Lafayette College Study Abroad

Don't miss the chance to study abroad in the fall! We've extended our application deadline until March 15. Make sure to attend our virtual Get Started Session on Tuesday, March 10, at 12:15 pm to start your application process. If you can't make it, contact [email protected] for more info.

Come to our first Sips and Trips of the semester on Tuesday, February 24! We'll be in the Farinon atrium from 11 to 1 with free hot chocolate and donuts. You can talk to our global ambassadors about studying abroad!

Meet Jamie Gorman, a current sophomore Biology major who spent her fall semester abroad in France!

The Boston University Grenoble Science program is one of our many affiliate school offerings.

Take a moment to be whisked away to Chamonix, a famous town in the French Alps on one of Jamie’s day trips❄️

photos by Jamie Gorman ‘28 | caption by Barbara Odae ‘27

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Ryan Noble ‘27 spent his fall semester venturing with the IES Abroad London program.

Featured are a combination of individual and program included adventures spanning across

🇨🇭Mount Zurich, Lake Zurich, and Grindelwald in Switzerland

🇫🇷Paris, France

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland

🇦🇹Salzburg, Austria

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿and of course, London, England

This is only part one of Ryan’s robust semester!

Photos by Ryan Noble ‘27 | Caption by Barbara Odae ‘27

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On their second weekend trip, the Laf in Costa Rica program ventured to Tortuguero on the carribean coast.

Over the course of their weekend the group learned about:

🐢the 4 different types of turtles who come to lay their eggs and their processes
🐢 how to identify forest types, terrains, various flora n fauna, and wildlife
🐢 history including that Tortuguero home the same coast christopher colombus landed on in 1502, naming it “Costa Rica,” which translates to rich coast (this coast is the first image featured)

What a wonderful weekend spent exploring the many canals of Tortuguero National Park!

caption & photos by Barbara Odae ‘27

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Explore the often underappreciated and unacknowledged histories of marginalized communities in some of Italy's most iconic cities. In our new summer program, Italy From the Margins, you'll travel to Rome, Florence, Bologna, and Venice, and study the experiences of groups such as women, immigrants, and religious and sexual minorities. Develop a different perspective of who and what has shaped Italy's art, politics, cultural institutions, and economy.

Visit studyabroad.lafayette.edu for more info. Contact Rochelle Keesler at [email protected] to register.

Need summer plans? Register for a summer abroad course!

Green Europe: Cultures of Sustainability is a 6-week, 2-credit course based primarily in Bonn, Germany, with trips to other cities and countries. Students take an interdisciplinary class that explores environmentalism and social change in Europe, as well as a German language class (beginners welcome). Past excursion locations have included Strasbourg, Basel, Berlin, and Amsterdam.

Visit studyabroad.lafayette.edu for more info. Contact Rochelle Keesler at [email protected] to register.

Reminder: You MUST carry your physical U.S. passport to travel internationally. Digital passports (uploading your U.S. passport information to your phone’s wallet as a form of Digital ID) cannot be used for international travel.

Photo credit: Apple

Jolie Saint Vil ‘27 is another student showcasing the breadth of Lafayette’s affiliate programs through her fall semester in Rome with Temple.

A few of her personal adventures include:

The Roman Forum, where emperors used to declare things and and the Roman Senate would make decisions and home to several temples of worship

Mercato Trionfale, where Italians typically buy their produce

Castel Sant’Angelo, the ancient mausoleum of emperor Hadrian

The small town of Monte Buono where she was a part of a Fresco making project

The Colosseum, where gladiator fights were invented and used to take place

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photos from Jolie Saint Vil ‘27 | caption by Barbara Odae ‘27

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Going abroad in the winter or spring and need to start packing? Looking to do some holiday shopping? Stop by the campus thrift store's last pop-up this semester on Thursday, December 11 from 3 to 4 pm in the Pardee basement!

Nicole Bagdasarian has been experiencing a semester of the natural beauty of through Lafayette’s afíliate program IFSA University of Edinburgh.

From program hikes and mountanous excursions to days on the water with the University’s rowing team Nicole has been taking advantage of the breadth of offerings.

Some pictured moments are from across the Isle of Skye including…
—Eilean Donnan Castle
—Arthurs Seat
—The Glencoe
—Old Man of Starr mountain

photos from Nicole Bagdasarian ‘27 | caption by Barbara Odae ‘27

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