ABSTRACT The internship system is designed to close the yawning gap between college-learnt theory and practical reality, and students can acquire professional skills while at the same time. This study aimed to investigate the sandwich curriculum, and to assess the problems and adoptions of leisure management students towards their internship program. Qualitative approach was used to explore the research issues of 5 students worked in international hotels during their internship. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, notes and employers’ feedbacks. The results described four exist learning adjustment problems of this students: 1) initial training was insufficient 2) long working hours that may cause burnout, 3) enterprise cultural was different from school, 4) benefit are rare with poor employment conditions. The research conclusion indicates an unfavorable learning adoption of the students, some suggestions are proposed: 1) enhance site visit by school mentors, 2) the connected curriculum should be properly design.