Cost of an AIFS trip including airfare in 1965 – $685 Changing the way you see the world – priceless It’s #tbt and we are going way back to our first ever group of students who studied abroad. In 1965 we sent high school students…
Ben is studying abroad with us this summer in London and he is 1) very excited and 2) a bit of a music expert. We asked him to tell us about the top rock and roll hot spots and he delivered. From Mozart to the…
Getting ready for traveling this summer? Thinking and planning to go abroad in the next few years? Here are a couple good reads for travel ideas: This article from Departures Magazine about the best museum restaurants made us want to visit all of them,…
We had amazing submissions for our fall photo contest (see here for all the winners and here for all of the wildlife photos), but Eugenia’s photo, “Afternoon bike ride through the countryside of Salzburg,” received the most votes! Here’s what she had to say about…
April 1999 – MySpace is introduced to the internet, TLC’s has the #1 song for weeks and Wayne Gretzky plays his last game. Oh, and AIFS’s very own David is studying abroad in Rome. It’s throwback Thursday so we thought we would go back into…
Charles is studying with us in St. Petersburg, Russia and he wrote about his experience at Victory Day Celebrations. The semester has reached an end, I had a remarkable time, and what better way to end it all than to participate in one of…
Our Resident Director in St. Petersburg, Russia, Kathryn Alcock, just sent us some FAQ’s she put together for our summer program. What’s going on in Russia for the summer, you ask? Read on. What are the white nights? Will it get dark at night? White…
A great story from our alumni newsletter about an AIFS Barcelona student who found a special way to thank his mom for “giving him the world.” Read all about it in our latest issue!
Inspired by a recent #tbt photo (check out the great collection AIFS Salamanca has -classic 90s) we are launching our first ever alumni throwback photo contest. It doesn’t matter what decade you studied abroad, your photos have a story to tell and we want to…
Like all of our students who go abroad, South Africa holds a special place in the hearts of alumni. So when recently there was a fire in Kayamandi Township in Stellenbosch that destroyed hundreds of homes, one alum was quick to act and rally his…
