Contents SB From the Director • Credits 2 Countries Represented at CELOP 3 Semester Book Elective Class • At Work 4 Places Puzzle 7 CELOP Pizza Party 8 Art Workshops 10 Student Profiles 14 CELOP Fashion 26 “,” by Ximena Silva • Pumpkin Painting 30 CELOP Essay Contest Winners 36 Gian Carlo Rotondo • Carlos Martinez Franky • Hae Eun Shin • Evangelos Koufallakis Seon-Min Lee • Hong Ouyang • Michael Zimmerman • Ji Hyun Kim Collage, by Stephanie Wendratno 44 Class Photos 46 Student Writing “New York ,” by Nasuka Hayashi 60 “Trip to Killington, VT,” by Diego De Lamo 62 “Long Weekend to Niagara Falls,” by Hong Ouyang 63 “The ,” by Stephanie Hellenbroich 64 “My First Day in Boston,” by Ahmad S. Khalifa 65 “My First Impression of Boston,” by Mohammed Dantata 65 Boston @ Night 66 “Shake that Booty,” by Andreina De Lamo 67 “Summer Nights at Harvard,” by Diana Genoves 68 Japanese Cultural Reception (Hosei) 70 Student Essays “Most Important Holiday in ,” by Hong Ouyang 72 “My Most Important Holiday,” by Hyun Ah Hwang 75 “Eid Al Fitr,” by Noura Al Kalbani 76 “Ramadan,” by Lubna Bukhamseen 77 “Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai,” by Ahmad S. Khalifah 78 “The Big Dig is a Good Idea,” by mana Teramoto 80 “The Big Dig from a Foreigner’s Eyes,” by Peng Zhang 80 “Two Countries, Two Policies,” by Han Kil Oh 81 “Moral Hazard on Wall Street,” by Nancy Yin 81 “Insider Trading,” by Aya Segawa 82 “How to Go to Graduate School,” by Stephanie Hellenbroich 83 “Dreams,” by Claudia DiGiacomo 83 “My Daughter,” by Hyun ah Hwang 84 “Sports Professionals’ Salaries,” by Alejandro Curiel Zarraga 85 Recipe: Tuwon Shinkafa, by Mohammed Dantata 85 “Interview with Ramon Valenzuela” & “Procedure for TOEFL,” by Ryo Fukumori 86 “Sample TOEFL Essay,” by Carol Wang 87 Interviews “Look Alike, Twins or Not?” by Stephanie Wendratno & Natsuka Hayashi 88 “Advice from a Former Student,” by Ahmad S. Khalifa 89 “Profile of a Former CELOP Student—Cengiz Hocaoglu” 90 “Interview with Volunteer Students,” by Alejandro Curiel 92 “Interview with Greg Eisenhauer,” by Stephanie Hellenbroich 92 “Interview with Margo Miller,” by Stephanie Wentratno & Natsuka Hayashi 93 “Interview with Joanne Fox,” by Stephaine Wentratno & Natsuka Hayashi 94 “The Show,” by Mohammed Dantata 95 Student Photos—Andreina de Lamo Arimendi 96 Movie Reviews 98 Theater Reviews 100 Restaurant Review 103 English through Games 104 CELOP Crossword Puzzle 106 CELOP Expo (Summer 2002) 108 Fall 2002 CELOP Faculty and Staff 112 Boston Puzzle Solution 115 2 From the Director • Credits Fall 2002

OP Students, Dear CEL l you a persona rtunity to send have the oppo f your pro- very pleased to e beginning o I am e semester. At th t Boston at the end of th d to CELOP a message u to Boston an essful elcomed yo u on your succ gram this fall, I w ongratulate yo derful adven- would like to c ou had a won ersity. Now I erely hope that y adening Univ emester. I sinc roficiency, bro n of the Fall S lish language p r- completio ving your Eng iends, and explo emester, impro aking new fr ture here this s , m t culture in the wareness abou your a . , have laces in Boston LOP program ing new p nds of the CE y nd all the frie ding, and man culty and staff, a h classes are en he CELOP fa fall. Althoug will keep T g all of you this ook Fall 2002 njoyed hostin s, Semester B fam- greatly e your countrie ur friends and e returning to ories with yo of you will b hare your mem ope you con- rience alive. S e Spring, we h CELOP expe CELOP in th your are returning to ose of you who e here. ily. For th d productive tim n enjoyable an tinue to have a Best wishes,

ivia Margot S. Vald Director

COVER: Semester Book CELOP FALL 2002 SEMESTER BOOK Elective class, concept; Andreina De Lamo, art. Editors John de Szendeffy, Chris Antonellis, Barbara Bliss BACK COVER: Andreina De Lamo. Design John de Szendeffy

ILLUSTRATIONS: page 3, Production Assistance Lesley Andrews, Erin Johnston, Jonathan White Andreina De Lamo; pages Photographers Semester Book Elective students, 30, 64, Ximena Silva. Lesley Andrews, Jonathan White Send correspondence regarding the Semester Book to John de Distribution Nicole Buchholz, Gabriella Campozano Szendeffy, [email protected]. Contributors Margot Valdivia, Nancy Cho, Lara Gordon www.bu.edu/celop/alumni All material ©Center for English This is the eigth edition of the CELOP Semester Book. It is published every semester and avail- Language and Orientation Pro- grams, Boston University, 2002. able at the Front Desk free of charge to all current students. All Semester Books can be down- [v. 8.2] loaded from the CELOP Alumni Web site as Adobe Acrobat (pdf) documents, www.bu.edu/celop. Countries at CELOP 3 Fall 2002

Belarus Haiti Peru Bosnia & Herzegovina Hong Kong Russia Brazil Indonesia Saudi Arabia Canada Iraq Spain Chile Israel Switzerland China Italy Syria Colombia Ivory Coast Taiwan, R.O.C. Czech Republic Japan Dominican Republic Kazakhstan Turkey Korea Ukraine El Salvador Kuwait United Arab Emirates Ethiopia Mexico U.S.A. Germany Netherlands Venezuela Greece Nigeria Vietnam Guatemala Panama Guinea Paraguay Illustration: De Lamo Andreina 4 Semester Book Elective Class SB Fall 2002

We are the Semester Book class — Fall 2002 with Chris Antonellis

(Left to right, back row) Ahmad S. Khalifa, Alejandro Curiel Zarraga, Ryo Fukumori, Diego De Lamo Arismendi, Mohammed Dantata, (2nd row) Maria Silva Solano, Stephanie Hellenbroich, Andreina De Lamo Arismendi, Natsuka Hayashi, Stephanie Wendratno, (1st row) Diana Genoves, So Jeong Lee, Ji-Yun Chung, Tasia Wibisono, (front) Chris Antonellis, teacher. Semester Book Elective Class 5 Fall 2002

he Semester Book Elective class is for sure a great experi- ence for everyone who decides to take it.T In this class, students from all over the world work together toward one unique goal, which is making the Semester Book better each time. Andreina De Lamo Arismendi In this class, many activities Alejandro Curiel Zarraga take place. Most of them are original Stephanie Wendratno ideas that students want to appear in Maria Silva Solano the book, activities such as essay writ- Ahmad S. Khalifa ing, interviews, surveys, trips, etc. The students in this class are Diana Genoves from a variety of countries, just like in Ryo Fukumori S all other classes at CELOP. The dif- B So Jeong Lee ference is that since you have to do so Ji-Yun Chung many more activities in groups or in Tasia Wibisono pairs, you get to know your classmates Natsuka Hayashi more deeply than in any other class. Mohammed Dantata We are all glad to have been in Stephanie Hellenbroich this class, and of course we hope you Diego De Lamo Arismendi all like what we have done. —Alejandro 6 Semester Book Elective Class Fall 2002

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CELOP PIZZA PARTY 27 EPTEMBER ,S RIDAY F Pizza Party 9 Fall 2002 10 Art Workshops Fall 2002

ART WORKSHOPS IN CELOP LOBBY OHNSTON J RIN E ONDUCTED BY C

THIS FALL WE OFFERED TWO DIFFERENT ART WORKSHOPS Printmaking. In making postcards, students were taught the basics of printmaking. We had a Journal Making. Students were invited to come Halloween printmaking workshop where students and create their own journals. We had two separate learned how to apply their design to a linoleum workshops in the fall. Students learned how to use block, cut out their design with special cutting tools, traditional book binding techniques. They were apply printing ink to their block, and then transfer given different kinds of materials to design their their image onto postcards or greeting cards. journal covers: paper, stamps, colored pens, stickers, Students became familiar with the printmaking golden leaves, etc. The best part was watching stu- technique and created many scary and fun cards to dents become deeply involved in their journal cre- send to their families and loved ones. ations. At the end of the workshop, they all had beautiful personalized journals that they could use in I think the art workshops this fall were a great way class or give away as gifts. for students to take a break from their studies, cre- ate and play! —EJ Art Workshops 11 Fall 2002

Art Workshop The idea of the Art Workshop this semester was to make a journal. CELOP staff provided all kinds of mate- by Diego De Lamo, S.B.E. rials: papers (rice, transparent, handmade, origami, etc.), stickers, strings, glue, stamps, among other things. Stu- dents used these materials any way they wanted. It was a very good activity to develop the creativity inside each he Art Workshop is an activity that CELOP has of us. T been offering to its students for the past three semesters. It’s an excellent choice for those who want You don’t need to have any kind of art knowledge or to do something different and still be learning and skill to join this workshop because it’s so easy. All you practicing English conversation skills. need to do is enjoy it and let your ideas flow. 12 Armory Fall 2002

B.U.ARMORY DEMOLITION OMPLEX C ILLAGE V TUDENT S AKING WAY FOR THE NEW M Language Center Classrooms 13 Fall 2002

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With the Armory coming down, CELOP needed to replace lost classroom space. A B.U. building adjacent to CELOP was completely renovated to become the Language Center Classrooms. Twelve large, brightly painted classrooms along with a large, comfortable lobby were used for the first time by CELOP students in the fall of 2002. 14 Student Profiles Fall 2002

STUDENT PROFILES

The Fall Semester Book Elective Class felt it was important to continue the effort, begun last summer, of interview- ing students from many of the countries represented at CELOP. This project also gave SBE students the opportuni- ty to practice their interviewing skills and get to know some CELOP students they might not have otherwise met.

nine months. He is a Greek orthodox priest. He has been a priest for ten years, and he is really enjoying Armandine Bannard the priesthood. He studied at another language school in Boston and moved to CELOP because his Switzerland friend who studied at CELOP recommended that he study here. He is really happy here with his by So-Jeong Lee teacher and elective class. Father Apostolos lives in a Greek college dormi- tory in Brookline. He said sometimes he is uncom- rmandine is from Geneva, fortable with people looking at him and who keep ask- A Switzerland, and she’s ing questions. He likes the beautiful nature of Boston been here just one month. She and especially the many trees and lakes. He also enjoys is 20 years old. She decided to come to CELOP the friendly people in Boston. On Sundays, he because she studied English once in Scotland. preaches at the holy service at his parish church. It’s a When she studied there, there were so many Greek church named St. George, in Southbridge, MA. Europeans who spoke French and German in her program that she said she couldn’t practice speaking Father Apostolos wants to get a Master’s degree in English very much. She is pretty happy to see the Pastoral Psychology at B.U., because he wants to give new lifestyle of the U.S. here and to meet many stu- much more advice to the people who come to him for dents from all over the world. She will keep study- help. He thinks priests should study, and he wants to ing at CELOP until next April, and then she will go help the people with psychological problems. back to Switzerland. She enjoys the big shopping places and the unique architecture in Boston, as well as the beautiful nature here. She especially loves to know many different cultures and customs. Ghannam Almazrouei

UAE Apostolos Koufallakis by Ji-Yun Chung Greece

by So-Jeong Lee hannam is 20 years old, G and he is one of my class- mates. I heard from someone that it is easy to get to ather Apostolos is from know about him because he is kind and friendly. F Greece and has been here The first class in CELOP, I was afraid to talk to him Student Profiles 15 Fall 2002

because he looked like a serious person. In contrast English has improved a lot. He will go back to his to my thinking, he was a very nice person who smiles country after CELOP and come back in one year to all the time. Sometimes, I see his shyness, but it finish his Master’s degree in industrial engineering. doesn’t mean he is a quiet person. Actually, he is He likes Italian food, and his favorite Italian dish is talkative. When I asked to interview him, he was lasagna. Also, he likes to go to Fire and Ice, a reastau- glad to agree. rant in Cambridge, where he can choose what he wants If you don’t have any idea about his appearance, for his barbecue and give that to the chefs in the cen- let me describe him so you can see who he is. Ghan- ter of the restaurant to cook them for him. He said nam is very tall, so it seems that his head can reach the that he usually chooses meat, salad, some mushrooms, top of the door. He has short black hair that is shinny tomatoes and onions. and bright, and, in addition, he has a great smile. His hobby is car racing. He often enjoys the speed Ghannam has four brothers and two sisters, and of car racing, even though he admits that it is a little he is the second oldest in the family. Wow! What a dangerous. He also has many friends who he met while big family! I wish I had many sisters and brothers too! practicing racing. Hmm . . . I envy him. He has been here for a year and a half, so he has made many friends, and they are all from different countries. Normally, he has a lot of fun with his friends during the weekend. He likes to go to see movies with Jia-Heng Sui them. People’s Republic Of China Someday, he would love to go to China, because he likes the historical background of China, and he espe- by Ji-Yun Chung cially can’t wait to see The Great Wall. Next year, he will enter B.U. as an engineering major. I hope he will do fine in college, and I am definitely sure he will. ia-Heng (but everybody J usually calls him “J”) is 18 years old. He is an only child in his family. I asked him if he wished he had other siblings, and he said, “Maybe, but I am happy with this now.” Unlike other people, who wish to have a Gian Carlo Rotondo brother or sister, he was satisfied. Peru J has been in Boston for eight months, and he likes here. The reason why he chose to come to Boston is by So-Jeong Lee because he liked the atmosphere. He thinks Boston has many good universities, and that is true. It is not only because of this, but he also chose to study in ian Carlo is from Lima, Boston because his friends live here. I believe that he G which is the capital of has many friends, because his personality is very vivid Peru. He is 28 years old, and and friendly. he has been here about five months. He came to CELOP because his friend recommended it. He J also has a friend who lives in Canada and some- thinks that it is a really nice experience to study day he wants to go there to visit him and have a great English here and meet a lot of different people from time there. He misses his friend, and going to Canada all around the world. He likes his classmates very will be a great opportunity to see him. Likewise, he much as well as his teachers. He feels that his also misses his friends in China. He is from the south 16 Student Profiles Fall 2002

part of China, which is close to Hong Kong. I know exactly how he feels about missing friends from home- land. Nasser Sahim J plans to enter B.U. in January to study financing Saudia Arabia and international business. He wants to be a busi- nessman who trades with people from around the by Ahmad S. Khalifa world. He studied in an American high school for two years in New York and graduated from there. There- fore, he can speak English very well and fluently. interviewed Nasser Sahim When you first see him, you think he doesn’t talk too I from Saudia Arabia. He is a much, but when you get to know him, he is actually very close friend, so I didn’t find it difficult to inter- very talkative and easy going. view him. Nasser is 22 years old and has been living in Boston for almost two years. The weirdest thing about Nasser is that he never planned to study in Boston. His visit was supposed to be for two weeks only, but he liked the place, and he stayed for almost two years without going back to Julia Brito Saudia Arabia for vacation. Nasser misses his family and his country. However, he’s used to Boston and Brazil how the life is here.

