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Name: Samantha Fletcher Age: 18

Age: 18

Location visited: Lanzarote

Company: First Choice

Job title: Kids Rep

Typical day: 10-11am welcome meeting, paperwork, 1-3pm Club session, 4-6pm Club session, 8.30-9pm mini disco, 9-11pm Club session

Qualifications: BTEC Travel and Tourism, ABTA Travel Agency certificate, NCFE certificate - working with children, overseas resort operations, introduction to cabin crew certificate

Training: Shadowed other kids reps.

Pluses: Working abroad, the weather, working within a variety of teams, working with children everyday, being independent, different lifestyle, new challenges, broadens your horizons.

Minuses: Long days and occasional homesickness.

Advice: Come out with an open mind.

Would you do it again? Definitely.

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