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The ESL Globe Spring 2012 A publication of the ESL institute University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ESL Makes News at CNN World Headquarters in Atlanta Fun Field Trip to Atlanta by Eun Kim | On April 5, 2012, all students and teachers of ESL came down to Atlanta, Georgia. The CNN global headquarters was located adjacent to the Georgia World Congress Center and Centennial Olympic Park. It was easy to find the huge CNN logo. I was so surprised that the CNN building was neat with lots to see and places to eat. It was such as an amusement park. At first, we took an escalator to go up. The first step was inside there, with a souvenir photo opportunity at a news desk. The first informational exhibit was to see a duplicate of the control screen viewed by the directors. It makes let us to know how small windows labeled ‘RTR’ and ‘RT’ are ‘routers’ with content to be switched to the main feed. Furthermore, we could see anchors what they are doing when the anchors aren't onscreen. (drinking coffee, writing on their notes, and doing Facebook things. After this interesting experience, we entered a demo studio where the guide explains the green screen. We got the chance to be invited to try reading the news before the green screen of weather forecast! It was really impressive and exciting! And also we visited the working studios and newsrooms of CNN and HLN. We all enjoyed everything at CNN and were given a great opportunity to see what happens behinds the scenes. The important thing is that we already have known the power of the media. In that regard, this CNN trip represented much to our experience! This CNN trip was very different and more valuable than any other typical tour. We all are very thankful to get opportunity for CNN trip! I feel so lucky that I have many great teachers and friends at ESL! In this Newsletter In the New House Double Decker Bus Holidays Maggiano’s Restaurant Student Writing Over 30 ESL field trippers spent a day at CNN World Headquarters in Atlanta. Here they are posing at the iconic CNN sign.
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The ESL Globe
Spring 2012
A publication of the ESL institute University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
ESL Makes News at CNN World Headquarters in Atlanta
Fun Field Trip to Atlanta
by Eun Kim | On April 5, 2012, all students and teachers of ESL came down to Atlanta, Georgia. The CNN global headquarters was located adjacent to the Georgia World Congress Center and Centennial Olympic Park. It was easy to find the huge CNN logo. I was so surprised that the CNN building was neat with lots to see and places to eat. It was such as an amusement park. At first, we took an escalator to go up. The first step was inside there, with a souvenir photo opportunity at a news desk. The first informational exhibit was to see a duplicate of the control screen viewed by the directors. It makes let us to know how small windows labeled ‘RTR’ and ‘RT’ are ‘routers’ with content to be switched to the main feed. Furthermore, we could see anchors what they are doing when the anchors aren't onscreen. (drinking coffee, writing on their notes, and doing Facebook things. After this interesting experience, we entered a demo studio where the guide explains the green screen. We got the chance to be invited to try reading the news before the green screen of weather forecast! It was really impressive and exciting! And also we visited the working studios and newsrooms of CNN and HLN. We all enjoyed everything at CNN and were given a great opportunity to see what happens behinds the scenes. The important thing is that we already have known the power of the media. In that regard, this CNN trip represented much to our experience! This CNN trip was very different and more valuable than any other typical tour. We all are very thankful to get opportunity for CNN trip! I feel so lucky that I have many great teachers and friends at ESL!
In this Newsletter In the New House Double Decker Bus Holidays Maggiano’s Restaurant Student Writing
Over 30 ESL field trippers spent a day at CNN World Headquarters in Atlanta. Here they are posing at the iconic CNN sign.
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Activities
Maggiano’s Restaurant Thoughts on the New House
Suzanne
Linda
Carolyn
Candace
Anne
Khiah
Nancy
Wade
More meatballs here please!
Before we got to CNN, we stopped by for lunch at Maggiano’s Italian Restaurant. There was a wide variety of foods from appetizer to delicious main courses --and deserts. We all so much enjoyed that food!
A grand restaurant for grand appetites.
The Menu.
The thing I like most about the house is my students--great
class!
