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! 🗳️
You already know that study abroad is an awesome, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. (Why else would you be on this site?) You’re on board, and you've figured out everything you actually need to get there—go you! There’s just one little thing—How do I pay for stuff while I'm abroad?
Yesenia Ayala (IES Abroad Santiago, Spring 2017 | Grinnell College) has a heart for students.Yesenia's commitment to supporting the education of others and learning about the world herself along the way made her more than deserving of our 2017 Global Citizen of the Year award. We caught up with Yesenia a couple years later to hear how her work in a Chilean classroom evolved into policy work on Capitol Hill in D.C.
We are so proud that our Correspondents are using their blog posts to help break the stigma about maintaining and managing mental health while studying abroad.
In order to appreciate Latinx students' uniqueness and help them navigate the study abroad process, it is critical to acknowledge the diversity that exists within the Latinx community. We asked some recent IES Abroad Latinx alums to share their thoughts on some common misconceptions about Latinx students and study abroad. Here's what they have to say.
This year we received an incredible variety of films (99 to be exact–the most-ever submitted to the Film Festival!) that made us laugh out loud, cry, view cities in a new way, and want to keep watching over and over again.
Meet Taylore Fowler (IES Abroad Vienna, Spring 2013 | Stevens Institute of Technology), Project Manager, Creative Production at Netflix. Studying Music and Technology as an undergrad, Taylore chose to study and intern with IES Abroad in Vienna to experience the rich music of the historic city. Read on to learn how studying abroad prepared Taylore for her first job at Disney Music Group, her globally focused role at Netflix, and the next step in her international career!
You know how people always say there’s no such thing as a dumb question? When it comes to study abroad, the saying holds true. That’s exactly why we got down to the basics and are sharing 8 questions you’re probably wondering, but might be too afraid to ask.
Have you wondered what you’d actually be doing while you intern in the summer? Because internship placements are based on your unique interests, everyone’s internship experience is one of a kind. With that in mind, here’s what a number of IES interns who worked around the world this summer did.
Meet Matthew Stevenson (IES Abroad London, Fall 1974, and IES Abroad Vienna, Spring 1975 | Bucknell University), an author who travels the world from his home base in Switzerland, writing books about the fascinating historical moments of the countries he visits. How did he get here? Read on to find out how his experiences with IES Abroad in London and Vienna inspired his move back abroad and his career as a travel writer.
