Once a year, nearly 200 international education professionals head to Capitol Hill for NAFSA’s Advocacy Day, where they’re given the chance to educate Congress on the value of international education and the need for a more globally engaged and welcoming United States.
Whether you live in a skyscraper in Shanghai or snorkel with sea turtles in the Galápagos Islands, studying abroad has the power to change the way you see the world – in little and big ways.
Our Chile, Argentina, and Ecuador Ambassadors are no strangers to nostalgia. We asked them to share their responses to “You know you studied abroad in Latin America when…”
After doing development work in Dominica in the 8th grade, Nalini Peres-da-Silva (IES Abroad Santiago, Summer 2015) knew she wanted to join the Peace Corps. Fast forward to today, Nalini is working as a Health and HIV/AIDS Capacity Building Specialist with the Peace Corps in Botswana. Find out how study abroad helped her get there.
There’s no denying it, studying abroad in South Africa changed your life in the big ways you perceive the world and the little day-to-day habits that you still can’t break even after you’ve returned home.
You knew studying abroad in Australia could be life changing, but it probably wasn’t until you returned home that you realize just how much life Down Under changed your mindset and habits in even the smallest ways.
Do you want to study abroad somewhere you can see mountains, rain forests, and salt flats without even leaving the country? If so, this Latin American country is for you.
Explore the life-changing power of study abroad with the insight from a student who has lived it, Collin Thomas, one of our 2019 Ambassadors of the Year.
Step inside the day-to-day journey of living and learning in Japan in this myth-busting, student-authored piece by Samekh Harris Reed, one of our 2019 Ambassadors of the Year.
