A Unforgettable Experience

CET Japan provides the opportunity to immerse yourself and the Japanese language and culture in the great city of Osaka, Japan. The program provides intensive and Immersive curriculum only in Japanese that truly accelerates language acquisition. I had the opportunity to do the program and 2 separate summer semesters and take both the 2nd year class and the 4th year class, in both instances I felt that In the short two months I was in Japan I improved my Japanese more than entire academic years at my university. I personally think that it was due to the fact that because you are in Japan, you're required to utilize language everyday and really put it into practice. So for anyone that's serious about learning Japanese and really trying to learn the language I can't recommend the program enough.

The program is situated in Osaka, Japan which is an hour train ride away from Kyoto and maybe a 45 minute train ride away from Kobe. And thus the location provides good access to a variety of locations, attractions and things to do. I really liked living in Osaka. To me it was better than Tokyo in almost every way and to most students I spoke to said it was the best city in Japan as well, although we may be slightly biased. Japan as well as the experience of studying abroad in a foreign country, To me is something that's very hard to explain in words how wonderful it is, but i do recommend to absolutely any and all students to do it at least once.

For me it wasn't even just about the location, the food, the people, It was everything. It's obviously a completely different experience from studying at your home institution, But for many students it's also the first time that they're just away from their families, completely on their own which can be exciting and frightening but also to me it's kind of so different form traveling to another country, because when you study abroad you are a student in that foreign country and your life kind of continues but changes location which I think is something that can't really be replicated by traveling, because when you do, you're more of a tourist as opposed to someone living in a foreign country. Which is an experience that I think study abroad programs provide and honestly its so exciting and such an incredible experience that I think every student should have.

CET provides housing, curriculum, materials and even opportunities for extracurricular activities for students during the length of their stay, And so all you really have to do is show up and you're almost guaranteed to have an amazing time. Should you participate; please travel, explore, and see all that Japan has to offer. It's an amazing experience that I know you won't regret. I sincerely believe CET Japan is worth your consideration for a study abroad program.