🎉Celebrating IES Abroad 2025 Correspondents of the Year + Honorable Mentions!

“Nina is a perfect candidate for COTY. In her time blogging in Granada, her content was consistently useful, kind, encouraging, and unique to her story. While I [Caroline] was in Granada, Nina took me to a coffee shop and around her local haunts - she put in extensive effort for something that wasn't even a requirement. She wrote about her love for her host mom, how she forged connections by joining a [mens] soccer team while she was away from training for her university team, and how she built upon her Spanish skills abroad. I think Nina was the perfect balance of a relatable student but also”

Caroline R., IES Abroad Marketing Assistant on Nina's work

“Samantha truly embodied everything a correspondent should be. Her content was inspiring, creative, and insightful for new students, all while being exceptionally well produced and expertly edited. One of her videos was selected and very successfully ran as a TikTok ad—a testament to both its quality and impact. She covered an impressive range of topics and video formats, offering valuable advice on everything from homestays to what students can expect during their Barcelona study abroad experience, and even engaged her fellow students in content with her!”

Zoe T., Social Multimedia Marketing Coordiantor, on Samantha's work

“This student had the highest percentage of high quality photos by nearly a 7% margin. This student knows how to capture beautiful landscapes, but also has a knack for incorporating students into them in a way that produces a perfectly marketable study abroad photo. She covered life in Auckland, personal trips, field trips, and all the fun had along the way.”

Jason S., Creative Projects Manager, on Yaroslava's work