Written by Corie Maguigad (American University), Student Correspondent for CET Jordan: Intensive Language, Fall 2019 Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday in the United States, so it was imperative that I celebrate the holiday while here in Jordan. A bunch of the CET students and our roommates got together, made all the traditional Thanksgiving food, and spent some quality […]
Choosing CET Jordan: Intensive Language
Written by Ann Monk (Connecticut College), Student Correspondent CET Jordan Fall 2019. The reason I chose the CET Language Intensive program is simple: […]
Brothas from Otha Mothas
Written by Mathu Jennings (Kalamazoo College), Student Correspondent for CET Jordan: Internship, Fall 2019 Simply put, CET’s language partner and roommate system is an integral part of the whole experience. Besides all other factors, these two people CET requires will help you with your Arabic and your cultural fluency. Though you have to spend three hours a week […]
Life with a Language Pledge
Written by Corie Maguigad (American University), Student Correspondent for CET Jordan: Intensive Language, Fall 2019 The reason I picked CET Jordan was because of the intense focus on language acquisition. I knew that the best thing for me on my language-learning journey would be to do life in Arabic for 15 weeks and take 16 credits of Arabic. […]
A little slice of Europe and the United States
Written by Mathu Jennings (Kalamazoo College), Student Correspondent CET Jordan: Internship, Fall 2019. If you have not heard of Amman’s Rainbow Street in your preliminary study abroad research, then now is the time to figure out […]
Long Trip to the Dead Sea, Petra and Wadi Rum
Photos by Ann Monk(Connecticut College), Student Correspondent CET Jordan Fall 2019. Cover photo caption: Our final stop on the trip was Wadi Rum. It was one of the most beautiful places I’d ever seen! […]