Meet Elena, our German intern!

You may chat to her on the phone when you call the station, but you probably haven’t had a chance to meet the lady behind the voice. Elena shares some of her thoughts about 12 Days of Xmas and being an intern at Eastside Radio.

Hi I’m Elena, I’ve been here for 8 weeks now and I really enjoy my Internship at Eastside Radio. To be honest, the reason I came here was to get some work experience and a good qualification. But being an Intern at Eastside is more than that: You quickly  become a member of the big, nice community that is Eastside; and for me that is more fun than other work. Not that I do not learn something here – it’s rather the other way around: I experience so much here but have fun and nice company at the same time.

“12 days of Christmas” also is a challenge for me since – like probably every non-native-speaker- I sometimes have difficulties with understanding fast speaking people on the phone, but mostly everybody patiently shows a lot of understanding and helps me to feel comfortable. It’s probably a mixture of the Australian “No worries” attitude, the pre-Christmas forgiveness and the incredibly awesome prizes the people get at “12 days of Christmas” that lead to it. I mean, honestly, who wouldn’t  endure  waiting for  an Intern when they get the opportunity to win a fully paid trip to New Zealand ?!

Being a member of the Eastside Community has shown me how important it is to work in a nice environment.  I’m glad to see that Eastside supporters donate their money to help Eastside to stay on air. Although I’m just a tiny part of Eastside Radio it’s great to realise that people like and support the work we do here.

Call Eastside Radio on 9331 3000 to sign up as an Eastside Radio Supporter and be sure to say hi to Elena and tell her what a good job she’s doing!

Pictures: Elena and Forever French presenter Gabrielle  and some of the Eastside Radio crew having fun at Paddington RSL.