Photos by Maya Martin (Howard University), Student Correspondent for CET Colombia, Spring 2023 Getting Adjusted: Much to See, Much to Do, Much to Learn After months of anticipation and excitement, we’ve finally arrived in Cali! While our host school, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (UAO), is celebrating 50 years of business, us students are celebrating the start of […]
Identity in Colombia: Internal vs. External
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 […]
Impressions of Identity in Colombia
Written By Amara Payne (The George Washington University), Student Correspondent for CET Colombia, Spring 2022 Walking through the streets of Cali. feels like a breath of fresh air. Sitting in my first day of orientation, new people, new faces, and new sounds surround me as I take in our segment for the day; Safety in Cali. […]
To Call Cali Home
Written By Jermoyah Parkinson (Bowdoin College), Student Correspondent for CET Colombia, Spring 2022 I would have never thought that I would be in Cali, Colombia after all of this time. Surviving a global pandemic has been a difficult transition for everyone, especially those who wanted to travel abroad. For the first year at least, I worried […]
Black Girl Abroad: How I Learned to Relinquish My Hold on Forced Identity
Written By Regine Miller (Howard University), Student Correspondent for CET Colombia, Spring 2020 I have left the United States many times. Probably more times than many people my age. I am familiar with the mixed feeling of excitement and nervousness as I wave goodbye to my parents, and seeing the prideful tears in their eyes […]
Why I Didn’t Want to be Another White Girl in Spain
Written by Sophie Hastings (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Student Correspondent for CET Colombia, Spring 2020 “Wait, are you sure about Latin America?”, “Isn’t it dangerous?”, “You mean Columbia, South Carolina?” “What about Spain?” These are just a few of the questions I received when I decided to look for study abroad […]