Tag: UMKC

  • Kansas City’s New Airport: Students’ Gateway to UMKC 

    Kansas City’s New Airport: Students’ Gateway to UMKC 

    Take a look into the new Kansas City International Airport, which opened early last year in 2023! Students coming to the Applied Language Institute are likely to walk this gorgeous terminal.

  • Kansas City is America’s Heartland

    Kansas City is America’s Heartland

    Read about Kansas City’s giant public art exhibit and what the spirit of the Parade of Hearts is rooted in.

  • Meet the Newest Members of Our Team

    Meet the Newest Members of Our Team

    The ALI team got a little bigger this semester! Keep reading to learn about this duo of positive energy, as they have a ton of intercultural and language experience to share.

  • Similarities between Kansas City and Kuwait City

    Similarities between Kansas City and Kuwait City

    Please enjoy the third in our series of Comparison and Contrast essays created by our Level 3 Writing & Grammar students during the Spring 2023 term. What places are different between Kansas City and Kuwait City? Visiting Kansas City, and Kuwait City can be fascinating, such as malls. There are many places to travel in…

  • Unique Traffic Differences: Kansas City and Tokyo

    Unique Traffic Differences: Kansas City and Tokyo

    Our Level 3 students produced some great work this semester! This post focuses on the similarities and differences between Kansas City and Tokyo traffic.             While the distance between Tokyo and Kansas City is approximately 6000 miles (9600 kilometers), these two cities are quite similar.the historickansascity.org said, “Last decades of the 19th century were a…

  • Comparing Beijing and Kansas City

    Comparing Beijing and Kansas City

    We’re always excited to share great examples of our students’ work. In this post, one of our Level 3 students has written an comparison and contrast essay discussing Beijing, China, and Kansas City, Missouri. Different cities have different life experiences, and two cities half a world away – Beijing and Kansas City must also have…

  • Wanna build a snowman?

    Wanna build a snowman?

    In February, one of our instructors, Ms. Tammy Adams, offered extra credit to any student who built a snowman. Yousef A. and Ali A. took her up on her offer. They were kind enough to share their efforts. Enjoy!

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