Adelante Abroad
Why choose Adelante Abroad?
Many people like to travel and take vacations abroad, but you only ever see things as a tourist. Have you ever thought about actually living in another country and experiencing life as the local people do? And if you've considered it, how do you go about accomplishing this goal? Where do you begin? This is why Adelante was established, to enable participants to achieve their dream through our own ...
Many people like to travel and take vacations abroad, but you only ever see things as a tourist. Have you ever thought about actually living in another country and experiencing life as the local people do? And if you've considered it, how do you go about accomplishing this goal? Where do you begin? This is why Adelante was established, to enable participants to achieve their dream through our own experience and expertise. Adelante has been in business since 1999, when it began with the internship program in Madrid. The program followed a simple formula - airport pickup and orientation to assist in your arrival; a good, clean, safe place to live; intensive Spanish classes to practice and improve your language skills; and internship placement in a local company working with Spanish people...
Adelante Abroad Reviews
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Getting Inspired as an Artist Again - Life Changing
by: Hanna Smith - United StatesProgram: Internships in Oaxaca, Mexico - Adelante AbroadOaxaca was everything I hoped it would be. I got so much experience improving my Spanish by speaking with the locals, and everybody I had the pleasure of interacting with was extremely kind and gracious to me. I also had SO many opportunities to expand and explore my artistic journey, including painting a mural, which led to two more opportunities for me to create art for businesses outside of the program. I made so many friends, and re-discovered my true passion for art and illustration. This t...
Muy bueno
by: Harrison Mechem - United StatesProgram: Internships in Seville, Spain - Adelante AbroadI have pretty much only good things to say about my experience abroad- only sad I wasn’t able to do it got longer! Spanish classes were good though even more Spanish assistance would have further enhanced and helped my Spanish learning, internship was good with very kind and compassionate coworkers and a good work environment, could have used some more hands on learning but wasn’t exactly expecting that. Social life was great, easy to make friends both in and outside of the program, no complaint...
Summer in Barcelona
by: Maia Brombart - United StatesProgram: 2024 Internships & Study Abroad in Spain & Latin AmericaI spent the summer in Barcelona shadowing psychologists at an assisted living residence. My coworkers were kind and helpful, and the patients were charming and sweet. The local program advisor was very helpful to me and my friends in the program anytime we needed anything. I also completed 2 weeks of Spanish classes prior to my internship. My Spanish improved tremendously, as did my professional skills. I feel that this program exceeded my expectations and helped to prepare me for a career in ps...
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Kimberly Haber
Interviewed in 2014
Kimberly Haber graduated from UCSB with a degree in Economics. Her graduation present was a backpacking trip to Europe, and the plan was to begin her ...
Kimberly Haber
Interviewed in 2014
What inspired you to travel abroad?
I am the founder and General Manager. My work is to connect daily with our international staff, search for new and better ways to enhance our programs, communicate with candidates who might be having some issues adjusting abroad, oversee our marketing efforts, come up with fun ways to engage future candidates (right now we are running a Video and Photo Contest, “
Jax NTP
Interviewed in 2014
Jax holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing – Poetry from California State University, Long Beach. She was the former editor-in-chief of RipR...
Jax NTP
Interviewed in 2014
What inspired you to travel abroad?
As Marketing Coordinator I outreach to prospective students (gap year, in college, graduate, etc.) and maintain communication with our current and past candidates via managing our social media presence, creating email marketing campaigns, and writing original content for our newsletters and program listings on internship and study abroad web directories.
Leah Kuhlmann
Interviewed in 2014
Leah's passion for travel brought her to Adelante, where she now works as Programs Coordinator, sending candidates around the world to work in interna...
Leah Kuhlmann
Interviewed in 2014
What inspired you to travel abroad?
The International Internship Programs Coordinator role is first and foremost responsible for communicating Adelante program information to inquiring candidates. Once a candidate signs up for one of our programs, my role is to help them through the process of preparing to go abroad. From setting up their initial interview with
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