Looking Back on a Full First Month in Beijing
Photos taken by Jalen Walker (Washington University in St. Louis), Student Correspondent for CET Beijing, Spring 2024 Outside Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall Developing a deep understanding of the
The Beginning of a Semester in Shanghai
Written by Natalie Chen (Washington University in St. Louis), Student Correspondent for CET Shanghai, Spring 2024 Due to CET Shanghai’s mid-February start date—a result of Chinese New Year
Snapshots from Week One in Beijing
Photos taken by Jalen Walker (Washington University in St. Louis), Student Correspondent for CET Beijing, Spring 2024 Around Capital Normal University (CNU) 中国房子 (Zhōngguó fángzi, China House) is
Why Do We Read Stories That We Know The Ending To?
Written by Clarissa Ko (Clark University), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Fall 2023 Why do we read stories that we know the ending to? It has been over
How Studying Abroad Ended My Seven-Year Relationship
Written by Beatrix Damashek (Kalamazoo College), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Fall 2023 Ok, I’ll admit—the title of this blog sounds really bad and scary (and maybe a little
Chengdu Circles (成都圈)
Written by Dominic Bellido (Colby College), Student Correspondent for CET Beijing, Fall 2023 Dear Reader, As I write to you, it is the last day of our trip
Being a Local Roommate at CET Taiwan
Written by Jim Wu, Local Roommate for CET Taiwan, Fall 2023 The gift I am given this semester is the second house. Before, all my roommates
Living Abroad in Taiwan for Three Months: Unexpected Realizations I’ve Had During My Time Abroad
Written by Beatrix Damashek (Kalamazoo College), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Fall 2023 With only two weeks left in Taiwan (we’re on week 11/12 of CET’s language-intensive semester), my
Off the Wall
Written by Dominic Bellido (Colby College), Student Correspondent for CET Beijing, Fall 2023 Some time ago, one of my good friends from college offered me a meditation exercise
Being Deaf Abroad: How I Navigate My Disability
Written by Beatrix Damashek (Kalamazoo College), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Fall 2023 Deciding to learn a tonal language as a deaf person is insanely ironic and hard. For