Written by Bayani Pascual (Bowdoin College), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Spring 2023 To foreigners, at least, Taipei’s metro is famous. Known locally as the MRT or jiéyùn, it comprises a rainbow of different lines and more than 130 stops as it snakes its way through the city. In contrast to much of the public transport in the US […]
Photo Essay: CET Taiwan
Written by Tashi Sherpa (Middlebury College), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Spring 2023 Here are some photos that capture my first 3 weeks in Taiwan! My first night in Taiwan, my local roommate took my housemates and I around to grab noodles from a food stand near our apartment. Then we also got an order of stinky tofu […]
Friends, Food, and Fun!
Written by Quila Gustave (Allegheny College), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Spring 2023 Posing in 118 Street while admiring the scenery Coming to Taiwan can be an exciting and nerve-wracking feeling. CET helps with orientation, where you learn about the program and make friends! For me, on the day of arrival, I went to the CET office […]
Photo Essay: CET Taiwan
Photos taken by Huy Tran (Middlebury College), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Spring 2023 Today was quite an eventful day for me as I arrived in Taipei after a long flight. As I made my way to the apartment, I caught a glimpse of the famous Taipei 101 tower from the taxi’s window. It was a beautiful sight, […]
Short Stories From Taiwan
Written by Aliah Lloyd, (Grand Valley State University), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Fall 2022. In this blog, I decided to share a couple experiences from my life these past two months.
Photo Essay: CET Taiwan
Written by JT Titmus, (Middlebury College), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Fall 2022. Our adventure for this weekend was to trek the tallest peak in Northeast Asia, the glorious 玉山 (yushan), which means jade mountain.