by Ahmad S Khalifa He likes to make friends with people from other countries to learn about many different cultures. Nasser’s plan after CELOP is to study at Boston Uni- interviewed a very special versity and to major in international law. Then he I person. She is Julia Brito wants to find a good job in Saudia Arabia. from Brazil. Julia came to Boston on Aug 19th, and she is so happy that she is studying English at CELOP. She is 23 years old. This is her first semester at CELOP. She has made a lot of friends with people from different countries. Pavel Agoshkov I asked Julia to study with me at next semester, but I was shocked when she told me that Ukraine she already graduated and she’s going back to her coun- try because she misses her boyfriend and she wants to by Tasia Wibisono find a good job. Because English is not widely spoken in Brazil, she his nice person, Pavel, is can find a job easily if she speaks English. Julia likes to T 22 years old. He left go to the gym, jog along the river, and to go to night Dnepropetrovsk, the industrial capital of Ukraine, clubs in her free time, mostly on weekends. She also for Boston last September. This is his first time to likes to hang with Americans, Brazilians, and with peo- come here. The purposes of his coming are to ple from other countries. She says she tries her best improve his English skill, to know more about the not speak Portuguese and to concentrate on her Eng- United States, and to meet interesting friends from lish. In conclusion, I wish Julia very good luck in her all over the world. Fortunately, he has been enjoy- studies and in her future. ing living here very much. He has made friends with a number of people at CELOP, who are mostly from Student Profiles 17 Fall 2002

Venezuela, China, and Japan. Loving to travel, he Min is also a very active person, and you can see this has been to nine countries within this year only. through her hobbies too. She has a scuba diving Germany, Poland, Russia, Greece, Spain, the license. Isn’t this cool? Maldives, Slovakia, Austria, UAE, Israel, Turkey, Seon-Min likes to listen to music, go shopping, Bulgaria, Thailand, Hungary, and the U.S. are the and hang out with her many friends in her free time. countries he has visited up to now. After finishing She has made many friends with people from many this semester, he will go back to Ukraine to run his different countries in CELOP. I’m saying this not family’s business and hopes that he will be able to because I am her friend, but because I think she is a attend business school afterwards. cute and sweet person. So, let me tell you something. When you see her, just go to her and start to talk to her. You might want to have a friend like Seon-Min! After CELOP, she plans to go home for a while Seon-Min Lee and then come back to the U.S. and attend a graduate school which is in Rhode Island. She wants to study at Korea the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), which is a very famous design school in Rhode Island. I want to by Ji-Yun Chung wish her all the best.

here is a girl who is very T nice, kind, and funny. She is my friend, and her name is Seon-Min, from Seoul, Korea. She is 21 years old, and she is the Yohei Suzuki youngest in her family. Seon-Min has a brother who cares about her, and the relationship between them Japan is very close. Unfortunately, she had to leave her family to come to Boston to improve her English. by Ji-Yun Chung I remember the first time I met Seon-Min. I was new in Boston, and I came to CELOP and I didn’t ohei is a friend of mine know anyone. I was a lost sheep, and she helped me Y and he is a very nice guy. with everything. She is also very friendly and outgo- He is 25 years old and is from ing. When she was in Korea, she finished three years Japan. He has two older sis- at Ewha University. Her major was industrial design ters. He already graduated from Keio University. so she draws very good pictures. She attended CELOP His major was Computer Science, and he wants to in the summer term too. She has been here since June, get a job which is realted to his major. and she will finally go back to her sweet home in December. He has been in Boston for four months, and he likes the atmosphere of this city. His hobby is listen- This year, Seon-Min has traveled to so many coun- ing to music, so when you see him you can easily find tries. She traveled to the Philippines, New Zealand, him with a headphone on his ears when he rests in the Australia and Canada. Like this, you can see that she lobby. He likes to compose music even though he is a loves travel. For Thanksgiving Day, she will go to beginner. He loves all kinds of music, but especially Costa Rica with me. Costa Rica is a tropical country, dance music. and it has the perfect weather for us to have fun in a spa and go to beautiful beaches. Yes, it is not surpris- He also loves martial arts. He did Karate for three ing that this is another travel adventure for her. Seon- years when he was 16 years old, but he stopped when 18 Student Profiles Fall 2002

he was 21 years old. He had a chance to go to Korea seen many impressive artists playing various kinds of for his school program, and he went to Seoul Univer- music. sity to learn Korean. He was in Korea for a month for In his free time, he likes to play and read summer vacation. During his stay in Korea, he learned Harry Potter books. Actually, he has read the whole tae kwon do, and he really liked it. He was interested series of Harry Potter, and he thinks the words and in learning the Korean language, because when he was sentences are relatively easier than the Newsweek mag- young, he had a Korean friend who lived near his house azine his class is covering. He loves fantasy and adven- and they became good friends. After that, Yohei made ture novels, but he says he is really attracted to the many Korean friends. When he was in Japan, he took happy endings in Harry Potter books. He also likes Korean classes, so now he can speak three languages! the bright mood of each episode, unlike in other fan- I was very surprised the first time I met him. He tasy books. He said that he wanted to see the upcom- came to me and started to speak in Korean. His ing Harry potter movie this fall. Korean was very good! After CELOP, he wants to go to graduate school here if he passes the GRE. He has a plan for after graduate school. He would like to have a job in the U.S. If he doesn’t achieve his goal here, he will go back to Japan and be a computer engineer. I hope his dream will come true, and I wish him a Mohamed Bashir huge GOOD LUCK! Danatata

Nigeria

by Stephanie Hellenbroich

Ryo Funkumori ohamed Bashir Dantata Japan M is from Nigeria. He is 19 years old. He is a quiet person who likes sports by So-Jeong Lee and has a passion for the Internet and computers. He also loves the Seinfeld series. I know that because he just spent a lot of time doing a special article yo is from Japan and plans about it for this Semester Book. to start graduate school at R He finished high school in his country, and he the University of San Diego already applied to the University of . He next year. His major was law when he was in uni- wants to study management and international relations versity in Japan, but he wants to change his major to because he feels that because both have something in medical science or engineering. common, they can help him with his future choices in He wants to get a high TOEFL score to get into his professional life. that shool. He thinks his weakeast part in English is lis- He came to study English at CELOP and to pre- tening, and reading is getting easier for him. He took pare himself for his future career. He chose Boston English classes in the summer at Harvard, and now he because he feels that it is the center of education, and is continuing to study English here in CELOP. he feels good studying here. After CELOP, he is plan- When I asked Ryo what he liked most about living ing to return to Nigeria to work and later will come in Boston, he said he liked that there are many artists again to Boston to get his Master’s degree. We wish on the street, especially in Harvard Square. He has him the best for his career. Student Profiles 19 Fall 2002

Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and two Master’s degrees, one in business administration and Stephanies the other one in Human Resources. Hellenbroich She’s going back to her country at the end of this Germany fall semester to find a job. Diana likes to hang out with Americans and other English speakers to improve her by Alejandro Curiel Zarraga English. In conclusion, I wish Diana very good luck in her studies and her future.

had the pleasure of interviewing Stephanie I Hellenbroich, a 26-year-old German girl of stun- ning beauty. Stephanie has two majors, which are architecture and business, with a specialization in communications. Her most important goal at this point is to begin her Master’s degree in mass com- Martin Abumohor munication at B.U. in January 2003. Chile Moreover, about her hobbies, she enjoys doing water sports. She was training to be a professional by Diana Genoves wave runner for competition before coming to the U.S. She also likes art and used to decorate and design artin Abumohor is from homes. Surprisingly, I found that Stephanie was hid- Chile, and he is 25 years ing her Spanish abilities last semester. For what? Don’t M old. This is his first time in ask me, but she understands and speaks Spanish Boston, and he made plans to be been here until extremely well. Finally, I must say that Stephanie has December. He is achieving his expectations in “ NO BOYFRIEND.” Hold on, Stephanie. Hold on. CELOP, because he has met a lot of people here and is sharing very nice moments at the same time, too. He considers that his English has improved so much. Actually, Martin thinks that if he had the opportunity to go back to the beginning of the Diana Genoves course, he would like to do everything like right now. For him, everything is perfect! Gimeno

Spain When he goes back to Chile, he’ll always remember people that he met by Ahmad S. Khalifa here, the classes in CELOP, his teachers, the trips to Newport, New interviewed my classmate Diana Genoves York, and Miami, too. He’ll remem- I Gimeno from Spain. Diana came to Boston in Summer 2002. She studied at the Institute for ber this place like his second country. English Language at and then she transferred to CELOP in September. She is 27 When he goes back to Chile, he’ll always remem- years old. This is her first semester at CELOP. She ber people that he met here, the classes in CELOP, his has made a lot of friends here from many different teachers, the trips to Newport, New York, and Miami, countries, mostly from South America. She has a too. He’ll remember this place like his second coun- 20 Student Profiles Fall 2002

try. When the course finishes, Martin has to return to train, she took the inbound train by mistake. At that his country because he has to contiue working at his time, she was so scared and called on the operator, family’s company. “Please, stop the T for me!” And he was so kind that he stopped the T, and all the other passengers also were Really, the CELOP experience has changed a lit- nice, for they were waving their hands from inside of tle bit his life because it has helped him to know him- the T and saying, “Have good day,” to Katrina! She self better. In the beginning of the semester, when he cannot forget this story at all. arrived here, he realized that he sometimes felt home- sick, and this was an emotion that he had never felt before. In fact, he has never been alone for any length of time before coming to Boston. Now, he feels more strong and he can do whatever he wants. In conclu- Isabelle sion, this trip has given to Martin the power to con- front life without any fear. Brenninkmeijer

Netherlands

by Stephanie Wendratno Ekaterina Asabina sabelle Brenninkmeijer, is Russia I Dutch, but she has lived in Madrid, Spain all her life. That is why she doesn’t by Natsuka Hayash consider herself to be Dutch. She just graduated from her high school in Madrid and came here three months ago to join the CELOP program. This is hen I interviewed Kat- her first semester at CELOP, and she found out W rina, I noticed that her about this program from her friend who was in pronunciation was so clear that CELOP. She likes the CELOP program a lot since it was easy for me to figure out it has really helped her to improve her English. what she said. She has been here in Boston for two years. Her purpose of coming to CELOP was to improve her reading and writing skills of English because she has to She loves Boston because it is such a learn academic English. After CELOP, she will major wonderful city that offers a lot for stu- in social science, probably at B.U. dents. She finds that the difference Her best friend here is another Russian girl. They between Madrid and Boston is that didn’t know each other before coming here, and they have been friends for two years. Boston is much more international. In her spare time, Katrina likes to go to the movies and play pool. She especially likes to go to jazz con- She loves Boston because it is such a wonderful certs, because one of her other friends has a husband city that offers a lot for students. She finds that the who is a jazz musician. She usually goes to his con- difference between Madrid and Boston is that Boston certs. is much more international. During her free time, she likes to do sports, go sightseeing, and travel. She hopes Her most interesting experience here has to do CELOP can help her to prepare all her applications with the T. When she was not used to riding the T in to enter the university she wants to go to. She just Boston, she mixed up the inbound train and outbound can’t wait to go back to Madrid, as she misses the good train. Even though she wanted to take an outbound weather, the coasts, and all the beaches they have. Student Profiles 21 Fall 2002

Jessie Chan Marisol O’Farrill

Taiwan Mexico

by Stephanie Wendratno by Diego De Lamo

essie Chan, who lives in J Taichung, a city in Taiwan, graduated from Cheng Chi University, majoring in law. How has your experience at CELOP been? She came to the U.S. last June to continue her legal These three months at CELOP have been excel- study in banking and financial law as well as to expe- lent. I have improved my English and I have met rience a different cultural lifestyle. a lot of people and have had the opportunity to learn about their different cultures. She enjoys her class with her won- What are you planing to do after CELOP? derful classmates. She heard about I’m going back to my country to begin my aca- CELOP from the Boston University demic career. I will major in architecture. Law School Web site, when she read that CELOP provides a Legal English course. Which things do you miss most about Mexico? What I really miss from my country is my fam- ily, friends and the food—the different dishes This semester has been her second semester. that I have there. Her first semester was last summer, and she was sat- isfied with the rapid improvement in her English Why Boston? skills. She also feels that CELOP has provided her with the opportunity to know many people from I decided to come to Boston because it’s a city that offers me a different style of life as a student, other countries. She enjoys her class with her won- much better from the one I have already experi- derful classmates. She heard about CELOP from enced. the Boston University Law School Web site, when she read that CELOP provides a Legal English What do you like most about Boston? course. I love Boston’s structure, the whole city is beauti- In her free time, she likes to swim, walk around ful and people here are very kind. the riverside, as well as to eat her favorite food from Thailand. What she misses most from her home- How would you describe yourself? town is the local Taiwanese food, her friends, and most of all, her dog. She would like to finish her stud- I describe myself as a sociable person, talkative and happy. I love to make new friends and learn ies as soon as possible so that she can get a job and more about other cultures. eventually get married to her boyfriend. In conclu- sion, she said that people in Taiwan are nice, enthu- siastic, and always welcome people from all over the world. 22 Student Profiles Fall 2002

Alvaro Ruiz Rassul H. Idrissov

Mexico Kazakhstan

by Diego De Lamo by Tasia Wibisono

assul is a married 29 year How would you describe R old guy who comes from your experience at the largest city in Kazakhstan, CELOP? Almaty. Through his friend It’s a very good opportunity to learn a foreign who has finished studying here, he found out about language (English), to make friends with people CELOP. This is his first semester here. What he is from different countries and interact with other going to do after finishing this semester is take an cultures. It’s also an opportunity to visit several places in the U.S. MBA program at Boston University. He currently lives in a dorm with two American students and enjoys that. Moreover, he likes to travel, although What are you planing to do after CELOP? insufficient time is a hindrance. I’m planing to stay here in Boston to study my academic career, which is business administration.

