Written by Luke A, High School/Pre-College Student Correspondent for CET Cuba: Advances in Healthcare, Summer 2019 As the trip is wrapping up, so are our schedules. For the last several days, our schedule has been far less packed than it had been since we got here. Instead of waking up, having two classes and a […]
Did You Make the Most of it?: Final Week in Beijing
Written by Irene, High School/Pre-College Student Correspondent for CET Beijing Summer 2019 Have you ever gone into a trip telling yourself that you better make the most of it? As we finish up our final week in Beijing, I can’t help but ask myself the question: Have you made the most of your time in […]
Spill the Tea
Written by Jade, High School/Pre-College Student Correspondent for CET Beijing Summer 2019 Until I went to Shanghai, I never felt so connected to Chinese culture. I live at Beijing Union University, where it’s just a campus full of students (Chinese and international) and markets. Life here felt separated from culture because of the lack of […]
Language Barrier
Written by Millie S, High School/Pre-College Student Correspondent for CET Beijing: International Career Pathways Summer 2019 My time in China was very inspiring and amazing, but it was also a challenge. Coming into the program without any Mandarin skills, I found that it was very hard for me to fully immerse myself in the culture […]
Reflections on a Month in Cuba
Written by Aashna, High School/Pre-College Student Correspondent for CET Cuba, Summer 2019 During my first few days in Havana, I was absolutely enthralled with the culture and vibrancy of the city. Sure, I was nervous about being in a new place with new people, but my complete adoration of my surroundings washed away any anxiety […]
The Invitation of a Community
Written by Jorge, High School/Pre-College Student Correspondent for CET Florence: Italian Food, Art, and Society, Summer 2019 Now that my time abroad is nearing an end, it’s time I took a step back and evaluated my interactions with both the locals whom I never met, and those people in my class who I spend the […]