Jayhawks Abroad Blog


Welcome to the Study Abroad and Global Engagement (SAGE) blog! Here you can find blogs written by KU study abroad students on a variety of topics, including identity abroad, travel tips, experiences abroad, and much more. Use the menu down below to filter blogs based on topic.

Sam and other students eating at Rosales residence hall.

Rosales

One piece of advice that I would offer to students preparing to study abroad is to carefully select where they will live. Depending on their goals, their immediate daily environment can make all the difference. Some live in residence halls with other Americans, some live with local host families…

Picture of Margarita on a street in Cuba.

Lecciones de mi Travesía (Lessons from my Travels)

Traveling to Cuba was an experience I never thought I would have. Between looking at the intimate architecture of the buildings that transports you in time. To the sounds you hear on the streets: the dogs moving around the city, the motocicletas driving so close in the narrow streets you feel…

Ella in front of the Villarreal CF logo and the Europa league trophy

International Intern

The first 3 months of my journey were based out of Valencia, Spain; where I was an international intern with Villarreal CF of LaLiga.

Image of Emily and other students riding a camel in the dessert

Studying Abroad in Morocco

This summer I spent two months in Morocco learning Arabic for Project Global Officer (Project GO), a program designed for ROTC students to develop critical language skills. My program was intended for students with no Arabic experience, so the first few weeks were definitely a challenge. I…