Finally, we have a home…literally, we are having classes in a house. The historical aura of the old house makes me feel like I’m
in an Agatha Christie novel.
I really like the new house. It’s very comfortable and accommodating. It has everything we need in a very
attractive package.
I'm so glad we have this wonderful house! Having a good environment to learn and teach in is wonderful.
Yay for our ESL House!!
After teaching in the Metro basement for five years, I am so happy to be in this beautiful old house!! It is a far cry from a small, windowless classroom. My new classroom has two tall windows and a high ceiling. I am glad that the ESL Institute has
found a new home in an old one.
We are all so thrilled to be in our new house. It is so beautiful and fresh with its high ceilings and big windows. We have all been energized for our teaching by our new house. We are very excited about our new atmosphere that inspires
us and our students.
I love the new house! It's beautiful. The architecture is fascinating. It's nice to see the students in a "home" setting. I know the students appreciate having class in such a lovely building. We're also lucky to have Jane so close now that her office is here.
I love being in our new house with the fresh paint, big windows, movie nights, and treats from Jane. This is a great atmosphere for our new
students and for the teachers.
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Big News
ESL is in the House!
“A dream come true.”
By Muhannad Saleh |Jane Womack is a mother, a teacher, and the director of the ESL Institute at UTC. First, she has a few children that she has raised all while still working. She started out working at a bank, and then moved to work at UTC working in the registration office and learned about the Masters’ program that the school offers. She volunteered at her church working with an ESL program. She started working at teaching Composition classes during her lunch break. In the community she started teaching ESL students. In 1994 she took a summer off to go to the University of Texas to get certified to teach ESL. When she returned she started working in the English Department. While in Texas she talked to the ESL director and got the idea to start something similar at the University in Chattanooga. She started it in 1995 and was able to hire another teacher to help her in her new ESL program. She taught English to Americans regularly and added 20 hours of teaching to ESL students. After a while, she learned she needed levels for the students and from there the program progressed and turned into what we have today. All these dreams being reached, she still had a dream to have a home for the ESL students. After hearing about a student from India who went a week without eating she realized that the ESL program needed a house for the ESL students to come and learn how things work in America. After years of looking for a house and a lot of ups and downs, a house was found. Jack Lupton donated 25 million dollars to the University and $500,000 was given for the International House. Even though things became more difficult she kept trying to get what she wanted for the ESL students. The dreams she had for the ESL house aren’t exactly what she planned, but what she is doing with what she has is still helpful for the ESL students.
Mo interviews Jane.
Director of the ESL Institute, Jane Womack.
Now that she has the house, she wants to expand the use of it and have more activities for the students in her program. She plans a lot of trips for her students to help them expand their knowledge of the country. One student that really stands out to her is a student whose home she got to go and visit. He is from Lebanon and still lives in the Chattanooga area and has an engineering degree. She got to meet all his family and received flowers. His family took in her family and welcomed them and fed them and they asked her and her family to come back. One thing about Ms. Jane is that you can tell she really cares about all her students and prides herself in the closeness they all have, like a family. On top of all the amazing things she does for the ESL students, she takes a jazzercise class four times a week. She used to go five times a week, but decided she needed to be home one night a week with her family. This has kept her healthy and in good shape. She plans to continue to go as long as she can. One day she had her teacher from years ago come in and do the class with her ESL students. This shows that with her daily life she still thinks of her ESL students, and has a great care for them and a passion for what she does. A new rule that is implied is that if you pass the TOEFL test with a 500 then you can start your major at the University. “A dream come true.” That is how Jane describes her feelings about the program she has created. One thing she wants to say to the students is that she loves them and you can tell that she really means it. She describes her students as bringing the world to her because they come from all over and participate in the classes and show and tell her about all kinds of different cultures.
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Students
Level 1 through Level 5 Grammar Classes
Candace and her Level 1 Class: Jessica Menghua Zhuang, OK Soon Park, Cigdem Savas Sunal, and Ricardo Arellano.
