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Argentina
- Buenos Aires

  Australia
       - Melbourne
       - Sydney

Austria
- Vienna

Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro

Chile
- Santiago

  China
       - Beijing
       - Kunming
       - Shanghai

  Ecuador
       - Galapagos
       - Quito

  England
       - London - Direct Enrollment
       - London - Study London
       - London - Theater Studies
       - Oxford

  France
       - Arles
       - Nantes
       - Paris - BIA
       - Paris - French Studies

  Germany
       - Berlin
       - Freiburg

India
- Delhi

Ireland
- Dublin

  Italy
       - Milan
       - Rome
       - Siena

  Japan
       - Nagoya
       - Tokyo

Morocco
- Rabat

The Netherlands
- Amsterdam

  New Zealand
       - Auckland
       - Christchurch

South Africa
- Cape Town

  Spain
       - Barcelona
       - Granada
       - Madrid
       - Salamanca

Kaylie Crawford - Amsterdam, Spring 2013

The Impossible City - Posted February 11th, 2013
Amsterdam, First week, Study Abroad, The Netherlands, Travel

Amanda Palomino - Salamanca, Fall 2012

First Week in Salamanca! - Posted September 10th, 2012
Arrival, fiesta, First week, Salamanca, Spain, Study Abroad, tour, Travel

Ramsey Ismail - Tokyo, Fall 2012

Prep – Round 2 - Posted August 27th, 2012
First week, Japan, Study Abroad, Tokyo, Travel

Sarah Doyel - Madrid, Fall 2012

The Funny Thing About Transitions - Posted September 24th, 2012
Cultural Differences, Culture Shock, First Impressions, First week, homestay, Madrid, Spain, Study Abroad, Travel

Randy Jackson-Alvarenga - Tokyo, Fall 2011

A Journey Begins… In the Land of the Rising Sun - Posted September 14th, 2011
First week, IES Abroad, Japan, Orientation, Tokyo

Farima Alidadi - Salamanca, Fall 2011

I’m actually going to live here for the next four months?! - Posted September 9th, 2011
First week, Salamanca, Spain

Matthew Kweller - Buenos Aires, Spring 2011

Bienvenidos a Buenos Aires - Posted March 7th, 2011
Argentina, Arrival, Buenos Aires, First week, homestay

Janae Martin - Beijing, Spring 2011

China 101: Lesson 1 – A Beijinger’s Guide to Crossing the Streets - Posted January 31st, 2011
Beijing, China, First week, Light Humor, Observations

Lindsay Beck - Nantes, Fall 2010

On va ameliorer… - Posted September 9th, 2010
Blogs, First week, France, Nantes, Orientation, Vannes

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