Location
  • Uruguay
    • Montevideo
Length
4 to 24 weeks
Industry
Accounting Agriculture Animal Science Business Ecology Economics Education Finance Healthcare Hospitality International Business International Relations Marketing Nursing Psychology Tourism +6
Payment plans
Health & Safety

Program Details

Compensation
Non-Monetary Benefits
Timeframe
Fall Maymester Spring Summer Winter Year Round
Housing
Apartment Host Family
Language
Spanish
Weekly Hours
20
Age Min.
18

Pricing

Starting Price
3070
Price Details
This Adelante program includes a volunteer or internship placement in your sector of interest, airport pick up, housing, 3 weeks of intensive Spanish classes, and 24/7 access to your local Program Director.
What's Included
Accommodation Some Activities Airport Transfers Wifi
What's Not Included
Airfare Domestic Airfare SIM cards Transportation Travel Insurance Visa
Oct 17, 2024
Jan 24, 2023
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About Program

Uruguay is South America's best-kept secret. Montevideo, the nation's capital, is where our internships are based. This location offers a peaceful, clean, and safe environment, standing out from the region's more industrialized cities

Dive into the welcoming culture, connect with friendly locals, or unwind on the inviting sandy beaches while you intern in a sector of your choice. Designed as an affordable international program, our internships offer exceptional value giving you the freedom to explore the country while gaining hands on experience. Our Director in Uruguay is well-connected across various industries, ensuring this program will build your resume.

Housing in this program consists of your own room at the language school where you'll begin with three weeks of intensive Spanish classes - talk about an easy commute! By the end of the program, you’ll have strengthened your Spanish, gained valuable international work experience, and enjoyed a unique cultural adventure.

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Diversity & Inclusion

At Adelante Abroad, we take pride in fostering a diverse and inclusive community for aspiring students seeking international internships and study abroad experiences. We are committed to providing equality and opportunity, as we firmly believe that every individual, regardless of their background, deserves the chance to embark on a transformative journey. Through our specialized biopic program, we actively encourage and support students from all walks of life to participate without discrimination. We understand the importance of nurturing emerging talents, and our program stands as a testament to our dedication to providing an enriching, empowering, and unbiased platform for students to thrive and make their mark on the global stage.
At Adelante Abroad, we are dedicated to creating a welcoming and inclusive space for all students, including those who identify as LGBTQIA+. We wholeheartedly encourage and support LGBTQIA+ students to participate without fear of discrimination. We recognize the unique challenges that LGBTQIA+ individuals may face, and we are determined to provide a safe and empowering environment for them to embark on their international internship and study abroad journeys. With a focus on celebrating individuality and fostering growth, our program stands as a beacon of acceptance, ensuring that all students can thrive, learn, and contribute meaningfully to the global community.
Adelante Abroad is committed to offering comprehensive accessibility support for participants with physical disabilities and/or chroni conditions. While our foremost goal is to provide optimal conditions for all participants, there may be instances where certain program country locations pose challenges to full accessibility. Despite these limitations, we continually strive to ensure that all individuals can benefit from our programs to the best of our abilities.

Impact

At Adelante Abroad, we are driven by a vision of sustainability that goes beyond mere neutrality. Our commitment is to create programs and business practices that generate a net positive impact on the world. By striving to tip the scales towards positive outcomes, we seek to ensure that any potential negative effects are outweighed by the overall benefit we bring to the individuals, communities, and environments we engage with, aligning our efforts to leave a lasting, positive legacy.
At Adelante Abroad, our ethical impact programming is thoughtfully designed to harmonize student experiences with the well-being of our host communities and the environment. We meticulously assess the social and environmental implications of our programs, ensuring a balanced approach that maximizes positive outcomes for both our students and the communities they engage with. By fostering meaningful connections, minimizing environmental footprints, and prioritizing sustainable practices, we aim to create lasting benefits for host communities, safeguard our planet's resources, and preserve the integrity of the experiences we offer for generations to come.

