Intern Abroad: Where in the World Should you Go?

The first thing I ask a student applying to the Institute for Cultural Ecology is what is more important to them: the internship topic or the location. In this golden age of global travel, some of us have the enviable burden of too many choices.
Often times, the ideal intern abroad program may not be in the ideal location. For example, I had a student named Miranda just out of High School. Her first choice for an intern abroad location was Thailand; her first choice for program was communication internships in general and media internships in particular. Specifically, Miranda was fascinated by television internships and we gave her the option of a satellite television station in New York City or, working in Thailand with a smaller, more localized station geared to tourists. Miranda had to make a choice: go with the resume builder and high profile media internship in New York or learn a new culture and enjoy tropical weather in Thailand and at a smaller market television internship.
As a nineteen-year-old with her life ahead of her, I gave her the following advice and ultimately left the decision to her. In support of communication internships in New York, I reminded her that she had a long life ahead and would certainly get to Thailand if that was her dream location. So, the location is always there, while the window to intern abroad can be limited. Second, I told her that she should consider this an investment in her future. New York media internships would not only look stronger on her resume but would also allow her to make connections with people in the industry that could be influential in landing work in the future. Finally, I asked her to consider where she would gain the most job skills. As far as television internships go, the New York station was state of the art, and she would be introduced to equipment and techniques otherwise not available in a smaller market.
For Thailand, I appealed to her emotional side. First, I suggested the simple act of following her heart. If her heart told her that Thailand is where she wants to be, then not following that could lead to regret. Second, there were a host of communication and cultural skills available doing an intern abroad program that cannot otherwise be gained in your native country. Third, the opportunity to immerse oneself in a foreign language at such a young age can pay dividends for the future and is the essence of communication internships.
Ultimately Amanda weighed both choices and followed her heart. She went back to her original goal and inspiration: to intern abroad and immerse herself in a foreign culture. Eighty-five degree weather vs. a New York winter helped make the decision easy for her as well. She never looked back and came back inspired by her television internship and determined to take on the world.
Dr. David Adams is a cultural anthropologist who founded the Institute for Cultural Ecology in 1999. He is the author of Samsara and Season of the Loon, both available at Amazon.com. The Institute is a leading communication internships provider that specializes in media internships and television internships.To learn more about the hundreds of intern abroad and study abroad options in more than seventeen countries see www.cultural-ecology.com

Study Abroad: How Not to Upset a Headhunter or Die Trying

Crossing boundaries in their disparate forms is the single greatest purveyor of wisdom in study abroad. With each boundary crossed comes a deeper awareness of place. And, sense of place is what separates the traveler from the tourist.
In 2003 I led twelve students on a six-week study abroad course to Fiji with the Institute for Cultural Ecology of which I serve as Director. I.C.E. runs gap year programs and is an intern abroad provider.
As a cultural anthropologist, I was eager to kick off the village stay component of our study abroad program. To put it bluntly, our village hosts were headhunters. Well . . . they used to be. Not in some headman’s foggy memory captured in a fireside story. No, these folks had elders that still recalled the pungent taste of a human spleen.
Fears of study abroad students becoming human jerky soon dissipated as children emerged en-masse from village huts. Nervous giggles and broken English filled the courtyard. Thus began the bonding between students and villagers and memories that would last a lifetime. “Bula! I am your father,” said a fifty year old man with skin sagging beneath either eye. “Bula! I am your mother,” followed a female voice escorting a student into her new home. For the youngest of the gap year programs students, having a new mother and father was a welcomed site.
The next day, while the students crossed culinary, social, and physical boundaries with each breath, I headed down to the river to trade the drama of cultural immersion for the respite of simple flowing water. I needed a return to the elements: liquid helium for the spirit. With no thought for the morrow, I plunged headfirst into the stream and wrapped my arms around bamboo flotsam in the river’s center. My spontaneous journey began.
I passed streamside villages and the astonished looks of bank-side children. Apparently they had never seen a white man flailing down a river for no apparent reason.
That night I returned to my host village. Joined by eight or so elders, I passed the kava from my lips to the man across from me. The tone was noticeably somber. “Mr. David,” the headman spoke tersely, “we have a problem we need to speak to you about.” The eyes of the men drifted off me and onto the kava bowl between us. “Today you went into the river. And you entered the territory of many villages. This has caused us big trouble.”
I sat frozen: snapped back to a reality so obvious; so hidden. In a flash, I realized the implications of what I had done. The river that my Western eyes saw as nature in its most primordial form; transcending boundaries and belonging solely to the hydrologic cycle had
deceived me. I had spent the day floating on the currents of history and the bloodshed of battles past. “The man you drank kava with downstream,” the headman explained, “he is one of our longtime enemies. You must understand: you are like our children. We must take care of you.
Dr. David Adams is a cultural anthropologist who founded the Institute for Cultural Ecology in 1999. He is the author of Samsara and Season of the Loon, both available at Amazon.com. The Institute is a leading intern abroad and study abroad company that also specializes in gap year programs. To learn more about the hundreds of intern abroad and study abroad options in more than seventeen countries see www.cultural-ecology.com

