My Leonard Da Vinci Program
Name: Mary Vu
Date of
program: 15th November 2013 – 7th February 2014
Destination:
Brescia, Italy
During my first
weekend in Brescia before my Italian Lessons started, I have explored the City
Centre of Brescia to tried to understand the city better. After 2 weeks of
Italian lessons I have start my internship in a local Fashion brand company call
Le Piccinotti, the company is located 20 minuets away from the City center of
Brescia. Le Piccinotti is a small local family run fast Fashion brand with a
shop floor, office and workshop. During
my first day at work I spent most of the time watching how the workplace is run
and to understand the value of the company. The second days at work I started been given different tasks
to completed from the staff of Le Piccinotti, since I have been busy cutting
out garment pieces for the Summer collection of 2014 and helping sorted the
finished garments in order. Just
before started the new collection I had help the fashion team to reorganizing
the Fabrics in the storing room with sampling all the fabrics, helping
receiving fabric order and packing factories made garments ready to sent off to
customers. I have learned more Italian, improved my Fashion skill and understand more
about Fashion company values after my internship.

During my weekend
off work I have visited the local Saturday market to sourcing local food
product and Ski. I also visited
places like Valle Camonica, Verona, Bologna, Lake Garda, Bergamo and Zurich.
During my time in
Brescia the organization provide me the full support of my stay for any problem
and my time in Italy I have meet many new friends and done so much different
activities. This experience
is one my best experience I ever had, I will recommend this programmer for
other young people who is interesting in travel, work abroad and want to learn
a new language.