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Practical experience in the workplace is an invaluable addition to classroom learning. An internship provides vital insights into a career field, experience in the global workplace, practical exposure to the demands of specific jobs, and development of professional and personal skills. As well as developing your CV, an internship will give you the opportunity to directly experience the many cultures and people who make up the French population. Participating in the IES Internships Program offers you a unique opportunity to step outside your educational environment and experience the French at...
The day after the official arrival date you will begin your mandatory orientation. You will receive more information about specifically where and what time this orientation will take place closer to the official arrival date. During orientation, you will attend sessions about academics, housing, health and safety, and culture. You will also receive your course schedule.
You must arrive at your housing no later than 3pm on the official arrival date, and you must call the IES Abroad Center during office hours to let the staff know that you have arrived safely at your housing. If you are delayed during travel refer to your "Print Me Guide" for further instructions. You are encouraged to reserve a flight that has a mid-morning arrival to Paris, in order to have enough time to go through customs and immigration. There are multiple daily flights via numerous carriers to Charles De Gaulle (CDG) Airport or Paris Orly Airport(ORY). IES Abroad doesn't recommend one...

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Please note that internship placement options for the Fall 2022 semester could be limited and/or virtual. If you require an internship as part of your semester abroad, please reach out to your IES Abroad Program Advisor as soon as possible. Internships offer a unique, real-world experience combined with professional skill building and cultural immersion. While we have a selection of internship placements that only require English, some fields require an intermediate or advanced level of Spanish. Please be aware that internships are unusual in Argentina. When businesses and other organizations...

No Such Thing As Wasted Time: A London Travel Guide

When you wait as long as I did to study abroad, a part of you feels like every moment of your experience needs to be perfect. Maximized. Anything but wasted. 

Arriving on the ground in London almost two weeks ago reminded me of everything I had done to get here. All of the hours I spent researching study abroad programs. The endless questions I’d asked every university tour guide. The pennies I scraped together to ensure I could support myself in a foreign country. 

Celebrating a Birthday Abroad

Celebrating a birthday abroad is never easy. You are far from family and friends and instead are in a foreign country with students you met 4 weeks ago. In the weeks leading up to my 21st birthday, I remember feeling removed from the program a bit, and thinking a lot more about my life at home. What should have been a very big deal of a birthday in the U.S. suddenly turned so minor in a country where the legal age for everything is 18. Yet, I decided that that didn’t mean that I couldn’t make my 21st birthday special. And you can too.

Leaving Granada

It’s been almost two weeks since I said goodbye to Granada. Having finished my last final exam the day before, it was time for that oh-so-familiar bus ride to the Málaga airport. I looked out the window at the green and golden hills and the endless olive groves, listening to all my favorite songs I had collected during my time in Granada. Before I knew it, I was home. 

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