study abroad Archives

Cajón del Maipo

July 11, 2019 | Study Abroad | CEE Chief Editor

By Shannon Wing ’22 When making the decision on what to do with my summer, I had two requirements. Number 1: Work within the field of sustainability. Number 2: Be somewhere where I could hike and […]

A Summer in Chile

July 11, 2019 | Study Abroad | CEE Chief Editor

By Shannon Wing ’22 Hello! Two weeks ago at around this time, I was waking up to my new neighbor friend tapping me on the shoulder saying, ‘we are here.” I had somehow managed to sleep […]

Study Abroad in Edinburgh – Discovering a New Learning Environment

December 13, 2018 | Study Abroad | ceemit

By Milani-Chatterji-Len ’19 This is my last week as a study abroad student at the University of Edinburgh – check out Blog 1 and Blog 2 to see what I have been doing up to this point. […]

Study Abroad in Edinburgh: Exploring the City and Beyond

November 15, 2018 | Study Abroad | ceemit

By Milani Chatterji-Len ’19 This semester, I am studying abroad at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. One of my main reasons for choosing to study abroad was to experience a new place and culture. Even […]

Abroad in Israel: Optibus Opportunities

August 24, 2018 | Undergraduate Student Life | ceemit

By Amy Vogel ’20 In the past two months that I’ve spent in Tel Aviv through MISTI Israel, I’ve had the unique opportunity to progress and grow alongside a company that’s doing the same. Since I’ve […]

Abroad in Israel: The High-Tech Tel Aviv Dream

July 11, 2018 | Undergraduate Student Life | ceemit

By Amy Vogel ’20 After three great months living it up in Haifa at the Technion, I moved to Israel’s The-City-That-Never-Sleeps to live the modern-day high-tech Tel Aviv dream (well, for two months). Selfie on the […]

Abroad in Israel: Saying Goodbye to the Technion

June 11, 2018 | Undergraduate Student Life | ceemit

By Amy Vogel ’20 I am writing this post while sitting at my desk on my last day of work at the Technion. I am sad to leave the Technion, but I am so happy that […]

Abroad in Israel: Halfway done

April 30, 2018 | Undergraduate Student Life | ceemit

By Amy Vogel ’20 I am about to start the 8th week of my internship… it is crazy to think that my time at the Technion is more than halfway over! But on the other hand, […]

Abroad in Israel: HOT lane networks and exploring Israel

April 9, 2018 | Undergraduate Student Life | ceemit

By Amy Vogel ‘20 I can’t believe I’ve already been at the Technion for five weeks; the time is flying by! I’ve just returned from a week of vacation for Passover, but the weeks leading up […]

Abroad in Israel: Settling in and learning the ropes

March 16, 2018 | Undergraduate Student Life | ceemit

By Amy Vogel ’20 I have been in Israel now for about 3 weeks, and loving every minute of it. After I got off the plane, I got to spend a few nice days with my […]

Summer in Santiago: Collaborating on Urban Mobility

August 4, 2017 | Undergraduate Student Life | ceemit

By Christine Langston During my first week and my fourth week here in Santiago, I attended two ‘talleres,’ or workshops, put on by the Chilean Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunication (MTT, not to be confused with […]

MISTI video highlights students’ research on Venice’s rising sea levels

July 31, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]Edmund K. Turner Professor in Civil Engineering Andrew Whittle and Professor of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Paola Rizzoli led a research camp for MIT students, including CEE graduate student Paige Midstokke, rising senior Clio Macrakis […]

Japan Adventures: Structures

July 25, 2017 | Undergraduate Student Life | ceemit

[fusion_text]By Eric Wong The Japanese aesthetic is unmistakable: minimalistic, functional, and balanced. And the ambience it creates equally distinct: calm, peaceful, and soothing. The parts of Kyoto built in the new millennium represent a nod to […]

MIT-Imperial Exchange: Living and working in London

July 18, 2017 | Undergraduate Student Life | ceemit

[fusion_text]By Milani Chatterji-Len This summer I am working in a research lab at Imperial College of London through the MIT-Imperial Exchange. The program, which strengthens the relationship between Imperial and MIT, sends students from across many […]

Japan Adventures: Transportation

July 18, 2017 | Undergraduate Student Life | ceemit

[fusion_text]By Eric Wong In my two months in Japan, the one aspect of Japanese culture that seems to permeate into everything is the pursuit of perfection. Life in Japan, as seen in transportation, is inseparable from […]