AIFS AbroadReviews of aifsabroad.com

I absolutely loved my time in Galway! It's an absolutely beautiful city, and everyone I met and worked with were so welcoming and lovely! I learned so much at my internship, and I really feel like I grew a lot as a person through this experience. Karen, my Galway advisor, was fantastic and willing to help to help with anything we needed, and all of the trips we went on were super fun! I truly believe I made lifelong friendships and connections, and I cannot recommend this experience enough.

My internship at Kommerz Records was absolutely a perfect fit for me, Nele was an amazing program advisor, Berlin is a wonderful city.

All the staff with AIFS are kind and welcoming and clearly go above and beyond to help in any way they can. I felt respected and taken care of during my time working with them and I hope our paths cross again soon.

Galway is a quaint city full of rich culture and incredible people. My specific internship included working with researchers at a local university (ATU). I met and worked with Gaelic football players in the local area to test reliability of an eye movement device. When we weren’t working, we were either exploring different areas, sitting at a local pub or building friendships with other interns on the program. There were many options when it came time to do other things than work; including trips which were set up by AIFS such as weekend trips to the Aran islands, Cliffs of Moher and a Corrib River cruise. Our location coordinator, Karen Lyons, was incredibly helpful and provided all the support we needed for a very successful summer internship. It was truly an incredible experience filled with laughing, dancing and forever long friendships.

The trip was one of my favorite since it was my first time coming to Europe by myself the staff was super accommodating and when I had a problem (not very often) they fixed it right away

It was absolutely the best experience I could ask for. Everywhere we stayed was beautiful! AIFs made sure that where we stayed was in the most PERFECt locations throughout the three cities we went to. The travel between countries was such a fun experience too! Getting to experience the Eurostar, and going on trains and planes with the group was such a fun time too I never minded the travel days! The tour manager and staff were all so very kind and helpful- our tour manager was the BEST. He was so helpful, funny, and always so welcoming- truly MADE the experience what it was. The people I met on the trip were amazing and having 3 weeks to bond with each other was great. Lifelong friendships were definitely made on this trip. I could not recommend going with AIFs more. I had the best time and would absolutely go again if I could.

I love all of the events that have been planned for us! They have been really fun and a great way to get out and explore more of Italy. Amanda and Antonella are super fun and I have loved getting to do these different activities with them. I wish I enjoyed my internship more but this has nothing to do with Amanda and Antonella but nonetheless they have been really helpful in trying to give all of us advice to make it better and advocate for ourselves. I wish whoever was in charge of placing intern and company together had tried to have a conversation with me to figure out what I wanted to do, somewhat get to know me to find the best placement. I also felt like I had little control over my internship because I was told that I could not say no if I was offered the job even if it was not exactly what I wanted (which is not what other students experienced so I am not sure why there was a difference). Nonetheless I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in Italy, I just wish I enjoyed my internship.

When going to Lake Como. It had to be the best experience ever!! Amanda and Antonella made sure we had the best experience. It was about making sure you got the best view of the town. The boat ride was insane, the houses one could see were just mesmerizing. Truly a great experience.