The White City
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…
Studying Abroad Helped Me Graduate On Time
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,…
Laissez-Nous Lire (Let Us Read)
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…
Education in Japan: My Trip To Tenri Elementary
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…
Bon Voyage (Have A Nice Trip)
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…
Willkommen (Welcome)
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 Christmas I, along with several other students and a few…
