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Great IFSA Programs for College Gap Year and Grad Students
March 26, 2021 The ideal timing for studying abroad is different for every student depending on their academic plan and overall goals. If you are taking a break from your studies during college or before graduate school, or if you want to fit studying abroad into your graduate school plans, these IFSA programs are packed…
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Mañanas Con Gumer
Living in Lima, Peru for the fall of 2019, I stayed with a host family – la familia Saco-Vertiz – in the district of Miraflores. Living in the apartment were Maritza (my madre anfitriona), her brother Miguel, her adult son Alejandro, and Gumer, their cocinera, who felt much more like another member of the family. Huevos Revueltos In the…
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Taking a Leap of Faith
While deciding where I wanted to study abroad, I always had a feeling I would want to go to Australia. I go to Muhlenberg College, a small school of 2,200 undergraduate students located 15 minutes from my house. I personally had never left home for longer than 2 weeks, but love to travel. A lot…
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All About Maraina Montgomery
February 8, 2021 We are proud to profile one of IFSA’s National Advisor Council (NAC) Inclusive Excellence Working Group members, Ms. Maraina Montgomery. Ms. Montgomery serves as the Assistant Director for Study Abroad in the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center at Howard University in Washington D.C. Additionally, she is a respected contributor to NAFSA,…
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The IFSA You Belong Here Initiative Update
December 16, 2020 In June, I shared our plan to accelerate our integration of inclusive practices throughout IFSA, which we call the You Belong Here Initiative. We have steadily advanced our organizational commitment to Inclusive Excellence since 2016, yet we see that progress must occur more quickly. The state of our society, where police continue…
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All About Sandra, IFSA’s Spain Resident Director
November 17, 2020 In celebration of International Education Week 2020, we are proud to profile one of IFSA’s Resident Directors, Sandra Rodriguez Pareja, who leads the IFSA Spain programs. A Passion Sparks Born and raised in Sevilla, Spain, Sandra was the youngest of three girls. An active young girl, Sandra learned early in life that…
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The Question You Might Be Afraid To Ask
August 20, 2020 Dear Colleagues, I hope you are as well as the situation allows and finding ways to relax and recharge as we gear up for another academic year. As I connect with colleagues in the field, I have been impressed with the resilience I see in so many of you who spent the…
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How Interning Abroad Gave Me Clarity on My Career Path
My biggest qualm about studying abroad was leaving in the middle of the summer, cutting short any potential resume-building activities. The school year in Australia starts in early August, meaning I had to leave home in July. As I predicted, I wasn’t able to get any meaningful work during my truncated summer. However, the University…
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Helping Australia Recover from the Bushfires
February 10, 2020 While much of the U.S. battles blizzards and ice storms in the winter months, Australia is experiencing summer and its hottest months. Along with that comes an annual fire season, typically from December to March, when areas of the Australian outback are most susceptible to wildfires, or bushfires. This season’s bushfires in…
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Grad School Prep Abroad: 5 months at one of the best research institutions in the world
Going into my year abroad, I felt very split on my post-grad plans. I had been half-considering applying to medical school due to the encouragement of many adults in my life who had taken my interest in science to equate a career in medicine; but had also just come off of a summer of doing…
