CIEE High School Grads Abroad

I really enjoyed my time here and improved my Spanish a lot. The CLIC classes helped me learn and practice every day, and the trip to Granada was a highlight. It was a great mix of learning, travel, and new experiences.

Great experience and very well organized. I had an amazing host family in a great location and met other gap students who became close friends. Playing soccer with friends in my neighborhood was a highlight.

I would recommend this program. I loved my experience with my host family and the language school I attended. The weekend trip to Granada was unforgettable and has been my favorite city in Spain so far.

When deciding to take a gap year I felt really stressed about how I would choose to spend my time and finding the right experience for me. I’m so happy I found the ciee gap year program, I felt that it was a great opportunity to learn so many new things and have such a unique experience. My most memorable experience was getting to meet so many new people who J probably never would’ve had I not been in this program and studying abroad here in Seville. And aside from the traveling I got to do, the excitement that came with my Spanish improvement was most memorable for me. Being able to notice my own progress and feel really comfortable in a completely new language was really rewarding.

This was an absolutely amazing program and I had so much fun! The most memorable experience for me was going to Hiroshima and Miyajima— 100% would recommend that this become a part of the recurring itinerary for the Kyoto trip students

I think the experience I’ve had here was extremely unique, our program was so small and I was so lucky that we all got along and became so close knit. I also think studying abroad my first semester of college has given me so many important real world skills and made me a more independent person.

I would highly recommend CIEE GAP to anyone looking to immerse themselves in the language and culture of southern Spain. The program provides essential necessities such as insurance, support services, peers, and accommodation. What truly stood out to me was the autonomy granted to students, allowing them to manage their time outside of the exceptionally high-quality CLIC classes. This flexibility enabled me to explore teaching, as CIEE allowed me the time to pursue this interest. Additionally, I commend CIEE for their numerous cultural events, tours, and social activities, which are unmatched by any other program I have encountered, all led by excellent guides. The language school, with its international focus, offered me invaluable perspectives on the world through small classes where I enhanced my Spanish skills and grew as a global citizen. I am especially grateful to my host family, as I could not have achieved such a high level of Spanish and cultural confidence without their support. They will remain an important part of my life for a long time. I also thoroughly enjoyed teaching English classes.

I would recommend it because it was more affordable than other programs I saw, and my French level improved drastically within the seven week stay. My host family was awesome and Rennes was an amazing city. The instructors and the directors of the program were great people and easy to communicate with.

I'd be likely to recommend CIEE study abroad to a friend because I think it's about as good of an experience as one might be able to get in terms of study abroad. It's really awesome how we have both excursions and intensive classes. I don't think the program is necessarily perfect but then again I don't think any program is - especially with something as daunting as studying in another country. I think CIEE gets about as close as one can :D