Written by Bayani Pascual (Bowdoin College), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Spring 2023 It was a surprise the other day, when my roommate asked for some advice while fiddling around with her seating options on her return flight from Taiwan. I obviously knew that my time here would soon be ending, but there was something about the stress […]
Advice for a Study Abroad Student in Florence
Written by Eden Comer (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Student Correspondent for CET Florence, Spring 2023 The quickest semester of my life is drawing to a close! As this is my last blog post, I wanted to share some advice with any future Florence study abroad student. Pack warmer than you think, and travel essentials should be #1 priority. Contrary to […]
Photo Essay: CET Taiwan
Written by Abigail Ward (United States Naval Academy), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Spring 2023 I am lucky enough to live really close to Taipei 101, one of the most iconic sights of Taipei! It used to be the tallest building in the world, standing at 508 meters tall. It also incorporates traditional Chinese culture, being divided into […]
Peace and Discomfort Abroad: CET Prague Traveling Seminar
Written by Phoebe Porter (Elon University), Student Correspondent for CET Prague, Spring 2023 Moving abroad, even just for a few months, you are bound to experience discomfort. After three years of adjusting to my routines in college, studying abroad presents a new set of challenges and adjustments. You are going to stick out wildly as a tourist, and […]
Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
Photos taken by Isabelle Shiiba (Brandeis University), Student Correspondent for CET Japan, Spring 2023 Nara, Kyoto, Osaka, Mie, oh my! It feels like there’s an infinite list of places to visit while living in Japan, and recently I’ve been caught up taking full advantage of every opportunity CET has to offer. As a CET student, we have day […]
How to Make Friends and Attain Fluency with Others (Jordan Edition)
Written by Tomas Gordo-Churchill (Northwestern University), Student Correspondent for CET Jordan, Spring 2023 By this point in the study abroad experience, after four weeks in the intensive learning environment of CET, your language ability will have increased more than you ever could imagine in the US. You will actually be speaking Arabic, one of the most difficult languages […]