Where? I still don’t know where. I have to apply first to know Chittawan Chanagul

Why Boston and not another place in the U.S? Thailand Because I really like it here. There are a lot of students and the best universities in the U.S. are by Stephanie Wendratno here. Also, there are a lot of things to do in Boston on weekends, and I like to ski in the mountains around Boston. hittawan Chanagul or C Nui, as we usually call Where do you see yourself in 5 or 10 years? her, comes from Bangkok, Thailand. She graduated from After getting my major, I’m planing to get a Thammasat University in Bangkok majoring in masters degree, so I don’t know yet. Maybe I’ll be Economics. working for a big company as an administrator or something. She came to CELOP to improve her English in preparation for doing her Master’s degree in one of the universities in Boston. This semester has been her I really like it here. There are a first semester here at CELOP. Although she lives in lot of students and the best universi- Cambrigde and has to come by T for 45 minutes every morning, she’s happy to be here because of the great ties in the U.S. are here. Also, there and nice teacher and classmates she has. are a lot of things to do in Boston on She likes Boston for its good environment as well weekends, and I like to ski in the as the shops, such as in Copley Place or on Newbury mountains around Boston. Street. She has spent most of her free time swimming, Student Profiles 23 Fall 2002

Her criteria of a perfect guy is I wanted to live the winter season tall, smart, with medium brown here to see what other seasons are like eyes, and guys who are a little bad. that do not exist in my country. For those guys who feel themselves in that criteria, watch out for Nui. Because I had come to Boston before, but for a short time, and I liked it very much. I like the environment here, and I wanted to live the win- shopping, and watching every new movie that comes ter season here to see what other seasons are like out in the cinema, as well as eating Japanese and Ital- that do not exist in my country. ian Food. What do you like most about Boston? Her criteria of a perfect guy is tall, smart, with medium brown eyes, and guys who are a little bad. For People, the city as a structure, the human quality that is found here. I live quietly and peacefully those guys who feel themselves in that criteria, watch here. There’s always someone offering you a out for Nui. smile.

How would you describe yourself? I think I’m a very happy person, open to listening to every kind of opinion. I’m talkative, friendly, outgoing, sincere, but I’m not very punctual. My Claudia Di Giacomo worst characteristic is that I can’t fake my feel- ings when I’m upset, you know. I always repre- Venezuela sent what I feel, and I always come up with the things that bother me. I can’t keep my mouth by Diego De Lamo shut. I always care about the future, and I’m very organized.

How has your experience at CELOP been? CELOP has given me the opportunity of living a total different experience. People here have made me feel very comfortable. I have met many, many Mohamed Keita friendly people. I know that I’ll never forget this experience. Ivory Coast

What are you planing to do after CELOP? by Diana Genoves I don’t know yet, but I would like to stay at CELOP for the next semester and then go back to Venezuela for my major, which is business administration. ohamed Keïta is from Ivory Coast, though he Which things do you miss most about M Venezuela? is citizen of Mali, a country close to Ivory Coast. He is 21 years old. He arrived in Boston six months ago The food—Arepas—the beaches, and, most of all, to improve his English. Actually, Mohamed thinks I miss my family and my friends. the best CELOP training to get his goal has been listening and speaking, and like this he really has Why Boston? learned a lot. 24 Student Profiles Fall 2002

He also considers that it has been very important About CELOP students, he thinks that Asian peo- to meet people from different countries, and to share ple have a different philosophy about education from customs in order to know what was going on around students from other countries. Juan thinks that they the world. Really, Mohamed is very pleased with make a bigger effort in order to get their goals than CELOP because he has improved his English a lot. In many other students. fact, he would like to thank Mr. Ron Clark, who really He considers that the CELOP experience will helped him to reach his goal. Now, he plans to study change something in his life. He has met people from at a community college. After that, he’ll transfer to a lot of different countries, cultures, ways of life and Boston University. expectations, too. At this time, Juan has reaffirmed his In conclusion, for Mohamed, the CELOP expe- goal and desire to get his MBA in the United States. rience has been very positive because he has learned, besides English language, many customs and the Amer- ican way of life. It will be very important in his life while he is in the United States. Servet Nadirler

Turkey

Juan Felipe Arango by Maria Ximena Silva

Colombia eople from all over the by Diana Genoves P world are difficult to find, but not in CELOP, where you can meet a wide variety of people who come from many different countries. uan Felipe Arango is from J Medellin, Colombia. He That being said, I interviewed a Turkish guy whose arrived in Boston in name is Servet Nadirler. He is 22 years old and has September, and he plans to already finished his studies in chemical engineering. stay here until December. He is 27 years old and he He is living with his brother, who advised him to come is working at Merilectrica, S.A., as a comercial man- to Boston. His brother said it was a good place to learn ager. This is a Colombian company that is in part- English and to have a good time, so that helped him to nership with the Antioquia Group. decide where to study English. He had large expectations in the CELOP program At the moment, Servet is applying to get a Mas- because he made a big effort to come here. He has a ter’s degree in science. That’s why he is visiting and limited time to improve his English, only three months. interviewing at universities to make a good decision. Really, he would have liked to take a more intensive He told me he likes his classes a lot because at the same course in smaller groups in class. But, he feels good time that he is learning, he is also having fun. Servet and confortable. has made some friends here at CELOP, and he thinks it is nice to meet people from different places and learn Asian people have a different phi- about their cultures. losophy about education from stu- Finally we talked about what he likes to do in his dents from other countries. They free time, and he said he likes a lot of different kinds of things, such as going out, shopping and walking make a bigger effort in order to get around. Definitely, Servet is having a good time here their goals than many other students. in Boston. Student Profiles 25 Fall 2002

that those bombings will never happen again, because Indonesia is only a victim for those people who want to Maruli Simanjuntak make its image bad. Indonesia

by Stephanie Wendratno Orit Steinberg

aruli Simanjuntak has Israel M lived in Indonesia, to be precise, since he by Stephanie Wendratno was born 32 years ago. He graduated from the army academy. He came to CELOP to improve his English skills. rit Steinberg, who comes from Israel, came to His hobby is to travel around the around the world. O Boston to fulfill her dream of He has visited Asian countries like Korea, Taiwan, doing her Master’s degree in child psychology. Philippines, and Thailand as well as European coun- While waiting to apply to one of the universities in tries like Greece, Rome, and Switzerland. About two Boston, she came here to CELOP, basically to years ago he realized that he’s more interested in doing improve her English. She likes CELOP because adventurous trips rather than conventional ones. through this place, she has gotten the opportunity to Now his plan is to explore the hidden nature sites meet people from different countries. of Indonesia. He believes that Indonesia is a good place In Boston, she really likes to walk along the Charles for those people who like nature. Although, due to River and, of course, she said, to do shopping on New- the Bali bomb incident, Indonesia’s image has become bury Street. In her free time, she likes to do outdoor bad, he thinks that the situation is somehow back to activities, especially hiking and skiing. Recently, she has normal. The good news is that, he said, the tickets to done something very interesting, which is skiing in Ver- Bali were already sold out for this Christmas and New mont, which she believes to be the best place for skiing. Year’s Eve. According to him, the situation in Indone- sia is now under control. He suggested for those travel She recommends the Blue Man Group show for lovers who likes adventure to come visit Indonesia, not those people who enjoy theater. She thinks that it was only Bali, but to other places like Irian Jaya. He also such an awesome show. Orit said that she really missed recommends Lombok and Bintan, which are also the people she knows—her friends, family and the dif- famous for their beautiful beaches. He really hopes ferent atmosphere in general back in Israel. SB 26 CELOP Fashion Fall 2002

by Ji-Yun Chung, So-Jeong Lee & Natsuka Hayashi S.B.E.

thought it afraid to approach people because we would be a didn’t know how to speak to them. great idea to But, as time went by, we got encour- take pictures of aged. We had so much fun, and it was peopleWe who have a good sense of fash- such a great experience! We hope you ion, so we took pictures of CELOP enjoy these pictures and will check out students in the lobby. We also went who is the best dressed here. Oh, outside to take pictures of people on anyway, we are sorry that we couldn’t , one of Boston’s most put pictures of some people, because fashionable streets. At first, we were the pictures didn’t come out well.

The Garment by Diana Genoves, S.B.E.

ocated at 200 Broadway Street in Cambridge L (near Kendall/MIT), the Garment District is a famous and unusual department store in Boston. It sells secondhand clothes from the 60s and 70s, new shoes, and accessories. Halloween costumes are available too, from “panic” makeup to a huge vari- ety of wigs. This retail store offers casual and formal cloth- ing, such as hip-hugger pants, go-go dresses, mini and maxi skirts, etc. It’s exciting, suddenly, to feel the desire to try on a blue wig, a shiny pair of glasses, or a witch costume, while people behind you are wear- ing, maybe, clothing that you would never buy. It’s really funny! Also, hats, gloves, ties, are some of the accessories that you can find in this store. Would you dare to wear a new look with clothes like these? The Garment District is waiting for you! CELOP Fashion 27 Fall 2002

Sam Al-Ehamdi Chriss Joo (21, Korea) Eda (23,Turkey) Adama (22, Guinea) (20, Saudi Arabia) Chriss is 21 years old and from I like Eda’s hairstyle very much. Adama is wearing a warm gray He said he likes “Hawaian” style Korea.She likes wearing jeans and Her red and very,very short hair winter hat, which has a line in fashion, and he likes to go shop- her favorite brands are Agnes B is really becoming on her. This orange around the edge. She ping in Copley Place and on and Levis. She likes guys who blue knit scarf and her red shoes wears an orange turtle neck Newbury Street. He was wear- look relaxed and comfortable. match her hairstyle very well. I’m sweater inside to match her hat ing black sunglasses and slippers, She was wearing a gray wool hat, so sorry you can’t see these col- and a grayish sweater with black even though it was kind of cold. a ski jacket,and small sparkly ear- ors! buttons outside. He was also wearing a bright red rings. Her style was very com- jacket and jeans.He looked really fortable and casual.At first, she The way she decides what she She is also wearing a black jacket, relaxed and comfortable. appeared to be shy, but she was will wear depends on her mood. which goes with the black but- really cooperative with us. Her favorite brand is “Mani tons of her sweater. She is wear- Deans.” Much to my regret, I ing blue jeans, which match all don’t know what kind of brand three colors—orange, gray and this is,but I can say that from the black. way she looks, it must be really cool. She normally likes hippie style clothes, and her favorite brands are Victoria’s Secret and The Gap. I think she knows how to dress and how to make herself look nice. 28 CELOP Fashion Fall 2002

Lubna Bukhamseen Kanae Takaya (20, Japan) Jamie (23, Boston) (26, Saudi Arabia) Kanae is wearing such nice west- He is a really awesome guy! His hairstyle is attractive and novel, for In CELOP,we often see several ern boots and a black wool scarf. there is gradation on his hair. The side hair is yellow, and as it gets women wearing a Hejab, which She usually gets her clothes in closer to the top of his head,it becomes more and more red. Because is a special head covering. Lubna her own country, Japan, but she of its pointed shape and these colors, his hair looks like a flame. He is one of these women. She is got these items in the United looks like he is on fire. He must have created his hairdo himself wearing a beige Hejab, which States. because he is a hair stylist and works at a beauty salon at Newbury covers her hair. It looks like it is Street. warm for her, especially in win- I think her sense of color is so ter,even though the Hejab is not nice. Her top and boots are a winter hat. beige,and her scarf and skirt are black,so it makes good harmony. Lubna is wearing a white wool sweater. She got her clothes in Jamie her country, Saudia Arabia. She In Boston, her main shopping usually buys her clothes from the spot is Newbury Street. Urban When we were walking on Newbury Galleria Mall, or at an outlet in Outfitters is her favorite store Wrentham. She spends about there. She got this black scarf Street, we could see a guy with red and $200 in a month on clothes.She there! Have you ever been to likes a sporty style of clothes and this shop? If you haven’t, you orange hair. He was the pearl of dark she likes shoes,especially boots. should go. sand; in other words, he stood out from Lubna thinks that the boys who wear sporty clothes or a busi- everybody else on the street that day. We ness style,like a suit,look attrac- tive. Even though in this picture were kind of shy to talk to him because he she is wearing very simple clothes and the Hejab, because looked like a cold guy, but actually he of her shiny smile,she looks very pretty. wasn’t! He was a really awesome guy! He was very generous and nice. We espe- cially loved his hair. CELOP Fashion 29 Fall 2002

Tomomi (21, Japan) & Shintaro (19, Japan) Have you ever seen these guys at CELOP? I always notice Tomomi’s scarf. This is a beige and dark brown Coach scarf. It is so cute and looks warm. Tomomi’s favorite brands are Christian Dior, Coach, Gucci,and Chanel,so she usually goes shopping at Prudential Center. How fashionable she is!

Shintaro’ s fashion is really popular with Asian girls at CELOP. I think Yayoi Takemoto (23, Japan) Stephanie Inayaki (19, Japan) his fashion style is similar to the style of skateboarding boys. He likes to wear aggressive type clothes.Tomomi also likes this kind of fashion. Yayoi is 23 years old and she’s Stephanie’s college major is art. from Japan. She says she got the She likes to wear “gothic” style clothes she was wearing at The clothes. She said she likes to go Gap and got the knit hat and ring shopping in Harvard Square, in from her mom. Her favorite thrift stores on Harvard Avenue, brands are Baby Phat,Azis, Buf- and on Newbury Street. Her falo and The Gap. She likes guys favorite brands are Shrine,which who wear A/X or Timberland. is based in L.A.,and Betsey John- She was hanging with her friend son. She likes guys who wear and they were both wearing alternative, industrial, gothic skirts and beautiful boots. Her clothes with dyed hair, eyeliner, style was all black and white.Her and piercings. knit hat was black with a white stripe on it, and her jacket was When we first saw her,we were black with white flowers. Her so surprised to see her unique boots and skirts were black,too. style. She was wearing very fash- She looked very confident of her ionable eye make-up, which style, and she seemed happy to matched her black clothes per- have her picture taken, too. fectly.Her shoes had spider webs embroided on them and she was wearing shiny hoop earrings.Her clothes were all black and her coat had fur trim on the sleeves and hem.She was also wearing a royal blue scarf and black lace skirt. She was so kind and told us that she did this kind of project in the past. She said her parents are from Japan. SB 30 Halloween Fall 2002

alloween in Boston is a spooky and fun H time that you have to live or be in to describe what it is like. It’s an amazing day full of different things to do, and special events around the city. You have the possibility to chose what- ever you want to do or whatever engrosses you, such as going out and enjoying the Hal- loween atmosphere around the city, staying

Article and illustration by Ximena Silva home waiting for the kids to knock at your door asking for candy or meeting with your S.B.E. friends for an in-home costume party.

