Invaluable Internship Experience

I had a great internship experience with Maximo Nivel! I spent one month in Cusco, Peru interning at South American Explorers. SAE is a non-profit organization that offers services such as travel information, books, maps, unique trip ideas, and first-hand knowledge to travelers from all over the world. I got to meet a huge variety of people; there was always at least three or four languages being spoken in the SAE lounge! Interacting with all of the people and practicing my Spanish was invaluable, I truly think this internship has better prepared me for my career.

Maximo Nivel staff were incredibly supportive throughout the whole internship process and helped me with any questions I had. Maximo set me up with an amazing host mom! To her, we were all her bebes and she treated us as such. My Spanish lessons with Maximo were also a lot of fun; the teachers were kind and knowledgeable.

I can't imagine a better place to intern than Cusco. The city is beautiful and full of history, the people are friendly, the food is delicious (try aji de gallina), and there is always something to do! Go to the salt mines, tour the churches, take local transit, see native dances, learn the difference between alpaca and "alpaca", learn words in quechua, and, for more recommendations, just visit SAE! Visiting Machu Picchu was definitely the highlight of my trip! Along with the sexy-woman ruins (haha) and abundance of alpacas. Hope you enjoy it too!