Alumni StoriesObservations of Italians One of my favorite days in Italy was when I took a day to wander around downtown Rome. I went to an art museum, a botanical garden and then a restaurant. I spent the day observing how Italian people interacted with each other. Since I don’t speak Italian, I listened to…
BlogKIIS Italy Winter Students Hold Art Exhibit At Marshall University Sophia Gillispie, Sophie Kelley, Morgan Napier, and Callie Thacker, Marshall University Students, studied abroad on the KIIS Italy Winter 2023-2024 program. They orchestrated a compelling two-week art exhibit in Marshall’s student gallery, displaying artwork created during the study abroad program or inspired by it. Accompanying…
BlogMusic Inspiration from Japan Brandon Mitchell, an aspiring composer studying at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in the Department of Technology and Applied Composition (TAC), was part of the school’s “2021 TAC Showcase Concert”. To view the concert performance, click the video below. Brandon’s composition begins at the 47 minute mark. https://vimeo.com/481493641 Brandon is…
BlogHealthcare, Spanish & Study Abroad Written by: Emily Guilford Bueno! Me llamo Emily. In the summer of 2019 I traveled to Merida, Mexico and lived with a family for about 5-6 weeks while studying with KIIS. I absolutely enjoyed myself while on this trip and learned so much about myself as well about Mayan culture…
Faculty AwardsDistinguished Mentor & Teacher Award Text gathered from: Georgetown College & Dr. Laura Hunt Dr. Laura Hunt teaches Spanish at Georgetown college and teaches on the KIIS Maya Mexico Winter program. Recently she received Georgetown’s John Walker Manning Distinguished Mentor and Teacher Award. Below is an excerpt from Georgetown’s news website about her award…
BlogStudying Abroad Builds Confidence Written by: Clayton Conder The days leading up to my Greece program were filled with feelings of dread and anxiety. I didn’t know anyone on the trip. I wanted to stay in my introverted bubble, because in Greece I would be alone, with nothing familiar. Looking back, three years later, I…
BlogLiving an Austrian Lifestyle Written by: Ashvanika Dodwani One of the reasons I chose to study in Austria is because I knew that the small town of Bregenz would allow me to truly explore the living style of Austrians in ways that I might not be able to if I were in a more touristy…
BlogClimbing Up to Where the Water Falls Written by: Brendan Jones As I step out of our thirteen person minivan I take a deep breath of the fresh, crisp Costa Rican air. Today is the day we take the first of many hikes up the side of a mountain. I had slept well, eaten “Lo…
Blog[vcex_button url=”https://www.kiis.org/students/alumni/share-your-story/” size=”medium” align=”center” border_radius=”10px”]Share Your Story[/vcex_button][vcex_button url=”https://www.kiis.org/blog/” layout=”block” size=”medium” icon_left=”fa fa-angle-left” border_radius=”10px”]Blog[/vcex_button][vcex_heading source=”post_title” style=”bottom-border-w-color” tag=”h2″ inner_bottom_border_color_main=”#04577e” color=”#04577e”][vcex_icon_box heading=”” icon=”fa fa-user” icon_color=”#04577e”]Written by: Abby Coomes[/vcex_icon_box] I originally heard about the KIIS Slavic Europe program from my professor, Dr. Mandzy, during one of his History classes. Then I went to Morehead State’s Study Abroad fair, and…
Blog[vcex_button url=”https://www.kiis.org/students/alumni/share-your-story/” size=”medium” align=”center” border_radius=”10px”]Share Your Story[/vcex_button][vcex_button url=”https://www.kiis.org/blog/” layout=”block” size=”medium” icon_left=”fa fa-angle-left” border_radius=”10px”]Blog[/vcex_button][vcex_heading source=”post_title” style=”bottom-border-w-color” tag=”h2″ inner_bottom_border_color_main=”#04577e” color=”#04577e”][vcex_icon_box heading=”” icon=”fa fa-user” icon_color=”#04577e”]Written by: Brendan Jones[/vcex_icon_box] We walk into a huge stadium full of fans, and I think about how I am experiencing another thing for the first time. This was my very first time at…