ERBAN LAURA

10 th December 2013 Dear Lavinia , How are you doing dear friend ? I hope you do well because I want to take you in a mini vacation by car next week. I want to show you some great places in Romania that I visited when I was in practice this summer and now for surely it will be snow which is gonna be cooler. I will tell you from my experience to give you an idea of what it will be ! First I must say that I was in some medieval cities such as Braov , Sibiu, Alba Iulia and basically the most spectacular was Sighioara . We visited several monasteries, including Lainici and Densu one of the oldest in the county Hunedoara. Not to mention that the mountain landscapes in Rucr Bran are so great . We'll have part of little adrenaline on the road because the road is narrow and situated at a height higher than the houses scattered on the hill . I'll bet that you'll like and I 'll make you a surprise on the way back, we meet with some old friends of us. Along with my colleagues, we had fun every night, I traveled many miles on foot I was surprised by the places visited, I learned how important is the environment and its conservation, I climbed four hours at Detunata which it was exciting and when and when I returned, torrential rain came over us. It was funny because I didnt have umbrella and imagine what I arrived in the bus. More I will tell you when we meet again. Big Hugs Laura

From : erban Laura Adress :Sector 3 ,Bucharest Telephone : 076 ******* E_mail : laura@gmail.com 10 th December 2013 Director Smith Nelson Personal Department Ecology Management Univerity of Bucharest Bucharest RE : Assistant Manager Position Dear Mr.Smith I am writing to apply for the post of assistant ecology manager advertised on the website University of Bucharest .Please find enclosed a copy of my CV. Since gruaduating from Faculty of Geography at University, specializing in environmental science . I have been working for a research center in London linked to environmental pollution for one year. I took courses in management, obtaining a degree at an international level. During college I was involved in an internship related to ecology where I have gained experience. I want to cooperate with the environmental protection ONGs. I have become particulary interested in management system which includes organization structure, planning activity, responsibilities, the practices, procedures, processes and the resources for elaborating, implementing, realization, analysis and actualization of environmental politics. I wish to develop my career in that direction. I would welcome the chance to work as part of a small dynamic team where i could make a significant contribution while developing my skills yet further. I am available for interview next week and look forward to hearing from you .

Your sincerely , Laura

Renewable Energy Sources

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