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SIS Intercultural Study Abroad is a small, independent, and locally run study abroad organization based in Siena, Italy. Founded in 2004, SIS has over 20 years of experience designing immersive academic programs for students who want to engage deeply with local cultures, languages, and communities—beyond the limits of a traditional study abroad “bubble.” SIS offers semester, summer, winter ter...
SIS Intercultural Study Abroad is a small, independent, and locally run study abroad organization based in Siena, Italy. Founded in 2004, SIS has over 20 years of experience designing immersive academic programs for students who want to engage deeply with local cultures, languages, and communities—beyond the limits of a traditional study abroad “bubble.” SIS offers semester, summer, winter term, and Maymester programs in Siena (Italy), Brussels (Belgium), and Yaoundé (Cameroon). All programs are built around a full-immersion educational model that combines intensive language study, academic coursework, service learning, and guided intercultural reflection. With SIS, students don’t just study abroad—they live abroad. Full immersion at SIS is a gradual and supported process. Rather th...
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Taylor Landes
Participated in 2013
AlumniTaylor is from Boston, Massachusetts. She has a BA from Ohio State University, where she studied international relations and Italian. Taylor has trave...
It's almost a clichè at this point, but there has always been something about international travel that has always drawn me to it. I am fascinated with other cultures and languages. Going abroad gave me the unique opportunity to fully immerse myself in Italian culture and gave me a solid foundation in mastering the language that would later become one of my minors in college.
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SIS Intercultural Study Abroad is a small, independent, and locally run study abroad organization based in Siena, Italy. Founded in 2004, SIS has over 20 years of experience designing immersive academic programs for students who want to engage deeply with local cultures, languages, and communities—beyond the limits of a traditional study abroad “bubble.” SIS offers semester, summer, winter term, and Maymester programs in Siena (Italy), Brussels (Belgium), and Yaoundé (Cameroon). All programs are built around a full-immersion educational model that combines intensive language study, academic coursework, service learning, and guided intercultural reflection. With SIS, students don’t just study abroad—they live abroad. Full immersion at SIS is a gradual and supported process. Rather th...
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SIS Intercultural Study Abroad is a small, independent, and locally run study abroad organization based in Siena, Italy. Founded in 2004, SIS has over 20 years of experience designing immersive academic programs for students who want to engage deeply with local cultures, languages, and communities—beyond the limits of a traditional study abroad “bubble.” SIS offers semester, summer, winter term, and Maymester programs in Siena (Italy), Brussels (Belgium), and Yaoundé (Cameroon). All programs are built around a full-immersion educational model that combines intensive language study, academic coursework, service learning, and guided intercultural reflection. With SIS, students don’t just study abroad—they live abroad. Full immersion at SIS is a gradual and supported process. Rather th...
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