City	Montevideo
	Country	Uruguay
	Remunation:	Unpaid
	Education / Training:	Program candidates should possess a desire to learn about and live in another culture. Some Spanish is helpful although we can and do place beginners. Candidates should be at college level or graduate level, though we have some "gap-year" candidates. Qualities required are: dependability for your work assignment, courage for your international living abroad experience and openness to all the new people and experiences you will encounter. Some experience/qualifications in the Sector may be required for specific internships, eg. medical
	Program Duration:	4+ weeks
	Minimum Fee:	$1,650
	Maximum Fee:	$4,505
	Cost Includes:	** The amount of time you choose to intern is flexible, with program lengths ranging from 1 to 12 months (inquire for price of longer programs) ** This can be a non-academic or academic internship - you decide. All candidates who have sought to receive credit for this program have done so. ** Extensive Pre-Departure Orientation and counseling ** You will be met at the airport when you arrive and taken directly to your housing ** Program and city Orientation provided ** 3 weeks -- 4 hours per day -- of intensive Spanish language classes are included in the fee ** Some excursions are included during your intensive Spanish coursework. ** Lodging is included. Live like a Uruguayan in a shared apartment with other Adelante candidates or elect to live in a homestay with a local family (inquire for price difference). ** Internships are for 4 hours each day in small to mid-sized, Uruguayan-owned companies or organizations. You will gain real, international work experience to add to your resume.
	Minimum Age:	18
	Lodging Offered:	Apartment
		Homestay

 

Intern in Uruguay. is an independent program whereby candidates gain real international work experience while immersing themselves in another culture. The program begins with a three week intensive Spanish course with local Uruguayan teachers. Candidates will then participate in 4 hour a day internships in small to mid-sized, Uruguayan-owned companies or organisations. Part of the application process is a phone interview to ensure that candidates are placed in the Sector that best corresponds to them. We can usually guarantee placement. The program is not competitive and we place year round, starting the first Monday of each month.

Internships opportunities in Uruguay include: Public Relations, Teaching English, Hospitality, Travel Agency, Manufacturing, Sales, Graphic Design, Printing, Special Events Organizing, Medical and Healthcare, Accounting and Finance.

Participation in this program will massively upgrade your Resume and provide the ability to become fluent in Spanish. All candidates have a Uruguayan Supervisor at their work assignments, plus an English-speaking Intern Advisor living in Montevideo. This is a fairly customized program and process, with anywhere from 3 to 10 candidates starting programs each month. Housing is your own room in a shared apartment or a homestay with a local family ? you choose (please ask for price differences).

Benefits and Advantages

This program is for independent-minded people looking for a real living abroad experience. There are numerous Internships/Sectors to choose from and we are always adding more.

The amount of time you choose to intern is flexible, with program lengths ranging from 1 to 12 months (inquire for price of longer programs); This can be a non-academic or academic internship - you decide; 3 weeks of intensive Spanish language classes are included in the fee; Lodging is included; You will be met at the airport when you arrive in Montevideo, Uruguay and taken directly to your lodgings.

You will gain real, international work experience to add to your resume, and you can become bi-lingual if you apply yourself. Instead of just visiting, as a tourist, you will be living and working in Uruguay -- there is really no other way to truly learn the language and the culture...