Written by Saradine Pierre, (UNC Chapel Hill) Student Correspondent CET Brazil, Summer 2018
Photo Essay: CET Florence
Written by Elizabeth Persons (Vanderbilt University) Student Correspondent CET Florence, Summer 2018
135 Hours of Intensive Vietnamese
Written by Sharon Phu (Yale University) Student Correspondent CET Vietnam, Spring 2018 I’m bad at gauging how quickly or slowly time can pass, which is why I thought nothing of signing up to take intensive Vietnamese with CET Vietnam. The syllabus says 135 hours in the classroom, which is the equivalent of 2-3 semesters (dependent on […]
One Year Later — Advice to Students About to go to India.
Written by Maggie Cram (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Alum, UW in India: Varanasi, Spring 2017 1. Don’t over pack. I was under the impression that I would not be able to find any of my toiletries here. I was so mistaken. The general stores on the side of the roads even have what you need- shampoo, […]
Grazie Mille, Italia
Written by Tim Rice (Vanderbilt University) Student Correspondent CET Florence, Spring 2018 First of all, I want to say that I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to study abroad. Such an experience is difficult to encapsulate, but I feel like the best way for me to describe and sum up my time in Italy is […]
“Connected Self-Development” and Upping Quality of Life
Written by Sharon Phu (Yale University) Student Correspondent CET Vietnam, Spring 2018 Recently, some of the staff at Vietnamese Language Studies Saigon (VLS) asked me to participate in a YouTube video. VLS has a YouTube channel where they upload videos of students reciting their favorite quote (translated into Vietnamese, of course) and then explaining what the […]