Professional Internship at Institute for Cultural Ecology

In this era of rapid industrialization which is leading of varied ill effects, aquatic life is the one which is facing threat of survival. Marine conservation is the term which comes to the rescue; it aims at the protection and preservation of ecosystems in oceans and seas. Marine conservation focuses on limiting the human-caused damage to marine life and on restoring damaged marine ecosystems. Marine conservation also focuses on preserving endangered marine species.
Reef internship is an internship programs which aims to involve student in marine conservation and gives them an exquisite learning experience at the same time. Reef internship program is designed to introduce college age students (juniors, seniors, recent graduates and graduate students) to works for a nonprofit sector of marine conservation. Interns will be exposed to a wide range of environmental nonprofit activities. Students opting for the reef internship should have a common ambition of making a positive contribution towards the conservation.
The law internship is a way for the law firm as well as the individual to see whether one can or cannot fit into the atmosphere and lifestyle of the firm. Gone are those days when theoretical knowledge was enough, today is an era where theoretical knowledge must also not lag behind in practical application of the theory. All you need is to act natural, relaxed. You might very well end up working at your summer internship firm after college, so acting 'forced' and 'business like' would go against you in the long term aim. Not only will it give a false impression to the law firm of your personality and attitude which could hurt both you and the firm in the long term, it will also seem very conspicuous.
The demand for legal professional is increasing day by day and so is the trend to pursue legal internship. More and more aspirants are joining by each passing second. Our aim at ICT is to get opportunities for the intern that look towards the more global scope of placement rather than mere making money during internship. Different types of legal internship program which are available include Paralegal internship and corporate legal internship.

Enrolling in reef internship, legal internship or in law internship, it’s of course an opportunity for you to learn something and for the firm to get some reasonable labor; but at the end of the day, both parties are looking at establishing a long term relationship with the intern by offering a job. It develops a prefect win-win situation for both the parties.

Institute of Cultural Ecology - A Gateway to Study Abroad

Studies are the integral part in building the personality of an individual. In this global scenario when the students are provided with humongous opportunities to explore ones capability. The concept of studying abroad is well in demand. This seems to be an alluring venture but is filled with a mixed bag of reaction. One is in a confused as to which is the best choice that one should aim towards right from being an intern abroad or volunteer abroad.
Certain thing that serves as guidelines for studying abroad like to choose the appropriate study abroad programs. It is important that students choose an appropriate study abroad program to get the most out of an international experience. Because there are a variety of program types, structures, locations, and requirements, it is worth the time and effort it takes to find a study program that meets your individual academic and professional needs.
It provides a quality, safe and extremely affordable volunteer abroad internship and placements option in vast number of countries across the globe. It is absolutely imperative to get professional help in choosing the right internship abroad or volunteer abroad option.ICE (Institute of Cultural Ecology) provides customized, hands-on internships designed to match your skills set and interests with the self-determined development goals of our host communities in varied regions across the globe. Give your talents a meaningful, sustainable direction by becoming an intern abroad and rest will taken care off. Internships tuition fee will cover housing, in-country support, office support, lonely Planet Guidebook, airport pick-up, introduction to internship site and extended placement assistance.
By quality, safe and extremely affordable volunteer abroad internship and placements in vast number of countries across the globe. We lend a helping hand towards interns and volunteers at every stage. The wish pen lies in your hands one can choose the country or city one needs to work in, the topic of one’s interest, privilege of writing down Job Description and you will be delivered with the best results whatever you desire for.