What inspired you to go abroad?
I was inspired to gain experiences in new cultures and different perspectives. Despite this being a remote internship, it was an enlightening experience! I met with people from various backgrounds and learned a lot about working online.
The entire experience taught me a lot about myself, too, and honestly, I wouldn't have learned that any other way.
Why did you choose Roots Interns?
I was searching for any kind of internship related to online writing, and that's when I stumbled upon the Roots Intern SEO Content Writing Internship (Remote). I checked out their website and then decided to apply because the program looked good. I didn't think I'd get accepted, but I did, and I'm seriously grateful.
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What was your favorite part about your host country?
Technically, my internship was fully remote, but nevertheless, I loved the hospitality of the entire team. From day one, I was welcomed, and everyone was really friendly and warm, which made me calm my nerves a lot! They were also really supportive, which was a given, really.
Overall, I loved the entire team setting throughout the remote internship the most!
What made your experience abroad extraordinary?
The team setting was definitely the first extraordinary experience.
In particular, since this was a remote internship, I had the freedom to prioritize my studies, exams, and internship tasks depending on how busy my week was. I enjoyed that liberty specifically, and the guidance I got from my supervisor was amazing too!
How did local staff support you throughout your program?
With all honesty, the Roots team was really encouraging and supportive. Throughout the internship experience, they had been nothing but helpful.
Most of the time, I coordinated with my supervisor, who provided excellent guidance on how the internship tasks should be done, provided feedback, and answered my doubts clearly.
The other members of the team also helped when I had questions about logging in and the application process.
What's one thing you wish you would have done differently during your time abroad?
What do you feel the biggest benefit of traveling abroad is?
Sometimes, I missed a lot of internal team meetings because I had other extracurriculars and college on the side. So that's something I regret, but nevertheless, I also think I could have completed my tasks a bit sooner and managed my time better.
It would have been different if I didn't have any other things beside the internship but I did so there's no point thinking about it now. Overall, I loved most of it!
Describe what a typical day in your life abroad looked like.
Since it's a remote internship, I only had to do the work when I actually chose to.
Usually, my tasks revolved around writing either an internship listing or a blog post. I would start with the general outline and go on to write the drafts before my supervisor edited them, and then I had to edit them.
Other than that, I worked on a university leaflet and two newsletters, which worked almost in the same way.
What did you enjoy doing during your free time abroad?
Compared to all other tasks, I loved writing the testimonial blogs.
Basically, I'll have some interview Q&As from other interns in different internships, and I had to make a blog post conveying their journey as a story based on their answers. I loved that because it was really interesting to consider different ways to tell their story!
Particularly when I would have to first outline the entire post and then write it. So, testimonial blogs were definitely my favorite tasks! (Followed by normal SEO blog posts)
What type of accommodation did you have? What did you like best about it?
Well, I did a Remote SEO Content Writing Internship so I could work on the different tasks from the comfort of my own room.
The best thing about a remote internship is that you have the freedom to work on some days and skip others. If you feel like you're most active on weekends, then you have the liberty to work on weekends. (This sometimes would depend on the organization and the program that you choose)
What is one thing every future participant should know about your program before their program begins?
Ask those questions you're hesitating about! At the beginning of my internship, I was literally so hesitant to ask questions. It delayed a lot of my work; only later did I realize that I was there to learn.
Even though I figured it out on my own later, it took me a lot of time. So, I'd definitely say "Ask more questions!"
Would you recommend SEO Writing Internship to others? Why?
I would definitely recommend this Remote SEO Content Writing Internship to anyone looking to gain professional experience in writing. This gives you a general idea, and you'll probably learn a lot about yourself as a person, too.
I would also recommend Roots Interns for the internships because they don't just casually give you the internship when you apply—they also take your learning goals in mind when they're setting the internship tasks, which I really loved!
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What do you feel the biggest benefit of traveling abroad is?
While I didn't particularly travel abroad because my internship was remote, I did love getting the experience. It comes with its own benefits: I met people from all around the world, gained diverse perspectives, and also gained professional experience without stepping out of my room.
That's a win, if you ask me, especially if you want to have experiences abroad without actually going there.
Now that you're home, how has your time abroad impacted your life?
I never really left my home, but I did learn a lot from my internship. Specifically, how to manage my time better when I have a lot of tasks and academic responsibilities.
During the start of my internship, I used to do small chunks every day to manage different things, but then I realized I did not know where I had left off the previous day. So I started working in big chunks and completing tasks on the same days. This is something that I follow even now.
What does meaningful travel mean to you?
Meaningful travel means personal growth and a shift in perspective. Anything that makes you go "Wow, I never saw it that way" is going to shape you one way or another. And I think it's important to know how amazing these experiences really are.
Even though my experience was remote, it gave me a lot of lessons and memories that I'll definitely carry a long way.
