RESPONS S.A.C.

Placement organization

Name of organization: RESPONS S.A.C.
Town/city: Huaraz
Country: Peru
Website: http://www.responsibletravelperu.com/nl

Name of student: Indra Macias Vazquez

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2014-2015

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Tour operator
Organization’s activities: Making itineraries for clients, translating articles, working on the whole process of making trips, including a bit of administration,
Target group of the organization: Young adults and adults that want to have a responsible trip
Company culture: Informal, in the Huaraz office there are three other employees besides you, no strict dress-code
Number of employees: 20
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? It’s a small office, so I do a bit o everything, there are no departments
Brief description of your daily activities: Making itineraries and the whole process around it of contact with the clients, noting information in support documents, noting payment information, picking up clients or accompanying them as translator, sometimes translating an article

Brief description of your company assignment: Making a survival plan for the office of Huaraz
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Very close and personal supervision, we’re always together in the office so if I have a question I can ask it easily, and the supervisor supports me very well

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? independent, interested in sustainability!
Additional company requirements for this placement? Excel
English: Advanced
Spanish: Advanced
French: Basic
German: Basic
Italian: Basic
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: From Lima 8 hours by bus

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? I asked my colleagues i they could help, it’s easier to find something once you’re there or ask your colleagues for help
How did you go to work every day? foot (I live next to the office)

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? No
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents: –
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? No
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? If you feel insecure about your Spanish I recommend you to take a course

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 780
Accommodation (monthly): € 77
Local transport (monthly): € 15
General costs of living (monthly): € 250-300 (without accommodation)
Costs of visa: € –
Costs of work permit: € –
What did the company pay for/to you? accomodation

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I didn’t
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? No, since most of the colleagues are foreign as well

Future students on placement

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

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do:
Take trips in the weekends out of Huaraz to the mountains and lakes
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Beautiful mountains! Lots of trekking possibilities, hikes, lakes

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link