Written by Kaylee Henderson (Kalamazoo College), Student Correspondent for CET Beijing, Fall 2019 One of the biggest adjustments I’ve had to make since coming to Beijing was adjusting to the academic life and expectations. On top of a 24/7 language pledge, we spend around six hours each day learning Chinese. The first day we arrived in Beijing, we […]
Taiwan’s Street Food
Written by Melaura Rice (Grand Valley State University), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Fall 2019. If there’s one good thing to do in Taiwan, it’s to eat! Contrary to some other countries, you can find […]
Hiking Zhangjiajie
Written by Mercedes Chen (The George Washington University), Student Correspondent CET Beijing, Fall 2019 I went to Zhangjiajie with a group of classmates to spend a few days of our fall break hiking the mountains where Avatar was filmed! We organized the trip by ourselves, booked our accommodations online, and used maps we found inside […]
A Few Short Days in 张家界 (Zhāngjiājiè)
Photos by Sam Schulman (Brandeis University), Student Correspondent for CET Shanghai, Fall 2019. Cover photo caption: After descending the stairs in the rain, we were somewhat disappointed that our view was entirely obscured […]
Navigating the 餐馆 (School Canteen)
Written by Nina Udagawa (George Washington University), Student Correspondent for CET Shanghai, Fall 2019. One thing I was looking most forward to for my study abroad in Shanghai was the food! […]
What I Wish I Knew Before I Came to Beijing
Written by Kaylee Henderson (Kalamazoo College), Student Correspondent for CET Beijing, Fall 2019. I’ve had the idea to write this blog for a while […]