Fundraising may sound unrealistic or intimidating, but it's more than worth the effort, especially if you can raise more than $1,000 in a single Saturday.
Posted by Jen King on 4/20/23 6:30 AM
Fundraising may sound unrealistic or intimidating, but it's more than worth the effort, especially if you can raise more than $1,000 in a single Saturday.
Topics: Get Ready For Your ILP Trip, Saving Money + Fundraising
Posted by Jen King on 2/27/23 7:45 AM
This corner of the Dominican's northern coast makes for one of our favorite day trips, especially for our volunteers who live just outside of Puerto Plata. There's a ton to do, so good thing you have weekends free to come see it all!
Topics: Caribbean
Posted by Jen King on 2/15/23 8:45 AM
If you're currently a student at Utah Valley University, you could easily fit a semester volunteering abroad in. International Language Programs (that's us!) has UVU students applying to volunteer every semester and here's how they make it work.
Topics: Get Ready For Your ILP Trip, All About ILP + Volunteering, Tips For Your Twenties
Spending time in Africa means spending time on safari — here are the answers to all of your questions about our favorite safari spot: Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda.
Topics: Africa
Looking for ways to fund your time serving and making a difference abroad? We love unique fundraising ideas, like this one.
Topics: Get Ready For Your ILP Trip, Saving Money + Fundraising
Bangkok is just one of those vibrant, bustling, and absolutely captivating cities that you should see at least once. And if you’re living in Thailand for a semester as an ILP volunteer, we even recommend visiting more than once if you can.
Topics: Asia
Posted by Jen King on 8/26/22 8:15 AM
What do you get when a surrealist artist builds a sculpture garden in the remote mountains of Mexico, surrounded by lush green trees, waterfalls, and turquoise blue pools? Something pretty magical. Here's all you need to know about visiting Las Pozas!
Topics: Central America
Posted by Jen King on 8/15/22 12:45 PM
Topics: Central America
If you're headed to live in Africa for a few months like our ILP volunteers do for their semester abroad, then you're probably wondering what the food is going to be like.
Topics: Africa
You guys have been begging us for a volunteer program in India, so we are more than thrilled to tell you that the time has finally come!
Topics: Asia
We are ILP, a Utah-based non-profit org that has service abroad opportunities for college-age volunteers. We love travel so we're sharing all our tips for making the most of your time living abroad + seeing the world, and how to do it all on the tiniest budget.