Written by Cody Simpson, (University of Kansas), Student Correspondent for CET Japan, Summer 2022 My CET classmates and I together at Shinsekai. Before coming to Japan I knew that the country was prone to frequent earthquakes and the occasional tsunami. However, I did not think that after arriving in Japan we would have a school […]
My Daily Routine in Osaka, Japan
Written by Ryan Sowers, (Wabash College), Student Correspondent for CET Japan, Summer 2022 Summer in Osaka with CET is an intensive program; each day is packed with things to do, places to go, and, of course, homework. First, I usually wake up around 7:00. When I manage to pull myself out of bed early enough, […]
The Importance and Difficulty of Having Conversations in Another Language
Written by Josh Gill, (Rice University), Student Correspondent for CET Japan, Summer 2022 You never realize how easy it is to communicate with people in your native language until you can no longer use your native tongue. While it is a terrifying thing to be completely stripped of the possibility of communicating with other people […]
The View from Over 300 Feet in the Air
Written by Cody Simpson, (University of Kansas), Student Correspondent for CET Japan, Summer 2022 If you had asked me what it is like to sit over 300 feet in the air and stare at a gorgeous city over a year ago, I would have told you that you were crazy. Well, if I had made […]
Getting Lost in Osaka
Written by Isabelle Qian, (Yale University), Student Correspondent for CET Japan, Summer 2022 I love nights in Osaka. Sometimes, when I want to take a break from homework, I like to stand on the little balcony of my third-floor apartment and look at all the sloped roofs of the houses and the many streetlamps that […]
Why I Chose CET Japan and How It’s Going
Written by Ryan Sowers, (Wabash College), Student Correspondent for CET Japan, Summer 2022 Students choose to study in Osaka with CET for different reasons, but one thing that we all share in common is our drive to learn Japanese. This focus on language is the reason why I chose CET, and after my first week of classes here […]