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Wanting to observe within the footsteps of a faculty scholar who studied overseas in Spain? We lately caught up with Brett from Flagler School, who did a research overseas program within the majestic metropolis of Granada through the spring semester.
Uncover how Brett’s expertise with AIFS Overseas helped him increase his tutorial perspective and journey throughout Europe!
Selecting a Research Overseas Vacation spot & Time period
Selecting a research overseas vacation spot and time period generally is a problem as a result of there are such a lot of superb choices with AIFS Overseas. As a Spanish main, deciding on Spain was a simple selection for Brett. Right here’s why he selected to review overseas through the spring semester:
“I went within the spring of my junior 12 months. This was the perfect time for me to go primarily based on the necessities I wanted to fulfill at Flagler. It additionally allowed for me to have a pleasant cut up between my fall semester right here on campus and a spring away. I additionally had the consolation of finding out overseas throughout my junior 12 months, so once I got here again [home], there was loads of time for credit to switch.”
Lecturers Overseas
Finding out overseas provides you the prospect to immerse your self in a wholly new college expertise. Hear why Brett’s tutorial expertise in Granada was so particular:
“I attended Universidad de Granada – Centro de Lenguas Modernas. Actually, I wouldn’t change something. It was all I might have hoped for and extra. [On-site] AIFS workers in Granada are extraordinarily welcoming and prepared to assist with something. The professors are additionally greater than prepared to assist and all the time encourage college students to continue to learn and working towards their language expertise.”
As for his lessons, Brett mentioned the next:
“All of my lessons had been taught in Spanish. The category was fully composed of worldwide college students, although they got here from a number of totally different research overseas applications. The entire professors and workers members on the faculty had been Spanish.
My political science class… is a course that I nonetheless reference at my house college. Islamic Tradition was additionally eye-opening because it was one of many first lessons I took that was devoted fully to studying about Islamic tradition and its influence on Spain.”
Language Studying
As Brett explains, even multilingual folks can profit from language lessons overseas:
“I communicate English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese, although English is my native language. I had studied Spanish for about 8 years previous to dwelling in Spain. I positively really feel that my expertise and my confidence utilizing the language grew. I lived with a number household and took my lessons in Spanish, so utilizing the language all day was helpful.”
Whereas figuring out a number of languages can actually be useful, talking a second language shouldn’t be required to review overseas.
Housing
Housing is included in all AIFS Overseas applications—as Brett explains, there are three housing choices obtainable for our Granada research overseas applications:
“There have been choices for dwelling within the residence halls on the College of Granada, dwelling within the flats, and dwelling with host households. The entire choices appeared to work properly, although I lived with a host household (mother, dad, and two host brothers) and the expertise was nice!”
Making Mates Overseas
Whilst you’re welcome to review overseas with associates from house, many college students select to set out alone. Simply keep in mind, in case you’re like Brett, you’ll probably return house with extra associates than once you began out!
“I linked nearly instantly with members of my group—we spent the semester exploring Granada and touring round Europe on the weekends and on breaks. I additionally really feel that I made optimistic connections with professors and definitely with my host household! I nonetheless speak to all of them!”
Weekend Journeys
Finding out overseas means that you can take journeys exterior your host metropolis and host nation to journey and see much more of the world. Whilst you’re welcome to journey by your self, AIFS Overseas applications embrace journeys and cultural actions inside the program worth. Hear Brett describe a few of his AIFS Overseas journeys and actions:
“The Sevilla-Córdoba-Gibraltar Journey was one of many journeys that was provided immediately with AIFS. Whereas I traveled independently, this was an awesome alternative to journey with the group. Gibraltar stands out as it’s such an fascinating mixture of Spanish and British tradition. I additionally attended the Spanish cooking workshop, the Arabic Baths, the tile-making workshop, and the day journey to a neighborhood seaside city in Málaga, Nerja.”
Along with AIFS Overseas journeys and excursions, Brett visited the next cities exterior of Spain throughout his research overseas semester:
- Valletta, Malta
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Vienna, Austria
- Marseille, France
- Marrakech, Morocco
- Gothenburg, Sweden
With no lessons on Friday, Brett had loads of time to journey!
Why AIFS Overseas?
There are lots of causes to decide on AIFS Overseas—our on-site assist workers, quite a few program choices world wide, and inclusive applications that provide housing, journeys, and social and cultural actions. In the event you’re like Brett, it might be as a result of you understand somebody who went with AIFS Overseas and had an awesome expertise:
“I used to be in search of a possibility to review in Spain, and I heard nothing however good issues from AIFS. I had beforehand visited the south of Spain, and I knew I wished to return for an extended time period. AIFS made that doable.”
About our on-site workers and sources in Granada, Brett mentioned the next:
“Noelia and Alberto are nice! They had been all the time there if wanted and all the time offered the assist that was essential to preserve college students going. They made this expertise unforgettable… There’s not a single factor I might change.”
Are you a scholar able to take the leap and research overseas like Brett did in Granada with AIFS Overseas? We’d love that will help you begin your journey!
Right here at AIFS Overseas, we all know a factor or two about serving to school college students research overseas. Our applications are extremely inclusive, which takes a variety of the stress out of planning. From coordinating your housing to offering issues like cultural and social actions, excursions, complete insurance coverage, 24/7 emergency assist, on-site workers, and extra, you’ll take consolation in figuring out you’ll have assist all through your total expertise overseas.
