Turns out Chiang Mai is more than markets, lantern festivals and elephants — this city in Thailand also has one rad water theme park. 

Topics: Asia

We’ve put together a few different directions to help  ILP volunteers living in Ukraine (and those just visiting) get to see this LDS temple during their semester abroad.  Whether you want to get there on the metro, on the bus or by calling an Uber, we’ve got you covered.

Topics: Europe, LDS

Coming home from a semester with ILP means coming home with lots of pictures, amazing memories with your ILP group and a few more stamps in your passports (and a tiny bit of a broken heart after saying goodbye to your kiddos!). But for one ILP volunteer, coming back meant teaching professionally — back in Asia!

Topics: Asia, All About ILP + Volunteering, Tips For Your Twenties

Living abroad doesn't mean you have to skip out on General Conference. You can still tune in even if you’re living in a different country (and are in a different time zone) — here’s how. 

Topics: LDS

"I'll never forget all the memories from each place and all the things I learned. No matter where you go you'll make the best memories and be so happy you went! It'll become home and you'll never want to leave.”

Topics: Get Ready For Your ILP Trip, Asia, Central America, Europe, All About ILP + Volunteering, Caribbean

Spend a couple of hours listening to a new city’s history and touring around with a guide for free.

Topics: Europe

 No one wants to pay those expensive airline fees for heavy bags, so use these tips to help you pack (and lighten up your bags). 

Topics: Get Ready For Your ILP Trip

Wondering how to save up for your semester with ILP? We’ve got lots of options to help you pay for your adventure — here’s another way that might work great for you, especially if you applied in advance! 

Topics: Get Ready For Your ILP Trip, Saving Money + Fundraising

You don’t speak a word of Spanish but that doesn’t mean you can’t bear your testimony in your local branch. 

Topics: LDS

So you don’t speak a word of the local language, but thanks to the sweet missionaries, you were able to understand what was happening at the church .... how to say thank you for something like that? We have some ideas (and tips) that will work in any country.

Topics: LDS