Kroeger College will send up to six students to live, learn and work in the high Andes for six weeks in the Spring (May to mid-June). Interns will be attached to one of the projects run by Nexos Voluntarios in Urubamba, Peru.
The College will cover return airfare, participation and accommodation costs. Interns will stay in the Nexos facilities. This is also an opportunity to work on one’s Spanish. For students whose Spanish is not fluent, the internship will include daily (Monday to Friday) language lessons.
A conversational facility in Spanish is a decided asset, though not strictly necessary in order to apply. If selected, the College expects students to work diligently on their Spanish competency during the Winter term, so as to have at least a conversational ability in the language upon arrival in Peru.
How to apply
- Visit the Nexos Voluntarios website (www.nexos voluntaries.org) and familiarize yourself with the types of projects Nexos is undertaking. Select the project that most interests you, fits best with your background and experience, and to which you believe you could make the best contribution.
- Compose a letter explaining why you would like to be selected for the internship; how you believe the experience would complement your academic studies as well as how it would advance your intellectual and career goals; and how your skills and experience would lend themselves to the Nexos project in which you would like to participate.
- Attach an up-to-date copy of your curriculum vitae.
- Deliver your application to Prof. Dornan by noon, Monday November 21.
Any Kroeger College student may apply and, although preference in the selection process may be given to more senior students, we shall attempt to ensure that the students selected represent all years of the B.PAPM.
Last year, the College sent five students to Urubamba, where they worked on strategic design of a public awareness campaign to combat racism directed at the indigenous Peruvian population. They were Olivia Tran, Kaitlyn Finner, Robyn Gibbard, Chelsea Smith and Ashley Gardner. This year, we imagine that the students selected will not necessarily work on the same project, but will be attached to different projects in light of their interests and backgrounds.