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Study Abroad as a Married Student
There are many reasons why I chose to study abroad in Lima, Peru, during the spring 2016 semester, but the dominant motivation was the choice to marry my husband, who is from Peru.I always get mixed reactions when I tell people that I got married at the beginning of my study abroad program with IFSA-Butler,…
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How To Navigate Course Enrollment in Peru
Now that you’ve made your decision to study abroad in Peru, you’re probably wondering about the classes that you’ll be able to take while you’re there. Maybe you need to fulfill some major requirements, gen-eds, or need to make sure that you’ll have enough credits to graduate on time. Unlike programs in other parts of…
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Navigating Public Transportation in Peru
With extreme informality, crowds, and countless unwritten rules, Lima’s public transportation system can be overwhelming for newcomers—and even for Limeños. Here’s what I’ve learned over the semester. Why the chaos? The majority of public transport vehicles in Lima operate informally despite sporting the patterned paint of one parent company. Because the law for vehicle standards…
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Educator Events
Build Your Expertise Register to attend an upcoming webinar designed especially for international education professionals or watch a recording of a past webinar you may have missed. All events are 60 minutes or less. Upcoming Webinars There are no webinars for educators scheduled to take place in next few weeks. Be on the lookout for…
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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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Hombres Outnumbered: Men Studying Abroad with IFSA
It’s a common and generally true perception: more women than men study abroad. Based on available statistics using legal sex data, IFSA’s enrollment for the Fall and Academic Year 2019 programs included twice as many female students as male. Current Spring 2020 enrollment currently sits even more unbalanced. On the Fall 2019 IFSA Peru program, there are…
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Introducing the Fall 2025 IFSA Student Marketing Correspondents
IFSA | August 20, 2025 Meet Our Newest Content Creators We’re thrilled to welcome a new group of students to share their stories from abroad during the Fall 2025 term. With words, photos, and videos, this talented group will bring our audiences along on their cultural journeys. Follow @IFSAStudyAbroad on social media to take part,…
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The Plight Of Indigenous Languages: How Quechua Opened My Eyes
I was sitting in class, anxiously awaiting its end so I could throw my books in my bag, sprint to the nearest combi, and scarf down a plate of my host mom’s delicious food before going out. Perhaps it was because I was already distracted that I was so thrown off guard when my professor…
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Self Discovery Through an Autoimmune Disease Abroad
It started the day before Christmas Eve, while still at home: a strange pain in my arm and hand that I’d never experienced before. From the tip of my right pinky finger, down the side of my hand into my wrist and elbow, I felt these uncomfortable sensations best described as electrical shocks combined with…
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Introducing the Fall 2024 IFSA Student Marketing Correspondents
IFSA | August 14, 2024 Meet Our Newest Roving Reporters We’re thrilled to welcome a new group of students to share their stories from abroad during the Fall 2024 term. With words, photos, and the magic of social media, this talented group will take students back home in the U.S. along on their cultural journeys. …
