Wondering how to make traveling work with food allergies or dietary restrictions? Here’s what I experienced in Asia (and what other ILP volunteers had to say about their semester).
Posted by Emily Henkel on 7/3/21 7:30 AM
Wondering how to make traveling work with food allergies or dietary restrictions? Here’s what I experienced in Asia (and what other ILP volunteers had to say about their semester).
Topics: Get Ready For Your ILP Trip, All The Travel Tips, All About ILP + Volunteering
No matter how much you've traveled the world and how many countries you have checked off your list, going to a new country is always a new experience — which is why you'll want the insider's scoop on Lithuania.
Topics: Get Ready For Your ILP Trip, Europe
Posted by Abbey Krzymowski on 3/16/21 8:45 AM
Alumni of International Language Programs are always so excited to share their tips and tricks with future volunteers! Here's how to access some of their best.
Topics: Get Ready For Your ILP Trip, All About ILP + Volunteering
So you're headed to Thailand? And can't stop thinking about it? Yeah, I know exactly what that's like. While you're obsessing, grab one of these books about Thailand — it's a great way to dive into the culture and the history a bit before your trip.
Topics: Get Ready For Your ILP Trip, Asia
Posted by Abbey Krzymowski on 3/1/21 8:30 AM
Suffering from a major case of wanderlust like we are? Hate to break it to you, but the best remedy is to travel. And if you can't travel, then get inspired by people who do!
There's nothing worse for parents then when they have a child living in another country and something goes wrong—like losing their wallet. It's difficult to know how to make things better from so far away, but here are some very helpful things for parents to do in this specific situation.
Topics: Get Ready For Your ILP Trip, All The Travel Tips, All About ILP + Volunteering, For The Parents
Volunteering in Mexico? Or spending your summer in Costa Rica? We've got semester abroad programs in a handful of Spanish speaking countries — why not pick up some basic Spanish before you go?
Topics: Get Ready For Your ILP Trip, All The Travel Tips, Central America
You just finished your long flight over to a new country and what's the first thing you want to do? Go walk around and explore the city, maybe sample some of the local cuisine, or spend time practicing the language. Nope. You probably just want to go to sleep.
Before leaving for an adventure abroad, you'll obviously need a passport—which also means passport pictures. Here are tips for getting the best deals available.
Topics: Get Ready For Your ILP Trip, All The Travel Tips, Saving Money + Fundraising
There's a lot of things to think about when you're packing for a four month trip abroad. You've got a check list of your essentials, but we've rounded up some tips of things that are really nice to bring if you have the extra space!
Topics: Get Ready For Your ILP Trip
We are ILP, a Utah-based non-profit org that has service abroad opportunities for college-age volunteers. We love travel so we're sharing all our tips for making the most of your time living abroad + seeing the world, and how to do it all on the tiniest budget.