Actually, most of the people that I know think Halloween is the best holiday of all, because it is not a conventional day. It is an eccentric and amazing one that everyone of all ages can enjoy in a different way. Personally, as I always do, I enjoyed this day so much. First of all, one week before Halloween I started thinking and searching what costume would be good and comfortable to wear that day. It was difficult to decide, but I finally did. It wasn’t a unique costume, but it was very good. I wore a white wig, a gold mask and strange gloves, so most people that I know didn’t recognize me. That day, I met with all my friends to go out together, because there was a party in a disco named Embassy that was supposed to be very good, and it was. Everybody was wearing all kinds of costumes. The club was full of people, and the music was incredible. We had a great time! It was a night that I’ll never forget, because not only was it my first Halloween in Boston, but also because I enjoyed that night with all my friends. SB Halloween 31 Fall 2002

There’s nothing better than Halloween with all your friends together, even if they don’t look like themselves.

He fin h ally fo is per und fect pa rtner! Halloween in the CELOP lobby.

And the spiders wanted to be in the picture too. 32 Pumpkin Painting Fall 2002

PUMPKIN PAINTING OSCH K AY K ENN J ONDUCTED BY C Student Photos 33 Fall 2002

Betty, above, and Wendy, right, get in the Halloween spirit in the CELOP lobby. Marsha Dean bewitching her students.

Below, Michael Feldman’s class goes to Salem and the sea shore. 34 Field Trip Fall 2002

PLIMOTH PLANTATION TRIP Sung Won Jung with a Pilgrim’s musket CLASS S ’ RAND B ILL J

Ana Geada Uzal, Yun Hwang, Tomoe Matsunaga, Sung Won Jung, Ozlem Koc, Yusuke Wada. Sung Won Jung, Andres Salcedo, Keita n Friday, November 8th, six classes went to Plimoth Plantation. Murano, Yusuke Wada, Akira Takeuchi O Plimoth Plantation is the place where people from England emi- grated in the 17th century. The was built as a replica of the original one. There we could see actors and actresses who played the roles of the original settlers, who were called Pilgrims. They were doing typical activities from 1627 and were dressed in clothes that were traditional at that time. —Jill Brand’s class

Nina Matsiukevich, Ozlem Koc (hair), Hisako Nakamura Hisako Nakamura and the pilgrim Elisabeth Guest Lecture 35 Fall 2002

FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS LECTURE ILOTTI B ARC :M UEST G

n 13 November, Marc Bilotti, O Financial Advisor with Prudential Financial, came to CELOP to speak to Maria Tomeho- Palermino’s and Betty D’Angelo’s classes about the long-term benefits of divisified investment in the stock market. He was also recruiting interns from CELOP to work at his company. 36 Essay Contest Fall 2002

CELOP Essay Contest

The topic for the Fall 2002 essay contest, chosen by students in the Semester Book elective, was: “Friendship in Boston” Barbara Bliss organized the contest and managed the judging process. Judging was done by members of the Semester Book elective along with selected faculty and staff members. Thank you to all who submitted essays and to the judges. It was an interesting set of essays, and the judges had a hard time choosing, but in the end, the winners were:

Group 1 1st Place: Gian Carlo Rotondo, from Peru 2nd Place: Carlos Martinez Franky, from Colombia Honorable Mention Shinnosuke Tsunoda, from Japan

Group 2 1st Place: Hae Eun (Grace) Shin, from Korea 2nd Place: Evangelos Koufallakis, from Greece Honorable Mention Takeshi Watanabe, from Japan

Group 3 1st Place: Seon-Min Lee, from Korea 2nd Place: Hong Ouyang, from People’s Republic of China Honorable Mention Mammas Habtegiorgis, from Ethiopia

Group 4 1st Place: Michal Zimmerman, from Israel 2nd Place: Ji Hyun Kim, from South Korea Honorable Mention Sanusi Dantata, from Nigeria

†Honorable Mention is an award category that describes a work as also excellent and worthy of recognition. The Honorable Men- tion essays are therefore recognized here though not reprinted.

1ST PLACE—Group 1 from Asia. One of them was from America. Her name is Christina Pena and she is from Colombia. Christina was my best friend at CELOP. Gian Carlo Rotondo When I arrived in Boston I felt alone and discon- certed. One day I came to CELOP and I went to the Peru computer lab. I didn’t know how to use those com- Friendship in Boston puters, so I introduced myself to Christina, who was sitting in the lab. Then I asked her how to turn on the hen I came to Boston the first time, there computer. “Could you help me?” and she said, “Sure.” W were many people in CELOP. Some of them Some minutes later I asked her, “Where are you from?” came from Saudi Arabia and Europe. Others came and she told me she was from Colombia. After that I Essay Contest 37 Fall 2002

started to make friends with her. did something different and we tried to speak in Eng- lish as much as we could. Even though she was 50 years She always advised me about my classes, and she old, she seemed young because she was very active. She introduced me to her friends. Christina is 50 years old never stayed home in her dorm, which was called “Casa and she came here to improve her English skills. In Española.” We always met there with our friends her free time she liked getting to know different kinds before going to different places. She wanted to know of places, such as beaches, restaurants, other , the- as much as possible about many different things. aters, and so on with her friends. She always cared about her classes and her friends. Sometimes she missed her family, but she was a very strong Thanks to Christina, I got During her last week in person and hard working. When to know a lot of people from dif- Boston, she was crying because she she felt bad, she asked us if we ferent countries, and I was so had made many goods friends and could go for a walk, go to a surprised about them because I restaurant, or only talk with her. never knew about the culture of she didn’t want to leave them. She never left her classes or went different people. One day she back home before she finished her semester. Even invited me to eat Thai food, but at first I didn’t like it. though she missed her family, she taught us how to On July 4, we went to see the near the Charles feel good when someone felt bad. River, and she said they were fantastic and that she had never seen any fireworks like those in her life. We spent During her last week in Boston, she was crying the whole night looking at that spectacular event. The because she had made many goods friends and she did- week after July 4, we went to Singing Beach in Man- n’t want to leave them. One day before she left Boston chester with some other friends. We spent the day we went to eat Thai food and I told her, “Now I like there. We went swimming, walked along the beach, this kind of food.” Then I thanked her for all that she talked with our friends, and so on. At night we went to had done for me. I said, “Take care, and never forget a restaurant in the town to eat seafood. Every week we that you have a lot of good friends around the world.”

2ND PLACE—Group 1 lish, but he has understood his teacher’s friendly expres- sions. Last Saturday, a classmate invited him to a birth- day party in a fire station. It was a beautiful and special Carlos Martinez Franky occasion because the place was unusual and the class- mate’s parents acted very friendly toward us. Colombia I have another son and his experience hasn’t been Friendship in Boston different. All the Woodland Kindergarten School meetings are pleasant. They don’t speak our language, oston has been a friendly city for me. Since six but his teacher makes an effort to communicate. B weeks ago when my family and I arrived, we have been receiving sympathy and friendly feelings We live in a pretty neighborhood, because it has from many people. many trees and gardens, and our neighbors came to our house to say welcome. The first day the landlord of our The first day when we went to my youngest son’s house invited us to dinner with delicious Italian food. daycare, we met nice people. The director and teachers of the Weston Windows Preschool are very professional, Boston has been a friendly city for me. The best and my little son has been happy. He doesn’t speak Eng- language has been the people’s courtesy. 38 Essay Contest Fall 2002

1ST PLACE—Group 2 seems very proud of her beautiful daughter. She is a housewife but she seems like a teenage girl because she usually wears jeans, colorful sweaters, and pretty ear- Hae Eun (Grace) Shin rings, and her hair is usually in pigtails. She likes to drink tea during the break time, so I gave her a Korean Korea style green tea. After two days, she also gave me a Friendship in Boston miniature copy of one of the mysterious statues on Easter Island, which is called a doleman. here are many students in my class who come Most of all, she is a humorous and smart person. T from different countries. Most of the students When our class is having break time, she shares her come from Asia and the others come from South funny experiences with me and also shares cookies that America. I have made friends with many of them, she likes to eat with me. However, during the class, she but my best friend is from Chile. Her name is usually asks important questions about what we are Consuelo. studying. Especially when we study historical events, she makes a good guess about the period and time of Consuelo comes from Santiago, Chile. She came specific historical events because she majored in his- to Boston with her family four months ago because tory. she and her family want to study English. She has two children who have a big age difference. Her daughter Whenever I feel sad, she encourages me by speak- is a middle school student and her son is four years old. ing to me warmly. She told me not to worry too much One day, during the class, she showed me a picture of because things will be more comfortable in the future. her daughter that was taken near the sea in Chile. She She always tells me that we are friends.

2ND PLACE—Group 2 went to my class, and I sat beside Juan. He was very friendly to me, and he said, “Welcome, Father.” After that he asked me what my name was, and what my reli- Evangelos Koufallakis gious was. I answered his questions and we became (Father Apostolos) friends very soon. Juan is married, and he has a nice wife named Greece Shara, and she is from Sao Paolo, Brazil, too. Shara Friendship in Boston works in a company, and she speaks Spanish and Eng- lish very well, but Juan doesn’t speak English as well efore I came to Boston, I had had many friends as his wife. So he went to the university to study Eng- B in my country, such as Father Anthimos and lish, where I met him. Konstantinos, whom I lived with in our monastery. I was very happy to meet Juan and Shara because When I arrived in Boston, I met many people from they have good characters, and they were very friendly different countries, such as Japan, Colombia, and to me. When I have free time, they invite me to their Argentina. But I became best friends with Juan, who house for dinner, or we go out to eat in a nice Italian or is from Sao Paolo, Brazil. Chinese restaurant because we enjoy eating pasta or Before I came to CELOP, I went to Northeastern sweet food. We often call each other every day. When University because it had a program in English as a we are together we speak about their country or my second language, so when I arrived at the university, I country, and we have a nice conversation. Also, we have Essay Contest 39 Fall 2002

the same hobbies; for example, we like to listen to clas- they love children. They work very hard every day and sical music, play games, and watch movies. probably they are going on vacation to a nice place to relax. My friend’s house, which has a nice yard and its own garage, is in Wrentham. It’s also in a nice neigh- In addition, I’m very content and I give much borhood. They have a nice new car which has a nice thanks to God every day because I found good friends color. Juan and Shara don’t have kids, but they pray to in Boston, who are honest, friendly, and benevolent. God to give them some as soon as possible because

1ST PLACE—Group 3 addition to that, we both like to exercise and we tend to motivate each other. Although I am older than Rachel, we both seem to learn a lot from each other. It is very fascinating to share information about our cul- Seon-Min Lee tures and talk about the differences. University life Korea here is very different from that in Korea. It has taken a while to become familiarized with the differences in My Roommate, Rachel food, trends, clothing, music, lifestyle, etc. here were two names on the door of my room In spite of the differences between Rachel and me, T when I arrived for the fall semester. One of the she has stood by me and has offered to help me when- names was mine and the other one was my room- ever I need assistance. Since Rachel is a native speaker, mate’s. My roommate’s name is Rachel, and I was she corrects me, so I can improve my ability to speak about to meet her for the first time. I did not know English. For example, I was talking to Rachel one day, anything about her, and I was really worried about and I said “itchies days,” and Rachel laughed and cor- living with a roommate. This was my first experi- rected my pronunciation and said “each day.” I was ence living in a dorm with another student in my sure I knew it should have been “each day,” but some- school. In Korea most students generally do not live times I say something incorrectly during real conver- in dorms while attending a university. If you go to sations although I know the correct form. We tend to other countries as an international student, you laugh over the mistakes that I make. However, it really would be most concerned about having native helps me when she does correct me. roommates. My roommate, Rachel, has some of the This has been a very interesting couple of months important qualities that characterize a good room- being with Rachel. She has taught me a lot about the mate. As a result, she has helped to make this a com- language and the culture. I feel like I have improved forting experience. my skills a lot by living with a native speaker. I do not The first time we met, I walked in the room and I think I could have learned this much without the help introduced myself to her. I immediately knew that we of Rachel. This experience has been very exciting and would get along. I didn’t think I could live with every- beneficial. Although it is extremely hard to be so far one, so I lucked out when I was assigned to live with away from my family, Rachel has helped to make it less Rachel. Although Rachel and I have some different lonely. We have become a lot closer in the short time habits, we seem to respect each other’s differences. that we have been living together. I would have thought Although we have some minor differences, we are also that the cultural difference would make things hard, similar. We both share a passion for shopping and but instead it has broadened my knowledge about the watching movies that have Ben Affleck in them. In culture. 40 Essay Contest Fall 2002

2ND PLACE—Group 3 still confused about the American people. Having worked in Europe for three years, I guessed that Amer- icans may be quite like French and German people, very proud of their culture and not very warm to for- Hong Ouyang eigners. People’s Republic of China The first week of my arrival here, I was so sur- Friendship in Boston prised by strong feelings of being home. The envi- ronment is much cleaner of course, but the wide streets, tall buildings, historical sites, and many colors of peo- t is really difficult for me to talk about this topic, ple are very much like the atmosphere in . What I since I have only been here for a month and a impressed me most is that everyone I met here, either half, and this is the first time for me in the U.S. I do in the street or in the office, was very kind and polite not have a chum or schoolmate who immigrated and warm. Most of all, you can tell that the kindness of here. So, instead of talking about an individual rela- these people is not fake, but just their natural way of tionship, I would rather talk about the feeling of behaving. being a friend to the city of Many people here are also Boston. Many people here are also very very easy to deal with, and I I grew up in a fast-chang- very much appreciate the sim- ing society in China and have easy to deal with, and I very much ple and straight way of think- also experienced many appreciate the simple and straight ing, which, to me, could make changes in my images about way of thinking, which, to me, could life much easier if you just the American people due to want to do something. Two the fluctuating atmospheres of make life much easier if you just weeks ago on a Saturday after- the overall diplomatic situa- want to do something. noon, I arrived at the Museum tion between the two coun- of Science. Without noticing tries. It is true and not funny. the operating hours, I bought People are very influenced by mass media. a ticket and walked in. Just about an hour or so later, the museum closed. I felt very awful and went back to the When I was in primary school, the Cultural Rev- ticket office for help. To my surprise, the clerk was very olution ended and left huge and deep impacts on Chi- understanding and friendly. He prolonged the date of nese people both materially (bad economy) and spiri- expiration of my tickets immediately when he saw the tually (puzzled minds and lost religion). In middle time of the ticket issued. I was very grateful and felt school, the Open Policy and economic reform was very lucky somehow, since it isn’t so easy to be treated launched. In the beginning of the 80s, China and the like that, even in my hometown. U.S. were in a honeymoon relationship after a long time of enmity, since 1949. More and more Chinese An idea soon came to me that the city and the peo- people started to have chances to visit the U.S., and ple here are my friends. I love the bridges, the Charles what they saw gradually wiped away the stereotypes of River, the stylish Back Bay, the smiling faces; I like the ordinary Chinese that “People that live in imperialist city so much, even forgiving her unpredictable weather. countries are devils and very aggressive.” Before I came, I sometimes have a weird feeling that I have been here though I had seen a lot of Hollywood movies, I was for a long time. Essay Contest 41 Fall 2002

