
Tips for a Successful Internship!
Having worked with international interns for the past 6 years, we’ve learned a thing or two about what it takes to be successful at an internship. Here are some of internship best practices – follow these guidelines and you’re sure to have a meaningful and enriching experience! Prepare! Treat it like a real job! Participate! […]
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Interview with Former Cape Town Intern Hugh Blaney
Former Connect-123 intern Hugh Blaney spent some time getting caught up with us three years after completing his Cape Town education internship. You were an intern on our Cape Town program back in June, 2009. Why did you decide to intern in Cape Town? Africa was always a continent that intrigued me. When I got […]
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Battle of the Barbecues
Happy Independence Day to all of our US-based readers! Fourth of July is basically synonymous with parades, fireworks and most of all – cookouts! But barbecues are most certainly not just an American tradition – many different countries around the world cook meat over an open fire, and as you might guess, each tradition comes […]
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Top 5 Rock Nacional Bands of Argentina
Beyond the more obvious muscial conributions to the world, such as tango greats like Carlos Gardel and the traditional folkloric music of Mercedes Sosa, Argentina has produced some of the most important artists in Latin America, especially in the genre called Rock Nacional. Throughout the 80s, 90s and 2000s, rock from Argentina has been hugely […]
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Argentine Graduation Attacks!
For those of us in North America, college graduation weekend is a time for fancy dinners with family, outdoor parties, presents and cakes with the words “Congrats Grad!” written on them. There may or may not be metallic balloons involved: We take for granted that we should be rewarded with nice and pleasant experiences after […]
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False Friends are Dangerous!
If you’ve ever taken a foreign language class, you’ve probably learned about the most deceitful words in any second language: the dreaded false friend. These particular words are especially treacherous because they seem like words you know in your first language, but in another language they mean something very different – and sometimes quite embarrassing. […]
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Breanna Lujan, Scholarship Finalist
Public and Environmental Health in Barcelona: Exploring Disparity Over the course of 8 weeks I had the privilege of working in the community of Bello Horizonte, Peru to construct a regional health clinic. During my first day at the work site I noticed two things. The first was that all around me were signs of […]
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2012 Scholarship Competition Winners!
The moment you’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived! We started this scholarship competition to give one or more eager and enthusiastic change makers the chance to win a free trip to any of our five international locations to intern or volunteer. And two months and a whopping 185 entries from 34 countries later, […]
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