CIS Abroad Blog:
The latest stories from CIS Abroad alumni, staff, and friends.
CIS Abroad Statement on Racial Violence
With a heavy heart, I write to you to acknowledge the incidents occurring across our country today, and the racial violence that so many have suffered for so long. The killing of George Floyd in Minne... Continue Reading
Environmental Sustainability and Education Abroad
Introduction As part of Forum on Education Abroad’s annual conference, I attended The Forum’s Critical Dialogue on Environmental Sustainability and Education Abroad. Below is a summary of the dialogue... Continue Reading
Professional Development Series
Background about the series We understand how deeply our field has been and will continue to be impacted by COVID-19. At CIS Abroad, we had big plans for this summer; we planned to take our entire com... Continue Reading
Forum 2020: Our First Virtual Conference
The Forum’s 16th Annual Conference will now be offered in a virtual conference format on April 21-23, 2020. Here at CIS Abroad we are working hard to offer engaging virtual sessions and a virtual boot... Continue Reading
5 Tips to Succeed at Working from Home
For the last several years, the “road warriors” of our university relations team have been working from their home offices when not visiting partners. We thought it would be fun to get the inside scoo... Continue Reading
Balancing School and Life in Korea | Student Blog from Seoul
One of the toughest things for me living in South Korea was attempting to balance my academics with my social life. When entering such an unfamiliar space, everything is enticing – the people, the cul... Continue Reading
3 Tips for Being Black in South Korea | Student Blog from Seoul
I definitely doubted my choice at the beginning My family and friends scrutinized my decision to study abroad in South Korea. While outwardly I stood by my decision, I would be remiss if I didn’t admi... Continue Reading
Eating in Thailand as a Vegetarian | Student Blog from Thailand
At first, Thai Food was not what I expected It wasn’t long after I arrived in Bangkok that I realized most Thai dishes have some kind of meat in them. I didn’t expect that most dishes here have meat, ... Continue Reading
Helping Refugees During Study Abroad | Student Blog from Rome
Since I wanted to volunteer abroad, I decided to collaborate with my host university, the American University of Rome, and the Joel Nafuma Refugee Center. With support from CIS Abroad, I was able to h... Continue Reading