Month: June 2024

Written by Olivia Charis, (Yale University), Student Correspondent for CET Film Production at FAMU, Spring 2024 As the date of my flight back to the US slowly inches closer, I find it hard to believe time here in Prague is almost up. It feels like we’ve been here for two years and two weeks. The month of … Read more

Photos taken by Jalen Walker (Washington University in St. Louis), Student Correspondent for CET Beijing, Spring 2024 Great Wall with Middlebury in Beijing It’s possible that no trip to China, and particularly Beijing, is complete without a visit to The Great Wall (长城, chángchéng). To close out April, we once again joined forces with the students in the … Read more

Written by Natalie Chen (Washington University in St. Louis), Student Correspondent for CET Shanghai, Spring 2024 As my semester draws to a close, I thought I would share a couple of things that have surprised me about my time in Shanghai. Although there are valuable, more “serious” surprises I could discuss—like realizations about cultural differences and emotional epiphanies—that … Read more

Written by Karen Garcia-Ramos, (Pomona College), Student Correspondent for CET Colombia, Spring 2024 With the semester coming to a close, it was time for us to embark on our long-awaited Traveling Seminar. This week-long trip to Colombia’s Caribbean coast comes included in the program as an extension of our core class, Race and Identity: Debates in the … Read more

Highlights of the News Story: The Duolingo English Test (DET) announces the inclusion of additional subscores for a more comprehensive language assessment. The new subscores will provide detailed insights into different language skills, enhancing the test’s effectiveness. This move aims to offer universities and institutions a deeper understanding of applicants’ language proficiency. The Duolingo English … Read more

Swedish museums were the first thing I wanted to explore once I had free time after class. The history, art, and culture of Sweden is fascinating to me, and I’ve enjoyed every place I’ve visited so far during my study abroad experience. Here’s a few of the best ones, their highlights, how much I paid … Read more

The two biggest things I worried about coming abroad were schooling and making friends. I’ll ease your mind because, let me tell you, it has been smooth sailing. Maybe it’s DIS, maybe it’s because we’re all in the same major, maybe it’s the fact that everyone is alone abroad, but every single person in your … Read more