Skip to Content

Search: {{$root.lsaSearchQuery.q}}, Page {{$root.page}}

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

news feed

Being Vegetarian in Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm proved to be a haven for vegetarians, with nearly every single restaurant offering complete vegetarian meals. The city's culinary landscape was very diverse, featuring Mediterranean, Thai, Italian, Nepali, and traditional Swedish cuisines.

- Prema Immadisetty

Category: Europe; Anecdotes

Tags: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Life is the same anywhere you go: Environment and sustainable development in Costa Rica

Through inward searching, I have seen a different kind of development, one where the focus is not profit, but true sustainability, community, longevity, and life. All else is vanity–so fragile that it can be blown away by one strong current of wind.

- Mason Keller

Category: Americas

Tags: Center for Global and Intercultural Study

Archive: CGIS Blog & News