Study London (IES Abroad)

Aimee I. Alumni Blog

"I somehow knew this experience was going to change my life, and it did from the second the plane touched down at Heathrow." -Aimee

The Study London program of IES was very well organized and planned, and had a wonderful group of people running it. I would highly recommend this program to anyone looking to get an independent, yet guided experience of London. Field trips were included (for an extra cost), but I didn’t go on any of the ones provided. My advice would be that some of the most amazing people I’ve met were faculty at IES London, so get to know them!

In England I visited Liverpool, Manchester (2x), Sheffield and Birmingham all while seeing The 1975 on their tour. I also went to Dublin, Barcelona, Paris, Nice, Brussels (2x), Rome, Florence, Venice, Greece (Naxos and Santorini), and Krakow. Every single time I went somewhere I was able to feel the history because I had either known or looked up the history before I went. Knowing the history of the country you’re going to always makes your experience better (in my opinion).

I somehow knew this experience was going to change my life, and it did from the second the plane touched down at Heathrow.

I met friends for life that I ended up living with for a year at Iowa, I learned more from traveling and the people I met than I could’ve in any classroom, and I finally figured out who I am. The most incredible part of studying abroad was the excitement I had every day to see a new place or learn something new.

Aimee I.

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PROGRAM LINK:

https://www.iesabroad.org/programs/london-study-london