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CGIS Blog & News

Welcome to the CGIS Blog!

The CGIS Blog is a central location where students can access stories written by U-M students who have gone abroad. This page is updated frequently and can be searched using the "Search News" button on the sidebar to explore various topics such as location and identity. Archived stories can be explore archived posts here.

We are always looking for new blog contributions from CGIS alumni - please consider sharing your story if you have been or currently are on a CGIS study abroad or international internship program!

Recent Blog Posts

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A Conversation with Emily: Social Sciences and Humanities in Amsterdam

I’m proud of using [Dutch] whenever I could...getting over the fear of pronouncing things wrong or not being understood by locals was a big jump. There’s no point in waiting until the last week.

Category: Europe; Anecdotes

Tags: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

A Conversation with Melissa: University Study in Singapore--National University of Singapore

"There are people coming from the military, or this is their second time abroad, or their post-grad plans are to work in a cafe or at a hostel while traveling. That opened my eyes to so many more possibilities of what I could do with my life."

Category: Anecdotes; Asia-Pacific

Tags: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

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