1ST PLACE—Group 4 band and I were always there for each other and sup- ported one another. I can truly say that my husband is also my best friend. Still, something was missing in our broader circle of life: friends. We missed our friends Michal Zimmerman in Israel, we missed hanging out and having fun with Israel friends, having parties, talking about everything over coffee, and having the great feeling that friendship with Friendship in Boston other people can make one feel.

hen I look back at my first days here in After a while we started meeting people and mak- W Boston, I can say without a doubt that if back ing new friends. We met our new friends both through then I had all the friends that I have here today, my my husband’s working place and at my school during acclimation would have been much easier. My my studies. From that point on, it was a lot easier to mother always told me, meet more people because once we had a few friends we were introduced to their friends and our circle of Friendship is a key value. Good friends help each other through good times and bad times. Those who think acquaintances has been expanding ever since. Today, that they don’t need friendship in their lives don’t know one year after our arrival in Boston, we have a wide what a wonderful thing they are missing. circle of friends here and it feels great. Some of our new friends are from Israel, some are Americans, and It wasn’t until I moved to Boston, and for the first others are from different countries in the world. We time in my life didn’t have any friends, that I realized that, like to hang out with our new friends, have dinners as usual, my mother could not have been more correct. together, go camping on weekends together, and enjoy My husband and I relocated from Israel to Boston the feeling of being there for each other when one of one year ago. Back in Israel, we both had great jobs, us needs help or support. One of the things that I like we were surrounded by a loving family and we had the most is that we celebrate all our holidays together many great friends it was our home. If I had to define with our new Israeli friends. Our new friends are our in one word the way I felt when I first moved to Boston, family here. I would say that I felt lonely. For the first time, I had no Something I have learned this past year is that it family around to comfort me and no friends on whom doesn’t always take an old friend to feel supported I could rely when things were difficult. It was just my through difficult times. New friends and new friend- husband and me and no one else. ships are as important and valued as the old ones. In moments like these the marriage vow “For bet- Boston is finally starting to feel like home for us, thanks ter or for worse” gets tested. Luckily, my marriage to our newly acquired friends with whom we hope our stood strong through those difficult times. My hus- friendship will last forever.

2ND PLACE—Group 4 n the moonlight, have you ever seen two women I walking fast in the park near Coolidge Corner? If so, the two women are me and my roommate, Samyah. She is an Egyptian and I am a Korean. For Ji Hyun Kim me, Egypt was just very far from Korea and a mys- South Korea terious country that had nothing to do with me. Samyah asked me about a Korean soccer player Friendship in Boston whose number was “10” in the 2002 Korea/Japan World Cup as soon as she saw me. The only thing 42 Essay Contest Fall 2002

that we knew about each other’s countries was that. thought that the meanings of “compel” and “insist” were the same, but they weren’t. Samyah wanted to I arrived in Boston on August 25 and tried to find walk with me as much as we could, but sometimes I a room after my arrival. After a deep breath, I called did not have time for walking due to homework for her. “Hi! I’m, uh, Ji Hyun, Kim. Um . . . and I am my class. Frankly speaking, it was not easy for me to looking for a room.” It was not easy for me to call a for- instantly reject her proposal because, in my culture, eigner in English, because I could not see any non- direct rejection means impoliteness. verbal expressions of the other person. However, I could understand what she said because she spoke Although we grew up in totally different cultures slowly and clearly for me. and environments, we found many common things between us. Whenever we watched a sitcom or movie On September 21, I moved into our house. After together, we realized that we were not different. We a good dinner with spaghetti and salad, we had a cup of laughed at funny actions or expressions in Seinfeld or coffee with cheesecake. Everything was cooked by her, The King of Queens and cried for Molly, a sad movie, at and the only thing that I did was to eat the food enthu- the same time. siastically. Whenever we had a meal together, she cooked for us and I helped her by setting the table and I had lived alone since 1991; thus, it was not easy washing dishes. to live with another person. It is even more difficult if the person is brought up in a different country and cul- When I saw her at first, she asked me, “Do you ture from mine. However, when I return home, I will have any hobbies, such as watching a movie or walk- miss this house in which my roommate is waiting for ing?” “I love walking and I like Boston because I can me and cooking for me. Now, she is making a salad walk everywhere,” I replied, but never had I known and I will set the table for us after this. Then we will that this simple answer would bring us problems. go to our small and nice park. If you find us in the Samyah also loves walking in parks and streets with moonlight, please do not be surprised, and please say trees, flowers and rivers. hello to us! SB One Sunday, we went to the park to look around at the colored trees and to inhale fresh air. It took about two hours but she wanted to Rowing on the Charles River, with the B.U. campus and walk more although we could take an out- Law School at right and Back Bay in the background. bound T for free. I complained to her, “I don’t want to walk anymore!” “You are very selfish. I want to walk with you. Although I didn’t want to cook, I cooked for you! But you don’t want to walk for me. You told me that you loved walking, didn’t you?” “Yes, I told you. But I don’t want to walk now. Why are you compelling me to walk?” After a long argument, I went back to our house on the T and she walked. The next day, we sat around the table and talked a lot about our problem. Samyah told me, “I didn’t compel you to walk. I just insisted because I like to walk with you.” I News Events 43 Fall 2002

Major News Events of the Semester

In the World . . . • Chechen rebels took over 700 hostages in a Moscow theater. In the rescue attempt, over 120 were killed. • In elections in Turkey, the Islamist Justice and Development Party party won an absolute majority in the country’s Parliament. • The United Nations Security Council passed a new resolution on inspecting weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Iraq, to avert war, agreed to allow U.N. inspectors back in to the country. • In October, in Bali, Indonesia, terrorists bombed a nightclub popular with foreign tourists. Over 180 were killed. Al Qaeda is suspected.

In the U.S. . . . • In mid-term elections, Republicans took control of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. • Among the movies playing at theaters this semester were I Spy, Ghost Ship, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Sweet Home Alabama, Punch Drunk Love, Red Dragon, Brown Sugar, Femme Fatale, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Die Another Day, and Solaris.

In Boston . . . • The Head of the Charles Regatta, the largest rowing event in the country, holds its 38th race on the Charles River in October. Over 300,000 spectators come to watch over 6,000 athletes from around the world compete. • The Revolution MLS soccer team make it to the playoffs for the first time but lose to Los Angeles Galaxy. The Major League World Series is between two California teams, the Anaheim Angels and the San Francisco Giants. Anaheim wins in a series that gets the lowest TV ratings in World Series history. Last year’s Super Bow champion may make it to the playoffs. • In the Massachusetts state election, another Republican, Mitt Romney, formerly the president of the Salt Lake City Olympics, is elected Governor.

At Boston University and CELOP . . . • University President Jon Westling, B.U. President since 1996, resigns to return to teaching. Chancellor John Silber, President from 1971 to 1996, assumes duties of President until a replacement can be found. • Construction continues on the new recreation and sports facilities across from CELOP. Also, the Language Center Classrooms (a.k.a. CELOP Annex), opens for CELOP use. These classrooms replace rooms lost in the demolition of the Armory. • B.U. holidays observed this semester: Columbus Day, Halloween, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving. We have a Ramadan celebration in the lobby. 44 Stephanie Wendratno Collage,, S.B.E. Fall 2002 Stephanie Wendratno Collage,, S.B.E. 45 Fall 2002 46 Class Photos Fall 2002

Chris Antonellis’s class: Adriana Paola Acevedo Villalba, Angela Acurero, Abdulrahman Al Gassim, Lubna Bukhamseen, Hsin Hsien Chiang, Yoonjung Choi, Claudia Di Giacomo-arnetta, Rassul Idrissov, Kyo-Sun Lee, Mi Sun Lee, Eun-Yi Oh, Gian Carlo Rotondo, Shinnosuke Tsunoda, Liliana Beatriz Frutos, Mayuko Segawa.

Jamie Beaton’s Class: Aida Al-Madan, Muhammet Emrullah Buyukaslan, Hui-Chuan Chiang, Chiao-Yi Fang, Rene Guizar Rodriguez, Sang Youn Lee, Ying-Tung Liao, Miguel Munoz Monasterio, Vladimir Paunovski, Ya- Ling Peng, Fumihito Sakuma, Suwit Srisaensuchat, Hsing-Ling Tsai. Class Photos 47 Fall 2002

Jill Brand’s Class: Ana Geada Uzal, Yun Hwang, Sung Won Jung, Hyun Young Kang, Ozlem Koc, I Chen Lu, Nina Matsiukevich, Tomoe Matsunaga, Keita Murano, Hisako Nakamura, Jaime Salcedo Madrinan, Sutthiwan Sublom, Akira Takeuchi, Yusuke Wada, Miwako Yamanaka.

Ron Clark’s Class: Obaid Almazrouei, Ndeye Diack Ba, Ya-Ping Chen, Mohammed Dantata, Hsin-I Huang, Jiro Ikai, Heeman Kim, Youngseo Koh, Mi Na Lee, Chiu-Ju Liu, Alice Liu, So-Young Park, Ji Hye Park, Alicia Molina, Isabelle Brenninkmeijer. 48 Class Photos Fall 2002

Pamela Couch’s Class: Mehmet Aslan, Emi Fujita, Xing-Ee Han, Yeong Bin Hong, Yong Seok Jang, Hidenori Kimura, Yiyu Liu, Carlos Martinez Franky, Shuichi Nakanishi, Ayaka Sakai, Kiyohito Takada, Masashi Tateoka, Naohiko Yamaguchi, Hye Jung Yoon.

Betty D’Angelo’s Class: MartinAbumohor Carniglia, Pavlo Agoshkov, Camila Angel, Jui-Fang Chao, Hee Soo Cho, Ya-Hui Chou, Jose Di Mase, Mohammed Ghurab, Alexander Ginebra Benitez, Seonyoung Ha, Sang Yoon Kim, Hsuan Lin, Jose Pedro Lins, Yoko Masuda, Junichiro Ogawa. Class Photos 49 Fall 2002

Renee Delatizky & Joanne Fox’s Class: Miguel Acurero, Ekaterina Asabina, Norah Bin Saeed, Rangson Chirakranon, Natsuka Hayashi, Ching-Hui Hsieh, Seon-Min Lee, Satomi Moriya, Anna Semina, Pei-Shan Tsai, Hsueh-Yu Tu, Hyohyun Yang, Andreina De Lamo Arismendi, Noora Alkalbani.

Jeff Di Iuglio & Dorothy Lynde’s Class: Jesus Arancibia, Sonam Bai Drun, Ohoud Bin Shoail, Adama Dabo, Andrieta Gani, Wei-En Ho, Tomomi Kanayama, Hae Sung Lee, Jung-Joon Seo, Jairo Usuga Ospina. 50 Class Photos Fall 2002

Margo Downey’s Class: Saeed Alqassimi, Akiko Horie, Fernando Jimenez, Apisit Kantinan, Tsu Tse Kao, Akifumi Kumai, Yong Suk Lee, Ya Hui Lin, Sakkaphant Meklersuewong, Rafael Montalvo Colorado, Hiroaki Nakamura, Sung-Joon Park, Raul Rodriguez Leonardi, Takamasa Suzuki, Hazuki Tanaka, Satomi Tanaka.

Michael Feldman & Cynthia Flamm’s Class: Waseem , Julia Brito, Wen Hua Cheng, Reiko Fukuda, Reinaldo Guevara, Shih-Jie Huang, Huseyin Ince, Jae Sun Lee, Ling-Chun Liu, Tamao Takahashi, Imthip Wangnamthip, Gul Arpad, Nicholas Chenot. Class Photos 51 Fall 2002

Shelly Fishman’s Class: Ali Alharthi, Zayed Almazrouei, Pimara Chewakate, Jin I Choi, Alexander Friedman Asso, Sangchul Park, Tatiana Sanchez Calderon, Hirotomo Yamazaki, Junhwa Yang, Junhwa Yang.

Shirley Gould’s Class: Dareen Akbar, Yaser Al-Ghamdi, Louise Bouvier, Takatsugu Hagiwara, Sang Hyuk Han, Soyoung Jeong, Ji-Eun Kim, Masaaki Koibuchi, Evangelos Koufallakis, Ji-Ae Lee, Jung-Eun, Manabu Ohinata, Kanae Takaya, Guil Vugman, Ji Yeon Yeom. 52 Class Photos Fall 2002

Doug Kohn’s Class: Khalfan Almazrouei, Tatsuya Amine, Armandine Bonnard, Hyo Sun Choi, Julia Dahdah, Hyun Ah Hwang, Ji Eun Jeong, Mitsuru Kuroda, Eun Kyung Lee, Hui Lo, Kyung Jin Song, Takeshi Toyokawa, Maria Valencia Chavez, Pei-Ching Wu, Diego De Lamo Arismendi, So Jeong Lee.

John Kopec’s Class: Sameer Al-Ghamdi, Ghannam Almazrooei, Narisa Chandratip, Ji-Yun Chung, Ryo Fukumori, Kanako Hirano, Chen-Chen Ho, Shintaro Kato, Youmi Kim, Acharee Kitivat, Chutimon Lakshana, Adriana Rios, Jia-Heng Sui, Tasia Wibisono, Eiji Yamamoto, Hsin-Hung Yao. Class Photos 53 Fall 2002

George Krikorian’s Class: Abdullah Al Dawood, Jawaher Al-Muhana, Hyo Jae An, Ching-Yi Chen, Jeong Wha Choi, Min Jeon, Shu Ying Jia, Da Eun Rho, Leona Stollinova, Yusheng Tsai, Takeshi Watanabe, Tomoko Hiramatsu, Nasser Sahem.

Jaquie LoConte & Catherine Howell’s Class: Salman Al-Moammar, Juan Arango Gaviria, Cenap Asci, Seung- Ah Cha, Evelyn Dahdah, Diana Genoves, Emre Kamcili, Jinmun Kang, Mohamed Keita, Khanawan Khamsuwan, Hiroshi Kuroda, Hyoung Suk Lee, Atsuo Ogura, Jie Zhang, Sergio Rogante. 54 Class Photos Fall 2002

Margo Miller’s Class: Abdulsattar Al Rwaily, Sarah Alomran, Andres Ayub, Jessie Chan, Chittawan Chanagul, Alejandro Curiel Zarraga, Sanusi Dantata, Alejandra De Zubiria, Jiyun Lee, Marzia Lopez Guevara, Karina Moscu Merenfeld, Emilie Putallaz, Orit Steinberg, Yohei Suzuki, Stephanie Wendratno, Huixian Ye.

