Teach Abroad Blog

The first time I found out that I would be traveling to South Korea, I was so excited! However, the looming cloud of what I needed to shove into two...keep reading

Getting your visa is the biggest step to take when moving abroad. When I first started the process, I had no idea what to do. Thankfully, CIEE is a huge...keep reading

Let the countdown begin! Two weeks, fourteen days, three hundred and thirty-six hours until I am getting on a plane to Spain from NYC . My departure date is getting...keep reading

One month in Korea and I’m about halfway to feeling settled. The first 24 hours are probably the hardest but that is to be expected. If you have never visited...keep reading

As I try to personify this phrase coined by my city's basketball team, being patient is not something that comes easy to me as I sit and trust the process,...keep reading

The most daunting part of a trip - whether it lasts one week, one month or one year - is packing. The indecision of what to bring and what to...keep reading

The time has come. Soon I will be boarding a plane for Spain, where I will be spending the next 3 months as a Language and Cultural Assistant in Sahagún...keep reading

I'm the last person who has a right to give ANY sort of packing advice. If overpacking was an olympic sport, I'd win the gold every time. If you asked...keep reading

Okay, so I am a notorious overpacker. Once in highschool I took a carry-on full of shoes on vacation and to this day my 4 siblings won’t let me live...keep reading

When I moved out of my last house, I, an amateur packer, saved all the biggest boxes for my books. They did, after all, make up the bulk of my...keep reading