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Host Family Hotel
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English
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A one-time placement fee of USD 295 is only for your internship. After that, pick the Spanish schedule and accommodation right for you, whether in a host family or student residence. See our website for more of what is included with your fee.
Jul 09, 2018
May 22, 2017
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About Program

Whether you’re passionate about the human medicine, want to put your Business Administration skills to work, or would love teaching English, math, sports, or crafts to children, we have the right opportunity for you! Alternatively, you could choose to intern in a different field, such as Tourism, Psychology or Marketing in sunny northern Peru or Ecuador. We offer different programs that make it easy for you to combine your internship with Spanish classes, surf lessons, a volunteering project, or other opportunities, including programs at our sister school in Ecuador. Whatever you choose, the possibilities are endless!

Stay from 4 weeks up to a year - it all depends on your schedule. Choose programs in Peru (Chiclayo, Cusco, Lima) or Ecuador (Quito, Otavalo, Galapagos, Amazon, Andes, Coast).

Get started today, and take a look at our website for all available internships and more information

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Stay in a comfortable double room or your own single room.
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Program Highlights

  • Take Spanish classes with your internship. We offer different courses to fit your schedule. You could combine your language learning with surf lessons or conversation classes.
  • Get to know our school family. We have many weekly activities to keep you busy here at ASI. From salsa to cooking classes, we can be your home away from home.
  • We work around your schedule. Whether you`re coming for just a few weeks or a few months, we will make sure you have everything you need for a valuable and memorable internship.
  • Go sightseeing on the weekends. Visit fascinating places in and around Chiclayo when you`re not working. Travel to waterfalls, see animal and nature preserves, and explore archaeological sites that immerse you in Perus history.
  • Get full support from our staff during your internship. From accommodation to transportation, our Coordination staff will do its best to make your stay comfortable.

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Marie
32
Female
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

I would always do it again!

May 22, 2017

I stayed a long time at the Academia Superior in Pimentel Peru and started my Peruvian Adventure in Lima. There I was picked up from the airport and stayd 3 nights in the hostal of the Academia Superior in Lima. The place is very nice, directly in Miraflores and perfect to discover the capital. After my first three days I travelled by bus to Chiclayo where Luis the driver of the Academy picked my up and brought me to the residence of the school.

I choose a program of 4 weeks Language group course and an internship in Psychology for 16 weeks afterwards.

My first two weeks of Language classes I had with two other girls in a really small group, than even individual classes. The reason is that Academia Superior doesnt mix levels and that was really good. The teachers are young and really motivated and I had a super experience during my course. The internship was located in a social institution which is taking care of disabled children near to Pimentel where I was living.

I made a lot of experience and learned a lot about the system in Peru and how they handle things very different.

In the end I can recommend this stay abroad because it really changed my view on a lot of things, I had a lot of fun too and would always do such a trip and program again.

The coordinators and contact persons in the Academia superior have been always helpfull in everything and they were great!

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Natalia
29
Female
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Internship in Peru- Pimentel, Lambayeque

Jul 25, 2016

Interning here is a great, rewarding experience that will as well open many doors for me in the future! The placement is great here in Pimentel, because we are right on the beach, that has great weather all year long, the school is right in front of the famous pier of Pimentel and you can hear and smell the ocean and its roaring waves! You can do lots of stuff here; walk on the long pier, try some of the best ceviche of Peru, go for a fun surf or take some lessons with the locals, or go out in to the city life of Chiclayo with only being about 20 minutes away and enjoy some ridiculously fun clubs, bars and disco techs!

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debora
39
Female
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Fantastic Spanish teachers and great internship

Sep 1, 2014

Stayed at the Academia Superior de Idiomas in Peru for 3 mths and it was a great expericence. Every morning we had 4 hours of Spanish, extremely funny with the young and motivated professors and my 1 or 2 classmates. I lived with a guest family, which was the best decision I ever made. They were just so incredibly kind and caring, and I got to do things I would never have done on my own: we went to a Peruvian babyshower, a lectures/show for starting companies, church, restaurants, friends of the family, etc. My time here was great and I would definitely recommend anyone to go there for a different experience.

