I love to travel and so I’ve already been to Australia and Europe so I decided Africa was next on my list. When I was researching, I found that Cape Town just seemed like the perfect place that had lots of job opportunities and a big business industry, so I knew that I would find an internship within the field I was looking for!

Initially I wasn’t looking so much to learn about broadcast journalism. I was looking to experience what the work place within South Africa would be like compared to the work place in America and the job I had in Australia. I was looking for experience in how news was done in different countries.

Yes I was given a lot of responsibilities, I was busy every single day, I always had projects to do and was never board with my internship!

It definitely did challenge me and took me out of my comfort zone. It made me try new things I wouldn’t have tried back home in broadcast journalism, since they do things so differently here. It was a good experience to do things the way south Africans do things!

Yes, I feel like I made tons of valuable contributions! I got to share a lot of tips about how things are done back home, for example I showed them how we do different camera shots back home which turned out to be a great help to them. I probably did about 25 stories that went on their broadcast in the time I was with them!

Yes, it was definitely a worthwhile experience and I think my internship in Cape Town was one of the big reasons I landed a new job back home in the states. I think that interning abroad is a really really good way to further your career back home!

I was concerned about safety and worried that I wouldn’t make any friends!

Nothing bad has ever happened to me here! I was worried for nothing. I also made many friends. Bridging Gaps arranged really nice accommodation that made me feel safe and gave me the opportunity to meet new people and make friends quickly.

It is so so sooo diverse! The nature here is beautiful!

Yes Definitely!

Before my trip Lucie was in constant contact with me. Every single time I thought of a question, I would just text her and she would immediately arrange to call me and made every effort to make sure I understood every question I had. Lucie also did all the contact with my internship before hand so I didn’t have to do anything. She did all the contact with the housing. It was very convenient.

My experience with Bridging Gaps while I was in Cape Town was very good! They always kept in contact with me and If I needed anything they helped me in every way that they could. When I was sick, they brought me meds, when I needed a hairdryer Lucie borrowed one to me, everything I had a slight concern for they made sure I got it. They also planned a bunch of events for all the interns and it was a great way to make friends and experience Cape Town!

The one thing I love the most about bridging gaps was that the people that work for the company are really relatable and young and friendly! We often went out for dinner together or went out for coffee to chat a few times. It was always so easy to chat with them because they just acted like friends!

Before my trip Lucie was in constant contact with me. Every single time I thought of a question, I would just text her and she would immediately arrange to call me and made every effort to make sure I understood every question I had. Lucie also did all the contact with my internship before hand so I didn’t have to do anything. She did all the contact with the housing. It was very convenient.

Yes definitely. They know a lot of companies that they can hook you up with.

No idea!

I think its good compared to other companies.

I would say that money comes and goes, you can always make more money, but you can’t always get the experiences you’ve missed or take back opportunities you’ve missed. I worked every day in a restaurant to save up to come to South Africa and now I’m broke, but the experience I got during my time here is worth it!