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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
Lost in Translation: My Summer in Barcelona
My name is Bella Chiaramonte, and I’m a biomedical engineering major at University of California Davis. This summer, I had the opportunity to intern abroad in Barcelona, Spain, with a geotechnical eng... Continue Reading
Top programs in Business
Students studying business for their major or minor are often spoiled for choice when selecting a study abroad program. It can seem like every study or intern abroad program out there offers something... Continue Reading
My Summer Studying and Working in Italy: Sorrento, Naples, and Everything in Between
This past summer, I had the opportunity to study abroad in Sorrento, Italy, while also gaining hands-on work experience through an internship at Logogramma, an AI startup based in Naples. Looking back... Continue Reading
Travel Tips for Your Semester in Australia
Part of the reason I chose Australia as my study abroad destination is because it is so far away. There is so much in the country to see & do, and incredible surrounding countries and islands as w... Continue Reading