What would you improve about this program?
Probably using books would improve the spanish courses. However, ASI has the policy to work without workbooks, which also has it's advantages.
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Staff Interviews

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Bernhard Gessler

Program
Academia Superior de Idiomas Internships in Peru & Ecuador
Job Title
Co-Founder and COO
Bernhard, currently enrolled in a Masters degree in Business Informatics got into traveling when he was 20 years old. After backpacking Europe he got to Latin America in 2011 where besides traveling he co-founded Academia Superior de Idiomas. Since then he dedicates his time to improve Peruvian people's lives, with the help of international volunteers. At the moment he dreams of setting up free English classes for everybody in Northern Peru.
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What position do you hold at ASI? What has been your career path so far?

I wouldn't call it career path. During school and university I worked in a small software company to pay for living and to safe money for travels. First time I got to Peru I had the chance to co-found ASI and took it.

By now, 3 years later, I'm COO, leading a team of 30-40 employees, pushing social work and doing my best to enable our students to have a fun time. My family would like me to finish my Masters degree but currently I just don't have time for that.

Did YOU intern abroad?! If so, where and what inspired you to go?

Actually yes. Initially I came to Peru to study Spanish and do an internship. Initially I wanted to go the US and do an IT related internship. After realizing how much money and time I would invest I decided that such a stay abroad should not only benefit my career but especially me as a person.

So I came to the final candidates South America and China. By then I met a guy at university who had done an internship in China for six months and didn't speak a single word Chinese. As languages never were my strength, I decided for a Spanish speaking environment and headed for South America. This is how I came to ASI.

What country have you always wanted to visit?

I'd say it was never a specific country, rather a place. Since I was little I had dreamed of tropical islands with nothing but palm trees and coconuts on them. And although I'm far from having seen the whole world I made that dream true when sailing from Columbia to Panama. Unexpected as I hadn't planned to to travel there, so it was even better.

Why is language learning and cultural immersion important to you?

Because it opens our mind and our way of thinking I've had a few unforgettable experiences while traveling either with nationals or other travelers I met on my way.

And after a while I just forgot the whole concept of nationality. When I saw travelers I didn't see Germans, Americans, French and Italians anymore, I just saw people. All of us young, all of us trying to have a good time.

What was your favorite traveling experience?

Nearly impossible to tell as I saw so many natural wonders, beautiful places and fascinating animals. But if I had to nail it down, there is that one moment in Costa Rica that always keeps me thinking: I was leaving the coast in the late afternoon.

I had asked several people for which busses to take and felt prepared. While being on the first bus, it started raining heavily and the night begun. I got off at a crossing in the middle of nowhere to wait for the other bus which never showed up. knew I had no chance to walk to next 100km, but as I had nothing else to do I started walking to at least keep me busy.

Tiredness and anger slowed me down and my backpack felt heavy. A taxi passed by and offered to take me to the next town for "only" 100 USD what I declined right away. It was late already when I passed by a restaurant that had rooms for rent. I stopped excited and felt relieved until they told me they just got booked out today.

Close to desperation I sat down and this guy sitting at the other end of the table approached me. He told me that he came from France to do an internship in a fish factory somewhere here. He just had arrived today and occupied the last room.

I somehow disliked him. After some talking he suddenly suggested that his room had 2 beds anyway and I should stay there for the night.

I felt like the happiest person on earth and in this very moment I got rid of all the German-French-dislike feelings that had been part of my like and thinking, made up by society. And to top it off, the owner, a very nice lady, got me some warm food on the house.

About Academia Superior de Idiomas

We are more than just a language school: We offer different ways for you to learn Spanish and explore South America. Our multiple locations allow you to study Spanish while still being flexible with your itinerary. The possibilities are endless! We tailor your Spanish lessons to your ability and schedule. We offer individual, group, or combination...