Candace and her Level 1 Class: Menghua Zhuang, OK Soon Park, Cigdem Savas Sunal, and Ricardo Arellano.
Linda’s students are Hussam and Nasser.
Haitham Muhannad Will Carolina Eun Elena
Wendy, Steve, Kwan, Fathima, Shane, and Braulio.
Carolyn with her group of Level 2 Students:
Linda in her Level 3 classroom.
Anne and Ahmed and
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Students
Other Classes
THE House
Suzanne and her public speaking class: Muhannad, Haitham, Carolina, Braulio, Ahmed, and Eun.
Candace and Carolyn attended the TESOL Convention in Philadelphia March 28-31
st where they were enlightened about the field of
ESL. The theme for the conference was A Declaration of Excellence: TESOL International Convention and Language Expo. They brought back some excellence in ESL to share with their colleagues and, most importantly, with their students.
Conversation: Khiah’s conversation class includes Haithem, Braulio, Will, Fathima, Wendy, Eun, Carolina, and Ahmed.
The Newsletter class: Kwan, Hussam, Steve, Nasser, and Shane. Of course Mo is missing.
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Activities
Double Decker Bus Tour
By Shane Ha | On February 17th the ESL students had a wonderful time traveling around downtown and amidst the historical scenes in Chattanooga. Even though the day was a bit chilly, students enjoyed studying lots of interesting things relating to Chattanooga. Around 12:00 a red antique Double Decker Bus arrived in front of Lansing Court. As soon as students boarded the opened top upper deck, the red vehicle pulled off smoothly and the guide started his energetic speech. We looked around many places for two hours. There was UTC, Chattanooga’s Market Street Bridge, the Original Coca-Cola business, The Chattanooga Times, the Chattanooga Choo choo, and Civil War historical sites. We realized that Chattanooga has lots of amazing stories and places. Who knows the fact that the Coca-Cola had started their business in this city? Who is aware that the big New York Times is related to The Chattanooga Times? That was a wonderful trip.
All aboard for the Double Decker bus tour.
Crossing bridges.
The Chattanooga Choochoo.
The Houston Art Gallery.
Eleanor is a 1960 AEC Routemaster who was born at
Park Royal Vehicles in West London, England before
migrating to Canada and then eventually Los Angeles,
California. She has been Americanized with an
International Diesel Engine and Allison Transmission as
well as having her top taken off in order to appease the
many sightseeing tourists.
Hi Mom!
I’m on the Chattanooga Double Decker
Bus Tour!
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Events
Holidays Student Writing
Valentine’s Day
by Braulio Ferrando | For me this last Valentine’s Day was a little different from others because my girlfriend and I were separated by a long distance. We weren’t together; therefore, it was impossible to have our day, but we managed to get our own Valentine’s Day. She had to go to Boston through Atlanta to attend an event about UN (United Nations), and I was here in Chattanooga, so we thought, “Let’s see each other that day.”
It was February 11th when we saw each other at the Atlanta airport. We had a good time together. After a while chatting and laughing we realized that it was our Valentine’s Day even though it wasn’t February 14th. After that day, both my girlfriend and I will never see Valentine’s Day as only one day but as an every day celebration of our love that we learned to appreciate every day.
A Dream in My Heart
by Jessica Zhuang | By Jessica Zhuang When I just a little girl, I hoped I would marry a good man. I thought when he appears, everything will be romantic. My father is a responsible person, so I hope that my future husband will be responsible like my father. He will take care of the family. He might be strict to our children, but I know he loves them. I want him to be faithful and gentle to all people, because this is very appealing to me. I have a dream that one day when we both grow old, we will walk along the street, and look back at our time together while enjoying the sunshine in the winter. We will buy some flowers for our house. This is the beautiful dream in my heart. I really hope that one day this good man will appear, and this dream will come true.
