BlogThe White City Written by: Andrew Sexton Last December I made the decision to study abroad for the first time. It was not a simple choice, but one that I had to work towards, making sure that everything was supposed to work out the way it should. It wasn’t simple because I had never left…
BlogStudying Abroad Helped Me Graduate On Time Written by: Alexandria Seger My whole purpose to study abroad was to graduate on time. I’ve always wanted to study abroad but with my major and minor, it’s not very flexible. Then I got an email from KIIS about a Winter study abroad opportunity, and it was the…
BlogLaissez-Nous Lire (Let Us Read) Written by: Alexa Turner Voltaire once said, “Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.” If you’re a central Kentucky native like myself, when you hear the name “Shakespeare and Company” you immediately picture a unique cafe that is filled…
BlogEducation in Japan: My Trip To Tenri Elementary Written by: Holly Moore This past Monday, my fellow KIIS members and I took the train to Nara to spend the day with students at Tenri Elementary. I was particularly excited, of course, to have the opportunity to actually go into a Japanese classroom and experience firsthand…
BlogBon Voyage (Have A Nice Trip) Written by: Alexa Turner I did it to myself. Everyone had told me. In fact, they had told me multiple times: “pack light.” I thought I had. I packed what I thought I needed, took a few things out, and had plenty of room to take back gifts and…
Blog[vcex_button url=”https://www.kiis.org/students/alumni/share-your-story/” size=”medium” align=”center” custom_color=”#ffffff” border_radius=”10px”]Share Your Story[/vcex_button][vcex_button url=”https://www.kiis.org/blog/ ” size=”medium” icon_left=”fa fa-angle-left”]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: Alexa Turner[/vcex_icon_box] After completing a ten-week summer internship in Washington, D. C., I’d like to think that I can go anywhere and not look like a tourist. I thought wrong. The day after…