Adelante Abroad

To begin, I really enjoyed my time in Seville and I don't regret this experience. That being said, there were of course positives and negatives that others should be aware of. Starting with the good, Seville is a beautiful city with great nightlife and many sights to see. The people that I worked with from my marketing internship at the partner school, Spanish Institute for Global Education, were friendly and I always felt I could ask them any questions. I created lots of content for the social media, designed various promotional materials, and gained experience of what it's like to work in marketing. I also was able to travel on excursions with the school and had time to explore around Europe on my own. Now for the negative, my first internship I was contracted to pulled out once I was already in Spain. I ended up doing social media marketing for the school, so I did not experience the Spanish immersion that I had hoped for. I lived in an apartment with other English speakers, and my internship only had me come in two to three days of the week. I made friends with the students at the school, but they were all English speakers as well, and I didn't know how to meet Spaniards my age to help me be immersed. I would recommend staying with a host family so you have to speak in Spanish. With the housing, the apartment was generally nice, but my room had no window to the outside, it opened to the laundry room. There was also a smell of mildew from the bathroom that would never go away. It was just bad luck of where I was placed. I still appreciate the knowledge I gained here and the experience of living among a different culture.

I had a wonderful time in Madrid, it was a beautiful city with so much to see. The culture and the language is amazing, I loved immersing myself into it. I met so many awesome people. I would love to visit again in the future.

I had an amazing experience with my programme in Madrid. They were professional, supportive, and made the whole process smooth, from placement to visa support. Working with a company in the heart of the city gave me real-world experience and helped me grow both personally and professionally. The language practice component was also super helpful in building confidence and fluency. I’d highly recommend this program to anyone looking to combine work experience with cultural immersion.