Program Reviews

This trip was once a once in a lifetime experience! I’m feeling very grateful and humbled by working with this community. The clients were amazing and allowed me to put my clinical skills to hard use. The excursions were awesome and I did a lot of things out of my comfort zone. Some of the excursions were on days of camp which was exhausting but I’m happy to have been able to squeeze everything in! All of the fruit we ate was so fresh and I’m very appreciative of everything that the staff has done for this group.

I loved how I was able to do this experience with my friends and make amazing memories while helping the community. This a trip that I will never forget and would recommend it to anyone to do it. I’m so glad I stepped out of my comfort zone and did this experience. It was amazing that I was able to leave such an impact on the community at the camp. It was awesome to be the first OT students to go there and start a base for future OT students to build off of what we started at the camp in San Ignacio.

Study abroad has great learning opportunities as well as amazing opportunities to immerse in cultures different then your own. We had the privilege to visit community markets, eat local food, Zumba with residents, and learn how to make pottery and tortillas from scratch! We also went to the beach, snorkeled in the second largest barrier reef in the world, and went cave tubing and ziplining! As a student, this is an awesome way to gain knowledge about various cultures and help individuals that have limited resources to be successful in all areas of occupation. We have been told by professors that therapy can be provided with the items in your pocket, and with this experience, we were able to see what that really met and had the ability to display our potential to be wonderful clinicians to both ourselves, our faculty, and to the individuals receiving services!

I just finished my trip with Therapy Abroad at San Ignacio and Caye Caulker. The program has taught me so much about being an SLP and about “being flexible”. My supervisors were extremely hands on and supportive through the entire process as well. The food was amazing and where we stayed was super lovely!

On top of actually getting to work with clients, you also get to do fun activities like zip line, snorkel, & cave tubing! There isn’t a lot of down time but I love that we aren’t missing out on anything while being there!

I love to travel and I love to volunteer, so when this opportunity came up I was so excited. I would be able to travel and volunteer as an SLP (I just graduated right before going and didn't need any clinical hours :)). This experience is something I will never forget. I could have easily stayed another month in Bulgaria. The country was beautiful, but the people were what made this. Our guides were some of the best people I have met in my life and the people that we got to work with will always have a place in my heart. If you have the opportunity to do this trip, do it. I just got back and I am already thinking of going back (hopefully as a supervisor)! I felt safe, supported, cared for, and appreciated the whole time. We had people in our group from all different levels of becoming/being an SLP from undergrad students, to current grad students, recently graduated SLP's, and our supervisors. This trip is for anyone. Greece was fantastic too, but Bulgaria has my heart.

I had the best time on this trip and learned so much from my amazing supervisors! Working with children and their families during this trip expanded my love and passion for the field of Speech Language Pathology. This trip helped not only expand my cultural awareness but also gave me life long friendships that I will forever cherish. If you are looking for an opportunity to learn about the field and apply things taught in the classroom in real life scenarios, then this is the trip for you. Thank you Therapy Abroad for helping me have a wonderful trip while learning at the same time!

Going on this trip was the best decision I think I’ve ever made. I’ve learned so much about our field, the culture of Belize, and grew so much as a person. Before this trip I wouldn’t have considered myself an adventure traveler, but I definitely do now. I was nervous that this trip might be unsafe for me. I found that the accommodations were amazing and I never once felt unsafe. There was always purified drinking water for us to drink and plenty of food options. I was also nervous about meeting a whole new crowd of people. After meeting the girls on my trip I was anything but nervous. Everyone was very welcoming and I can say that I have made friends who will be forever friends. If you are looking for an experience of a life time to boost your motivation to pursue a career in speech and language pathology, this trip is for you!

Directly following undergrad graduation, I hopped on a plane and traveled with Therapy Abroad to Belize! In just 8 days, my peers and I got to explore a new country, immerse ourselves in the Belizean culture, and gain valuable clinical experience heading into graduate school. After participating in this trip, I have more confidence in my abilities as a clinician. I enjoyed trying new foods; participating in snorkeling, deep sea fishing, and Belizean traditional drumming; and getting to work with my first ever clients.

I loved this experience. Even though it was my first time traveling I had no worries about anything since everything was set up for us. Amazing country and amazing people.❤️I got to celebrate my 21st birthday with the group of wonderful women traveling with me. Our tour guides were awesome and all of our tours were beautiful experiences. My favorite part was going to a local preschool and reading to the children. After reading to them we arts and crafts with them that related to the book we read. We also gave them a lot of books 📚

This trip to Belize was my first time abroad and I couldn’t have asked for better. Experiencing the culture in Belize and all of the kind and wonderful people who make this community what it is was truly remarkable. Therapy Abroad made maneuvering a new country seamless, fun, and worthwhile. We had the best time delivering speech and language services to children in Belize who otherwise would not receive these services. Just amazing overall! I can’t wait to return or hopefully go somewhere else with Therapy Abroad. Can’t thank them enough for all they do for students and individuals in need of therapy services!