Program Highlights

  • Affordable Excellence: We offer unbeatable value! Explore and compare—you'll quickly discover that our prices are designed to fit your budget without compromising quality.
  • Flexibility: Our programs start the 1st Monday of every month with year round start dates. Choose to intern anywhere from 1-6 months.
  • Personalized Experience: Our programs are tailored for independent travelers, not group tours. With support from our on-site teams in Montevideo and the US, you’ll have the freedom to fully immerse yourself in the local culture on your own terms.
  • Tailored Internship: Contracted, customized internship abroad within your sector using only screened companies.
  • Local Staff: Our local Program Director is available 24/7 for emergency support.

Program Reviews

4.71 Rating
based on 7 reviews
  • 5 rating 71.43%
  • 4 rating 28.57%
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  • Growth 4.45
  • Support 4.75
  • Fun 4.75
  • Housing 4.45
  • Safety 5
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Amanda
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

The real Uruguayan experience

I loved the ability to explore Uruguay on my own terms, which I think is unique to this study abroad program. My internship placement at a law firm was perfect, and I had great exposure to Spanish coming back to the US nearly fluent. The beach was great and I felt safe the whole time.

A complaint worth noting -- the head of Adelante, Kimberly, was hesitant at first to let me do the program solely due to my mental health diagnoses. I have been fully stable for years, so it was extremely demeaning to hear my abilities be questioned based on these conditions (and I think that's illegal too?)

Pros
  • Independence/freedom
  • Internship placement
  • Spanish language exposure
Cons
  • Falsely advertised housing
  • Mental health being questioned while applying for the trip
80 people found this review helpful.
Response from Adelante Abroad

Amanda, thank you for taking the time to leave this very good review about your three-month Legal internship with us in our Intern in Uruguay program. To your only complaint, our Director of Programs is required to inform our candidates who have mental health diagnoses about the possible pitfalls inherent in international experiential programs. She asked you, due to the results you specified on the Health History Form part of the application, to do some homework and to provide 3 tools, that you can articulate, that you would use abroad when triggered. This is our business model and there is no hesitancy at all, rather it is quite simply a requirement. You are not alone in this requirement: your therapist stated that you were "cleared with conditions" and any and all candidates with this statement from their therapist are required to do the same. We are sure that everything you learned in this program will be valuable to you both personally and professionally, and we wish you the best of luck in all future endeavors! Team Adelante

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Jae
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Legal Internship in Uruguay with Adelante

I spent 3 months in Uruguay, interning with a law firm in Punta del Este. The firm I interned with was the first firm to receive recognition for its continuous improvement and quality management by the National Institute of Quality (INACAL). It was an honor to collaborate with a firm with such recognition.

My internship placement was flexible, and the team communicated with me well. I received university credit for my internship. Accordingly, I had to meet an hour requirement. My firm was happy to accommodate my hours and fill out all forms I needed for the university.

As for Uruguay, it is a beautiful country. I have traveled to several countries in Latin America on multiple occasions, and my trip to Uruguay was the smoothest. Plus, the people were always willing to talk with me so that I could practice my Spanish.

Overall, I enjoyed my experience and would recommend it to anyone looking for a meaningful internship experience.

Pros
  • Location/Beach Access
  • Safety
Cons
  • Local Food
104 people found this review helpful.
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Amber
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Social Media and Promotion Internship

I completed Spanish courses and a social media and promotion internship with a Spanish language school in Maldonado, Uruguay right near Punta del Este. I lived in the school residence for 3 months. I loved the neighborhood and being so close to the beach!

The work environment I experienced was very flexible, which is a plus as I mostly made my own hours and worked from the garden of the school. The negative of this was that it sometimes lacked structure and feedback. I do think my language skills improved through writing in Spanish for posts and a newsletter as I was provided with corrections.

I also was able to meet other international travelers learning Spanish and speak with them, which was super interesting. The clientele of the school was mostly middle aged people and not so many university students, so that's something to keep in mind.

Uruguay is a beautiful country with a lot of different places to explore. My favorite weekend trips were to Colonia del Sacramento, a cobblestone street city lined with bright colored buildings, and Cabo Polonio, a secluded beach town with a lot of sea lions. I highly recommend coming to Uruguay!

What was the most unfamiliar thing you ate?
Asados are a part of Uruguayuan culture, and they're a time for friends and/or family to come together and eat a lot food! There is a parilla or grill that people cook on, typically red meat but people also make fish, chicken, vegetables, etc.

