Personal Statement: Emergency Internship

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EM would bring to me:
At first, I am interested in Emergency Management, so this internship offer a free class for me to learn and practice what I am interested.
It will also be a unique opportunity for me to intern in an emergency department or organization in the United States. I have learned some knowledge of emergency management from the class, but I still don’t have a chance to apply the professional knowledge to the fact. This internship will give me a chance to put what I learned from the class and textbook into practice.
In addition, the internship will give me a totally different experience from the internship in China. As we know, United States has a different system of government from China, and they also have different emergency management system. This internship will offer a brand new vision and opinion for me which will let me experience different emergency management methods and thoughts.
Internship is a good opportunity to increase my abilities of communicating and coordinating with other people. Although I have already adjusted myself to the new environment, some barriers still exist between the native speaker and me, like the culture differences. Taking the internship is one of the best way to overcome these kinds of barriers and differences. It will also help me to adjust …show more content…

In addition, I can speak a little French. Consequently, I can communicate with some foreigners who can only speak Chinese and help them with their requirements. I came to the United States last August and studied Public Administration in Florida State University. On one hand, I could adjust myself to the different environment very well. This experience will help me to adjust myself to different environments and position more quickly than the other people. On the other hand, I learn a lot of professional knowledge of public service in America which makes me more familiar with American public

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