An intern abroad experience. Emilia Hovestadt spent 2.5 months with us in Madrid last fall from October 1st to December 14th, 2016. She was a Marketing intern for a company which we started working with over 10 years ago. Their area of expertise is the conciliation of the private and professional lives of workers through […]
Comments Off on Emilia Hovestadt. Intern abroad in Madrid: Interview and Photo Gallery Continue Reading...I am typing this from my apartment in Madrid, Spain, where I will be living and working until August 1st. And I cannot be more excited, to say the least. Most people looked at me like a martian with a death wish when inquiring about my upcoming summer plans, given my success rate of a […]
Comments Off on Katherine Sartain’s Testimony: Working in Madrid Continue Reading...Dear BEST, As per your request I want to let you know a description of my duties and what projects I´m contributing to at Red Deportes in Madrid. I am helping locate and pitch to potential sponsors for a sports event that raises money and awareness to deal with AIDS. I also went to nearby […]
Comments Off on Intern Abroad: Testimony Letters 2010-14 Continue Reading...by Jessica Vaughn “I have got to be absolutely insane. How did I convince myself that this was a good idea? This may have been one of the top three worst decisions I have made in my 21 years of life. I don’t speak Spanish very well. I don’t know anyone on that side of […]
Comments Off on Marketing internship in Madrid, Spain Continue Reading...by Laura Albrecht As I sat with my feet dangling in the pool, watching night fall over Madrid and listening to the noises of Calle Acamar 17, I noticed the bats swooping down from the sky over my head. They make a fast dive straight down at the surface of the pool, and at the […]
Comments Off on Au Pair Experience: Choose to Soar Continue Reading...by Tisha Hall I put my luggage down and stepped out onto the verandah overlooking the suburban neighbourhood that would be my home away from home for the next three months. I couldn’t help but pat myself on the back: “Well done! You did it!” I had left my job, apartment, family, friends (and cat) […]
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