Elebaires

Placement organization

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

Name of student: Julianne

Specialist area: ITMC
Placement period: 2016-2017

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Spanish school
Organization’s activities: Teach Spanish/English/Portuguese, internships, working abroad, TEFL courses, after school activities
Target group of the organization: All ages
Company culture: 2 are the bosses and coordinators of everything
1 courses coordinator
1 helpdesk receptionist
several Spanish teachers

Number of employees: 8
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Marketing, social media
Brief description of your daily activities: Organizing activities, receptionist, taking phonecalls, contact with other companies, marketing activities, social media, socializing with students, writing blogs giving presentations, join activities to take pictures whose are used for the marketing.
Brief description of your company assignment: An analysis of the satisfaction levels of European students from 20-25 years old 2016.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Laura is my supervisor and also the boss. She is guiding all the interns here, but we have a lot of independency to learn ourselves with some guiding.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Independent, teamplayer, sociable, flexible, representable
Additional company requirements for this placement? photoshop, writing skills
English: Advanced
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Basic
German: Basic
Italian: Basic
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? agency
How did you go to work every day? 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:
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? Yes

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 1000
Accommodation (monthly): € 600
Local transport (monthly): € 28
General costs of living (monthly): € 400
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? Spanish course

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I went to mexico before I came to Argentina. I met my Argentine boyfriend there, so I already knew a lot about the Argentine culture. Also in Mexico I met a lot of other Argentine people. During the Spanish classes you learn more about the culture and habits, food, drinks etc etc. I also read a lot on the internet and asked around.
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? yes

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: j.devink@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Be careful with robbers in this huge city. Know all about the tricks etc. they use to rob you so you are smarter than them.
If you are looking for an apartment, SEARCH ON TIME!!! Dont do it in Argentina itself… it is better going to Buenos Aires with having an apartment/room whatever.
Also when you are in Buenos Aires, take the bus/metro really early because travelling from one part of the city to another takes a lot of time.

Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: A lot!!
Buenos Aires itself has a lot to offer and visit. Furthermore, the province has good places for example Tigre, more relaxing and just 40 min away and costs about 4pesos. Also if you want to go a little bit up north for a weekend or so, Rosario can be a nice option. Only 4 hours by bus. Also Elebaires offers many trips to Mendoza, Iguazu, Uruguay etc.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link