Written by Elizabeth Kennedy (University of Washington), CET Kunming Summer 2019 This isn’t a perspective I heard very often before I left, so I’m going to put it out there. I was homesick a lot this summer. At least every week I longed for my friends, my bed, the beach, and Taco Bell. But even […]
Photo Essay: CET Kunming
Written by Justin Seymour-Welch (University of Massachusetts Amherst), CET Kunming Summer 2019
Photo Essay: CET Kunming
Written by Justin Seymour-Welch (University of Massachusetts Amherst), CET Kunming Summer 2019
Language Immersion: One Month Later
Written by Elizabeth Kennedy (University of Washington), CET Kunming Summer 2019 Sometimes, I trick myself into believing I’m close to fluent. Then, I do something like watch The Lion King to bring me back to reality. Four short days after signing away the English language, I wrote in my journal, “This is crazy but it’s […]
Sustainability Starts Small
Written by Elizabeth Kennedy (University of Washington), CET Kunming Summer 2019 The availability of boba milk tea on the street outside of our dorms and classrooms in Kunming is incredible. And so is the availability of plastic bags, single-use items, and non-recyclable (or non-recycled) waste. In Seattle, I live in a bubble of burlap-grocery-bag-toting tree-huggers, […]
Photo Essay: CET Kunming
Written by Justin Seymour-Welch (University of Massachusetts Amherst), CET Kunming Summer 2019