AMAUTA Spanish school

Placement organization

Name of organization: AMAUTA Spanish school
Town/city: Cusco
Country: Peru
Website: http://www.amautaspanish.com

Name of student: Daniela Schminke

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2014-2015

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Spanish school
Organization’s activities: Spanish classes, volunteer programs
Target group of the organization: Students, but in general everybody who is interested in learning Spanish
Company culture: The company’s culture is very informal. The employees are very nice and friendly, which makes it a very relaxed atmosphere. The boss however, lives in Holland. Therefore, the communication is via email, which makes it more difficult.
Number of employees: 3
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes, more or less

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Marketing, Customer service, Volunteer projects
Brief description of your daily activities: – Writing blogs
– Rewriting blogs
– Social media
– Customer service
– Marketing related tasks
– Assisting students
– Answering phone calls
– Visiting volunteer projects

Brief description of your company assignment: – Interviewing volunteers about their experience and in this way trying to make a better description/ improve the volunteer work (might change)
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: I have two company supervisors. My boss is the main person, but since she lives in Holland, I get supervision from another person in the office, who is nice and friendly.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? independent, sociable, friendly, representable
Additional company requirements for this placement? MS Office, writing skills, customer service
English: Advanced
Spanish: Basic
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages: You don’t require a high level of Spanish, because you will get free Spanish group classes. However, it is much easier, because not all the employees speak English very good.

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? The company offers you to stay at the student residence.
How did you go to work every day? foot

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? Yes
How long in advance? 3 weeks 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? Yes

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 1100€
Accommodation (monthly): € 225€
Local transport (monthly): € 10€
General costs of living (monthly): € Depends on your needs and wants, trips, etc.
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? – 4 weeks of Spanish group classes
– special price for accommodation, including breakfast and dinner

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I talked to the intern from last year and informed myself about the country via internet and guide books.
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: 122613@nhtv.edu

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Use your time to travel around in Peru, it is a beautiful country and has a lot to offer!
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Cusco is a great city! There are many restaurants, bars and clubs, so you have a lot of opportunities to go out. You can also take free salsa classes every night in different clubs or take individul classes whenever you want. Also the surroundings of Cusco are beautiful. You can go hiking or do many different day trips such as zip lining or quad biking. There is also a mall, where you can go shopping or go to the movies!

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link