I tried sweetbread and different intestines of a cow at an asado. I can't say it tasted good but I'm glad I tried a bite to be able to say I did!
120 people found this review helpful.
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Michelle
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Amazing Experience in Uruguay!!!

I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to advance their spoken Spanish and who loves the outdoors to come to Uruguay! There is a lot to see and do! I had many adventures off-the-beaten-path here which is ideal with the current COVID climate. During my two-month stay, I never got bored. There was always something to do and see. Many cities and towns are 1-2 hours away (or less!) with their own distinct characteristics and uniqueness. I left feeling a lot of love for Uruguay. I plan to visit again in the near future to further explore areas and to reunite with friends I made during my trip!

What was your funniest moment?
I had many lost-in-translation moments, too numerous to count! I will provide one short example which was the first one that occurred within the first week of my arrival. I asked a friend to help me get half-and-half from the store for my tea consumption. Half-and-half translates to "medio-y-medio." I found out Uruguayans do not usually use half-and-half but they do have an alcoholic beverage that is unique to Uruguay called medio-y-medio. I did not understand why my friend gave me an alcoholic drink for my tea until my friend realized I was not asking for their local wine beverage but for a pint of half cream half milk! Ha!
128 people found this review helpful.
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Madi
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

6 Month Accounting Internship

Montevideo is an awesome city and Uruguay as a whole is a wonderful destination. Their culture is beautiful and I fell in love with all of the street art. However I felt 6 months was way too long of a time period. The city is small-ish and after two months I felt I had seen all there was to see. There are many beach towns up the coast that I would highly recommend traveling to. That being said Uruguay outside of their summer months is very bleak. My housing arrangements were with a family that I became very close with and felt like my own. For my internship I was given a lot of busy work. Things I felt to keep me occupied but didn't help or effect the company at all. I used my time there mostly to practice my speaking skills. My internship was my least favorite part of my trip.

124 people found this review helpful.
Response from Adelante Abroad

Hola Madi B! We loved having you, loved receiving your updates and are still posting and using your fabulous photos. I sure wish we would have known that you were not happy in the Accounting placement! If we had known, we could have intervened to help secure more advanced duties for you, or moved you, if needed. (We did receive a VERY positive report from your Supervisor, Fabian, at the end of your internship: the language level was an issue at the beginning, but the overall Eval was rock solid) Good luck in all future endeavors, and should Adelante be able to assist with any job search or reference request, we will gladly do so.
Team Adelante

Calyx
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

2 Months in Montevideo

Uruguay is a place like no other. I may have come here at the wrong time of year (it's winter), but if I hadn't I wouldn't have been able to work at a place that really enjoy.

I'm a college student, and most internships that are out there for people at this level just have you shredding papers and getting coffee. At International House I got the polar opposite. They had me observing classes, working with teachers, running workshops, and substitute teaching. I actually have teaching experience now, which is amazing and surprising from an unpaid internship. It helped that I'm a native English speaker, but they actually had me working and were using my abilities and asking for how I felt about the classes and what my feedback was about them. I actually felt like a valued member of the school. How often can you say that you feel valued at an internship?

Overall, it's been a great experience and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

124 people found this review helpful.
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snolan365
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Three Months in Montevideo

My favorite part about my stay in Montevideo was perhaps my housing situation. I had the chance to live with and become close with people from Brasil, Germany, Denmark, the UK and Canada. And being connected to the Spanish school offered the opportunity to make even more international friends.

Favorite parts about the city:
6. Old VW Bugs
5. Street corner fruit stands - Drink in those colors!
4. Our neighborhood fería (weekend market)
3. The independent cinema network
2. Finding truth in the idiom "A city with the soul of a town"
1. The Rambla - there's city, city, and more city, and then there's the Rambla where the city meets the river (sea) where you can find a place to breathe / change your perspective

Favorite adventure: Visiting the Karumbé field station in Coronilla for the final days of their Spring session, and then making our way to Cabo Polonia (two busses, one hitch-hiked ride, and at least 10 miles of walking later... totally worth it).

127 people found this review helpful.

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