A Note From the Founder

Let me first commend you on your decision to explore internship opportunities in Asia and the Pacific. Venturing into new lands entails leaving friends, family, and all that is familiar behind. As such, there is an element of bravery to you decision. What is more, your conscious choice to be an intern, and not a tourist, is commendable. To work as an intern is to commit to place. To commit to place is to make strides to change your world.

As a cultural anthropologist, I have had my share of foreign travels and know from personal experience the challenges that await you. Following my Ph.D. work at the University of Hawaii, I founded the Institute for Cultural Ecology to share the lands that inspired my studies.

A number of placements entail community service and environmental advocacy. Many internship options are with organizations that I have placed former students. Calling on personal relationships means a high quality internship that bypasses the clerical work dished out to strangers. From day one you will develop job skills and contribute to the organization in which you are placed, society, and the environment.

Good Travels,

David Adams, Ph.D.
Director
Institute for Cultural Ecology