I come from the north of Friesland where I really appreciate the peace and nature. I find that here too, nature is never far away. I hike a lot in my free time, recently I walked the Caminito del Rey<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n M\u00e1laga is the ideal base for exploring the area, which I do a lot in my free weekends! Nerja, C\u00f3rdoba, Seville, Gibraltar, C\u00e1diz, I have already been to all of them and besides Ronda & Setenil de las Bodegas, Granada is also on my list. Although I am a nature lover, I also enjoy the dynamics of the big city. I live right in the center of M\u00e1laga, with all the city’s amenities within walking distance. I am very sporty and love water sports, there is plenty of sports on offer in M\u00e1laga. Besides hiking, I go to a gym with a swimming pool, where I sometimes go 5 times a week! <\/p>\n\n Good, I’m already halfway through my internship! I am doing an internship at JongLeren.es<\/a>, an internship agency in M\u00e1laga. They help Dutch students find an internship in the M\u00e1laga and Marbella area and supervise them on site. <\/p>\n\n The internship is half a research assignment from my Finance & Control program at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences. The other half of my internship week I work along and that is fun and educational. I am used for administrative tasks, sometimes go on internship visits and above all experience many interesting things. <\/p>\n\n I wanted to get the most out of my studies and didn’t want to follow \u201cthe standard path\u201d of four years of school, just doing an internship at a company somewhere and immediately going to work or on to a master’s program. In my opinion, an internship in Spain was the ideal opportunity for this, the opportunity to learn something different. I had never been to Spain before, it was an idea that arose during a holiday in Friesland with my parents in the summer of 2023, I often go on holiday with my parents on the Frisian lakes. In preparation, I took a language course in the Netherlands and continued with it here. I also use Duolingo intensively and regularly go to Intercambios* here in M\u00e1laga. The best way to learn the language is of course by speaking with locals. <\/p>\n\n *During an Intercambio, people of different nationalities come together to practice each other’s language skills. <\/em> <\/p>\n\n I searched for companies for a very long time, unfortunately, partly due to the requirements of my education and a lack of good Spanish skills, nothing came of this. Through someone from my network I came into contact with Gordon from EURES who suggested that I could approach companies via Nederlandse Businessclubs<\/a> on LinkedIn. This is how I came into contact with Jongleren.es<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n In Spain you usually don’t get an internship allowance, that’s no different for me. Fortunately, I applied for an ERASMUS+ grant in time, for an internship in Spain I receive \u20ac 3,250. This amount depends on various factors and is not a fixed amount. I also have a grant for living away from home and because I don’t need my public transport card, I also get a compensation for that. In addition, I still do some remote work for my school for which I receive a fee. And in case of emergency, I still have some savings in the bank. I pay \u20ac 550 per month for my room in M\u00e1laga. <\/p>\n\n You shouldn’t underestimate the price of groceries. That is not much different from the Dutch prices. But all in all, I can make ends meet here, it also helps that I can live quite frugally. <\/p>\n\n I found the first 2 weeks difficult, I really had to get used to it. I consciously looked for people and undertook activities and soon became a member of a gym. I think sports is a medicine for everything in life. From that moment on, I immediately started enjoying it. <\/p>\n\n The internship company helped me with this, this is also one of the services they offer in addition to internship placement. I pay the rent myself. I live in the heart of the center of M\u00e1laga and within walking distance of work and the gym, so ideal! It is a small room, though. But, I’m not home often, so it doesn’t matter. I also have a Dutch roommate. <\/p>\n\n Life experience, another language and the different people you meet. I am in a completely different culture and I learn from that. An example is; in the Netherlands we often have a negative view of things, we like to grumble. Here people are more optimistic and more easily satisfied. This teaches me to look at things differently. <\/p>\n\n Making and keeping appointments is sometimes complex here and by that I mean my landlord here. For example, we now have no hot water and a malfunctioning refrigerator. My landlord has known about that for a while, the promised new refrigerator should have been here 2 weeks ago. But apart from the bickering with my landlord, I can’t think of anything that was disappointing. <\/p>\n\n Just do it! I am so happy that I made this choice. I would say; do this before you are tied to a permanent contract or a mortgage. Now is the time! Seize this opportunity and make it the time of your life. And just to come back to my room in M\u00e1laga; take into account a different standard of living than we are used to in the Netherlands. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1045,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-1166","nieuws","type-nieuws","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eures-nederland.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nieuws\/1166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eures-nederland.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nieuws"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eures-nederland.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/nieuws"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eures-nederland.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eures-nederland.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}It is Clear that You are Happy in M\u00e1laga. And the Internship, how Do You like it at Jongleren.Es<\/a>? <\/h2>\n\n
Why Did You Want to Do an Internship in Spain?<\/h2>\n\n
How Did You Find your Internship?<\/h2>\n\n
How Did You get your Internship Financially?<\/h2>\n\n
How Did You Find your Way?<\/h2>\n\n
How Did You Find Accommodation?<\/h2>\n\n
What Have You Learned that You Wouldn’t Learn During a Dutch Internship?<\/h2>\n\n
It all Sounds Very Positive, are there also Things that Were Disappointing?<\/h2>\n\n
Finally, What is your Advice for Students Considering an Internship Abroad?<\/h2>\n\n