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Sharing your experience is an important part of studying abroad. Every day you spend away from home, you will be exposed to new and exciting places, cultures, people and more. As you begin to collect stories, which capture all you have seen and felt, it is natural to [...]

Aspire by API receives a Recommended Program Badge from GoOverseas.com!

Aspire by API has recently been awarded a “recommended program” badge as a result of positive student feedback on GoOverseas.com! Take a look at the website and see what our former students had to say about their time abroad with us.

 

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Making the Most of Your Money

Do you want to budget some money for Italian leather in Florence?

Remember how we said that taking a gap year was going to teach you valuable job and life skills? One of them is money management. Don’t forget to make a budget before you go. There are a lot of cool things to [...]

Arriving in Paris: Exploring Museums, Monuments, and More

Two weeks ago, a group of small group students said goodbye to their parents and close friends, toted over- or under-packed bags to the local airport, and boarded planes all headed to the same destination: Paris, France. We sat anxiously for hours, half-heartedly watching movies in a futile attempt to calm our nerves, yet all [...]

Do You Have the Gift of Gab?

Blarney Castle

With a history that stretches back thousands of years before the Common Era, it’s no surprise that Ireland is a land rich in folklore and mythology. You’ve probably heard about the cunning leprechauns that will give you a pot of gold if you can catch them, and the banshees that wail into [...]

Helpful Tips for Day Trips

It goes without saying that one of the coolest things about being abroad is the opportunity to visit new places. Aspire by API includes a lot of excursions in its programs, and you will likely make many separate trips with the friends you make overseas. Use these tips to make the most out of your [...]

The Catacombs of Paris: A Glimpse into the Underworld

Europe is old. You’re going to get that impression pretty quickly if you choose to study at one of Aspire by API’s sites in France, Italy, Spain, or Ireland. Reminders of the past are commonplace throughout all of these sites: you’ll see statues, plaques, and memorials on almost every street and town square. You’ll [...]

Good-bye has a way of sneaking up on you.

16 julio 2011 • 6:28 en la mañana

To my left, the sun rises. To my right, the full moon says hasta luego. Right down the middle is España.

Where does time go? In five hours, some students will be on there way back to the old routine. Will it become a new routine? Will [...]

If you’re in Madrid, you’re from Madrid.

30 junio 2011 – 3 julio 2011

Arrivals.

Flights from all over the U.S. converge upon Madrid’s Barajas Airport.

Aspire Countdown

No one really knows what time it is anymore. It doesn’t matter. We all made it to Madrid and now it’s time to explore, discover and begin adjusting to the Spanish way of [...]

5 Amateur Packing Faux Pas

From Aspire by API staff member, Kim K.

At the time, figuring out what to pack for my study abroad program felt like a borderline impossible task. And although I managed to fit everything I (thought I) needed into one suitcase, I’d certainly do a thing or two differently in the packing department, knowing what [...]