International internship research and site scouting is an important part of the work of Global Studies staff. Supported by a recent National Research Center grant, Global Studies is hard at work researching new sites and internship providers to identify more options and meaningful, career enhancing experiences to meet the unique goals of Global Studies students. Over the last few years, we have traveled to Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana, Italy, Japan, Portugal, South Korea, and Spain, building new relationships, visiting sites, and checking out housing accommodations and local resources to better prepare and guide students on their professional internship journeys.
Korea
Seoul City GateChristine Wolf and GS student studying abroad in Korea enjoying tea in SeoulBuddhist templeNamdaemun marketNighttime food vendorNightlife in SeoulDongdaemun Design PlazaSeoul skyline
Italy
As the world begins to open up for face to face experiences once again, Global Studies chose Italy as a great internship destination for Italian and non-Italian speakers alike. We visited new internship sites in Rome, Florence, Genoa, and Sorrento. See the organizations and web links on under New Internship Site Development 2021-2022 on the Internship page for details.
Ghana
In Ghana, we visited potential internship sites with Volunteer Partnerships for West Africa, the Ghanaian Public Library Authority, Unite for Site, and Saha Global.
Clean water pours out of a spigot ready to drink after being filtered through equipment made possible through Saha GlobalA woman pours water into a water filtration system as a part of Saha Global’s clean water and micro-business program.A woman in a small village in northern Ghana brings water to a filtration location.Unite for Sight—Dr. Edwin Mote-Kole and the staff at the Crystal Eye Clinic in Accra. In cooperation with Unite for Sight, the clinic provides a variety of services in Ghana, from eye health education to surgeryThe Ghanaian national dish, Chicken with Jollof RiceLending officers at work in the micro-lending office of Volunteer Partnerships for West Africa supporting small businessesExamples of village school buildings near AccraHayford Siaw, head of the Ghanaian Library Authority gives us a tour of a village school outside AccraYakubu Sibdoo Osman, the Head of Human Resources with the Ghana Library Authority in the procurement office looking at the current stock of book donations.Mixed grill on the streets of AccraLocals crossing the street to shop and sell goods at the open air market in central AccraLuumva, a new friend of Global Studies, is a dancer living in Accra and acted as a host and guideCape Coast Castle is one of the main sites of the slave trade in West Africa. Cape Coast, Ghana.Cape Coast Castle is one of the main sites of the slave trade in West Africa. Cape Coast, Ghana.
Tokyo, Japan
Internship site scouting trip in Tokyo, Japan, October of 2019
Global Studies visited the American Chamber of Commerce, Zentern, the Intern Group, Sakae Institute of Study Abroad, and Inter-Media Japan. This trip lead to a partnership with the Intern Group resulting in a $300 discount for UWM students.
Women on the street in TokyoOne of the many temples and shrines open to visitors in TokyoGrad and Current StudentsMeeting at an internship site in TokyoStreet SceneCompany menA Tokyo non-profit internship site placement through The Intern GroupMarried GS alums-Jarrad Jinx and Anna Colosimo live and work in Tokyo at The American School in Japan. Jarrad is the Assistant Communications Director and Anna is a teacher.Dinner out with currents interns with Zentern, an internship provider with an array of different placements and housing accomodation options around Tokyo.Tea ceremonyThe largest antique market in Japan is held in Tokyo once a month.
Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, and Costa Rica
Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands, and San Jose, Costa Rica: February, 2020
This trip took place just before the Covid-19 crisis hit the US, which makes it particularly special. In Ecuador site visits were made to projects run by Child Family Health International, (CFHI), potential internship provider Academia Latinoamerica, the American Chamber of Commerce in Quito, and Projects Abroad. In San Jose, visits were made to the Rainforest Experience and study abroad and internship provider Maximo Nivel.
Stephanie Davidson, her husband Claudio, and Christine WolfArriving at on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos IslandsVolunteers with Projects Abroad cleaning a giant tortoise habitatA tortoise finds shelter within the Galapagos National Park on San Cristobal IslandSea lions sunning themselves on a beach in the GalapagosVolunteer shoes and boots after their shiftChristine Wolf, Assistant Director of Global and International StudiesOld Town Quito, EcuadorAn indigenous Ecuadorian woman selling goods at the market in Otavalo, Ecuador.At Academia Latinoamericana De Español in Quito.Ivan Ortiz at the American Chamber of Commerce in Quito, helping to connect students to business related internshipsAt a neighborhood medical clinic in Quito, Ecuador affiliated with Child and Family Health International and a potential internship siteIn the consultation room of a traditional medicine health clinic in Otavalo, Ecuador, an indigenous village outside of Quito.Interns in hotel lobbyInside the reception area for Maximo Nivel’s language school and internship site placement services in San Jose.Inside a non-profit women’s organization in San Jose that hosts interns through Maximo Nivel.
Guatemala
Guatemala, Engineers Without Borders, UWM Chapter: Jasmine Viges, GS-Sustainability Graduate
