Written By Amara Payne (The George Washington University), Student Correspondent for CET Colombia, Spring 2022 Walking through the streets of Cali. feels like a breath of fresh air. Sitting in my first day of orientation, new people, new faces, and new sounds surround me as I take in our segment for the day; Safety in Cali. […]
To Call Cali Home
Written By Jermoyah Parkinson (Bowdoin College), Student Correspondent for CET Colombia, Spring 2022 I would have never thought that I would be in Cali, Colombia after all of this time. Surviving a global pandemic has been a difficult transition for everyone, especially those who wanted to travel abroad. For the first year at least, I worried […]
Black Girl Abroad: How I Learned to Relinquish My Hold on Forced Identity
Written By Regine Miller (Howard University), Student Correspondent for CET Colombia, Spring 2020 I have left the United States many times. Probably more times than many people my age. I am familiar with the mixed feeling of excitement and nervousness as I wave goodbye to my parents, and seeing the prideful tears in their eyes […]
Our Appointment with the Colombian Court
Written by Audrey Friedline (The George Washington University), Student Correspondent CET Colombia, Fall 2019. Everything about our class trip to the Palacio de Justicia court house was shocking […]
Essay: CET Colombia
Written by Jonah Bolton (Kalamazoo College) Student Correspondent, CET Colombia Fall 2019. My CET group and I had only been in Colombia for a few short weeks, but we were about to become acclimated with the country and […]
Photo Essay: CET Colombia
Photos by Jonah Bolton (Kalamazoo College) Student Correspondent, CET Colombia Fall 2019. Here we have three of our Colombian roommates (from front to back, Wilson, Jennifer, Lina) walking through the small pueblo of Ladrilleros within Buenaventura. […]