Before you depart, we would like to take a moment to reflect together with you and your fellow interns on your experience abroad - to share insights, learnings, challenges, and successes.

You will be excused from your internship work to participate in the Community Impact Day as a core part of your experience abroad. Through the Community Impact Day, you will be making a difference in the community around you through a meaningful and touching experience.

Before you depart, we would like to take a moment to reflect together with you and your fellow interns on your experience abroad - to share insights, learnings, challenges, and successes.

Before you depart, we would like to take a moment to reflect together with you and your fellow interns on your experience abroad - to share insights, learnings, challenges, and successes.

You will have a tango class so that you can learn the steps of Argentina’s iconic dance and make your way to the “milongas” of Buenos Aires. Wear your dancing shoes and come ready to “bailar!”

You will have a candombe class on Tamborilearte, a leading school in the field. You will learn and explore with the drums and learn to play some typical rhythms of an important African-Uruguayan musical expression.

We will go to an “estancia” (ranch) to experience the countryside lifestyle for the day. We’ll devour empanadas and ride horses. We will then have a big “asado” lunch and a tasty “merienda,” as well as free time to enjoy the beautiful venue and other games.

During this seminar, you will gain valuable insights from a panel discussion with Argentina professionals, who will tell us about how they are building their careers in Argentina’s unique social, economic, and political context.

You will have an exclusive guided tour of Zonamerica, which is Uruguay’s first private free zone. Zonamerica provides comprehensive business solutions based on world-class infrastructure and state-of-the-art technology services.

Join us for a guided tour of Museo Andes 1972, where you will learn more about the story of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in the Andes Mountains in 1972.

We’ll bring together all of the Puentes interns in Buenos Aires, your internship supervisors, and local alumni from your home universities for an evening of building “Puentes” (bridges).

We’ll learn how to make chocotorta, which is a classic Argentine dessert with chocolate cookies and dulce de leche. And you’ll also be introduced to how to prepare, drink, and share mate, which is an important traditional drink in Argentina.

We’ll bring together all of the Puentes interns in Montevideo and your internship supervisors for an evening of building “Puentes” (bridges). There will be bites to eat and drinks to sip, plus many opportunities to connect with engaging individuals from the Puentes community.

Join us for a mixer with your fellow Puentes interns, as well as local Buenos Aires students! This is a great opportunity to meet and mingle with both the Session A and B cohorts of Puentes interns, as well as practice your Spanish with local students from Argentine universities.

We will go on a city tour so that you can get to know some of the highlights of your new home city of Buenos Aires, while learning a bit about the local history and culture. Wear good walking shoes, and bring your camera!

We’ll wrap up the orientation seminars by enjoying some tasty empanadas, as you get to mingle with your fellow interns. Come hungry!

We will continue to help orient you to your new home city by reviewing information on your internship experience, Puentes program activities, health, local neighborhoods, cultural considerations, culture shock, diversity, food, and local Spanish.

You will learn about transportation, money, safety, emergencies, housing considerations, and communication. Bring your questions and your Puentes Welcome Pack, which we will give you upon arrival!

Montevideo interns will be going to Colonia del Sacramento, a charming city whose historic quarter is a UNESCO world heritage. In Colonia, you will get to tour the historic quarter, the beautiful rambla with a Colonia sign, and the elegant former bullring Plaza de Toros Real de San Carlos.

You will be excused from your internship work to participate in the Community Impact Day as a core part of your experience abroad. Through the Community Impact Day, you will be making a difference in the community around you through a meaningful and touching experience.

Join us for a mixer with your fellow Puentes interns, as well as students from Montevideo! This will be a great opportunity to meet locals, practice your Spanish, network, and learn more about what it's like to live in Montevideo.

We’ll learn how to make chocotorta, which is a classic Argentine dessert with chocolate cookies and dulce de leche. And you’ll also be introduced to how to prepare, drink, and share mate, which is an important traditional drink in Argentina.

Meet up with your fellow Montevideo interns and Puentes team members Alicia and Agustín at Mercado Ferrando to grab a bite to eat and chat!