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Celebrating Pride in Austria

Being abroad during the summer meant that I had the very special opportunity of attending the Vienna Pride Parade. It is a huge event that draws nearly 250,000 people and serves as a great way for the community to come together and celebrate. The entire city seemed to be celebrating, before even arriving to the parade I was met with the U-bahn’s sign flashing between arrival times and the phrase “We ride with pride”.

Your Sign to Study Abroad Outside of Your Comfort Zone!

I am sitting at the Rabat airport and I can’t help but reminisce in wonder about my time in Granada, and how I got here. Before I signed up for the sustainable development program, I have never heard of or thought about Granada. I thought I wanted to study abroad somewhere more well-known and reviewed, like Buenas Aires or Switzerland. I thought I wanted to study abroad somewhere that will make people go: “Wow!”

There & Back Again: Odyssey to Spain and back to Freiburg

Some weeks ago, IES Abroad Freiburg had a four day weekend - glorious, I know. Like any good student wanting to take advantage of this opportunity, I chose to travel with a good friend I made here. Ultimately, we decided to go to Spain - I knew the language, and there were several sights and places we wanted to see and experience in Barcelona and Madrid, and we figured that returning by rail through France would be very worth the expense. Since both of us are massive cheapskates, we decided to get the EU Rail Pass, as it would be the cheapest option to travel.

What you gain on your program will likely go beyond friendships, travel savvy, and academic achievement. Study abroad also provides you the unique opportunity to develop intercultural competence, the set of skills required to work and communicate successfully and appropriately with people from other cultures. Here are a few ways you can develop intercultural competence abroad: Be aware of your own cultural orientation and how it impacts your experience of and behavior in your new surroundings. Pay attention to the people in your host city, and try to recognize how their cultures impact their...
What you gain on your program will likely go beyond friendships, travel savvy, and academic achievement. Study abroad also provides you the unique opportunity to develop intercultural competence, the set of skills required to work and communicate successfully and appropriately with people from other cultures. Here are a few ways you can develop intercultural competence abroad: Be aware of your own cultural orientation and how it impacts your experience of and behavior in your new surroundings. Pay attention to the people in your host city, and try to recognize how their cultures impact their...
At IES Abroad, we’re known for setting the standard in student health and safety, and that goes for student housing as well. In your host city, we have vetted housing options for our students. Our housing options are typical of what students from your host country live in during their university years. Housing might be one of the parts of studying abroad that you and your family are most anxious about. We understand that this experience involves a lot of unknowns and want to help you be comfortable with what living like a local will look like. That also means that you’ll need to keep an open...
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