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.
How to apply
- Visit the Nexos Voluntarios website (www.nexos voluntaries.org) and familiarize yourself with the types of projects Nexos is undertaking. The project Kroeger College students have been working on is aimed at combating racism against indigenous peoples.
- 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 on which the group will work. Attach an up-to-date copy of your curriculum vitae.
- Deliver your application to Elaine Rouleau by noon, Friday, January 31 in D199 Loeb.
Any Kroeger College student in second, third or fourth year may apply.
This will be the fourth year that Kroeger College students have worked with Nexos in Peru.