My Husband
by Kyeong Sook Park | When I was 20 years old, I met my husband. He was very neat,but I did not like him. I was not interested in the man. Then we started dating and we fell in love with each other. He was a very smart and honest man. He was also very handsome. When I was 24 years old,we got married. Then.we had two girls and a boy. We came to America in 2005 because my husband found a nice job. That was the happiest time my life, but one day he had an accident. He died and he was just 40 years old. He has been dead for 8 months. I am 40 years old and I miss him all the time. Everyone who knew him misses him. Sometimes, my youngest daughter has a hard time and misses him terribly. I promised my husband that I will raise our children well.
My Future Wife
by Ricardo Arellano | One day I will get married and I will have a perfect wife. My perfect wife first will be honest because that is the most important thing for me. I think the honest person always is a perfect person. Second, I want an intelligent girl because I don’t like empty girls. I think empty girls don’t have anything in their heads. Myfuture wife also will be responsible and funny. I don’t like boring people because I am a funny guy, and when people are boring, I prefer to stay in my home and sleep. I love funny girls but they need to be responsible with their time and with their studies.
A Wonderful Man
by Maricela Zarate Magallon | I think my husband is the best husband in the world because he has wonderful qualities in his soul. He is very self-confident in everything, like a superman. I feel safe with him. He has another quality that is beautiful and magnificent, he is intelligent. I look at him and I see a man that is smart and dedicated to things. It is like watching the sky and touching it. My husband is an honest man too. He is confident with me and I like that. He always tells the truth, but sometimes it is difficult to believe him. But I try every day because I love him a lot. This is the reason I got married to him, but the most important thing between my husband and me is being faithful. This thing is the most important in our life. I think his life and my life are wonderful because I have a wonderful man.
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Events
Chinese New Year Saint Patrick’s Day
by Shane Ha | Many people celebrated St. Patrick's Day on March 17th 2012. His religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years. On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.
Anne’s Spring Break
by Anne Rittenbery | My spring break was fabulous. My husband and I went to London for three days and Ireland for five days. We went with another couple, our friends the McKennas. We saw many wonderful places like Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London. In the last part of the trip, Mike McKenna drove us in a van around Ireland. We visited Monahan, Galway, Cork, and Dublin. We kissed the Blarney Stone and toured the Rock of Cashel. We saw a huge parade on Saint Patrick’s Day in Dublin. This is Ireland’s biggest holiday. We had fun seeing great sights with good friends. Plus, we loved the good food all along the way.
Jane’s Spring Break
by Jane Womack | My husband nd I took a wonderful trip to Ireland on spring break. With a group of 46 people from the US, Canada, Australia, and South Africa, we visited Dublin, Waterford, Kilarney, Limerick, and Galway and got to see the Waterford Crystal Company, Trinity College and Book of Kells, the Irish National Stud Farm, the Blarney Stone, and the Cliffs of Moher. Everything was beautiful and fun! I especially loved listening to Irish music in the pubs. This was our first trip to Ireland, and we hope to go again someday.
Fun with fireworks.
by Steve Zhiming Li | | Lunar New Year always is the biggest festival in Asia. There's one common theme that takes centre stage for all Asian New Year celebrations: family. But in different parts of Asia, New Year celebrations take on a different and richly diverse flavour. In China, everybody returns home for the New Year's Eve family feast. There are several kinds of food the Chinese people eat for New Year celebration, but the famous one is dumplings. They wear new clothes which are usually red in this period. Koreans tend to celebrate the lunar New Year, or Sol, with a whole less pomp than other Asian groups. Just like in a quiet way, no firecrackers, ornate dragon heads or beauty pageants, to celebrate their important festival. And it is necessary that they have sticky rice cake soup in their feast. The Vietnamese ring in Tet Nguyen Dan(New Year’s Day) with plenty of food, fun and more importantly, a positive attitude – or else. Speaking of food, popular Tet dishes include banh chung, a square shaped, sweet rice cake stuffed with mung beans and pork. It is a really happy time in Asian that people celebrate Lunar New Year, no matter what the country, religion or race, New Year's Day is a time for family reunions and gatherings. And it is unique and will never be replaced.