Alex Oliveira’s Class: Ho-Chul Cho, Eiji Hozumi, Mikoto Kabaya, Satomi Kanayama, Ja Hyun Kim, Dina Kubaidolla, Abdurrahman Madan, Han Kil Oh, Aya Segawa, Mana Teramoto, Tong Yin, Peng Zhang. Class Photos 55 Fall 2002

Joe Pettigrew’s Class: Masayoshi Endo, Takahiro Fuwa, Liliana Granados Sabogal, Fumito Hase, Hyoung-Tae Kim, Ji-An Lee, Consuelo Maza Pincheira, Tu-Lun Pan, Alvaro Ruiz Zavala, A-Young Ryu, Yukako Sakai, Jumana Shawli, Hae Eun Shin, Jittima Tangnatthanakrit.

Gregg Singer’s Class: Bashar Abaalkhail, Mohammed Aljabir, Iyar Elami, Hee Jung, Yoo Shin Kim, Soomyung Koh, Servet Nadirler, Kiyoko Nagao, Juan Palacio Calle, Watanachai Rungsangtivakorn, Margo Von Buelow, Taehong Woo, You-Sun Yoon. 56 Class Photos Fall 2002

Pam Steeves & Bob Maguire’s Class: Sun Young Cho, Mubarak Dantata, Tuan Ha, Szu-Ming Jeng, Darin Kantarattanakul, Sakiyo Kawagoe, Seung Wook Kim, So Rye Kim, Joaquin Mejia, Christopher Nezivar, Liliana O’Farrill, Ji-Sung Park, Julien Pfyffer, Dong Jean Shin, Maria Silva Solano, Maruli Simanjuntak.

Maria Tomeho-Palermino’s Class: Waleed Al-Khamees, Stephanie Hellenbroich, Ji Hyun Kim, Fumi Minamioka, Hong Ouyang, Sonia Parisca De Blanco, Stephanie Thomas, Shinya Tsuji, Beatriz Villela, Bao Zhong Wang, Mikako Yamasaki, Xiaochun Yang, Sara Al-Mufarrej. Class Photos 57 Fall 2002

Susan Vik & Judy Di Leo’s Class: Liza Castillo Beltranena, Kyung Joo Choi, Hiroko Fukugauchi, Mammas Habtegiorgis, Rika Hamaue, Joo Hyun Han, Masato Ito, Masayuki Iwata, Suhyun Joo, Yosuke Kaneko, Eun- Sun Lee, Akiko Minato, Valmore Rojas Figueroa, Yu-Ching Tsai, Saleh Al Harbi.

Ellen Yaniv & Roselyn Frank’s class: Ji-Youn Bong, Chih-Hung Chen, Ruben Flores Rodriguez, Takayoshi Ikoma, Makoto Ito, Eun Jin Kim, Sun A Lee, Chih-Hsuan Lo, Miguel Mele, Helena Murad, Ayako Oyama, Hakan Ozgun, Nadia Pellizzari, Jiro Zaima, Ryuma Haga. 58 Trip to Sturbridge Village Fall 2002

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Below, Pam Steeves’ class. Far left, Ron Clark and students. Remember CELOP Web Site 59 Fall 2002

Visit the CELOP Alumni Web site and see all the Semester Books. Check out features under “Quick Links,” too, such as the Boston Trivia Quiz and upcoming photo albums, lessons, and a guestbook. www.bu.edu/celop/alumni 60 Trip to NYC Fall 2002

New York City ers were written by the family or relatives of the vic- tims. All of the messages were so miserable and by Natsuka Hayashi, S.B.E. demanded world peace. When I saw these messages, I noticed that it was in the United States that there were many victims’ relatives and friends. I cannot tell how sad n September 11, 2001, I was on vacation on they have been since that horrible day in September, Guam Island. When I heard the news of the but we can imagine, can’t we? All victims were inno- O historic terror in New York, I only worried about whether I could go back to Japan or not. What were you doing or where were you at that time? On October 13, 2002, I went to Ground Zero in New York. Before I visited there, I had just wanted to see the trace of World Trade Center as a part of sightseeing. But it threw a strong impact on me. There was a big hole surrounded by steel fences on which there were some wreaths and the Stars and Stripes. At the center of the ground there was a cross con- structed by the building materials. The sight did not look like a normal con- struction site, but all things looked so sacred. cent, and no one knows why they were involved. All we can do is just pray. Everything looked like a movie or TV show before I went to New York. But then, I realized that it is not fic- tion or a nightmare, but definitely a real thing. It is true that a great tragedy happened, and many people died on September 11th, and that still remains in everyone’s

On the fence of a church nearby Ground Zero, there were so many offerings, such as flowers, flags, t- shirts and so on, with some messages. Most of those messages were written by people from around the world who were not directly involved in this tragedy, but oth- Trip to NYC 61 Fall 2002

memory. But around the church there were so many stands selling photos or souvenirs, like tourist attrac- tions. Now I cannot help having mixed feelings. On one hand, there were so many sad messages and an expan- sive hope for world peace. On the other hand, others wanted to make money from the tragedy. This sight looked so ironic. The victims’ families have mourned for lost lives, while the sellers have managed to make money to live.

In general, I don’t pay attention to world peace or the reason why we exist. And, unfortunately, I am usu- ally inclined to be materialistic, like the sellers. Our daily life is far from the tragedy, but Ground Zero absolutely drives us to think of more eternal things. So, I think my experience to have visited there was so ben- eficial and fruitful. Therefore, I suggest you visit.

Trip to Killington, VT for fifteen people so we had enough space inside since we were just twelve. When we got there, we spent a lit- by Diego De Lamo, S.B.E. tle more time trying to find the hotel that we had reser- vations for. We checked in and got comfortable in our Continued on next page. small group of CELOP stu- A dents, including me, went on a ski trip to Killington, Vermont. We departed from Boston on Friday, November 8th, at 6:30pm. It is a long way from Boston to Killing- ton. We spent almost six hours on the road, includ- ing a stop to eat, among others, but we didn’t real- ize the time because we were having a lot of fun in the van. We rented a van 62 Ski Trip Fall 2002

rooms. After that, we stayed up late talking, so it was dif- mountain to have lunch. After that, we returned to the ficult for us to get up the next day. It was difficult but not hotel in order to get some rest for the next day. We were impossible. all tired and our bodies hurt, so we went to sleep earlier this time. We didn’t have the strength to stay up late. On Sunday, we woke up a little bit later than we did on Saturday, because both our muscles and our bones were in pain. But we woke up like at 8:00a.m., we had breakfast and got ready for another day of fun but painful ski adventure. We all did much better this time. We had been practicing a lot the day before, so we felt more comfortable maneuvering the skis and snowboards. We spent the entire day skiing. It was amazing, but we had to stop earlier because we had to come back to Boston. We were all sad because of the fact that we were leaving such a great place. We didn’t want to leave, but there are responsibilities in life that we can’t avoid. As my father would say on this kind of occasion, “First, the obligations. Then, the pleasures.” As we were returning to Boston, we were talking about how great the weekend was and making jokes of every funny thing we remem- We woke up on Saturday at 7:00a.m., all excited about bered from the trip—and we still do. We were very happy. the fact that we were going to be on the top of the moun- It’s an experience that we will never forget. tain a few minutes later and ready to ski down. We had a light breakfast and hurried to the mountain. When we got there, we rented skis and snow- boards and bought the lift tickets at the bot- tom of the mountain. Killington is one of the biggest ski areas around. It’s composed of seven mountains, has thirty one lifts, and more than 200 trails. At 12:30 we took the lift for the first time. We were very excited. We all thought that we were going to ski like “pros” and that we were going to ski down again smoothly. But we were wrong. We got down, mostly by rolling the first time. It was terrible for most of us. The second time we did much better, and we improved more and more every time. Around 4:00, when the ski area was about to close, we got together at the bottom of the Trip to Niagara Falls 63 Fall 2002

Long Weekend to Niagara Falls lowed the thunder approaching the right spot of the Falls. We couldn’t believe our eyes how mysterious the by Hong Ouyang Falls appeared to us when the lighting turned on and changed colors. We really wanted to sit there and enjoy the magical view as s this is my long as possible, but first time in the strong and cold A the U.S., I wind had blown us am very delighted for back. We, therefore, every opportunity to prayed for good get out of town. I try weather the next day to make the schedule and went to bed early of this semester as full for full energy at as possible and plan dawn. my journey early. We were lucky. Knowing that The day was ex- Niagara Falls is the tremely clear in the nearest awesome nat- morning and the wind ural attraction to our was mild.We rushed school, I started to to the bank. Hurray! prepare the trip two We knew that we couldn’t be 100% satisfied if we weeks early. had no chance to touch the Falls. So we went down to With a group of exuberant schoolmates, we got off touch the foot of the Falls. I clenched my teeth tightly to Niagara Falls in the early morning of the 13th of when the bloody cold water lapped on my shivering feet October driving with a local friend. The fear of the and legs. We were thrilled and joyful at the same time unlucky number of the date we departed on soon was and screaming all the way. A couple of minutes later, realized by a flat tire in the back of our car. It was Sun- we rushed up and dried ourselves by the heat of our day, so we had to wait until 10:00a.m. for a garage to excitement. open. Nearly two hours of delay didn’t offset our high A wonderful trip indeed. spirits, and the colorful forest along the road kindled our hope for better views ahead. The writer, from the People’s Republic of China, is in Maria After seven long hours driving, we finally parked in To meho-Palermino’s International Business English class. the hotel, which was only two blocks away from the Falls. After ten minutes of resettling, everyone was ready for the night view walk. I had worn all the clothes I could and walked right behind our friend, who was the guide. When we heard the thunder of the Falls, my heart started to pump and I turned my walk into a trot. The first thing that struck my eyes was the shining and flushing river running toward the dark and noisy Falls. The strong lights along the riverside made the whole river glitter like a flying silver dragon. We then quickly fol- 64 Trip to Christian Science Center Fall 2002

The Christian Science Center tant changes in the world, such as Eleanor Roosevelt or Ghandi. They spoke about ideas that have inspired indi- by Stephanie Hellenbroich, S.B.E. viduals and transformed society throughout the ages. It was very emotional to listen to them with the back- ground of classical music and the beauty of the building or those who don’t know, the Christian Science that could transport you back in time. The Christian Center is a place where people follow the belief Science Center is a perfect environment if you would F that the power of prayer can heal your illness. like to feed your soul with deep thoughts. Here are Mary Baker Eddy was the founder of the Christian Sci- some of the examples from the Hall of Ideas: ence Church and also an important writer in this field. We are all sculptors, working at various forms, moulding and The Christian Science Library, in memory of this great chiseling thoughts. woman, is located in the Center. One of the main attrac- Evil is sometimes a man’s highest conception of right, until his tions of the Christian Science Library is the Mappar- grasp on good grows stronger. ium, a world-famous, three-story, stained-glass globe. If you visit the Mapparium, you will see an incredibly old —Mary Baker Eddy, from Science and map of the world that with lighting reflects Health with Key to the Scriptures part of the history of the world and its evolu- tion through the years. I went there with my friends and we were stunned by the beauty this place shows. Another attraction in the Christian Sci- ence Center is the Hall of Ideas. As soon as we arrived at this place, we were amazed by the great performance that a group of people were doing. They were dressed in white robes impersonating those who have made impor- Impressions of Boston 65 Fall 2002

My First Day in Boston my mind was the one I had always seen in movies. I thought all states were like New York, California, by Ahmad S. Khalifa, S.B.E. Nevada, Florida: the modern states. When I saw Boston, I learned that there were small cities, such as Boston. Although Boston is old, it had its own style oston is wonderful place to live. I’ve been living that you might not find in other places in the U.S. here for almost two years. However, when I I was also shocked at the high rents here. Almost came to Boston, I never thought that it would be B everything is expensive. I spent my money in a week, so cold, old, and expensive. Right now I feel comfort- and it was supposed to be enough for a month. I learned able, and I don’t feel homesick anymore. that I have to control my spending because I’m not in In the beginning, I never had an idea about the my home country. If I get in trouble, no one will help weather in Boston. When I first arrived it was in win- me. ter time. I was wearing a t-shirt, jeans and a soft jacket. In conclusion, I think I’ve chosen the right place to I spent the first week in Boston in the hospital. I had study. Although there is not a lot of fun in Boston, I caught a terrible fever; it took me a week until I got have the opportunity to concentrate on my studies. The well. Although it was a bad experience, I learned how advice that I can give to new students is that they should to dress in Boston. try to get the most information they can get about the In addition, I never thought that Boston would be new place they are moving to, to avoid getting in trou- so old. Since I was a child, the picture of the U.S. in ble.

