Desperately looking for finance internship

Hey,

so I'm desperately looking for finance related internships between fall 2012 and summer 2013. I'm taking a year off (sort of a gap year between my studies) after a get my bachelor degree in economics from a Swiss uni in August.

I'm willing to go anywhere in the world basically: Paris, London, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, Sydney, Toronto, Frankfurt, Geneva, etc... I'd love to experience something new, a new culture, be more responsible and meet new people.

I still have to do my CV, I have no experience to date, only academics. Also, do you think that being a semi-pro athlete for the past 3 years can be an advantage?

I found this list of all banks that offer internships on the forums, it's an incredible list:

//www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/searching-for-a-su…

Should I do my CV and just apply to some of these and just mention that I'm looking for an internship between fall 2012-summer 2013?

Any help will be much appreciated.

Cheers

thanks guys