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Top Ten Things to Know about Interning in Shanghai
	                        Posted on November 26, 2020 	                    
East Nanjing Road at Night Shanghai is an incredible city where there are always fun things to do, delicious foods to eat, and wonderful people to meet. Having the opportunity to live and work in Shanghai is an experience that will shape you personally and professionally for years to come. Here is a list of […]

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				Renee Gagne posted in: 												 Education,  							 Intern Bloggers,  							 Shanghai  				
			
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Working with teenagers in South Africa: My education internship abroad
	                        Posted on September 20, 2018 	                    
Brooke Porter, a Robertson Scholar at Duke University, spent eight weeks in South Africa this summer. She completed an education internship in Cape Town at a non-profit organization that advocates for after-school programs to help vulnerable teenagers. We spoke with Brooke about her education internship and asked her how her time spent working with young South […]

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				Kate Rau posted in: 												 Cape Town,  							 Education,  							 Intern Advice,  							 Intern Bloggers,  							 Uncategorized  				
			
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Intern Abroad in Cape Town this Summer with King’s College and Connect-123
	                        Posted on January 30, 2018 	                    
Are you a King’s College student looking to distinguish yourself in the global graduate market? Have you considered the impact an internship abroad could have on your career development? If the answer to both these questions is yes, we’ve got some good news. Connect-123 and the King’s College Global Internships Programme 360 Support stream offer […]

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				Kate Rau posted in: 												 Cape Town,  							 Education,  							 Health Care,  							 Human Rights,  							 Uncategorized  				
			
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Interview with Cape Town & Barcelona Alum Josh!
	                        Posted on January 13, 2015 	                    
We first met Josh when he interned in South Africa in 2010. Three years later, he came to Barcelona to have a second Connect-123 internship. Now that he’s back in the US working as an Investment Analyst, we interviewed him to get his reflections about both international internships. We first met you when you interned […]

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				Katie Arango posted in: 												 Barcelona,  							 Business,  							 Cape Town,  							 Education,  							 Where Are They Now?  				
			
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Using Sports to Empower Kids in a South African Township
	                        Posted on May 22, 2013 	                    
Andrew Schleeter is a Connect-123 youth developement and sports intern in Cape Town.  He shares with us some insights gained by working with an organization that supports and empowers youth through sports and mentorship in one of the most disadvantaged communities in the area. There are many facets that make up the townships just outside […]

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				Steven Levy posted in: 												 Cape Town,  							 Education,  							 Intern Bloggers,  							 Social Impact  				
			
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Interview with Former Cape Town Intern Hugh Blaney
	                        Posted on August 1, 2012 	                    
Former Connect-123 intern Hugh Blaney spent some time getting caught up with us three years after completing his Cape Town education internship. You were an intern on our Cape Town program back in June, 2009. Why did you decide to intern in Cape Town? Africa was always a continent that intrigued me. When I got […]

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				Katie Arango posted in: 												 Education,  							 Where Are They Now?  				
			
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Language Challenges in South Africa
	                        Posted on October 12, 2010 	                    
Salibonani, Molo, Avuwani, Sanibona, Hallo, Abusheni, Lumela, Thobela, Dumela, Hello, Sanibonani… Confused? Confused is exactly what South Africa is when it comes to language in education. With 11 official languages (you now know how to say ‘Hello’ in all 11 of them!), it is little wonder that one of the many challenges faced by the […]

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				Melanie McDowell posted in: 												 Cape Town,  							 Culture,  							 Education