CELOP Ambassadors Abroad

112 Pages·2005·15.45 MB·English

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Letter from the Director / Credits 4 A Japanese Proverb about Frogs by Satomi Aosaki 47
Where CELOP Students Come From 5 The Ant and the Grasshopper by Carmen 48
Semester Book Class 6 New Hampshire Trip by Winny Lee and Euro Huang & 48
Pizza Party I Photos 8 Janet Lee
Interviews: Studying at CELOP by Allen Shu Hao 50
Kenneth Lin 12 Is Learning Another Language Good for the Soul? 51
Adam Cutler 13 by Chia-Yu Tsai
Sister Olga 14 Fashion: Past, Present, & Future by Isabella Traglio 52
John de Szendeffy 15
Restaurant Review: Sunset Cantina by Maria “Mona” 54
Yoshiki Ishikawa 16
de Perez Laniado
Isao 17
The True Story of Italian Pizza by Isabella Traglio 54
Kyung Heun “Brian” Min 17
Toshiyuki Tanaka 18 Restaurant Review: Best Pub in Boston by 55
Halloween Decorating Party 21 Sae Joon “Alex” Park
Theater Review: Blue Man Group by Kelly Park and 56
Pumpkin Festival 22 Ji Yeon Chung
Halloween Party at CELOP 24 Movie Reviews:
Halloween Costume Contest Winners 27 Joy Luck Club by Ah Ra Koh 57
Halloween Riddles, by Aziz Al-Saud 28 Prime by Euro Huang 57
CELOP Student in the News: Majed al Marshad 29 Saw 2 by Abdulaziz Al-Saud 58
Things that Surprised me about Boston 30
Short Story Club 59
by Sara Khashoggi
Friday Movie Club 60
What Surprises You Most after you Arrive in the U.S.? 30
Japanese Cultural Reception hosted 62
by Nick Lin
by Hosei Students
Margo Downey’s class in Salem 31
TOEFL Essays by 68
What I Like about Boston by Abdullah Al Olama 32
Denis Meliksetov, Fahd Mechiche Alami, Anwar Alsaad,
Charles River Sunset by Gerardo Turrent Hernandez 33
Hamad Alzamil, Shiho Enomoto, and Amador Alonso
Newbury Street by Renata Teixeira 33
Family Life in the 17th Century by Hiroko Ishida 34 Kaguya-Hime: A Japanese Fairy Tale 69
Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. by You Sun Chung 34 by Masumi Ishikawa
Fall in Boston by Eunho “Erica” Lee 35 CELOP and SMG Students Discuss Cross-Cultural 70
Perspectives
A Special Place in Boston by Da Jung “Amy” Lee 35
Photo Contest Winner – Mohamed Alromaithi 71
Postcards Home by Chris Antonellis’s class 36
Limericks by Dorothy Lynde’s Class 71
George Krikorian’s Class – Out and About 38
Pictures from Around the U.S. 72
Essay Contest Winner – A Funny Experience 40
by Sae Joon “Alex” Park & Friends
by Silvia Merlini
Collages by Merve Bilgen 76
The First Birthday by So Young Park 41
CELOP Student Opinion Polls 75
A Taste of Ecuador by Maria del Carmen Perez 42
Alumni Reports:
A Japanese Rite by Miwa Omori 43
Takanao Tarui 78
Japanese and English by Naoko Ta(k)euchi 43
Nozomi Azegami 80
My Curiosity Toward the World by Hyun Min Lee 44
Oguzcan Cig 82
A Japanese Proverb about Monkeys 44
by Makoto Motoda Core Class Photos 82
A Citizen of the World by Denitza Georgieva 45 Fall 2005 CELOP Faculty 108
Places to Go in Colombia by Vanessa Oviedo 46 CELOP Staff 109
Urashimataro and the Sea Turtle: A Japanese 47
Fairy Tale by Tazuru
Dear CELOP students, er understanding, tolerance and respect for oth-
ers who may be very different from themselves,
As another semester draws to a close and path-
and the world is infinitely richer because of this.
ways diverge, good-byes always seem to be a mix-
ture of the sorrowful with the sweet. It goes with- This Semester Book is a reflection of just who
out saying, how sad we feel to part from new the Fall 2005 CELOP students are. It is a re-
friendships and acquaintances forged over the past cord not only of your impressions, your dreams,
few months. However, the sweetness lies in the your playfulness, your accomplishments and as-
moments we’ve shared and the memories we’ve pirations, but also of the mark you have left upon
created that will remain with us for a lifetime. each other, CELOP, Boston, and ultimately the
world. We thank you for coming to CELOP and
A round of congratulations is in order for
sharing your adventurous spirit. We hope you
all the CELOP students who braved the some-
will always fondly remember your special time
times wild weather, the city traffic, and crowd-
here at CELOP. Be sure to stay in touch, and do
ed and oftentimes unreliable “T” in order to come
come back to visit if you ever get the chance.
