Study Abroad Programs Blog

Buenos Aires Argentina Spanish School Video

Watch a video of AmeriSpan's Spanish school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Our school is located in a beautiful, historic building. In addition to Spanish language immersion, study abroad participants can also partake in Spanish & Tango at this school.

Study Abroad in Costa Rica: El Primer Día, cont’d

By Katie P., Guestblogger from Coronado, Costa Rica Independent Teen program

The scene is unreal. The hustle of the city meets serenity unfolding into mountains topped with los nubes (clouds). The mountains encircle all, from every direction, and immediately I thought, I really like this place.

We drop off the other student at her apartment and then arrive at my house. My host mother looks very, very sweet from the start. This first judgment has thus far proven very true. The house is beautiful, so different from what I experienced last summer when I lived in a poorer area of Nicaragua. This house has tile floors, painted walls, indoor plumbing, my own room, and a full kitchen; it’s awesome!! I find out that I’m living with just Yvette, my host mother, because her daughter just got married and moved out of the house.

Observations from Studying Abroad in Peru

By Jamie F., Guestblogger from Cusco, Peru SALUD program

So as I’ve been spending the past 3 weeks in Cusco I’ve definitely noticed quite a few things that are different from the US some of which are great some of which just need to be remembered before coming here so need to be taken into consideration...

Study Italian in Sorrento Italy Video

Watch a video of our Italian language school in Sorrento, Italy. Sorrento is a beautiful city located on dramatic cliffs overlooking the Bay of Naples. Along with Italian language immersion programs, AmeriSpan offers Italian & Cooking, Italian & Singing, and Italian & Ceramics programs in Sorrento as well.

Study Abroad Costa Rica: El Primer Día

By Katie P., Guestblogger from Coronado, Costa Rica

Well, I made it. Somehow, someway, by some optimistic means the nightlong thunderstorm came to cease as we pulled out of the driveway at 3AM. Philly to Newark, I kept drifting in and out of consciousness, spread out in the back seat while Mom and Jay navigate the drive. No nerves have set in yet—I think that was just because 30 minutes of sleep takes a more dominant effect then normal conscious nervousness. By 5:30AM I was shuffling through security while Mom stands back, holding all the anxiety and stress for both of us.

Keeping in Touch While Studying Abroad

One of the more complicated aspects of studying abroad can be staying in touch with those back home, as well as communicating over the phone in your host country. Especially in these days of technology, when everybody has a cell phone on them at all times, it can be disconcerting to not have one when you are in your host country.

Study Abroad Peru: Puno & Titicaca

By Jamie F., Guestblogger from Cusco, Peru SALUD program

So we arrived in Puno at midnight and had a driver and guide pick us up at the bus station and take us to the hotel. The guys originally wanted to go out to a discotecha but the hotel said nothing was open and it was really unsafe to go out in Puno at night. So it was a  good thing it was too late and we decided not to go out. We still only got about 6 hours of sleep since our bus was leaving at 7:45 the following morning. We picked up some other people on our bus and then headed down to the dock. I figured I would have enough time to change over some money but didn’t so ended up borrowing soles from friends the entire weekend, oops.

Study Abroad Cusco: Medical Visit

By Jamie F., Guestblogger from Cusco, Peru SALUDprogram

Thursday I got to work with the Peruvian doctor and help her do physicals and exams and write prescriptions. Then on Friday I went with her and a nurse and pharmacist to a very poor village about an hour and a half outside of Cusco where they set up a clinic for 3 hours. These people live about 30 min off any main roads and many only speak Quetichan which is the ancient Incan language and some of the poor villages only speak that language.

Study German in Bamberg Germany Video

Watch a short video about learning German in Bamberg, Germany. Located in Northern Bavaria, Bamberg was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It has a youthful atmosphere, due to 10% of its population attending the university there. Also, Bamberg has the highest concentration of beer breweries in the world, which makes it an ideal setting for our Language & Fun program, German & Beer. Click for more information about learning German in Bamberg.

Study Abroad Cusco: Shaman & SALUD Medical

By Jamie F., Guestblogger from Cusco, Peru SALUD program

Hola!!

This week has been full of new things. On Monday we started our Spanish medical vocabulary for an hour at the end of our other classes. We were supposed to have a lecture on Peruvian health at 9am but the doctor couldn’t come until later so we still showed up at 9am and had 3 hours to kill. We went to the Inca museo which is a very interesting meuseum and not on the bolleto turistico (the standard ticket for some of the main tourist attractions in Cusco).

Studying Abroad in Cusco Peru: Excursion Weekend

By Jamie F., Guestblogger from Cusco, Peru SALUD program

Hello!

I am now entering my second week of classes here in Peru. We had a great weekend traveling within 2 hours of Cusco to visit various Incan and other Peruvian treasures. On Saturday a group of us went to Tipon (which is about 30 minutes outside of Cusco). This was an amazing place to see the agricultural specialties of the Incas. The Incas invented an irrigation system that still runs today and the water is extremely pure.