(Confession- this isn’t exactly a “predeparture” post considering I’m already in Amsterdam. But the week-before-a-new-semester-of-school theme still stands.)

As I have not uploaded many photographs from my travels to my other blog posts, I would just like to take this time (and semi-strong wifi) to share a burst of photos from Ecuador! Although I have been spending a significant amount of time with my host family since we get along so well, I have also had the opportunity to travel to a number of exciting locations. IES Abroad Quito does not offer Friday classes, so the program is perfect for traveling to cities, the beach or national parks over the 3-day weekends! 

¡Buenas tardes a todos!

To answer everyone’s first question: Yes, these things are all truly and completely FREE!

Are you taking a short weekend trip to Barcelona? Looking for the best places to bring your friends who are visiting? Trying to find fun things to do without breaking the bank? If your answer to any of these questions is YES then you’ve come to the right place! After exploring the beautiful city of Barcelona for almost three weeks my best recommendations for free things to do are listed below!

I am Ameer Dunston, a junior finance major and television & film minor at the illustrious Howard University from Buffalo, NY. Again, thank you for choosing to follow along with my blog as I write about the lifechanging experiences I will encounter while studying abroad!

Hello everyone,

I have officially been away from home for three weeks, and I have come to the conclusion that when abroad in Spain, you have nothing to lose (...but your phone and a whole lot of euros). I know my first blog post is a little late, but I've spent a lot of time enjoying all that this country has to offer.

Hello! Thanks for clicking! Mini-introduction, I’m a junior screenwriting major that will be traveling to Rome for the Film & Media program provided by IES Abroad. I chose this program last minute through a series of events that closed all the other doors. I really wanted a writing program in Spain. This non-existent (at least not in my time frame) program would have been great for 3 reasons. First, I took 5 years of spanish so I know the language pretty well.

“I’m going abroad next semester!”

“Where are you going?”

“Um, I have absolutely no idea.”