to class and successfully complete their stud-
ies here. A microcosm of the world at large, the
students at CELOP come here to learn Eng-
lish, but end up teaching one another so much
about their respective cultures and life philos- Doreen Miller
ophies. In time, they leave here with a great- Semester Book class teacher and editor
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Cover: Concept by Kyung Nam
“Kelly” Park, Soo Yeun “Monica” Yang,
and Abdulaziz Al-Saud. PhotoShop
Editors John de Szendeffy, Doreen Miller, Pary Fassihi
design by Kyung Nam and Soo Yeun.
Production Assistance Lesley Andrews, Jonathan White
Photographers Semester Book class, Lesley Andrews, Pary Illustration p. 5: Andreina De Lamo,
Fassihi, Jonathan White Fall 2002.
Contributors Jenn Kay Fields, Lesley Andrews, Jonathan White
Send correspondence regarding the
Distribution Anne Sargent, Ginger Chang, Binna Lee,
Semester Book to John de Szendeffy,
Wan-Fang Yeh [email protected]
Layout John de Szendeffy
www.bu.edu/celop/alumni/
All material ©Center for English Language
This is the 16th edition of the CELOP Semester Book. It is published every Fall and
and Orientation Programs, Boston Uni-
Spring semester and available at the Front Desk free of charge to all current stu-
dents. All Semester Books can be downloaded from the CELOP Alumni web site versity, 2005.
as Adobe Acrobat (PDF) documents, www.bu.edu/celop/alumni .
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Title | byline
ARGENTINA HONG KONG SAUDI ARABIA
BELGIUM INDONESIA SPAIN
BRAZIL ITALY SWEDEN
BULGARIA IVORY COAST SWITZERLAND
CHILE JAPAN SYRIA
CHINA, PEOPLE’S KOREA, TAIWAN, R.O.C.
REPUBLIC REPUBLIC OF THAILAND
COLOMBIA KUWAIT TURKEY
DENMARK LIBYA UNITED ARAB
ECUADOR MAURITANIA EMIRATES
FRANCE MEXICO USA
GABON MOROCCO VENEZUELA
GERMANY PERU
HONDURAS RUSSIA
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We are the Semester Book Class
We are the Semester Book Class
by Vanessa Oviedo
We created because we meet different information in different ways.
people of different cultures, You can improve your writing
The Semester Book. It is the
and we learn different cus- and conversational skills. We
only elective class where we
toms, which helps us to keep think that this is an important
can give our different points
an open mind to receive dif- part of our experience because
of view and ideas. We can ex-
ferent thoughts. If you want we are going to remember our
press ourselves by writing, tak-
to be in this class, you must be time in Boston and not forget
ing pictures, doing interviews,
responsible, creative, and so- this fantastic semester.
and other things. The most
cial. Many students think that
We thank all the people
important thing in this class
this class is to spend time re-
who contributed to and gave
is working in teams, because if
laxing by doing small things,
us some of their ideas for the
you can put all of the thoughts
but you can get more ideas and
semester book because you
together, you can come up
helped us make it a truly
with a good article or
incredible book!
product.
Enjoy!
This
class is
fun
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Ji Yeon Chung / Ji Yeon
Abdulaziz Al-Saud / Aziz
Korea
Saudi Arabia
Word that best describes her: sweet
Word that best describes him: stylish
Will always be: a dreamer
Will always be: smiling
Ah Ra Koh Kyung Nam Park / Kelly
Korea Korea
Word that best describes her: Word that best describes her:
stately sleepy
Will always be: smiling Will always be: waking up
Sae Joon Park / Alex
Maria del Perez Laniado / Mona
Korea
Ecuador
Word that best describes him:
Word that best describes her: creative
hard-working
Will always be: laughing
Will always be: pursuing his ideals
Soo Yeun Yang / Monica
Eun Young Yang
Korea
Korea
Word that best describes her:
Word that best describes her:
girlish
quiet
Will always be: thinking many
Will always be: bright
thoughts
Olga Vanessa Oviedo Lopez /
Yu-Jung Huang / Euro
Vanessa
Taiwan
Colombia
Word that best describes her: kind
Word that best describes her: cute
Will always be: a little crazy
Will always be: pensive
Isabella Traglio / Isa Eun Eui Lee / Winny
Italy Korea
Word that best describes her: Word that best describes her:
charming friendly
Will always be: happy Will always be: challenged
Doreen Miller / Doreen
Jin Kyung Lee / Janet
USA
Korea
Word that best describes her: well-
Word that best describes her: funny
organized
Will always be: cheerful
Will always be: true to herself
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