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Tracy
University of Arkansas
Summer 2021

Help is Essential: Why and How to Acquire it! 07/03/21

The first concern many students have when planning study abroad is funding and or paying for their program and travel. I am here to talk about just that! I. It is worth the money! Too much stress only takes away from the experience. II. There are endless ways to gain funding and support. III. Planning […]

Tracy
University of Arkansas
Summer 2021

Meeting and Making Friends Abroad 06/17/21

You may be concerned to land in a continent with peers you may not know. That is valid! However, I would not waste one second worrying about not making friends at CIMBA. I was lucky enough to have five of my sorority sisters join me on this excursion, and I wouldn’t have it any other […]

Tracy
University of Arkansas
Summer 2021

A Week in the Life 06/14/21

You may be wondering: What exactly does a week in the life of a study abroad student look life? Well, I am glad you asked! I wake up at 8 AM to prepare for my first class at 9 AM. My eyes open and adjust to the sometimes-still-strange surroundings, the light flooding in the large […]

Tracy
University of Arkansas
Summer 2021

One Week in Italy… Must I Ever Leave? 06/01/21

Ciao to all from across the pond. I have been on the Istituti Filippin campus for just over a week now and still feel as if I am seeing things for the first time. Our campus is nestled in the quaint town of Paderno del Grappa, Italy. I open the shutters in my bedroom and […]

Guest Blogger

Alum Spotlight: Brandy Yelton 11/10/20

Please introduce yourself! My name is Brandy Yelton. I attended the CIMBA program in the summer of 2003 and graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2005. What are you currently up to? After graduation, I moved to Houston and have lived here for most of the last fifteen years. The mountains of Arkansas are still “home”, […]

Guest Blogger

Alum Spotlight: Remy Lewbel 09/30/20

Please introduce yourself! Hi, I am Remy. I attended CIMBA in June of 2019. I was a student from Western Michigan University and majored in Business Administration with a focus on Sales and Marketing. What are you currently up to? I am the owner of TREND45, a company that excels in networking, traveling, and content creation. […]

Guest Blogger

Alum Spotlight: Tiago Schaffrath 09/11/20

Please introduce yourself! My name is Tiago Schaffrath. I love to learn and travel, and these passions have taken me some places so far. I’m a Brazilian who grew up in Paraguay. Then, for university, went to University of Kansas, where I graduated in 2010 with double major with Business & Leadership and Anthropology. I […]

Allyssa
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Spring 2020

Coronavirus and Lessons Learned 03/20/20

Coronavirus – it’s a hot topic these days and reasonably so. Hardly anybody knew what it was or that it even existed just a few weeks ago. Then it started to spread to South Korea, Japan, and of course Italy. And of all semesters, of all years, of all countries, I decided to study abroad […]

Allyssa
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Spring 2020

Tips for Safe Traveling 03/13/20

From mountains to beaches, Italy offers so many breathtaking sights to see! I had the amazing opportunity to spend my first day of March 2020 in Catania, Sicily. It was definitely an unforgettable trip especially since it was the last trip I was able to take during my stay in Italy, but that’s a topic […]

Walter
Christopher Newport University
Spring 2020

Debunking Common Study Abroad Myths 02/24/20

Deciding to study abroad is a complicated and difficult decision. Leaving all of your family and friends behind (unless some of your friends decide to join you) is not an easy choice to make. Even more so, deciding to move somewhere you have never been, and possibly don’t speak the native tongue, can be daunting. […]