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Posts from February 2009

Obama Inauguration in Addis Ababa

Noted on February 4, 2009 | By Christopher Bennett in

Niharika Bhattarai is in Ethiopia on an IE3 internship at Adoption Advocates International. She reports here on her experience watching Barack Obama's inauguration.

OBAMA EXPERIENCE

Everywhere you go in Addis Ababa, you see Obama. Whether it is on a wallet sized picture tapped to the front of a mini bus, next to other African idols, or on earrings with Obama's picture. Here the support for him is overwhelming. The local people sense change and hope, and therefore love him. They also know he is of African descent, so that helps his popularity. On the day of…

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Gain international business experience at the American Chamber of Commerce!

Noted on February 3, 2009 | By Natanya in

posted by Monya Lemery, IE3 Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean

The American Chamber of Commerce in Santiago, Chile has an opening for a fall semester intern (August – December). They usually place interns earlier than the IE3 deadline, so I want to give you a head’s up about this great opportunity for a student of international business/economics/trade who has strong Spanish language skills and wants to learn about trade and international business The Amcham office is located in an upper class part of the city of Santiago. IE3 position description…

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Inauguration Day in Chile

Noted on February 2, 2009 | By Natanya in

Intern Simon Boas is working on a journalism internship in Chile. On Inauguration Day he captured interviews with americans and locals on video for the Santiago Times. Read the article and watch the video!

Article in Santiago Times.

He has an extended version on his own blog at: http://simonboas.wordpress.com/video/.

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