The London IES Centre & All Of The Good Things About My Study Abroad Program

I have really been very lucky with the IES program here in London! I feel like they do a very good job taking care of us all. First of all... look at how lovely the IES Centre building in Bloomsbury is (pic on the left)! It's right by a few parks, close to bus stops and tube stops, there are several reasonably-priced lunch and coffee options nearby, and it's not too far off central London. It's really ideal, in my opinion!

The people who work there and take care of all of us are all very nice people and they've always been really helpful and friendly.

There's a library in the building so we don't have to buy any books.

IES planned and facilitated the trips to Dublin, Scotland, Belgium, Stonehenge, Charleston, Brighton, Stratford, and Oxford that I went on and they organize (er, organise, ha ha) other events and get-together's here and there, too!

My classes (except for one, but that's not IES's fault) have been really interesting and the professors are top-notch. I really can't pick a favorite but it would probably be one of my history classes: British Women's Social History and History of London. Which is a bit disconcerting considering my other three classes are English classes and I'm an English major.

The view out of a window on the top floor of the centre:

Little patio in the back where we used to eat lunch... it's far too cold now:

So basically... I really, really recommend that anyone planning to study abroad in London do their program through IES. (And I promise they're not paying me to say this stuff! I'm just happy! ha ha.)