If you ask me, the absolute best souvenir you can bring home after spending four months exploring another part of the world are your photos. The only question is, which camera should you bring?
If you ask me, the absolute best souvenir you can bring home after spending four months exploring another part of the world are your photos. The only question is, which camera should you bring?
How do you get a data plan? Can you travel without one? How does texting work when I'm in a different country? How do I back up my photos, just in case?
If you’ll be traveling abroad with your phone, you need the answers to all of this (and more). We have the details you need, below.
"I ended up getting my whole program fee paid for" and "I earned $1,200 from fundraising letters" are just a few examples of what you could earn by sending out a letter.
Topics: Get Ready For Your ILP Trip, All About ILP + Volunteering, Saving Money + Fundraising
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
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
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.