Archives: Reviews

Cape Town Internship Review: Connect-123 provided phenomenal support leading up to my arrival. Doing a social work internship in an orphanage and townships, it certainly gave me eye-opening insight to the social situations in South Africa.

Buenos Aires Internship Review: I’ve always had a strong desire to have a professional experience abroad. Traveling is one of my passions, and I wanted to add to my career. I discovered Connect-123 and I have found it the best choice for me.

I couldn’t have asked for a better experience during my four months in Cape Town. I gained professional experience through my internship at the Groote Schuur Hospital as well as increased cultural awareness through my everyday social encounters. I gained a well-rounded experience through Connect-123 achieving job exposure as well as enjoyment.

Through Connect-123, I had the opportunity to work at a digital startup in Barcelona for 9 weeks–an experience in which I grew, learned and pushed myself beyond my comfort zone. Connect-123 helped me land an internship, find housing, and meet other interns living in Barcelona. This would not have been possible without the support and guidance from the Connect-123 team. I can’t recommend this experience enough.

I spent four incredible months in Buenos Aires as an intern with Connect-123. During this time I had the opportunity to study Spanish, intern at a public hospital in Buenos Aires, and of course, travel to different regions of Argentina. This experience has been eye-opening and enlightening, to say the least! I will be forever grateful to have had this experience, and for Connect-123 for being so professional and assisting with everything I needed to ensure that I had the best experience possible.

Finding Connect-123 was truly a blessing. I always dreamed of going to Spain and shortly after discovering this program I was standing in the streets of Barcelona. The whole application process was super easy and the program is very accommodating. Overall I had a blast doing my internship.

My 2 months in Buenos Aires were some of the most rewarding, challenging but most fun I have ever had. Connect-123 gave me amazing support in Buenos Aires, which made all the difference being in a new and different environment. I would recommend this internship to anyone who wants to become immersed in a different country and dip their toes into a completely new industry or further their existing knowledge by gaining experiences in a new environment.

My job was such a great fit. I also recently found out that I have been accepted to three graduate degree programs I applied to, and each university was sure to let me know that they were highly impressed with my international internship, and it is a big part of why they accepted me!

The internship with Connect-123 was a wonderful and life rewarding program. I emailed them with an initial inquiry and within a week I had all of my paperwork filled out. I am so glad I decided to participate in this program for Spring 2016 in Dublin. The internship allowed me to gain more experience outside of work, such as participating in an otter survey in which I was interviewed for a radio program, bird ringing, and other events such as seminars and school field trips

The internship I had was a great fit, and provided me with so many opportunities – I now have more environmental fieldwork experience, and I am able to say that I have worked with an international organization and with people of other cultures. Connect-123 was very responsive to everything I asked for, and they made sure that I was comfortable in my internship and housing location