Year of the Dragon!
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Events
Will’s Spring Break Student Writing
Funny or Scary? You Choose
by Cigdem Savas Sunal | When I was fifteen years old, I had this experience in Bartin, which is my hometown in Turkey. It was very funny for my friends , but not for me.One summer night, my friends and I went to a movie. We chose a horror film about sharks. We were very scared. Before we went home, we decided to go to the beach the next day. We met early in the morning. While we were walking to the beach, we talked about the movie we had seen. We arrived and started to swim. I was bored so I wanted to go far away from the beach. The water was deep and I was tired. I wanted to rest. Suddenly, something jumped from inside the sea. It was very huge, grey and it was close to me. I said to myself "Oh, my God. It's a shark! It will bite me! I will pass away, because of it!" Afterwards, I tried to swim to the beach. People ran to see. I didn't understand. I stopped and looked back. The shark was jumping in the sea and then I understood. It wasn't a shark, it was a dolphin. I came to the beach. I was shocked. My friends were laughing at me while I was crying. I should have remembered that there aren't sharks in the black sea in Turkey. I hate sharks anyway!
Success Will Follow
by Ahmed Ali Al Swail | Who am I ? Nobody will answer this question better than I can. My name is Ahmed Ali Al Swail, and I am from Saudi Arabia. I was born on October 15th 1986, in a city named Onaizah, which is like three hours from my city Riyadh. One intersting thing about me is that I like trying new things even if they are dangerous . I am from the capital city Riyadh and I live with my lovely, family, My lovely father Ali is 53 yrs old; my Queen mom, NAWAL , 47 yrs old. My three princesses are ATHEER, 21 yrs old, ETHARE, 18 yrs old, and ELAF (MY FAVORITE ONE) 13yrs old . I know it is a lot, but I have two more brothers , SWAIL , 17 yrs old and NAWAF, 8yrs old. My education includes high school. I finished in 2006 , and I didn't continue because I like to work better. Who let me start my business? For sure it was lovely father. He gave me like $ 10,000 , and he said, " Look , this money is for you. If you want to have fun and be a loser, go ahead son, or be a man and try to make more money and start to live a good life.” After that, I started a business of selling cars. I started thinking about visting the United States to complete my education. I first came to Washington, D.C. ,and Baltimore. Then I studied at ELS in Charlotte, NC. I came here to Chattanooga to get a change of scenery. My hobbies are my space and three other things .The first one and my favorite is MUSCLE cars . Then I like taking pictures of everything, looking different and beautiful at the same time, and I like trying new things like DRIFTING and Muscle cars. In Conclusion I want to say I am a simple man enjoying his life as he can. I came here to continue my life and education between good teachers like you, MRS. ANNE, and other teachers. As my father told me, "MAY SUCCESS BE YOUR SHADOW."
Island juices
by Will Choung | I went to Bahamas in the spring break. My two younger cousins and my aunt’s family went with me. March 11, 2012 we drove to Orlando. Orlando was so far from Chattanooga, so we drove and drove for 9 hours. Finally, we arrived at Orlando. It was hot. We were tired, so we slept at a motel. Next day, finally we arrived at the port and we were boarding on the cruise that was named Monarch of the Seas. The ship is so huge and amazing. I can’t believe that I stand on the cruise. So I want to revive that scene of the movie ‘Titanic’. But I don’t have a girl friend……this fact made me depressed. Anyway, The cruise departed from the port. Our first destination was Coco Cay. Expected time of arrival was tomorrow morning, so I looked around the ship which had various facilities. For example, there was a fitness center, a spa, a swimming pool, a casino, a rock climbing wall, a concert hall, bar, dance club…etc. March 13, 2012, we arrived at Coco Cay. This island is so beautiful. Especially, the ocean color seems like the color of an emerald. I had never seen this sea color in my life, and the sand was like flour. I swam in the sea and made a sand castle. I felt the peace of heaven. Next day, we arrived a the last destination which was the capital of the Bahamas. Nassau, which had been a colony of England, still has vestiges of war. Last day, we came back to Orlando. I spent a wonderful spring break that I will never forget.
