Barrio Life

Placement organization

Name of organization: Barrio Life
Town/city: Barcelona
Country: Spanje
Website:

Student

Name of student: Jasmijn Schop

Specialist area: Tourism Management (NL)
Placement period: 2019-2020

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Small travelorganisation
Organization’s activities: – trips to Spain, Portugal and Morocco
– authentic and unique experiences
– interaction with local people
Target group of the organization: Dutch people interested in roundtrips and authenticity
Company culture: Informal
Number of employees: 5
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

Brief description of your daily activities: Checking mailbox, updating the website, adding new trips, coördinate differtent projects
Brief description of your company assignment: To gain a higher conversion on the website which leads to more customers.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: Great supervision, very understanding, really wants that the students feel comfortable and learn, always ready to help

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Flexible, independent, responsible, friendly, serious, ambitious
Additional company requirements for this placement? SEO, marketing in general, google analytics
English: Advanced
Spanish: Advanced
French:
German:
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane, car, bus

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Myself together with 2 other girls from BUAS
How did you go to work every day? Public transport or by 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? 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? Spanish, but just for fun because Barrio Life is a Dutch company

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € €300
Accommodation (monthly): € €600 per month
Local transport (monthly): € €10 per month
General costs of living (monthly): € €300 per month
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? €200 per month financial compensation

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Yes, I followed a few week course on Coursera
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? Yes, the culture made me feel very comfortable and happy. This made my performance better

Future students on placement

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

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Huge tip: step out of your comfortzone and tell the supervisor at the company what you would like to learn and what your interests are! I did this and I learned so much and had the best experience
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: The beach, small bars, clubs

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