you would normally be employed in the reception department. This implies; answering phones and e-mails, making reservations, receiving incoming customers\u2026 In short, presenting the banner of the organisation and being the point of contact for customers. We could also gain some experience as an animator and participate in activities ourselves. Such as guiding people throughout their day in the adventure park &#8220;The 7 Summits&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.mmm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2020\/06\/Knipsel.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1561\" width=\"516\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2020\/06\/Knipsel.png 960w, https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2020\/06\/Knipsel-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2020\/06\/Knipsel-768x303.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 85vw, 516px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Ondanks de lockdown mocht onze stage alsnog doorgaan en ben ik blij dat we in deze omstandigheden de kans hebben kregen om het schooljaar tot een recht eind te brengen! Bij aanvang van onze stage, dan spreek ik over Sarah en mezelf, vonden we het redelijk rustig op het terrein. Slechts \u00bc van de medewerkers was aanwezig. De aandacht was dan ook vooral gericht op voorbereidend werk voor wanneer de post-corona tijd aanbrak. Tijdens het seizoen &#8211; vooral de zomermaanden \u2013 is The Outsider the place to be. Door de drukte, als gevolg van het enorme succes, bleef er doorheen het gehele jaar niet veel tijd over om grote onderhoudswerken uit te voeren of innovatieve idee\u00ebn uit te werken. Van deze opportuniteit hebben we deze periode gebruik gemaakt.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>As the measures became more flexible, people started to show more of themselves. Group sports were allowed again, which resulted in the reopening of the cable park! From this point on, the internship took a different turn. From now on we could take turns working on the reception of the cable park. People come here to practice their favorite sport: wakeboarding. So we register them in the system using the Wakesys registration program and provide them with all the necessary equipment &#8211; wetsuits, helmets, vests and wakeboards &#8211; to let them enjoy themselves on the water.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.mmm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2020\/06\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1556\" width=\"639\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2020\/06\/image-5.png 605w, https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2020\/06\/image-5-300x107.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Later konden we ook weer genieten van de kajaks en de pedalo\u2019s. Voor ieder die met het mooie weer graag een rondje maakt op de uitzonderlijk rustgevende Donkvijver, staan wij met een glimlach klaar. Elke dag opnieuw samenwerken met toffe leeftijdsgenoten, dat is een sfeer waarin ik mezelf graag bevind!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>To give us an optimal experience of this internship, Hendrik foresaw us of a place in the EVS house. Isil and Jonas were our English speaking housemates, that we came home to every night.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>A quiet evening or a party night, ending up at the cozy campfire. Everything was possible!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ik ben terecht gekomen waar ik thuis hoor. Toen ik me op de \u2018\u2019tourism career day\u2019\u2019 &#8211; die plaatsvond op onze campus in Brussel &#8211; aansloot bij de stand van The Outsider Vlaamse Ardennen, was er geen plaats voor twijfel meer mogelijk. Uiteindelijk heb ik niet veel informatie gekregen buiten een folder in combinatie met &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/2020\/06\/15\/the-outsider-or-the-insider\/\" class=\"more-link\">Lees verder <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;The Outsider or The Insider?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":781,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stage"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pavQFa-p0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/781"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1550"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1562,"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550\/revisions\/1562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}