Photo Essay: CET Beijing
Photos by Andrew Dooley (University of Washington- Seattle), Student Correspondent CET Beijing Summer 2019 *** Cover photo caption: If you’re now noticing a theme, visiting
Photo Essay: CET Shanghai
Photos by Ben Straus (Johns Hopkins University) Student Correspondent, CET Shanghai Summer 2019 *** Cover photo caption: Hot pot is great and all, but despite
My First Days Abroad for the First Time EVER
Written by Abby Schwendel (University of Texas at Austin), Student Correspondent CET Beijing, Summer 2019 I spent months preparing myself for immediate culture shock, but
Living on an Island Filled with Pig
Written by Kate Ross, (Brandeis University), Student Correspondent CET Taiwan, Summer 2019 When I arrived in Taipei I knew that I would have some challenges
CET Harbin: “The language pledge is too hard”
Written by Samuel Hubbard, Washington State University | 2018-2019 Academic Year at CET Harbin 语言发誓太难了 Welcome to CET Harbin! Many of you, like me, have
Looking Chinese in China (When You’re Not, or Not Entirely)
Written by Kira Porter, (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) Student Correspondent CET Beijing, Spring 2019 As a Chinese adoptee (I was born in China and adopted as
How to see the Harbin Ice Festival
Written by Emma Tilley, (Brown University) Student Correspondent CET Harbin, Spring 2019 Why would anyone go to an industrial city in a practically Siberian climate in the
Resolutions for a New Semester
Written by Emma Tilley, (Brown University) Student Correspondent CET Beijing, Fall 2018 After having been jokingly called a fake American throughout my time in Beijing,
Relying on yourself, your friends, and your teachers while abroad
Written by Sarah Phipps, (UNC Chapel Hill) Student Correspondent CET Taiwan, Fall 2018 I love learning from other’s mistakes, and I want to take the
The Importance of Experiencing Culture
Written by Bita Kavooski, (Colorado College) Student Correspondent CET Beijing, Fall 2018 This is my final blog. It feels surreal to be saying that since I