Written by Tomas Gordo-Churchill (Northwestern University), Student Correspondent for CET Jordan, Spring 2023 During your time in Jordan, there is one thing you will never forget (besides your Arabic hopefully), and that’s the class trip to Petra and Wadi Rum, the most iconic sites Jordan has to offer. People fly across the globe just to see the sheer […]
Living Versus Vacationing in Florence
Written by Eden Comer (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Student Correspondent for CET Florence, Spring 2023 My few months in Florence have been some of the best months of my life. I am incredibly grateful that I get to experience a brand-new culture, learn a new language, and explore one of the most beautiful cities in the world on a […]
Photo Essay: CET Taiwan
Written by Kathy Luan (University of Michigan), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Spring 2023 My first week in Taiwan brought so many exciting adventures. I celebrated my first weekend here with a trip to 象山 (Xiangshan) with my roommate! This day was the 228 和平紀念日, or Peace Memorial Day, which is a day that holds great significance […]
Photo Essay: CET Taiwan
Photos by Lilian Manning (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Spring 2023 A temple procession (神明遶境) by the Tamsui metro station. I walked past this procession with my old host family while we were getting lunch. Teapot Mountain photographed at an outlook over Yinyang sea. I was told the buildings are related […]
Photo Essay: AICAD in Japan
Photos by Huiting Lian (Maryland Institute College of Art), Student Correspondent for AICAD in Japan, Spring 2023 Winter is the season for hotpot! My housemate, Tomoko, works part-time at a hotpot restaurant. She invited us to the restaurant for a warm hotpot dinner. After I started my semester in Osaka, I go to live houses once every two weeks. […]
The Bells of Resistance – Occupation Mauá
Written by Angel Akinleye (Howard University), Student Correspondent for CET Brazil, Spring 2023 You can hear a faint ring in the distanceVoices rise… hands clasp… pupils raise to the skyAn echo of determinationA will that will not be deniedChange that will be madeRoots of hope branches of lifeEach hand plants the soil a tree of beautiful soulsTheir home […]