Holiday Availability: All IES Abroad offices will be closed on Dec 24, Dec 25, Dec 31, and Jan 1 as we take some time to celebrate. During the weeks of 12/22 and 12/29, our team will be smaller, so responses may take longer than usual. Thanks for your understanding—and happy holidays!
July 9th, 2018
The adventures that keep coming..
Thus far throughout my summer program, I have seen so many things, been to several places, and made the best memories. The list goes on about what I will be able to take from this experience as for my future, but one of the craziest adventures that I have encountered was being alone.
June 30th, 2018
Networking, networking, networking!
No matter which sector of life you’re looking at, people are constantly drilling the importance of networking into your head. Especially in school preparing for the working world, professionals are emphasizing the power of networking and the impact it could have on your future.
June 3rd, 2018
I can't believe that my first whole week in Rome has already flown by. Being here in Italy over the course of 10 days thus far, has been anything but terrible. The first few days that we arrived in Rome was jam packed busy with IES Abroad orientation and exploring the Eternal City. And already, I have made a great group of friends that will eventually be so difficult to say goodbye to.
Some of my initial thoughts on being here:
As of today, I am one week away from the start of my abroad program at the University of Sydney. A week from this very moment, I will be en route to Australia, on a near 24 hour plane ride across the globe. It’s pretty crazy to think about. Thinking about time and stuff like this really rattles my mind.
I left Madrid with mixed feelings.
This has been such a busy past two weeks but I have thoroughly enjoyed every moment of the events I have planned. Two weeks ago, I went on a two-hour plane flight to meet a friend from TCU in Amsterdam. We waited a little too long to find housing accommodations, so we ended up splitting the cost of an Airbnb private room. Thinking it would be too cramped and a being a little bit skeptical of the room, we were very relieved to find out that the room we rented was comfortable and our hosts were only a few years older than ourselves.
The question I expect everyone will ask me when I return home, and the question that I had asked every other person I knew who had studied in Germany, is: have my German language abilities improved? Put simply: yes!
I’m not one for corny pick-up lines or cheesy sayings, but I feel like recently I’ve found myself starting many conversations with the clichéd phase: “How about this weather?”
