Blending In: How to Meet Locals When You Study Abroad
ISEP Marketing Assistant Alex P shares advice from his study abroad experience about how to make friends with locals during your educational travel adventures…
ISEP Student Stories: Stephanie Goes to the Spanish Bullfight
ISEP student Stephanie V, a literature major from Roanoke College spending the academic year at the Universidad de Murcia in Spain.
How to Leave for Study Abroad in 3 Simple Steps
ISEP student Joy D. is a student blogger and part of our new ISEP Voices program. She is marketing major from Missouri State University, and is currently studying abroad at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Italy. She shares a couple tips on how it feels to leave for study abroad, and how to cope emotionally.
Expanding Your Comfort Zone in the First Weeks Studying Abroad
I was so excited to study abroad. When you tell people you’re spending a semester or year abroad, they are always enthusiastic and being told “congratulations” becomes a common occurrence. It makes it easier to go; you know you’re going to have the time of your life. And this first month I’ve...
Traveling Abroad With Mental Illness
Mental health is a subject that is highly taboo in America. There is little to no discussion on the topic which creates a culturally accepted climate of ignorance surrounding the issue. This post is a means of showing the impact mental illness had on my time studying abroad.
5 Things to Bring From Home When You Study Abroad
When I go back to Indiana, I will be a study abroad ambassador for my home university. I already know that many prospective study abroad students will be asking me, "What are some things I should definitely buy while I'm still at home?" I know this question will be asked because I asked about 500 pe
Three Reasons to Fall in Love With Turku, Finland
Falling in love is scary. You don’t know if it’s the right person. You don’t know if it’s the right timing. You don’t know if you're investing too much or not enough.
What to Do When Your Travel Plans Are Ruined
You’ve just finished the last step in planning your trip to trek the famous W Circuit of Torres del Paine National Park. You’ve booked your flights, reserved your hostels and camping spots and bought all of the groceries you will take on your trek with your group. You have one day left before depart
ISEP Staff Stories: Learning a Language Abroad (Part 2)
A couple of weeks ago, we asked some ISEP staffers about their challenges learning languages when they studied, lived, or worked abroad.
5 Things to Expect When Studying Abroad in the United Kingdom
Leigh B. shares how to prepare for studying abroad in the United Kingdom.
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