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Want To Study Abroad this Spring? Apply For a Passport ASAP

The U.S. State Department has announced that it now takes an average of 18 weeks—aka 4.5 months!—to process a passport.

Post by IES Abroad
July 16, 2021
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Future-Focused Friday: Things That Actually Make You Want to WFH

We know that 2020 shook a lot of things up (some of them are still being shook…), but let’s chat about something positive in the future that you can focus on—your career!

January 15, 2021
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Future-Focused Friday: Best Articles, Videos, Photos, and More of 2020

In a year when we all felt grounded (literally)—like it was the longest layover of our lives!—stories from abroad kept spirits in flight. We're wrapping up 2020 with a look back at the videos, photos, articles, and blogs you loved most. Ready for the rest of best of the best? Us too.

Post by IES Abroad
December 17, 2020

2020 Holiday Video | Our world [redefined]

Nothing could have prepared us for this year—not even 70 years of experience getting comfortable with the unknown and helping students step out of their comfort zones through study abroad. That's why this holiday season, we're simultaneously reflecting and looking ahead.

Post by IES Abroad
December 11, 2020
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Future-Focused Friday: Things That Helped Us Kick Off the Holiday Season

The last month of 2020 is finally upon us—how's your ✨holiday spirit✨ holding up this year? For better or worse, the holidays continue to look different this year. And while it's easy to get stuck in a feeling of loss when things don't happen as planned, we're firm believers in celebrating the good.

Post by IES Abroad
December 4, 2020
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Future-Focused Friday: Things That Reminded Us That It's Not All Burnt Turkey

This Thanksgiving we're thankful for the time this year gave us to reflect on what's important, be grateful for travel and the many cultures that make up our world, and to find a renewed sense of wanderlust and passion for study abroad. We can’t wait to help you see the world, hopefully someday soon. In the meantime, check out some of these Thanksgiving-inspired pieces from across the web and give yourself a little global escape today.

Post by IES Abroad
November 20, 2020
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Future-Focused Friday: Things That Reminded Us That Kindness Makes Us Stronger

It's World Kindness Day! 💕 The last few weeks have felt stressful, right? There has been a lot of divisiveness and hatred around us, so now is a better time than ever to practice kindness and healing while staying true to ourselves.

Post by IES Abroad
November 13, 2020
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Future-Focused Friday: As If We Needed More Spooky Things In Our Lives These Days!

Look, we don't know who needs to hear this, but it's more than okay to make Halloween pretty darn awesome this year. 🎃👹🍬 As far as we're concerned, this is the year to go big and go home. So let's trade in the goosebumps and nightmares for all the fun stuff...

Post by IES Abroad
October 30, 2020

Future-Focused Friday: Things That Reminded Us That Nothing's Im-pasta-ble

We’re feeling saucy this week. You know, marinara, carbonara, puttanesca, pesto. When we realized Sunday is #WorldPastaDay, we just couldn’t help ourselves (or wait to help ourselves to a steaming bowl of noods)! 🍝 So get ready for this week’s Future-Focused Friday—a day all about looking ahead—with a plateful of pasta-inspired blogs, articles, videos and more to fill your plate!

Post by IES Abroad
October 23, 2020

“I dedicate this to my country, to the Latinx community…and to every single student who dreams of going abroad,” Hernando Sevilla-Garcia wins NAFSA Diversity Award

Post by IES Abroad
October 21, 2020
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2020 Film Festival Grand Prize Winner Discovers The Beauty of Friendship Through Food

IES Abroad rolled out the virtual red carpet for the Film Festival hosted on YouTube Live. It was announced that the Grand Prize Winner of the 2020 Study Abroad Film Festival was If I Could Put Into Words by Kiubon Kokko, a Senior at Claremont McKenna College who studied abroad with IES Abroad in Nantes, France (Spring 2019).

Post by IES Abroad
October 16, 2020

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