Patty Valencia, EdOdyssey’s Peru Coordinator, explains how much study abroad have changed and enriched her life at the start of International Education Week!

Education is becoming more and more integrated with virtual learning and now you have access to virtual programs that connect you with people and ideas from different continents. Continuing to engage with people of different backgrounds, and learning about new cultures is vital even if travel opportunities are limited.

The educational impact that travel contributes to teachers and students goes beyond the classroom. Educators, administrators and faculty from schools around the nation extend their lessons abroad and work with EdOdyssey to develop custom programs that create holistic and enriching learning experiences that best fit their needs. 

As a student traveler, you probably have a sense of your personality and a sense of your priorities as you travel abroad.  But how might this after your time abroad? Keeping your travel preferences in mind can not only save you time on finding things you’d like to do, but helps overarchingly theme your time away. 

Some of us are last-minute packers, others have their luggage ready to go two weeks in advance. Regardless of where you fall on the packing spectrum, it can be worth reviewing so that certain items don’t fall between the cracks!