AIFS AbroadReviews of aifsabroad.com

I took the European Cinema course through AIFS Abroad and it was the experience of a lifetime. I had the opportunity to meet and hangout with my wonderful tour manager, Edu Padial, and learn from a great professor in Dr. Caleb Turner. As a film student, it was a thrill to travel to three major cities, which included London, Paris, and Rome and to learn about their rich film history. I am so happy I signed up for this program and I will never forget the memories I made throughout my trip.

Definitely the most amazing experience if my life! I did the Spring 2023 program in Granada, Spain and I am so happy I chose AIFS as my provider. They helped every step of the way, including helping us get our visas before we even arrived. Also, the onsite staff was incredibly kind and helpful. It was great knowing there were people there to watch out for us! If you are thinking of studying abroad, consider doing it with AIFS.

It was an absolutely amazing experience. The location and university are beautiful, and the support from AIFS is fantastic.

My experience in Galway was amazing throughout. I was placed with a good company for my internship, and was able to explore some other parts of the country through the company. Karen made our experience in Galway an unforgettable one. She organized day trips to the Aran Islands and Cliffs of Moher, and did an amazing job of immersing us in the culture, taking us out to dinners throughout the program, and showing us Galway through her eyes. I always expect there to be a little bit of an adjustment period when moving to a new country for a few months, but I was lucky to feel so comfortable and at home in Galway right away. Karen took our group out to dinner in town the first night which helped us all get to know each other super quickly. From there on out, we all remained close, and had an amazing time exploring Ireland together. Truly an amazing experience and I feel so lucky to have lived in and experienced Ireland to it's fullest.

I had an amazing experience with my time in Budapest! The city itself is a gem and I'm so grateful for all the experiences I had. If you are even on the fence - do it! There's nothing like studying abroad in college. You meet so many amazing people, have endless adventures, and grow a lot. Cliché but this was probably the best decision I have made in my college career and wish I could go again already. Budapest is affordable, fun, unique, and a youthful city. I have previous travel experience and I really enjoyed learning more about central/eastern Europe with my time there. Overall I felt very comfortable and wasn't worried about safety anymore than I would in another big city. The Hungarian language is very difficult to learn, as many will tell you, but most people spoke English so it wasn't a problem. Corvinus is an excellent university with great professors. I had a few group projects (I'm a Marketing major) which I really liked because I got to meet people outside of my program and from around the world. All my classes were in English and the professors were proficient in their writing/speaking abilities. AIFS provided a great experience with little excursions mixed in. I felt I had a real community and support system with AIFS. Communication was confusing at times before the program. This was mainly in terms of class scheduling and dealing with the visa but I did not have any major issues.

I think that every aspect of this program made my experience so great. For one, my host city was greater than I could have imagined it could be. It was so fun, charming, and inviting. I think that because it was on the smaller side it made exploring it more intimate and by the first 2 weeks you could really know your way around. Secondly, because my specific program was smaller, it was easier to connect with each of the fellow interns, and we all became very good friends in a short amount of time. I think it was the perfect amount of people. Lastly, the company that I worked for made me excited to come into work everyday and learn. I know that by talking to other interns, their jobs really made their experience as well.

I'm so happy I decided to come to Milan for the fashion internship. There were many highs and lows living here. For example, our advisors were sooo amazing and genuinely cared a lot for each and every one of us, however the lack of air conditioning in 95 degree weather made everyone in our apartment a little irritable. I learned a lot about myself as a person during my internship and experience living on my own. I would definitely do this again.

pros: - Amanda and Antonella are so supportive - Amanda helped me find my luggage after it was missing for a month, which I’m so grateful for - I really liked my graphic arts internship overall, applied photoshop skills, even a little bit of web dev Cons: - someone who arrived to Milan early took my room without informing me ahead of time, which frustrated me - felt like I didn’t belong sometimes because I’m introverted and didn’t vibe with a lot of my classmates who are extremely extroverted - work can feel isolating because the employees don’t always want to talk to me