Expat Living Singapore – July 2019

LIFE & FAMILY

70 JULY 2019

Why did you want to be Ambassador for a

Day?

It was an amazing opportunity I couldn’t pass

by. I thought it would teach me about embassies,

leadership and more – and it did!

How did you and the

ambassador spend your time

together?

We spent our time discussing the roles

and duties of ambassadors. Not only

that, but I spent the day with many

other departments, and I even got

to see them processing a visa. Later

in the day, I went to a seminar about

Greek shipping.

In our June issue, you met six of the

13 winners of our “Ambassador for

a Day” contest. Now we hear from

the other seven girls who trailed

the female ambassadors in

Singapore, learning what a

day in their lives is like. It

turns out there is no typical

day for an ambassador –

each and every girl had

a completely different

experience!

BY MELINDA MURPHY

Darcy Gilder (12), Australian

School: Dulwich College (Singapore)

Ambassador: Constantina Koliou, Greece

What did you expect from the day? What was the biggest

surprise?

The day had a lot more social interactions than I was expecting. The

seminar was a huge surprise as it showed me how many Greeks are living

in Singapore – and how many are involved in shipping. It’s a huge industry!

Also, everyone I met spoke at least two languages!

Do you think this experience might affect what

you choose to do for a career?

Before this experience, I had an unrealistic view

of the job, but now I know the reality. This hasn’t

made me lose interest in the job. I also have a better

understanding of how the world and the economy

works. Even though I don’t know what I want to

do when I grow up, this has opened my eyes to

another job that is full of endless opportunities.

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