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How to Combine Internship and Travel at the Same Time

March 5, 2019

It can be an exciting time when the university year ends and the opportunity to intern abroad comes up. It’s exciting because no one wants to be stuck in an office in the same city for the entirety of a month, sometimes even more, when you can visit the world and intern at the same time.

Such an opportunity opens up a pathway to something new and exciting, fun and thrilling. The prospect of meeting new people, visiting new places, learning new things, is what motivates some people to perform well in order for their application to be accepted.

But how do you combine your internship and travel the world at the same time?

In this article, we are going to be discussing how to achieve both things by performing just one.

• Do well in College in Order to be Accepted

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Say you’ve found where you want to go and you have your heart sat on it. It would be “heartbreaking” if you get rejected, and some even take that personal. But one way to not get rejected is to perform well in college and get lots of recommendations from your professors. This will greatly increase your chance of being accepted to the very top places to conduct your internship.

• Don’t Lose Hope, as you Can Intern Anywhere you Like

If you don’t get accepted for your dream internship, don’t lose hope as you can still intern anywhere you like in the world. There are internship programs from all over the world and one such in Internship in Singapore. From so many to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the moment. So if your dream internship fails, you still got tons of others to choose from that will gladly take you onboard.

• When Abroad, Manage your Time

Hooray, you’ve managed to secure your summer internship. The first thing to do now is to learn and have fun in the meantime. Internship programs are excellent opportunities to meet new people and experience different cultures firsthand. They also are excellent ways to gain experience and stack up your CV. Summer internship programs are designed for you to visit and experience how things are done abroad. Your most important thing to remember while abroad is to manage your time between interring and traveling.

• Lay Back

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While internships abroad are the perfect opportunities to define and develop your career, they are also excellent opportunities for you to travel the world. It’s important to be focused on your internship, but taking a chill pill now and then won’t hurt anyone. Take the chance to get to know new people, make new friends, and travel the country. Some would say that it would be rude if you don’t travel while on your internship. While you will be busy most of the time, your days off are yours and you can use them wisely to travel. The best way to travel the host country is with friends that you’ve just met while interring. By traveling while interring, you are experiencing the host country at its fullest by meeting its people, culture, cuisines, and more.

Peter is a freelance writer with more than eight years of experience covering topics in politics. He was one of the guys that were here when the foreignspolicyi.org started.

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