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Students
Student Writing
Every Day is Different and So Am I
by Elena Hoeger | A Siberian city called Tomsk is the place where I was born. My maiden name is Samoylova. In my opinion, it sounds like “some of love.” Our family was small but we always stayed close despite any circumstances. My daddy had a common Russian name, Ivan. My mom’s name is Nina. I have an older sister, Warvara. That is the Russian name for Barbara, in English. My parents had a great contribution to whom I am today. They raised me to love everything around me, including nature, knowledge, and music. I am a complete and versatile person because of my parents. My country influenced me significantly. I am from Russia, a country which contains one of the biggest prisons in the world. Siberia used to be one of the main land prisons. My grandparents were sent to Siberia many many years ago. My grandfather used to own lots of domestic animals and to have “golden hands” because of his many talents. The government did not like anyone to have anything of property, hence my grandparents were forced to move to Siberia. In Siberia no one cares what nationality a person is, speaking Russian and loving our country is enough to be a Russian. And that’s who I am. I am a dentist by trade and practiced dentistry for ten years in Russia. Then my husband and I moved to China because of his work. In Shanghai I went to school to study Acuuncture, Tuina, and took classes of Tai Chi, where I was awarded with a Certificate of Merit in a Tai Chi Talent competition. I believe the skills and knowledge that I received in Chinese medicine are very beneficial to people. My love to help people was seeded in me by my parents when I was a little child. today it means to take care for my family. neverless, I strive for my main goal, to help people by using my knowledge of Chinese medicine to treat themselves and to keep them healthy without any medication. In conclusion, everything I know in my life was fifficult to achieve, but that made it interesting, exciting, and comparable to the famous game called Russian Roulette. But unlike roulette, I now where to go in life and how to survive.
One Way Of Being
by Carolina Cuellar | My name is Carolina Cuellar. I am from Colombia, but since 11 years ago I have been living in Spain. I am 25 years old and I am a criminal lawyer. I have lived half of my life in Europe, which has made me a mixture of two different cultures. Although both countries speak Spanish, the cultures are so different. So, the result of this mixture is me. My parents got married on May 26 of 1974 and I was born in Bogota, after 12 years of marriage into a conservative, Catholic family who were strict in their idea of right and wrong. I have two brothers, Paulo and Fabian. My parents always have tried to give us the best education, not just for the knowledge but also to make us better persons. Our education in Colombia was attached to Catholicism in that we always studied in a nuns’ or friars’ school. My parents are a perfect reflection of Colombian culture. My father is the hardest worker that I have never met. He always teaches us all that all we want we will get with effort. He has never given up on us and has never let us say “I can’t” because he knows all the most important things are difficult to achieve. My mother is a hard worker too, but she is characterized by her lovely and humane character. She is always worried about someone, members of the family, persons without money, even animals. She raised us that way too. That is why I have a determined and humane character. I like to help and worry about everyone. When I was 14 years old, my parents decided to move to Spain. When they told me, I didn’t like the idea. I didn’t want to change my city or leave my family and friends. Finally on June 6 of 2001 I arrived in Madrid with my Mom and brothers; my Dad was waiting for us. That day was so hot. I noticed that there were a lot of bars in each street and these bars were crowded. In September of 2001, I began to study at Mirabal School, a private school but not associated with any kind of religion. This was so different because it left Catholicism behind as a basis of my education. Now the important thing was the acquisition of academic knowledge. I was eager to meet my new classmates. The students and teachers were amazing persons; they tried to make everything easier for me to adapt quickly. In 2004, I started to study Law and Political Science and Public Administration at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. I graduated on September 19 of 2009, and since then I have worked hard as a criminal lawyer. My academic education has allowed my mind to be opened. As a result, I open my life to persons who have a different culture and mind from mine. When I settled in Madrid, I was a conservative girl with strict morals, but the Spanish people are less conservative and more liberal. So at the beginning I had a clash of cultures that gave me a feeling of bewilderment. However I managed to combine both cultures, and that has made me the person I am today. I have an open mind. I can understand any kind of situation, but also I am a person with a strict moral belief that distinguishes between right and wrong, although this is something subjective. I am an ambitious person in that I am not satisfied because I always want to improve in my life, in my career, in my relationships, etc. My way of being makes me want to be one of the best criminal lawyers in Spain. Also with my profession, I can help many people who are without economic resources. My two cultures have made me who I am today.
