One of the worst part for the parents at home is when something does go wrong for your volunteer -- like losing their wallet -- and being far away. It's difficult to know how you can help, but that's where we can help. 

Topics: Life Abroad, Semester Preparation, Travel Tips, For The Parents

As a future, current or even past ILP volunteer, you may be wondering if your time teaching English abroad really had an impact on your kids ...."Is it really that important for them to learn English?"

Topics: Finding Your Best Self, Benefits of Volunteering, Making a Difference, Thailand, ILP Basics, In the Classroom

Having a way to track where you've been in the world is one of the best parts of traveling ... here are our ideas on how to keep track of where you're been. 

Topics: Travel Tips, Semester Preparation

One thing people worry about when planning a trip abroad is not having a phone that works if you're not traveling with a data plan. Here's how to travel without one (and survive!).

Topics: Saving Money, Life Abroad, Semester Preparation, Travel Tips

There are many factors that go into picking the perfect ILP country and weather may be one of them.  If you love the sun, here's where you should volunteer. 

Topics: Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Life Abroad, Thailand, Mexico, Uganda

Bringing the right kind of headphones can truly make or break a long flight. 

Topics: Semester Preparation, Travel Tips

For those of you just now joining us or even those that have been around for a minute, you may be wondering how this awesome program we call ILP got started. To tell you this, we have to go all the way back to the beginning!

Topics: Making a Difference, ILP Basics

When you think about Thailand, you probably already think about crystal blue water against white sandy beaches, but I bet you didn't know there are pools of turquoise blue water in the rainforest you could swim in too. 

Topics: Hidden Gems, Thailand, Travel Destinations

 Between getting dry skin when the colder weather comes or getting oily with the warmer weather; I can never find good store bought mask that helps with everything. So, I turned to DIY masks!

Topics: Saving Money

I'm talking all the things you're going to want to do that you won't be able to do once you're gone. 

Topics: Semester Preparation