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Welcome to my first blog! In this blog post, I will share my experiences with choosing my program and how I’ve prepared to go abroad.

Overwhelmed by the amount of paperwork you have to complete? The deadlines? The cost? Don't fret! I was too, but by staying calm, organizing a checklist, and...

In this post I explain why I chose IES Madrid, highlighting my excitement to develop my Spanish skills and be a big-city college student. I then describe why...

How my orientation with IES Abroad went in Inuyama!

A pre-departure post highlighting why I chose to study abroad with IES in Granada, Spain.

Dear Future Abroad Student....

In this blog post, I'll describe what pushed me to study abroad during college, and how I came across IES Abroad specifically.

I am deeply satisfied with my extraordinary semester. Let me break it down for you!

In this blog, I discuss some of the ways I have been thinking about studying abroad as a first-generation low-income student (FGLI). Most of my thoughts have...