Thanks to the Cultural Vistas Internship Program in Argentina, I spent this past summer traveling to Buenos Aires, Argentina to work at Che3D, a business focused on designing and manufacturing plastic products using 3D printing.
Growing up in the U.S., I felt detached from the rest of the world despite a strong desire to explore it. Living abroad was a far-fetched dream, an abstract concept. It was further complicated by the fact that I had neither a specific place in mind nor any notion of how I would even begin the process of moving somewhere new. If you’re someone who feels this way now, I am here to tell you that your dream of going abroad is possible. It is not a question of whether you can do it, but rather a question of when…
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Learning a language can be fun, but also intimidating. Especially talking to people. Here are some tips for how to take that next step from an app to real-life. 1. Find a language group The best, first step you can take toward learning a language is to find a community to learn with. Joining a language group will hold you accountable to the friends you make to continue attending events and practicing. So before you do anything, find a group, RSVP, and put it in your calendar, even if it’s a long ways away. If you’re in the Washington, DC…
It’s four in the morning. Everyone else is asleep in her small alpine town, but Taylor Pfeiffer has been up all night drinking Nespresso and waiting to flip cheeses. This was a common occasion for Taylor the year she interned in Germany at an artisanal creamery through the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) program. As an international agriculture major at Cornell University, she had other overseas farming experiences, but had always wanted to spend time in Germany, where her grandparents immigrated from. She was particularly interested in the dairy industry due to its cultural cache in the country.…
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I’ve had a hard time putting into words how fortunate I am to be living the life of my dreams. Traveling. Interning with a nonprofit whose mission I strongly support. Working with people who care about what I have to say. Being surrounded and living with strong, talented, and empowering women. Meeting genuine human beings who make a foreign country feel like home. Yes, I know. I am blessed beyond belief. Every morning, Facundo, my internship supervisor in Argentina, and I sit down in the common area, sip on mate (the traditional infused drink in Argentina), and chat for a…