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An important part of Jakera’s program for long term (3-6 month) students is its work experience. What is a better way to meet locals, practice your Spanish, and experience the real people? Examples of work experience options include:

Escuela de Música de la ULA
Based at the music faculty in the university of Merida ULA - students will be given the opportunity to teach both fellow students and school children their respective instruments. There will also be an opportunity to join in as a student at other lectures including music history and Venezuelan folk music.

Street Kids - Fundación Don Bosco
Students will join other volunteers and workers in the staff rota. Tasks will include cooking and cleaning, showering and putting the children to bed, sports coaching and organising your own extra activities with the children. Extra activities have included – English lessons, German lessons, football coaching, art lesson, music classes and even ice-skating excursions! – All new fun ideas are very welcome. We at Jakera have great faith and hope in this ‘hands on’ programme, we believe it to be a great opportunity to help a foreign local community and change individual’s lives.

Tourist agency - Gravity Tours / Guaguanco Tours
Working in the office, which is also the shop floor of a local tour company, your job is to sell tours. There are many tour companies in Merida making this a tough and competitive job. In order to sell tours co-workers teach you about the local area - its landscape, people, history, fauna and it’s wildlife. Students will also get the opportunity to go on trips sold.

Bar - The Clover
Working in a busy-student-bar in the centre of town. You have the opportunity to studying the art of serving, stock-takes and the skills of a bar-person before taking up the position. A great opportunity to meet many young Venezuelan people.

Zoo / Aquarium - Chorros de Milla Zoo
Those students who want to work with wildlife can choose underwater activities at the aquarium or wild animal life at the zoo. Participants will help feed and clean the animals, maintain their homes, and accompany the English speaking vet, Phillipe, with his work caring for the animals.

Journalism: Newspaper / Television: (e.g. Diario Pico Bolivar and local TV station)
Working for a local newspaper or Te, in what are very interesting times, students will aid a leading journalist with interviews, articles and photography. This placement will also ‘teach you the trade’ – meaning all aspects of publishing a newspaper – from start to release. In the past the students own articles and photographs have appeared in the newspapers. In Television e students often have the opportunity to learn film making and set-up procedure.

Marine BiologyCenter in Los Roques.
Working for an organization aimed at saving the now endangered sea turtles. Students will be educated before helping with the preservation and monitored observation of these fantastic sea creatures. Participants will assist in the catching of fish, feeding of turtles, maintaining and cleaning their pools.You will share the time working 15 days in the Biological Center and 15 days in a posada in the main island.

Hato El Piñero – Hato Sta. Fe.
Two separate ranches. Students will help with the day to day running of their respective tourist visited ranch. Activities will involve working with animals and assisting guides on wild life excursions where you will see a lot of wild animals.

Canaima (Angel Falls) (Parakaupa camp).
Students will help with all on-site daily chores. Activities include – serving and preparing meals, general organizing, welcoming tourists and helping guides on tour activities – to the wonderful Angel falls on overnight trips and day trips.

Orinoco Delta Lodge
A Remarkable lodge in the middle of the Orinoco Jungle. Students choose from a variety of jobs including, cooking and cleaning, guide work, bartending, teaching in a Warao Indian school and helping the resident Cuban medic with his duties and work.

Margarita Hotel - Restaurant/Bar.
Students will experience all the working areas within the hotel from the reception to restaurant/bar as well as assisting in the planning of special events, to get an all-round idea of life in a resort hotel. Also they will get the chance to use their language skills by giving English classes to the Hotel personnel.

Sports Coaching.
Venezuelans are mad on their sports. There are often opportunities to become involved ion helping young people through sports coaching. These may include football, baseball, tennis etc both in our Playa Colorada and Merida sites. Youngsters want to have fun! You will need to develop a good rapport and practice your Spanish.

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