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We caught up with IES Abroad Scholarship to see where life has taken them since study abroad. Five years later, they are taking the skills they learned abroad and applying them to careers in music, medicine, marketing, and beyond. Read their interviews to discover how study abroad and the IES Abroad Scholarship they received helped them get to where they are today.

5 Years After Study Abroad

Five Years After Study Abroad: IES Abroad Alum Ashley Simmons, Brand Coordinator

After studying abroad in Granada, Spain, Ashley Simmons (IES Abroad Granada, Spring 2015 | Brandeis University) went on to become a Brand Coordinator for IES Abroad. Read on to hear how this IES Abroad Scholarship recipient’s study abroad experience allowed her to combine her skill and love for writing to help future students study abroad.

Post by IES Abroad
September 28, 2021
5 Years After Study Abroad

Five Years After Study Abroad: IES Abroad Alum Mallory Rotondo, Speech-Language Pathologist

After studying abroad in Christchurch, New Zealand, Mallory Rotondo (IES Abroad Christchurch, Spring 2014 | Purdue University) went on to become an early intervention speech-language pathologist. Read on to hear how this IES Abroad Scholarship recipient’s study abroad experience gave her the skills necessary to be a more understanding clinician.

Post by IES Abroad
March 11, 2019
5 Years After Study Abroad

Five Years After Study Abroad: IES Abroad Alum Grant Carney, Graduate Student

While studying abroad in Granada, Spain, Grant Carney (IES Abroad Granada, Spring 2014 | Kenyon College) immersed himself in the Spanish language and gained confidence in his speaking abilities. Read on to learn how this William E. and Mary M. Dwyer Endowed Scholarship recipient’s study abroad experience helped prepare him for the professional world.

Post by IES Abroad
February 11, 2019
5 Years After Study Abroad

Five Years After Study Abroad: IES Abroad Alum Luis Zamudio, Market Research Analyst

Alum Luis Zamudio (IES Abroad Santiago, Fall 2013 | University of Rochester) shares how his study abroad experience helped prepare him for the professional world.

Post by IES Abroad
July 24, 2018

Five Years After Study Abroad: IES Abroad Alum Parth Patel, Medical Student

While studying abroad, Parth Patel (IES Abroad Madrid | University of Pittsburgh) became more proficient in medical and conversational Spanish. Learn more about how his study abroad experience prepared him for medical school.

Post by IES Abroad
May 9, 2018

Five Years After Study Abroad: IES Abroad Alum Amanda Vandiver, Mobile Tech Start-Up Manager

Alum Amanda Vandiver (IES Abroad Melbourne, Fall 2012 | Texas Christian University) shares how her study abroad experience in Australia gave her the courage to move across the country to pursue her career goals.

Post by Victoria Bruick
January 22, 2018