Our Community Leaders spend the school year recruiting students who are interested in coming abroad with us. Some of the ways we reach out to people are through speaking at on-campus organizations, following up with those who have reached out to us, and contacting those who have been personally recommended by our extended Go Global family. … Continue Reading »
Many of our Go Global students go on to study abroad a second, or even a third, time. We’ve been lucky to have students come abroad with us on several of our programs back-to-back summers and even multiple times in the same summer. However, one option that we do not offer at this time is … Continue Reading »
If you haven’t read Part 1, just click the link here! You’ll read input from 3 of our most fantastic 2014 CLs: Zach, Elena, and Taylor. I’m super excited to do a “So You Want to be a Community Leader” Part 2. If you haven’t applied yet, it’s not too late! Comment on this post … Continue Reading »
You might have come on the trip alone or you might have come with a group of friends. Either way, you’re going to build some incredible relationships on the trip — we can promise you that. But what’s a good way to go about building these relationships? Community Leader and LEAD Cape Town 2014 student John Andrew … Continue Reading »
It’s all Greek to me! Go Global visits many college campuses all over the country during recruiting season, and we have students come abroad with us from even more universities than we are able to visit. We do speak at chapter meetings at Greek organizations when we visit campuses because it’s a great way for … Continue Reading »
Hey there! It’s been a while since you’ve heard from me, as I’ve been busy formatting guest posts and interviews into the blog for you. As the trips are nearing, I thought it would be a good time for me to write some more about my personal experiences as a student that you could take … Continue Reading »
This has been an exciting year for Go Global. We are thrilled to have added Kelsey and Michael to our team! It’s important to us to get to know each of you, so we want to make sure you get to know us, too. Michael went abroad with Go Global as a student in 2011 … Continue Reading »
While I was abroad, I tried to document my trip as much as I could. As I look back at my writing, one of the recurring themes is the culture. I would often make little notes in my journals or on my blog about cultural differences that I noticed in Cape Town. Before I share … Continue Reading »
Have you already applied to be a Community Leader? I might be the one behind the blog, but I also serve as a CL on my college campus! One of my biggest regrets is not having applied for a CL position on my trip to Cape Town as a student, so I was eager to … Continue Reading »
One of the most unique and beneficial components of our curriculum on Go Global is the leadership training. Whether you’re serving as a Community Leader, a Service Leader, or even just listening attentively in class and making a point to apply the information to your own actions, you are sure to grow leaps and bounds upon … Continue Reading »