Traveling abroad is one of the coolest things you can do. You get to experience new cultures, meet new people and try new foods ... which can sometimes be an adjustment.
Traveling abroad is one of the coolest things you can do. You get to experience new cultures, meet new people and try new foods ... which can sometimes be an adjustment.
You don't have to speak another language to volunteer with ILP (just English!) but it always helps to know a few words in the local lingo.
Topics: Get Ready For Your ILP Trip, All The Travel Tips, All About ILP + Volunteering
Posted by Abbey Krzymowski on 7/14/17 9:04 AM
Planning to spend a good chunk of time in Thailand? Then you have to visit some of the amazing surrounding countries as well. Here are some tips for finding well-priced airplane tickets from Thailand.
Topics: Asia, All The Travel Tips
Wondering how easy it is to bring (and use) your Polaroid camera on your ILP adventure? We’ve got some insights from volunteers who have done just that.
If you spend your lunch breaks checking flights to Europe and counting the empty pages in your passport, you need these tips.
Want know where to get the coolest souvenirs? Skip out on the stores and find a flea market. No, but really.
Topics: All The Travel Tips
Posted by Emily Henkel on 3/9/17 5:51 PM
Nervous about taking the metro for the first time ever while traveling abroad? Relax, it’s easy, I promise.
Topics: Asia, All The Travel Tips, Europe
Posted by Emily Henkel on 2/28/17 10:20 PM
I’ve done both types of trips and I’ve got to say, I always prefer to be gone for an entire semester and here’s why.
Ugh, going through customs and immigration has to be the worst part about traveling…okay, maybe going through customs and immigration AND leaving after a whole semester living in the Caribbean or Africa. Yeah, that’s definitely worse.
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.