More U.S. Students Going Global

According to Open Doors 2006, the annual report on international education published by the Institute of International Education, U.S. students are studying abroad in record numbers, reaching over 200,000 students, an increase of 8% over the previous year's report.

The 2006 report also shows that "junior year abroad" is quickly becoming a thing of the past with more students seeking short-term international experiences.

The top 5 study abroad destinations for U.S. students are the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, France, Australia. Global Experiences is proud to offer professional internships for students and graduates in each of these locations.

Check out the full report: Open Doors 2006

- posted by Mike

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Have an eye-opening photo to share from your global experience? We'd like to see it. Winners receive great prizes and will be published on globalexperiences.com.

GE Interns Make the News

Afraid of going abroad and fetching coffee (err, caffe' ) on your internship? See what some Global Experiences interns have been up to this year:

• Fashion Journalism intern, Anna, published her first article in Virtual Haircare Magazine in Sydney, Australia. [Click on What's New Section and article profiling the Joh Bailey launch.] And Anna tells us there's more to come.


• Cassandra, a Public Relations intern in Florence has been published in the Florentine online magazine, Florence For Fun, with her unique take on La Dolce Vita.


• Take a look at what Kristen, a Fashion intern in Florence, Italy has to say about Italian fashion in her article, Runway Rundown.

Are you making the news on your internship? Or maybe you're back home and doing something interesting with what you learned abroad? Drop us a line and let us know what you've been up to.

- Posted by Mike

Global Experiences provides customized international internships, teaching English abroad certification courses, fashion experiences, high school service learning programs and other unique international experiences.

Can I afford an international internship?

We get this question a lot. Check out this new site for various funding options for study abroad and international internships: studyabroadfunding.org.