Global Awareness
Costa Rica 2013 – Apply Now! EF Global Citizen Scholarship
**DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL NOVEMBER 15TH!** Do your students want to join us in Costa Rica this April? The 2013 EF Global Citizen Scholarship Contest is off and running, and that’s big news for your students. Suddenly, an eight-day Costa Rican adventure needs to be filled with environmentally minded high school students. Pretty exciting, Read more…
17 Good to Know Cultural Differences Before You Travel
An esteemed American, following a visit to the Netherlands some years back, was back at home and regaling his co-worker with tales of cultural differences he had encountered. His summary was simple, “it’s the little things.” Recently, a few Tour Directors in Europe were asked to come up with a few cultural differences about which Read more…
Bastille Day in Paris
I remember being on a city tour in Paris once when the guide told the group, “do you know that we French don’t call it Bastille Day……we know it as July the 14th.” Despite the lack of title the 14th is, naturally, an important national holiday and recalls the day in 1790 when the first Read more…
History Behind Spanish Tapas
I have lived in the Great Lake State of Michigan my entire life. For the past 11 years, I’ve resided in a small town called St. Louis (Michigan, not Missouri), which is often referred to as the Middle of the Mitten. Although highly effective, it’s rather awkward to be able to point to the center Read more…
Travel to Europe in June for Midsummer Celebrations
If you want to join in with something a little different from the normal EF tour day then hopefully you will bump into some of the following while touring Europe in June. Midsummer celebrations – Watching sunrise on the longest day at Stonehenge is quite the experience but not always the most practical to arrange. Read more…
Learning the “British English” Language
When I was an exchange student for a year in England, I can remember my first encounters with “British English.” So many words were spelled and pronounced differently, and many more words were indeed foreign to me. George Bernard Shaw said that “England and America are two countries separated by the same language.” I couldn’t Read more…
Advertisements Abroad
I am currently in Normandy, having a very pleasant time. I am not on tour, but still having a very pleasant time. The hotel I am in is great, it has a radio and I can pick up the BBC World Service, this is a definite plus. This morning I listened to the news and Read more…
EF Global Citizen Scholarship Experience
Allison Jegla was a traveler on EF’s Global Citizen Scholarship Tour to Peru. Currently a senior at Pewamo-Westphalia High School, Allison has traveled internationally to Italy, France, and most recently to Peru. She plans to study medicine in college and eventually become a surgeon. After completing schooling, she hopes to become involved with the Doctors Without Borders program Read more…
The Impact Of Traveling Abroad, Part 2
In case you missed Part 1, click here What do my students learn from traveling abroad? My students learn practical things such as how to pack for an extended trip, how to read a city map, and how to find their way through a public transport system like the London Tube or the Paris Metro. Read more…
The Impact Of Traveling Abroad, Part 1
Today is the first day of school for my students and the beginning of a new school year for group leaders means that it’s time to recruit for our tours. When I speak to parents about the tours, I will often use my own children to illustrate the impact of international student travel. The veterans Read more…
