Sources report endless dozing in preparation for over a week of fun while learning in Spain!

The research EF has conducted on its past travelers is jaw-dropping:
  • Over half maintain a college GPA between 3.5 and 4.0
  • 4 out of 5 continue to study language in college
  • 9 out of 10 report feeling more comfortable in unfamiliar social and cultural settings
While our program is young, watch the video clips below to hear from actual students on the impact educational travel made on them.

Traveling with EF? A success? It would appear so.

The impact on our alumni: Zully Valdez

Video first plays in Spanish, then English
An Overfelt graduate (class of 2008), Zully went on to study at Cal State University-East Bay, majoring in Spanish. Intrigued by the idea of studying abroad, Zully spent the Fall of 2013 in Madrid, studying at Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio, and of course exploring Europe from this outpost. She is currently finishing up her Single Subject CA credential in Spanish, and dreams of returning to Overfelt as a Spanish teacher, and future Explorers mentor and tour leader!

VIDEO TESTIMONIALS
Hear it from the alumni themselves via 8 short video clips that take only 3:13 to watch!

Brianna speaks on impact of East Side Kids traveling the world.
Time: 23 sec.
Mark speaks on his experiences speaking Spanish in Nicaragua and Spain.
Time: 20 sec.
Arielle speaks on the impact of experiencing a new culture.
​Time: 27 sec.
Tyreek speaks on how traveling has prepared him for college and inspired foreign study.
​Time: 30 sec.
Brianna speaks on her shifting paradigm, and how this makes her feel at ease in travel.
Time: 24 sec.
Mark speaks on expanding one's comfort zone, and the impact of travel, in general.
​Time: 27 sec.
Mark shares his observations in Spanish on what he had just witnessed--an amazing Flamenco show in Sevilla. When asked if he liked it, he responded, "I LOVE it."
Time: 14 sec.
Tyreek speaks on managing his money and time on the road, and making decisions.
Time 28 sec.