Depending on where you volunteer you may live with a host family during your semester abroad with International Language Programs — and it was hands down, the best part of my semester. 

Topics: Europe, All About ILP + Volunteering

Here’s what you — er, I guess your parents and friends — need to know about sending a package to you while you’re living abroad. 

Topics: All About ILP + Volunteering, For The Parents

A semester abroad gives you some incredible and hilarious adventures ... but you'll only be able to really understand this post if you've volunteered with ILP before. 

Topics: All About ILP + Volunteering

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

So. You’re all set to send in your application to go volunteering with ILP and even have your country picked out … then find out you’re on the waitlist. What does that even mean?

Topics: All About ILP + Volunteering

If you’re a BYU student who’s wondering how to make an ILP semester work out, this is for you — everything you’re wondering about is right here! 

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

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

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

I spent a whole semester living in Eastern Europe and I got asked all the time — what was living there really like?

Topics: Europe, All About ILP + Volunteering

You won't be able to stop looking at these ILP water bottles. Plus, we’re still loving these cozy sweatshirts and soft-as-can be tees. Here's how to get your hands on it all. 

Topics: All About ILP + Volunteering