A Summer of a Lifetime

I always knew I wanted to learn Mandarin and travel to China at some point in my life. It was a ginormous step to study abroad as a student fresh out of high school who has not yet started college. CET provided me with many detailed and helpful resources to navigate how and what to do to prepare myself before and after I have entered the country. The first oral test was very nerve wracking for me, but the ability to transfer and transition into a better fitting class was incredibly smooth and accommodating. I have nothing but good to say about all the teachers within the program; they truly began to feel like family by the end of it all, and I will miss them greatly. I heavily value and will never forget this experience and what it gave me in regards to my worldview and understanding of a culture I have longed to engage in.