College Study Abroad Blog

Meeting your host family can be very nerve wracking - you may be wondering: What will they be like? Will they like me? How much food should I eat? Should...keep reading

Learning a foreign language opens up a world of new possibilities, both personally and professionally. And if it’s French that entices you, well, you’re in good company. The language of...keep reading

One of the bigger parts of the cultural immersion program with my university and CIEE is living with a family in France . Yes, living with a host family from...keep reading

Being in a host family can be hard, and scary at first. My first time abroad, the one thing I could not wait for was to receive my host family...keep reading

The Feria de Abril in Sevilla, Spain IS WORTH THE HYPE. There, I found my love for flamenco dancing, dressing up, and sitting at a table for hours with family...keep reading

On Saturday, March 14th, my host dad came into my room and told me that Spain was going on lockdown by Monday. In a panic, I packed up my room...keep reading

The idea can sound quite daunting: living in a stranger’s home in a foreign country for four months? Not ideal. Well, actually it turned out to be much more than...keep reading

While studying in Amsterdam, I took the opportunity to do a homestay with a Dutch family up north in Groningen in late November. Initially I was unsure about this decision,...keep reading

In the middle of my village Kidete, there is a little "downtown" area that they call the junction. When I say downtown, I mean a few stores where you can...keep reading

When I arrived in France, I was very excited about meeting my host family. It wasn’t until I arrived at Charles de Gaulle Airport that it occurred to me that...keep reading