"I can’t talk about my experience in Amman without talking about the Jordanian neighbors and language partners. The Jordanian neighbors live in the same building and host activity nights/outings. You can text and ask them to help finish a homework assignment which may turn into an incredible 3 hour conversation about history and social media. I would highly encourage any student going into CET to try to talk to them regularly."

"I love living in my apartment and especially love my Italian roommate! She has taught us so much about Italian culture, cooking, and helps us with our Italian speaking. I am also really enjoying learning Italian, as knowing the language and being able to use it in restaurants and shops makes Siena feel even more like home!"

"Being able to see and talk with local communities, have Afro-Colombian roommates, and have first-hand conversations has really brought my education to whole new level."

"I love having Taiwanese roommates! They are wholly wonderful people and I'm so happy to have the opportunity to live with them and get to know them. They have taught me so much about Taiwan and Chinese and just about being a good person. Overall 10/10 experience."

"I think being in China, living with a Chinese roommate who has very limited English, and just meeting new people and ideas, cultivated a new sense of confidence in my Chinese skills that I wouldn’t have gotten in the United States. I was put in situations where I was flustered, excited etc. and being able to use the knowledge of the Chinese language I do have is an opportunity beyond the classroom."