Amauta Elebaires

Placement organization

Name of organization: Amauta Elebaires
Town/city: Buenos Aires
Country: Argentinië
Website: http://www.amauta-elebaires.com/

Student

Name of student: Joyce Kouwenhoven

Specialist area: MT
Placement period: 2014-2015

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Language school
Organization’s activities: *teaching Spanish
*Organizing activities
*organizing Volunteer work
*organizing accommodations
*helping with problems
Target group of the organization: Spanish course
Company culture: Informal, small company
Number of employees: 10
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Organizing the activities
Brief description of your daily activities: I am organizing the activities in the weekends and help the student with the booking of a trip to other places in Argentina. I write blogs and news items.
Brief description of your company assignment: writing a research about Buenos Aires as a language school destination.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Organizing the activities

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? sociable, teamplayer
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office
English: Advanced
Spanish: Intermediate
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? myself
How did you go to work every day? by bus

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? no
Do you need a work permit? no
How did you arrange the necessary documents: no
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents?
Did you need certain vaccinations? No
How long in advance?

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? Yes
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? You get one at the school

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € +/- €900 return ticket
Accommodation (monthly): € €300
Local transport (monthly): € €5
General costs of living (monthly): € €600
Costs of visa: € 0
Costs of work permit: € 0
What did the company pay for/to you? Four weeks of Spanish lessons

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I did not prepare, it is just like Europe only they don’t speak English that well.
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? no

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: 122738@edu.nhtv.nl

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Bring dollars with you!
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: I have no idea

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link