IES Abroad students use their talents, interests, and voices every day to shape their world abroad—but even if you haven't gone abroad yet (your time is coming!) we still encourage you to use your voice 💬 from your dining room table, your college dorm, or wherever you are—and participate in the 2020 United States Presidential Election! 🗳️
As we mourn the death of George Floyd and those before him, we must remember there is no progress in silence. There is no justice that comes from retreat and stillness.
The essence of what we do through study abroad is part of a long-term antidote to systemic racism—opening minds and questioning established beliefs.
Now is the time for us all to further educate ourselves, to challenge our assumptions, to call our leaders, to support our communities, to learn, listen, and act.
"This has been a tragic week in U.S. history. We are hurting as a people. Given the thoughtful, empathetic, and mission-driven nature of the type of people who come to work at IES Abroad, George Floyd’s murder and the systemic racism that continues to exist in the U.S. dating back over 400 years has been on all of our minds."
We asked our Ambassadors (alums of IES Abroad programs who love to share their experiences with prospective students) what they enjoyed most about the courses they took abroad to help inform you about your course options for IES Abroad's Virtual World DiscoverIES program.
Meet Jimmie Briggs (IES Abroad Vienna | 1989) a gifted storyteller and humanitarian. Jimmie was pre-med at Morehouse and pre-accepted to Harvard Medical school, he spent a semester in Vienna after receiving a Charles Merrill Jr. Scholarship. Vienna changed Jimmies trajectory, he decided not to pursue medicine but journalism. Witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the fall of Eastern Europe had a profound effect on his life.
Everyone's had to get a little more creative lately and where better to look for inspiration than study abroad students? Their varied, global experiences have motivated them to create and perform some pretty school stuff!
It's May! Mother's Day! Gradua-...okay, we know graduation may look different for your peers this time around. Tune in to our newsletter this week as we dive into a food edition.
When was the last time you took a deep breath? Like a big, body-filling breath? It's not always top-of-mind, so if you're in the same boat, here's a little invitation. We've got you covered with our most stress-relieving favorites from this week, so plug in and unwind this Future Focused Friday—you deserve it!
Fridays are now all about sharing the things that brought us joy throughout the week—like re-finding this photo a student took in Amsterdam, which felt like a perfect way to celebrate Earth Week. What we wouldn't give to be chilling in a field of Dutch tulips right now. It's things like this that make us extra excited for the day you can travel the world again. We call it a Future-Focused Friday, because tbh, we just love a little alliterationÂ
