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Budgeting Weekend Trips to Brisbane | Student Blog from the Gold Coast

Here’s my advice for how to budget weekend trips to Brisbane: Expenses (in Australian Dollar) Transportation An hour train ride north using your student-discounted GoCard will land you in the heart of the city for only $5.00 AUD (if you’re travelling from the Gold Coast as I was). All buses, trains, and water taxis in […]

Budgeting Weekend Trips to Melbourne | Student Blog from the Gold Coast

Melbourne has great food, great people, and great adventures. Take a look below at the costs that I incurred on my weekend trip there to give you a general idea of how to budget for your trip to Melbourne. Here are my experience and advice of budgeting weekend trips to Melbourne. Expenses (in Australian Dollar) […]

Budgeting Weekend Trips to Sydney | Student Blog from the Gold Coast

Sydney houses some of Australia’s most iconic sites. Great food, great people, and great adventures are just around the corner. Take a look below at the costs that I incurred on my trip to Sydney to give you a general idea of the amount of money needed to visit. Here are my experience and advice […]

Budgeting on the Gold Coast | Student blog from Australia

For those of you pondering the Semester on the Gold Coast program: welcome! To those of you who have been accepted into the program: CONGRATS! Wherever you sit on this timeline, it doesn’t hurt to take a look at the semester ahead, especially when you are considering in-program expenses. In other words, the extra money […]

5 Tips for Studying Abroad in Thailand | Student blog from Thailand

Here are my 5 tips for studying abroad in Thailand: 1. Download apps to make life easier Here in Thailand, I recommend the Grab app the most! It is just like Uber and will make your life so simple. The language barrier can be difficult, but this allows you to put your destination in to […]

8 Study Abroad Scholarships and Grants You Should Apply For

What? 8 study abroad scholarships and grants?! You heard right. Here at CIS Abroad, we believe that study and intern abroad experiences are for ALL students. After all, it’s not about where you’ve come from – it’s where you’re going! (And you’re going places, believe us.) In fact, many of our leaders are first-generation college […]

6 Things My Mom Didn’t Tell Me About Living Abroad | Intern blog from Florence

Wouldn’t it be nice if, with a blink of an eye, you could transport yourself anywhere in the world? No hassle, no stress, just straight up teleportation. Unfortunately until technology skyrockets in advancements, or we all suddenly inherit super-human powers, we’re stuck planning our own trips to explore the world. This means lost luggage, delayed […]

How to Use Financial Aid for Study Abroad

Did you know you can use your financial aid for study abroad? See how easy it is at CIS Abroad by watching this video. Busy? Skip ahead to get the info you need: 0:30 | Financial Aid Process 2:47 | Outside Scholarships 3:10 | Hiccups We want to make sure studying or interning abroad is as […]