Notes from the Field: My Barcelona Internship Experience
Intern blogger (and now Connect-123 alum), Ashley Nave, is back with more stories about her Barcelona journalism internship. Thanks to the Connect-123 program for finding me one of the coolest internships, I’ve spent the last two months exploring the ins and outs of the city as part of my assignment at a leading publication for […]
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Steven Levy posted in: Barcelona, Intern Bloggers
How to Pack for Interning Abroad
You’ve made the decision to build your resume, advance your education and real world experience, and focus on language learning and intercultural experiences. You’ve searched for, applied to, and selected an internship. Your housing is arranged and you bought your plane tickets. You are prepared. Except, a few days before you leave, you start packing […]
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Sarah Dilworth posted in: Career Development, Culture
Questions To Ask Yourself (And Others) Before Interning Abroad
Making the decision to intern or volunteer abroad is no small feat. It requires a lot of research, scheduling, and sometimes even a little soul searching. But it also requires you to be inquisitive and actively seek out international internship advice. You want to be as prepared as you possibly can, and that means you […]
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Sarah Dilworth posted in: Career Development
Updates from Abroad: Hiking, Sandboarding and Culinary Delights
Connect-123 interns have unparalleled international career and work-related experience through our programs, all while living and traveling abroad. But did you know that each destination has an established social network and support circle filled with our local coordinators and other interns on the program? We put on weekly events and social nights, day trips, and weekend excursions to introduce […]
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Sarah Dilworth posted in: What We're Up To
Connect-123 Intern Photo Contest Semi-Finalists!
We were thrilled to receive close to 100 submissions on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook with the tag of #Connect123 for the annual C-123 intern photo contest. Be sure to check out some of these great photos, and keep up with our current interns while you’re at it! Without further ado, here are the 3 semi-finalists for the […]
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Sarah Dilworth posted in: What We're Up To
Adventure, You Say? Connect-123 Has That!
Our five internship and volunteer destinations may be major international cities: Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Dublin, and Shanghai, but that does not mean it’s all concrete and skyscrapers for our interns! These locations are extremely diverse, both culturally and geographically. And while there is adventure awaiting just outside the city limits, did you know […]
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Sarah Dilworth posted in: Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Culture, Dublin, Shanghai, What We're Up To
Spain: Where I Found My Art
This post comes to us from Ashley Nave, an American student pursuing a degree in English/Professional Writing and Spanish, who is a current intern in Spain. She has an interest in all sorts of writing: magazine writing, journalism, poetry, fiction and hopes to use her degree to document perspectives from other countries as a career and […]
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Steven Levy posted in: Barcelona, Intern Bloggers
Alumni Interview: Mariam Said, Dublin Architecture Intern
Armed with a degree in Architecture, Mariam began an internship at an architecture firm in Dublin in the Spring of 2016. During her 8 month long internship she mastered a new design software, worked on impressive projects, and saw first-hand how a small architecture firm is run. She also fell in love with Ireland and the friendly people of […]
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Sarah Dilworth posted in: Dublin, Intern Bloggers, Where Are They Now?
