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My Engineering Internship in Barcelona
Hello, my name is Marvin Gomez. I am currently a third-year student at UC Davis, majoring in Aerospace Science and Engineering. I worked for a startup company called Action Tracker, located in Barcelo... Continue Reading
From Santa Cruz to Barcelona: My Internship Journey with Action Tracker
My name is Darin Rahm, and I’m in my final year of Computer Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, with a concentration in computer networks. This past summer, I had the incredible o... Continue Reading
The Mediterranean Lifestyle: How Barcelona Finds Calm in the Chaos
My name is Katherine Bishop and I’m an art student with a love for design, photography, and travel. While studying abroad in Barcelona I noticed that it’s a city that moves at its own pace and I began... Continue Reading
Navigating Cultures, Connections, and VR Therapy: Lessons from Villa Azzurra
Ciao! My name is Tiya Madhavan, and I am a rising junior at the University of Michigan majoring in Biomedical Engineering and minoring in Art and Design. For the past five weeks I’ve had the outstandi... Continue Reading
Mental Health and Wellbeing While Studying in Florence
A major reason studying abroad enticed me was that it offered the kind of fresh start I had not had since moving out of state for college. There are little preconceptions of you when you step into a n... Continue Reading
Coffee, Coastal Trains, and Clinical Data: My Medical Internship in Italy
Ciao! My name is Fiona Mateo and I am a second-year Biomolecular Science student at the University of Michigan. This past summer, I spent 10 weeks studying abroad in Sorrento, Italy. Living in the coa... Continue Reading
Engineering Beyond the Classroom: My Sorrento Internship
My name is Iman Dashti, and I’m a rising senior at the University of Michigan studying Industrial and Operations Engineering. This summer, I had the opportunity to intern with a local nonprofit marine... Continue Reading
My UI/UX Internship in Barcelona
My name is Roop, and I had the incredible opportunity to intern abroad during the summer of 2025 in Barcelona with CIS Abroad! My internship aligned perfectly with my major in computer science. I work... Continue Reading
A Month in Rome: Eating, Exploring, and Embracing Italian Life
I’ve always believed that the best way to grow is by trying new things—and for me, that meant studying abroad in Rome. I chose to study abroad to step outside of my comfort zone, gain a global perspec... Continue Reading