Intern and Work Abroad Articles

INTERNSHIPS AND CAREER IMPACT Enhance your chances of career success by interning abroad.
By Courtney Peters

THE FARMING LIFE A natural resources, economics and Latin American geography student undertakes hands-on work in Costa Rica. By Miles H. Kiger

SOLAR POWER: Internships in Peru and Uganda lead an international studies major to provide renewable energy for developing countries. By Christina Keller

ON THE BEAT: An American reporter learns to write for an Aussie audience at The Sydney Morning Herald. By Jeff Fleischer

WITNESS FOR PEACE: Learning the impacts of U.S. policy on Nicaragua leaves this study abroad alumna committed to work for change as a social activist in Colombia and Cuba. By Tanya Snyder <view article>

LENDING A HAND: A former volunteer and nonprofit consultant gives the low-down on becoming an international aid worker. By Matthew Bolton

GAINING EXPERIENCE ADVISING STUDENTS: An adviser launched her career by interning in a study abroad office in Germany. By Robin S. Mueller

LITERARY CONNECTIONS: While studying in Budapest, a literature major networks her way into an internship at a prestigious English-language magazine. By Alexis Nelson

THE ROAD TO DIPLOMACY: During a summer internship with the U.S. Embassy in Austria, a mathematical economic analysis major brushes elbows with dignitaries. By Marie Schwieterman

BECOMING AN INTERNATIONAL TEACHER: A WorldTeach volunteer learns lessons in communication while teaching in El Salvador and Ecuador. By Molly Beer

MARKETING PORSCHE: A business major turns her German language and global management skills into creative strategies. By Emily Commer

TEST DRIVE: An engineering student lands a dream job at BMW’s research and development headquarters. By Benjamin Wesley

PRACTICING RURAL MEDICINE: In Tanzania, a student gains eye-opening field experience before starting her graduate program in international public health. By Andrea Mantsios