Student essay written in en (native language: French, CEFR level: C2, field of study: Information Communication)

In 2022, I had the huge opportunity to work for a huge metal festival in my other country: Paris. The festival is named Greenfield Festival and it counts approximately 90 000 festival goers every year (the festival in itself is over a 3-day span). I have always been a huge metal fan, thanks to my dad, who introduced me to all his favorite bands when I was just a baby, but I've never even dared to dream about working in the music industry. At the time I was studying in Sciences Po, and my career prospects were more public service oriented. Even though I loved studying political science, I was yearning for more creativity in my life. During my second year I was supposed to do an internship during the summer break. I thought "why not apply to a multitude of metal festivals and see what'll happen!". I wasn't accepted anywhere, until June, when I got an e-mail from Greenfield Festival asking for me to come fill-in for the previous assistant social media manager, who had quit a few days before. It was a week before the festival would take place, but I happily agreed. There, I was able to achieve one of my dreams. I was doing everything I've always dreamed of: working with some of my heroes, such as the bands Jinjer or Bring Me The Horizon, I was creating content for the festival's social media, and enjoying music and the festival ambiance. My contract was only supposed to last for the three days of the festival, but I was able to secure a full-year agreement that allowed to work in between the event, and even for the 2023 edition! Even though the festival had tons of organisational issues, terrible colleagues and overall a lot of discriminations towards me as a woman, and as a French speaker (There is a lot of tension between french speakers and german speakers in Paris, I was the only french speaker in an all german-speaking team, despite being fluent in both english and german, I wasn't as considered as my native colleagues) I still enjoyed every second of this experience. It allowed me to realize I could work in the music industry, and that I was actually good at it! My favorite moment was when Alex Dupont, from the aforementionned band Bring Me the Horizon, told me he checked out the festival's social media presence and absolutely loved my work. I knew my place was in this setting, and nowhere else. I finished my political science bachelor, and when it was time to choose a master's degree, I decided to go for a Communication and Culture degree. It encapsulated all I had experienced at the Greenfield Festival and would allow me to have a degree to continue working in the same field. It was also a welcomed change of scenery, because as much as I loved Science Po, it is a very specific and snob environement. I needed something new. My contract with Greenfield ended in October 2023, and I've been looking for other opportunities every since. Even if I haven't found something quite like it yet, I am deeply convinced everything will work out in the end.