My First Impression of Boston which was really great. The Omni is like a movie theater, but with a different kind of technology. by Mohammed Dantata, S.B.E. CELOP was starting on September 16, 2002. Before CELOP started, we did a lot of shopping and made trips to different places in Boston. We paid our came to Boston on August 29, 2002. I was with tuition fees on September 16, and the next day went to three of my brothers. For two of us, that was our the CELOP lobby for our registration. All the students first time in Boston. As our plane landed, I was I did assessment tests on Friday, September 18. Normal very excited and eager to see the city because this was my classes started on Monday first time in the United States. Our guardian, Abdul, who had been living in Boston for about ten years, So far, I am very happy with my stay in Boston, picked us up, and we headed to 1846 Commonwealth especially CELOP, because each day when I wake up Avenue, where we would be living. As we came out in the morning, I know I am going to learn something from the airport, I looked up in the sky, and saw the new from my teachers and classmates. It is really great clouds and the sun shining. The atmosphere was some- because I am interacting with people from different how cold for me. We rested at home for a while, and parts of the world. We share ideas, experiences, and a few days later Abdul showed us how the bus and train learn from each other. worked. It was pretty hard for me at first to learn and My only problem in Boston was in the beginning. understand it all, but later, I got used to it. Whenever it was 4:00p.m. or evening, I started to feel We went to the Museum of Science and watched a sleepy because that’s midnight in my country, but I got documentary about Australia at the Omni Theater, used to it. 66 Boston Nightlife Fall 2002 Boston Nightlife 67 Fall 2002

Shake that Booty Since I came to Boston eleven months ago, I have been going out to nightclubs with all my friends. Even by Andreina De Lamo, S.B.E. when we have more preferences for some clubs than others, we go to different places every night. Each club plays different music depending on the day of the week. oston is well known as the city of students. It is Latin people schedule their night in order to catch an amazing place where you can live and have a where Latin music is playing. For example, we go to B lot of fun just for being there. Because of the Embassy on Thursdays, but not on Saturdays when that educational opportunities that Boston offers in all the club has Arabic nights. Or we enjoy Pravda on Wednes- universities and colleges, people find it attractive to live days because it is the best club that has Latin music in in. Boston not only has beautiful places to visit and walk the middle of the week. around, interesting museums and historical sites, but Going out to a Latin club means having a lot of fun, also it is a great city to go out every night and have fun meeting a lot of Latin people who go there to enjoy nice with your friends wherever you go: clubs, bars, con- music, dancing merengue and salsa, which are the most certs, restaurants, among others. common Latin dances to dance with a partner, and those Nightclubs are the most common places to go at are the kind of dances that I like the most. night and have party time. Because of the wide variety Also, Latin music is attractive to other people like of people from different nationalities living in the city, Arabs, Europeans, and Asians who you can see in the there are a lot of places with different kinds of music, club enjoying themselves, having fun dancing with Latin such as Latin, Arabic, trance, house and hip hop. Latin people. Some of them try to learn how to dance as a music is undoubtedly the most popular one. That is Latin, while others make out very well. Even though the reason why there are lots of wonderful Latin clubs, they have different cultures, they have a lot of fun in like Embassy, Pravda, Modern, Venu, Caprice, Area, Latin parties and with Latin people. Privilege, Sofia’s, and Il Pannino. 68 Harvard Square Fall 2002

Summer Nights at Harvard Red Line at 59 JFK Street. We could have a good dinner there and later drink some spirits while we lis- by Diana Genoves, S.B.E. tened to dance music, which sometimes didn’t allow us to stay in our seats. I liked this much better!

t was Friday afternoon last summer. I had just finished my classes and was I walking around Harvard Square so I could listen to some music. The musicians were playing guitar. The entertainment was already on the street! Although my week had been very hard, I was excited because the night party was coming. I think that every- body in my dorm thought the same as me. In fact, in the entrance of Adams House, my dorm, there were always people planning their night out. Besides, the famous Au Bon Pain, located next to the Harvard T stop, was crowded with friends taking time and talk- ing about their weekend plans. House of Blues.

The most common place we went was Daedalus, on Mount Auburn Street. In this classy Irish bar with an appealing ambiance and pleasant music, we tasted good food and enjoyed ourselves too. It was around 12a.m. when we would decide where to go next. A lot of times we went to House of Blues because it was a great opportunity to listen to musicians play- ing rock, jazz, or blues. The entertainment was ensured. I loved to be between people watching their faces while they listened to the music. At 8:00p.m. sometimes I met my friends in any of these pleasant places for dinner: On the way to the John Harvard’s Brew House, at 33 Dunster Street. House of Blues, some- There we enjoyed a times we went across menu with simple but Harvard Square to see the tasty cuisine. Meatloaf, special life on the street. big burgers, and a beer People were often con- sampler were very com- centrated around a group mon on our table. of musicians, and actually we desired to stay over there too. Harvard Square 69 Fall 2002

At 2:00a.m. almost every place was closed. So, we’d go back to our dorms and go on talking in the entrance. It was so fun. Sometimes people were hungry and got pizzas at Tommy’s Pizza. It was a good excuse for going on with the party. These were some of the things we did on weekends. I began to speak and improve my English too. I met peo- ple from different countries and I shared, maybe, my feelings and thoughts about my experience as a Harvard student and other things too. It was a really great time! I’ll never forget it.

SAMPLE CELOP ACTIVITIES Trips & Tours Salem Witch Museum

2002 Orientation Plimoth Plantation Thanksgiving Jillian’s Billiards Party Phone Workshop Museum of Fine Arts ALL E-mail Account Workshop F Old Town Trolley Bus Tour Computer Lab Orientation Isabella Stewart Gardner Guided Tour BankingWorkshop Transportation and Shopping Workshop Safety Workshop Shows and Sports (discount tickets) Athletic Facility Tour Celtics Geddes Language Lab Tour Blue Man Group The Nutcracker Clubs,Weekly Events Shear Madness Book Club Short Story Club Arts & Crafts Sitcom Club Journal Making Workshop Free Friday Movies Printmaking Workshop Family Movie Club Pumpkin Painting Workshop Conversation Exchange CELOP Soccer Occasional Events Academic Workshops Get to Know Your Classmates Pizza Parties CELOP Exposition 70 JaJapanese Cultural Reception Fall 2002

Every fall, starting in 2000, a group of students JAPANESE CULTURAL RECEPTION from Hosei University in Japan has come to CELOP, receiving university credit from Hosei. They study topics in U.S. culture and society for three weeks before joining other CELOP stu- dents in the regular twelve-week program. TUDENTS S NIVERSITY U OSEI H

Twenty nine students from Hosei University in Tokyo, Japan, held a spectacular reception on Friday, November 22, to introduce their city, country, and culture to the CELOP and B.U. community. The film, made by the students themselves, followed Hosei students in their daily life activities. The documentary style video was so well filmed that while you were watching it, you really felt like you were Japan. Typi- cal Japanese snacks were made by the students and distributed as well. Japanese Cultural Reception 71 Fall 2002

At left, Hosei students serve up a taste of Japan. Above, the welcome desk for newly arriving guests.

This fall’s group from Hosei is the biggest ever, with 29 students. In addition, a student from Kyoto Uni- versity of Foreign Studies joined them, for a total of 30 students in the CELOP Study Abroad Program. Below, study abroad students with their teachers in the B.U. Faculty Dining Room after their first three weeks together (September 20, 2002). 72 Essay—China Holiday Fall 2002

Most Important Holiday in China members away from home to start their journey back. by Hong Ouyang In the “good old days,” women in the family started to prepare food for or people in some other countries, it may take a the whole month, since all few seconds for them to figure out which is the the shops are closed during F most important holiday in their countries. the festival. In the past, in While, for Chinese, there is absolutely no doubt: it is big cities, some shops the Lunar New Year Festival, or Spring Festival. opened only after the 5th day. Today, shops will only be closed for one day in cities, It lasts for almost one month! No joking, it is still and nice restaurants will stay open all the time! It has true in the countryside in China, especially in the north. become very fashionable in recent years that many fam- There are more than seven sub-festivals in that period. ilies have their big banquet in the restaurants on New You feel how important this festival is to us just from the Years Eve. We also call this period “dust cleaning days.” duration of it. It is the holiday for family reunions, for getting the best food of the year, new clothes, gifts, and year bonuses for children. It is also the critical time for The day of the Kitchen God The 23rd of Decem- family as well as an emperor of a dynasty to pray for their ber is the first big sub-festival within the New Year cel- ancestors and God for better fortune in the New Year. ebration. It is the day of the Kitchen God. Grandmas Today, people in cities do not have that long for lunar and mamas make a lot of Guandong candy and put it in New Year celebration, since we have only seven days of front of the Kitchen God statue. The meaning for this, public holiday for . But, we still have as far as I know, is the Kitchen God in every home will lot of activities for celebrations on sub-festival days. go back to heaven on that day and report to the Emperor of Gods on how things are going in this family. People Many young people born after the 70s in China and wish the sweet candies pleases the Kitchen God and who grew up in big cities do not have great experiences makes his words sweet, so the family will enjoy good for- of what we did for this big holiday when we were young, tune in the kitchen next year. Guandong candy is a very because a lot of things (economy, life style) changed special candy made of wheat. It is very sticky, the stick- after the Economic Reform launched in the early 80s. ier the better. The first time I ate this candy, my teeth suf- As China is a big agricultural country, the calendar fered a lot. I guess people knew they had done a lot of we use is the lunar calendar, which is very useful for wrong doings during past year, so they wish that the making farm work schedules. It’s a combination of agro- sticky candy could seal the mouth of the Kitchen God. schedule and the lunar day records. Fireworks also start on this day. Girls in big fami- Why it lasts so long, I guess, is that many people lies cut paper paintings (paper cutting grafts) for the on farms do not have many things to do. They can use decoration in the house (to stick on the frame of the this period to think about the past and future, visit doors and on the windows). friends, pray, enjoy the harvest and life, and prepare for work in the New Year. Customs differ in many places in China, since many foods in the south cannot be found in the north, and vice versa. But several big sub-festivals are more or less the same.

The little New Year After several busy days of prepa- Cleaning days The Lunar New Year celebration nor- ration, the “little New Year” comes, on the 28th of mally starts the 15th of December. It is time for family December. This is a very important sub-festival, like a Essay—China Holiday 73 Fall 2002

final rush for New Years’ Eve. You finish most of the game. It is not for gambling, but just like a seasoning, to preparations for the big eve. On this day, we eat a special keep you awake and in a high spirit to be able to last the porridge called 8-tresure porridge, made with rice, red whole night. Many people will say nice words at the beans, dates, and peanuts—more then 8 kinds of ingre- game table and within the family for happiness; every dients. We also eat 8-tresure food, a dessert made with one tries to be careful not to say bad words since it may sticky rice, red beans dates, peanuts honey, brown sugar, bring bad luck for the New Year. dry colorful fruits, similar to the 8-tresure porridge, but For people who are not strong enough, they may sweeter and stickier. The little New Year is also the day nap a couple hours. But the sound of firecrackers is really for the family to put all the decorations on the house, loud. About seven years ago, several big cities, like Bei- including in the yard and garden. Normally, people hang jing and Shanghai, forbade firecrackers anywhere in the red lanterns (big lamps) in the corridor and the front city. Only a few places and suburbs are allowed to light gate (many families do this earlier, but no later than this them because they cause a lot of fires and injuries. But it day). People also put nice calligraphy and a portrait of the became very dull after this regulation. Many people hate Gods of the gate on the gate frame. Today, in cities, this regulation and they have to go to faraway places to most of the time, we put lucky logos on the door instead light firecrackers. Due to complains, some cities restored of the portraits of the Gods of the gate. The window is firework lighting recently. But Beijing is still a silent city also fully decorated by many kinds of paper cutting. The on New Years’ Eve. We can only watch TV. What a pity. whole house becomes very bright and colorful. Embraced in this busy but warm atmosphere, you will naturally have a happy, smiling face all day. The Lunar New Year’s Day The 1st day of the New Year is a very important day for this great holiday. In the old times, the Emperor and Crown Prince would The Big Eve The 30th is the last day of the lunar year go to the Temple of Heaven to pray for the peace, sta- and the big Eve for everybody. The whole family cele- bility, and prosperity of the nation and Dynasty, pray brates it together and has a great banquet till the new year for the harvest for the next year and to remember the comes. The typical food is water dumplings. In Chinese, royal ancestors. For ordinary people, it is the day for the pronunciation of this food is the same as “the moment the eldest in the big family to lead his family members night turns to day.” Most will not sleep and will wait to to pray in the family temple if they have one or the welcome the morning of the New Year. In order not to ancestors’ memorial statue in the house for remember- be sleepy, there are a lot of games for adults and children. ing and reporting to their ancestors and praying for a healthy and prosperous future for the whole family. All family members get gifts. Having new clothes, new jew- Water dumplings At the exact moment of the arrival elry, just like Christmas, children have to visit their rel- of the New Year, the whole country suddenly clamors atives,and Kowtow to them. In return, kids get New like a big fireworks show place. The habit of setting off Year bonuses. The amount of money varies depending firework terrifies the bad ghosts and drives them far on the wealth of the family. away from people. Bad ghosts are supposed to be very active and dangerous at the end of the old year. So, most people, adults and children, light firecrackers and wish Greeting friends It is not typical to visit friends on all the bad things away through burning. Children are the first day; we greet relatives first. Especially if you all very excited about this. They will light firecrackers have a big family, it really takes you a long time to greet nearby places all night long. Adults most of the time every relative when you live in the countryside. Since only do this for the first half hour of the new year, then many of your relative’s homes are concentrated in a they go back home for in-house games. The most town or several nearby. If you do not visit them famous game is Majiang. A special kind of Chinese before you visit your friends, it will be very offensive. poker. The shapes of the cards are like small bricks. Many people put a small amount of money into the Continued on next page. 74 Essay—China Holiday Fall 2002

The habit of activities on the second, third, and more problems you solve, the bigger gift you will get. fourth day of the New Year various from place to place. At dinner, we eat Yuanxiao (or Tangyuan in the south), For our family, staying in the big city, it is more casual water boiled white sticky rice powder balls with differ- for us to follow the customs; it is the time for us visits ent stuffing. Most taste sweet. People who have more friends, schoolmates gathering and so on. money will light big fireworks, and in rich places, the local government will organize fireworks parties. Nowa- Birthday of the God of Treasure and Breakthrough day days, only on National day do we have fireworks parties. The fifth day of the New Year is called the break- The Lantern festival is really a fantastic day for chil- through day. For religious people who only take vegeta- dren. I remember when I was little, I couldn’t wait for bles starting from the Big Eve, they restore a normal diet. sunset. I rushed out immediately after finishing my sup- There is another round of firecracker celebrations and per and joined the neighboring kids to form a lantern people eat water dumplings again. In the south of China, team led by the most senior boy and ran around near people eat sticky rice balls, which also have many kinds my apartment lighting fireworks and making a game of stuffing. The fifth day is very important for married fight with other lantern teams. women. Wives go back to their maiden home to see their parents. In the past, the women’s position was quite low, so after A lantern exhibition The marriage, they belonged to the first full moon festival is also a husband’s family. They could not very import religious day. go back to see her parents dur- According to Buddhism in ing the year unless there was an China, the first and 15th of the emergency. lunar month are very important The breakthrough day is also for prayers. On these two days, the day for launching carnival the power of prayer is very activities for the New Year cele- strong. So, the first full moon bration. The local government of the New Year is one of the will set up a temple fair for local most important days for Bud- people to sell local specialties, like dhist ceremonies. All the tem- special food, toys, daily household tools, arts and crafts, and ples in China hold prayer ceremonies in the morning. to have plays like local opera, acrobatics, and talk shows. Monks gather in the main hall of the temple to burn Another important story for the fifth day is that it was the the perfumed incense, to hymn the Buddhist bible, and birthday of the God of Treasure, so many families also pray. There is a very complicated formality to follow. hold ceremonies to welcome the God of Treasure. Many VIPs who believe in Buddhism also attend these ceremonies as honors. Today, to cope with the modern pace of life, the Lantern Festival and First Full Moon of New Year Spring Festival celebration has been very much simplified, The peak of the carnival is the last day of the Lunar especially after the Cultural Revolution. The public hol- New Year’s holiday. It is the first full moon of the year, iday for this festival is only seven days. But for the sake of the 15th of Lunar January. There are several names for cultural heritage, and also for the commercial potential, this day: the lantern festival, the fireworks festival, and many people keep the customs as much as possible. I do the full moon festival. On this day, many rich places will believe that with the steady improvement of the living hold a lantern exhibition. You could see thousands of standard in China, more and more people, especially chil- beautiful handmade paper lanterns, and there will be dren, will have the chance to enjoy what we had. word puzzle contests too. The questions are all on the The writer, from China, is in Lori Lubeski’s lanterns. Every right answer could win a small gift. The Advanced Business and Academic Writing class. Essay—Korea Holiday 75 Fall 2002

