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Tereza Kustosova, UCT Prague,
ročník 4About the country
Location of the place
Ecuador is in northwest part of South America borded with Columbia and Perú.
City
Quito is the capital and the largest city of Ecuador. It Is almost 2900 meters above sea level..
Surroundings (possible trips, ...)
Ecuador offers everything. You can hike, go to the coast and Galapágos Islands or jungle. Its easy to get anywhere from Quito by bus.
Employer
Employer
Mantilla Global Chem
Work description
Reearch and development of fungicides
Salary (sufficient for local conditions?)
$400/month. Its enough to pay rent and buy food but not for travelling.
Language requirements
Excelent english or spanish
Accommodation (price, who provided it)
$170/month in a hostel. It was provided by iaeste ecuador.
Social life
Meeting IAESTE members (pick-up at the airport, organized events...)
Iaeste member picked me up at the airport and helped me to get to the hostel.
Meeting other foreign students
We were living together in the hostel.
Sport and culture
In Karolina park is a huge sport ground where you can do many outdoor sports.
Free walking tours in the Old town.
Free walking tours in the Old town.
Food, local specialties
Fruits were amazing. Local speciality is a guinea pig.
Other information
Possibilites to communicate with the Czech Republic
WhatsApp
Recommendations for students who will go to the same place
Use sunblock and better not to drink tap water.
What not to forget with you
Sunblock and good hiking shoes.
Benefits of the internship
Gaining new working experinces, language skills improvment, experiencing different cultures
Cooperation with IAESTE in the foreign country
Great
Overall experience with IAESTE
Amazing experience
Student's website
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Employer's webiste
http://www.globalchem.com.ec/
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