CIS Abroad Blog

#Alumn spotlight

How Going Abroad Changed My View

May Hamid is a CISabroad alumna who interned in Barcelona, Spain. May studied at Virginia Commonwealth University. Read on as she tells us how interning abroad changed her life forever and for the better. I’ve left my comfort zone and my soul to see the world. That probably sounds confusing. You see, it is said that when […]

Farewell Barcelona

Kimberly Rabeiro is a CISabroad Alumni Ambassador who interned in Barcelona, Spain for nine weeks. Kimberly is a student at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. Follow her as she says goodbye to one of her favorite places in the world…for now. Interning abroad for nine weeks was probably one of the best decisions of my life thus far. […]

Not All Who Wander Are Lost

May Hamid is a CISabroad alumna who interned in Barcelona, Spain. May studied at Virginia Commonwealth University. Join her journey through life as she learns to further appreciate the world and strives to reach her goals. There is magic in the world. Mermaids exist, somewhere beyond where our eyes have seen. Everywhere flowers bloom as the […]

CISabroad Alumnus to Teach in Italy

Anthony T., a recent graduate from University of Massachusetts-Amherst studied in Perugia, Italy for a semester with CISabroad. He is now headed back to teach in Italy with the SITE program through Liceo Pacioli di Crema. Congratulations on your recent graduation from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst! We heard you’re returning to Italy again this summer […]

CISabroad Alumna to Join the Peace Corps

Elaina C., a student at Longwood University, studied for a semester in South Africa with CISabroad. Due to her time in South Africa she has decided to join the Peace Corps. Learn how her time abroad helped her grow as a person, and encouraged her to continue to explore and serve those around her. 1.Where and when […]

Diversity Abroad's Global Student Leadership Summit Review

Brittany Beene, CISabroad Alumni Ambassador since 2014, had the opportunity to attend Diversity Abroad‘s Global Student Leadership Summit in Atlanta, GA and documented the entire event for all of those who weren’t lucky enough to attend. Here are her stories, tips, and lessons. Enjoy! Hello my fellow ambassadors! My name is Brittany Beene and I […]

If Only I'd Known...A CISabroad Alumna Looks Back

Sarah F. spent her 2015 fall semester studying in beautiful Perugia, Italy with CISabroad. She is currently a CISabroad alumni ambassador and is finishing up her degree in Early Childhood and Special Education with a minor in International Studies at Elizabethtown College. I’m a worrier, an over-thinker, a perpetual planner, a type A… needless to […]

Summer in the British Isles Student Spotlight

Meet Hailie S., an alumni of CISabroad’s 2015 Summer in the British Isles Program. Learn why Summer in the British Isles was the perfect study abroad opportunity for Hailie, and why it might be right for you as well. What is your home University, and what do you study? I study Journalism and English at […]