Written By Amara Payne (The George Washington University), Student Correspondent for CET Colombia, Spring 2022 As my time in Cali came to an end I found myself reflecting on how and why I’ve changed. Who I am now and who I was when I arrived in Colombia, and what parts of this beautiful country and culture […]
Photo Essay: CET Jordan
Photos by Andreas Fathalla, (Kalamazoo College), Student Correspondent for CET Jordan, Fall 2022 One day on the weekend we went on a tour of Wadi Mujib with our CET local neighbors, and on the way there we stopped for a view of the Dead Sea. The water is extremely salty, so much so that you can see […]
Photo Essay: CET Taiwan
Written by JT Titmus, (Middlebury College), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Fall 2022 Welcome back to the wonderful world of Taiwan! It gets much prettier, and the photos are much clearer now that I have found a suitable film camera. I took another shot with on the Facebook marketplace with an untested camera, hoping that it would […]
Photo Essay: CET Taiwan
Written by Elissa DeTellis, (George Washington University), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Fall 2022 The longer I have been in Taiwan the more fascinated I have become with convenience store culture. Convenience stores are of course a snacker’s dream, but they are so much more than that. In my pursuit to understand them deeper I interviewed classmates […]
A Few Things to Make Life Easier in Jordan
Photos by Rojina Timsina, (Kalamazoo College), Student Correspondent for CET Jordan, Fall 2022 1. Water Bottle “Big water bottle very important because it’s hot in Jordan and you need to stay hydrated or you’ll die or worse, perform sub-optimally” – Tarek Nasr Having an insulated water bottle will make life so much easier. Water is easily accessible […]
The “Study” in Study Abroad
Photos by Isabella Verga, (George Washington University), Student Correspondent for CET Florence, Fall 2022 Professors and coordinators always like to remind students to emphasize the study component of their study abroad experience as well as the abroad aspect. After finishing my first month of classes, however, I have found that there is a lot more overlap […]