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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Katie Arango posted in: Barcelona, Culture
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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Katie Arango posted in: Career Development
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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Katie Arango posted in: Where Are They Now?
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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Katie Arango posted in: Cape Town, Where Are They Now?
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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Katie Arango posted in: Buenos Aires, Culture
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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Katie Arango posted in: Barcelona, Culture