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Students Student Writing
Happiness Is Itself A Kind Of Gratitude
by Eunchong Kim | My name is Eunchong Kim. I am from Seoul, S. Korea. I really like to smile and laugh. All friends of mine always tell me ‘Your laughing voice is so weird, but we like your laughter!’ I try to take a positive view of life every single moment. I always feel gratitude about everything that I have and had. There are three in my family, including my parents and me. Before I was born, my parents were working their own jobs. And actually I was alone in my house, but I really did not like to be alone in my house. That is why I have liked to make many friends from at that time until now. Although they were so busy with their work, my parents always tried to give me their love and affection as other parents do. I am thankful to my parents. My parents have been the strongest influence in my life. They have taught me so much. Since I was a little cute baby, my parents told me that it is very important to be polite and respect others. Especially seniors. It is part of my education from my parents. My parents wanted me to have diverse experiences. They gave me many valuable opportunities to learn many sports and musical instruments such as Tae Pyung So. Furthermore, one of my most valuable educations I had is traveling. I traveled around a lot when I was small. I have traveled with my mother to foreign countries since I was 11 years old. Sometimes my parents let me travel alone. At one moment, I realized that my experience abroad provides a wider perspective on some problems. S. Korea was invaded by foreign countries. Especially Japan’s colonization of Korea arose out of the ambition to invade the continent. They used the Korean Peninsula as a bridgehead for an invasion of China. This made Koreans want to develop on our own, even after our independence from Japan. Naturally, that national character and culture has influenced me. I have always taken the line that if I am given a job or position of work to do, I do it to the best of my ability, and enjoy myself. I chose my university where my father had been a student because I admire my father. For reference, the current president of S. Korea is from my university too. I have lots of hobbies. Especially, I enjoy playing tennis, bowling and climbing mountains. In addition, I like to play traditional instruments of Korea and write traditional poems of Korea sometimes. Presently, I have two possible goals. One of them is to be a reporter in broadcasting. The other goal is to be a publicist at a ministry or public enterprise. There are two special things about me. The first of them is volunteering. In the world, there is no special person and people. We are the same people. We are not more special than handicapped people. The second of them is that ‘respect old people’, because they gave their lives for their country. They deserve respect from young people. We will be seniors too one day. If we treat old people with respect, it goes without saying that we will be respected from young people in the future. I am a very easygoing person who can get along with any kind of person very easily. Even at this moment, I am very thankful for my parents, my country, my opportunities, everything, everyone and myself. These are the best things in our lives. Family, friends, smiles, laughter, and love. I am a very happy person who has all the best things in life!!
International Students Organization Dinner
by Nasser Alharbi | The international student origination is here at UTC for the internationals and for Americans too , to have fun and grow relationships between the students. In February there was a buffet for free ...and there was a birthday for one of the international students.. At first all the students took cards and wrote down their names. Then they started to eat dinner. After dinner they started to talk to each other. And there was a competition for fun. it was a game with some questions and who finishes it all first gets candy. After that they brought birthday cake for an Indian student named Arafath Buvvaji . After the birthday celebration, the students left , but the dinner was very helpful for students to know each other .
Page 12 ● Spring 2012 ● Volume 3, Issue 2 ● ESL Globe ● UTC ESL Institute ● http://www.utc.edu/Academic/ESL/
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