
Top 10 Reasons to Head to Barcelona!
There are so many things that make Barcelona an irresistible destination for any wanderluster, it would probably be more efficient to enumerate the reasons not to catch the next plane to BCN. But after careful consideration, here are the top 10 reasons to drop everything and go to Barcelona: 1. The Beach You want party […]
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Interview with Entrepreneur and Buenos Aires Former Intern, Will Liney!
Will Liney, former Buenos Aires Intern, has co-founded a fantastic app aimed at language learners. So if you’re looking for ways to keep that Spanish from getting rusty – read our interview with him and check out Immerse! You interned with us in Buenos Aires last year; tell us a bit about your internship. I had […]
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Top 10 Life Skills You Get From Interning Abroad
It’s no secret that internships abroad are life changing. Not only do they offer the chance to gain actual resume-enhancing career experience in your chosen field, but you also get to live abroad and immerse yourself in a completely new culture while you do it! You get to develop as a professional while learning to […]
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Ireland vs. South Africa: Interview with Carla
Get to know more about Connect-123’s fantastic destination cities from the team working hard to bring you the best internships and volunteer positions possible! Sharing her thoughts on her hometown, a recent extended trip to the Emerald Isle and some of the differences between South Africa and Ireland, Carla Steenkamp answered our questions about life […]
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Interview with Former Cape Town Intern, Jessie!
Jessie Baker Heim, who did her internship abroad almost 8 years ago with us in Cape Town, is currently an international education professional herself! In this interview, she reflects on her internship, and the effects her Cape Town trip has had on her life and career since then. You interned with us in Cape Town […]
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Interview with Former Cape Town Intern William
From Connect-123 intern to White House Correspondent. William McDonald participated in a Connect-123 human rights internship in Cape Town seven years ago. He recently took time out of his very busy schedule reporting the political news from Washington DC to chat with us about where his career has taken him. You were an intern on our […]
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Argentinian vs. Argentine
Is it Argentinian or Argentine? While you might have an immediate gut reaction as to which one you’re completely 100% sure is the correct term, if you investigate a bit further, you’ll realize it’s not quite so black and white. A quick Google search will open up a virtual Pandora’s box of linguistic debate that seems […]
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Interview with Cape Town & Barcelona Alum Josh!
We first met Josh when he interned in South Africa in 2010. Three years later, he came to Barcelona to have a second Connect-123 internship. Now that he’s back in the US working as an Investment Analyst, we interviewed him to get his reflections about both international internships. We first met you when you interned […]
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Interview with Barcelona Alumna Amanda
A year after Amanda Schultz’s Barcelona internship, we caught up with her to discuss how her time abroad influenced her career path after her graduation from Michigan State University. You interned in Barcelona back in 2013. Tell us a bit about your Connect-123 internship. My internship at a social media agency in Barcelona was absolutely […]
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Haunted Barcelona
A city with as long a history as Barcelona has its fair share of macabre secrets. Strolling around the Barrio Gótico, you can almost feel the spirits of the past 1000 years of its inhabitants. From Medieval witch hunts and torture, to the Spanish Inquisition to exorcisms and countless individual myths and legends, Barcelona’s got […]
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