<p>Would anyone here be willing to tell me a bit about your international internship? I'm looking into Australia, New Zealand, or South Africa as locations and have a fairly broad range of options I can use to fulfill my internship requirement--tourism, recreation, amateur athletics, community activities, youth sports, or pretty much anything else involving physical activity.</p>
<p>I'm really interested in working for an adventure tourism company or a ski resort type place. Even if your internship wasn't in those areas, I'd like to hear your stories about the culture adjustment, meeting people, living abroad, etc.</p>
<p>And did you find it on your own or use a placement agency? I'm looking at some and trying to compare costs and "inclusions" such as guaranteed housing, excursions, in-country assistance. Would it be easier and/or cheaper to find an internship independently and secure housing on my own, or use an agency?</p>
<p>Thanks to anyone who replies and shares your story! Just looking to get a feel for all of this!</p>
<p>I am currently in Salamanca through a program called Travel & Education. Everyone in my group attends class and also has a 4 week internship. Our universities are giving us 6 hours of class credit in total.
My internship is through another University in Salamanca called Colegio Unamuno. I am posting on sites as part of a marketing campaign for students interested in study abroad.</p>
<p>Even if you do not choose the internship program, Colegio Unamuno is arguably the best Spanish language language school in Salamanca. The city is essentially a “college town” which creates an excellent environment to learn Spanish as well as interact with students from numerous other countries.</p>
<p>tell me more about studying abroad in salamanca. i want to study spanish in spain, but i dont know any spanish.</p>
<p>Right now I´m participating in an internship in Barcelona, Spain, with a translation company called [1Global</a> Translators](<a href=“http://www.1globaltranslators.com%22%5D1Global”>http://www.1globaltranslators.com), and it has been a wonderful experience. Living and working in another country gives you a completely different perspective about your own culture as well as others´, and I would recommend it to anyone.</p>
<p>Tourist places are great, but if you spend an extended time in another country, go to places where the natives hang out. That´s where you´ll make friends and learn the most. </p>
<p>I think it´s necessary to have at least some knowledge of the country´s language, otherwise you will likely become very frustrated and have a hard time adapting to the culture. In Spain, for example, if you don´t even try to speak Spanish, you won´t get help from anyone (except maybe in the tourist areas) because you´re in their country–it´s a respect issue that you´ll find in a lot of countries. </p>
<p>Good luck to all!</p>