Throughout your Puentes program, we will have diverse and engaging professional and cultural activities. We highly encourage you to attend all of the events listed below, which are included in your program and have no extra cost to you. In advance of each activity, you’ll receive an email from us with further details and a request to confirm your attendance.
Remember to share your photos from your experiences in the Google Photos Album!
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 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.
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 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.
As a core part of your program abroad, you will participate in the Community Impact Experience to be able to make a difference in the community around you through a meaningful and touching volunteer project together with a local nonprofit.
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.
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.
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!
We will go on a complete tour of all of the major neighborhoods and sites of Montevideo. Wear good walking shoes, and bring your camera!
We’ll wrap up the orientation seminars by enjoying a welcome dinner together, 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!