My Most Important Holiday for ceremony, and prepare foods. by Hyun Ah Hwang Our traditional “Cha-rei” foods are the followings: steamed rice, beef soup (Korean style), “jeon” (similar to fish cake), traditional cookies, various stir-fried veg- etables and rice wine (like sake). The most important am from Korea. The most thing is a “Song-pyun,” it’s a kind of rice cake. It is made important holiday in my of rice powder. The filling is various, sweetened sesame, country is “Chu-suk.” “Chu” I mung bean, and other things. Its shape is like a small means autumn, “Suk” means a half-moon. After shaping it with raw material, we steam evening, so combined it means the it with pine leaves. The meaning of Song-pyun is “pine- evening of autumn. On the 15th rice cake.” The fresh odor of pine leaves permeate the of August, by the lunar calendar, rice cake during steaming, so it’s very nice. People say we can see the bright, large full that a young lady who can make pretty rice cakes will moon. It is the time of the beginning of harvest of the surely meet a good husband (believe it or not). year, so everything is abundant and fresh. On the morning of Chu-suk, family gather and do Chu-suk is almost like the American holiday the ceremony. They prepare a large table, and display Thanksgiving, but there are some differences. Ameri- foods they prepared. Some of the foods are served dur- can Thanksgiving is ing the ceremony. in late November. It Usually, women grumble about their hard work The arrangement of is almost the end of food has strict rules, the harvest season. for three days—all of the preparations are the duty such as “The red They thank God for of the women. The duty of the men is just pilling things (like apples, the harvest, but we chestnuts and bowing at the ceremony. The only beef) are on the east; thank our direct fam- the white things (like ily ancestors—the bad thing is that we get fat after Chu-suk! fish, rice cake) are on late grandparents, the the west.” Young people cannot memorize it, so old late great grandparents (only paternal) by specific cer- people play an important role in the ceremony. The emony, “Cha-rei.” We show our best respect to our old people who felt out of place in the age of comput- ancestors, so we need the newest and the freshest food erization can be an authority of the ceremony on Chu- of the year. That’s why we consider Chu-suk the most suk. Instead, a newly married bride is embarrassed important holiday. because she doesn’t know what to do and how to do it We celebrate it for three days. All companies, banks, in front of her husband’s family. government and public offices, and schools stop work After several deep bows toward our dead ancestors, for three days. The second of these days is Chu-suk, the ceremony ends, and we have a big party with the but the first is the busiest day of all. We Koreans do leftovers of the ceremony. (The ghost ate the food exodus on the first day. All of us go to our hometowns, already, so it’s a leftover even though nobody touched it.) so the roads are jammed with cars, cars, cars. The broadcast companies do live broadcasts of highway traf- Usually, women grumble about their hard work for fic conditions even using helicopters. If a person can three days—all of the preparations are the duty of the go to his hometown within three hours on an ordinary women. The duty of the men is just pilling chestnuts day, it takes more than nine hours on the day of exo- and bowing at the ceremony. But everybody loves our dus. If a person wants to take a bus or a train for it, he holiday, even though we are exhausted because of it. has to wait in line for 24 hours to buy a ticket. It’s almost The only bad thing is that we get fat after Chu-suk! a homing instinct to drive us into such a hard journey. The writer, from Korea, is in Lori Lubeski’s At our hometown, people prepare the ceremony. They Advanced Business and Academic Writing class. clean the house, polish the dishes and the candlesticks 76 Essay—Eid Al Fitr Fall 2002

Eid Al Fitr money is given to the children in Eid Al Fitr after they go around knocking on the doors and saying “May you by Noura Al Kalbani be well throughout the year.” It’s one dirhams, more or less. “Don’t forget any of our neighbors,” My dad said to he moon was my mom. He felt comfortable after he sacrificed his born on the first sheep, which every Muslim has do and share it as pieces day of Shawal, T to the neighbors and poor people. the tenth month of the Islamic calendar, which All my family are staying in the living room eating comes after Ramadan, the harees, balalite, kapeasa and saquoo, watching T.V., month of fasting from the which shows Al Eid in different countries, so we can see breaking of dawn until the difference in the habits among the world. the sitting of the sun. The “Oh . . . what a beautiful dress. It is really nice,” my moon up, calm, and light- sister said to my cousin. My aunt is coming to visit us, ing in the sky tells the Muslim people that the Eid Al and before, they went to my uncle’s house. Al Eid is the Fitr is coming today as the biggest festival of all Muslims time when the relatives and friends gather to celebrate around the world. these happy and private times. The phone keeps ring- My youngest brother, Zayed—only three-and-half- ing all the time, everybody is calling to say Eid Mubrak years old—slept yesterday with all the new clothes which (happy Eid). we bought for him two weeks ago to wear today as Our servant asked me, “How many days off do we everybody does. He couldn’t wait until today, and he have for Eid Al Fitr?” wore it to be ready for this day. My mom and all my sis- ters still stay up until four o’clock in the morning watch- I said four, but because it is before the weekend, it ing T.V., cooking some sweets, and cleaning the house. is six days. She is complaining, and she left me in the My mom was cooking Harees—wheat with meat— kitchen. I think she’s wondering when all those people which is the typical traditional food in United Arab will stop coming. She is not supposed to clean all those Emirates. She knows it takes the whole night to be ready dishes. I entered the living room carrying a big dish of by early morning, but there is a fruit. My mam’s brother just no real Eid Al Fitr without came in with his family. delicious Harees. The time is almost 1:00 I heard knocking on my in the morning. My brother door at 6:00am. I woke up, Zayed is arguing with his took a shower, and I kissed friend about the amount of mom, dad, brothers and sis- eadeah they have collected. ters. I’m ready to go to Almusalla to pray Al Eid pray- He felt that his friend cheated him when he went to ing. Almusalla is a very big place, a space with four walls, some neighbors twice, while zayed was embarrassed to which gives the chance to many people, men and women do it. to pray together. From the road to my home I can see I slept, waiting for tomorrow to go with all my everybody is happy, everything is clean, and many chil- friends to a party. Wearing new clothes, carrying a lot of dren everywhere collect aleadeah. coins, and having strong hopes to celebrate another Eid My youngest brother wanted to go to Almusalla, together. but he couldn’t wake up. He cried, but when he encoun- The writer, from United Arab Emirates, is in Lori Lubeski’s tered my father in the garage, he stopped crying after he Advanced Business and Academic Writing class. had received 30 dirhams as Eadeah. Which means Essay—Ramadan 77 Fall 2002

Ramadan year. They celebrate because they finished what God asked them to do. They did what they should do. They by Lubna Bukhamseen celebrate for three days. They travel or visit each other or just stay at home and make special candy or sweets for those days. They call this celebration “Ead Alfter.” amadan is one of The writer, from Saudia Arabia, is in the five most Chris Antonellis’ Low C class. R important months of the Islam religion. Every year, in this month, all Muslims fast from sunrise until sunset. They abstain from food, drink, and sex- ual relations. They do that for many reasons. The first one is that Islam wants everybody to know what it feels like to suffer like the poor people—how every day they just look for one small piece of food, or sometimes they go for days without any food. On the other hand, the fast teaches people to be patient and how to control themselves. Also, it is a healthy way to give your stomach a kind of special vacation for one month in the whole year, and it is a nice way to break the routine. After people suffer and understand what it means to be hungry and thirsty, on the last day of Ramadan, Muslim people give money to the needy people to help and support them. They call this “Alfterah.” It is such a nice rule in this world. When they finish fasting and Alfterah, they have a big celebration. It is the biggest celebration of the whole

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Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai The hotel has 202 luxury suites. Each level by Ahmad S Khalifak, S.B.E. has its own reception area and services. Each suite has a two-level plan, contains a 42-inch TV, a large salon, one bath at each level of the ’m writing an article suite, and an amazing laser clock. In addition to about a hotel that I the luxurious furniture, there are marble mosaic don’t think any designed floors, gold plated pillars, silk carpets, I and a mini bar. All suites have a full set of office CELOP student knows about. It is a very won- equipment, such as laptop computers, printer, derful place in my home fax machines, and high-speed Internet access. country. I’d like to intro- duce the Burj Al Arab Hotel, which is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Burj Al Arab is 17 km from Dubai International Airport. It is built on a man made island beside the Arabian Gulf coasta (280 meters offshore).

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All suites either have a view of the city or the sea and both if you stay in a corner suite. Burj Al Arab Hotel is the first seven star There are seven types of suites. The rates start hotel in the world, whose shape is like a giant from $500 for the deluxe suite, to $5,000 for sail soaring 321 meters tall, which is about four the royal suite. meters higher than the Eiffel Tower in Paris. What confused me when I went there was that Burj Al Arab Burj Al Arab hotel is just 28 levels. How could Hotel has seven it be the tallest hotel in the world? I found that restaurants: Ara- each level of the hotel is divided into two lev- bic and Middle els, so the total is 56 levels in height. In addi- tion, there are four levels under the sea. Restaurant Essay—Burj Al Arab Hotel 79 Fall 2002

Eastern, and European cuisine. There is an side sports, such as scuba diving, jet ski, boat underwater seafood restaurant and two cafés. rides, and parachute flights. When you stay at One of them is beside the pool, and the other Burj Al Arab, you can also have a free entrance is on the top of the hotel, which is 200 meters to Wild Wadi, which is a full and modern water above the Arabian Gulf. theme park located between Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach Hotel.

The hotel has three conference suites and a ballroom. The conference suites include a pri- Burj Al Arab also has its own shopping vate executive room and a kitchen. In addition, boulevard, which has the finest shops in the each conference room varies in size from a 20- world, such as Choppard watches, Paris gallery, to 60-person desk. They also have laptop com- Cartier, Persian silk rug shops, and a lot of other puters and high-speed Internet access. shops that you would need to go to while you stay at Burj Al Arab.

Burj Al Arab owns a fleet of about eight Rolls Royce cars with their own chauffeur driv- ers. The Rolls Royce cars are used for picking up guests from Dubai International Airport, in addition to the other luxury cars owned by the hotel. Other unique services at Burj Al Arab are the nanny on demand, a private medical staff, and an ambulance for emergencies.

Health Club In conclusion, guests who stay at Burj Al Because people say that “Dubai is the Arab Hotel have embassy of sports in the Middle East,” when all these excellent you stay at Burj Al Arab you have the oppor- services. Most of tunity to do sports and leisure activities. The the guests stay in hotel has a spa and a health club area called the hotel without Aswan Spa, which has a full range of relaxing going outside, just and reviving treatments. You can have body relaxing. So, if treatments, such as refloxogy, aromathorpy, or you want to live a hydrotherapy. A Moroccan style spa, hand and royal life for a few foot care, and make-up classes. Each machine days, go to Burj in the health club has its own TV. There is an Al Arab Hotel. It indoor tennis and squash court. There are out- is the best. 80 Essays—The Big Dig Fall 2002

The Big Dig is a Good Idea economic efficiency. If the Big Dig succeeds, in the future Japan’s government might consider this idea. by Mana Teramoto In any case, I hope the Big Dig will produce good results for residents and workers in Boston’s downtown area, and that Japan may learn from Boston’s great hen my English experiment. I look forward to the day when my town’s teacher introduced artery disappears, and I can meet again with neighbors W “The Big Dig,” the in a wonderfully renewed landscape. Central Artery Tunnel Project, I thought it was a good idea. There The writer, from Japan, is in Alex are many reasons for my reaction. Oliveira’s High C/Low D class. According to National Public Radio (NPR), the project will not only solve traffic congestion and The Big Dig from a Foreigner’s Eyes commuters’ hell, but also increase employment and by Peng Zhang rebuild Boston’s downtown area beautifully. This last reason is the most important one to me because I have am Chinese, and before I the same problem in my town. came to Boston to receive I used to live in an area where a major artery was I three months of English, I also blasted right through the center of town, in Osaka, had little knowledge of the city. Japan. The highway destroyed the town itself, as it I happened to hear about the Big divided it in two parts. As a result, residents felt very Dig from a classmate. inconvenienced and that the scenery had become ugly. When I talked about it with City residents became the victims of increased noise a Bostonian, he got stars in his and air pollution from cars. Therefore, as I learned eyes and seemed really proud of Boston’s Big Dig. about the Big Dig, I thought that my town’s artery Since then, I have discussed the project in class and should be rerouted underground like in Boston. have learned more about it on the radio and on tele- However, there are numerous problems in Japan vision or on the Internet. Now, I know the reason. right now. First of all, a huge artery-rebuilding project The Big Dig is one of the largest infrastructure would be very difficult for Japan financially. The Big projects ever undertaken in the United States. It will Dig is one of the largest infrastructure projects ever cost $14.6 billion and free up 27-plus acres of new undertaken in U.S. history, so the cost is enormous. Boston land. A huge tunnel will be built, more than The current Japanese economic situation is still thrown three stories high, under . Inter- into confusion, and the government has decided to sus- state 93 is going to pass through it. pend highway construction. Second, Japan always has to think about the technical requirements of earthquake While there are many Big Dig issues that still are engineering. Third, Japanese authorities tend to keep being discussed, the builders have been busy work- quiet about their planning. They are not in the habit of ing on the sites. Some tunnels have already been fin- informing the public or democratically discussing gov- ished and opened to the public, so we have an excel- ernment plans like in Boston. As a result, making con- lent opportunity to visit them. cessions to politicians and businessmen takes priority The Big Dig has interested me a lot. I am sure over hearing the public’s opinion. Boston will be much more beautiful than before when On the other hand, Japan is in need of a bold step the Big Dig is finished. toward economic reforms. People also realize that ensur- The writer, from China, is in Alex ing a good, healthy environment is more important than Oliveira’s High C/Low D class. before. I think people’s lives are more important than Essays—Iraq • Wall Street 81 Fall 2002

Two Countries, Two Policies North Korea may possess nuclear weapons, it still pos- sesses a lesser threat than Iraq, because North Korea is by Han Kil Oh in need of humanitarianism aid from other countries. Therefore, it is more likely that it will be more vul- nerable to foreign pressure. he Bush administration Second, the U.S. is currently devoted to an Iraq has approached the war plan. So they can’t afford to concentrate on North Iraq and North Korea T Korea right now. In addition, South Korea and Japan situations in different ways. also have vital interests in North Korea. Even though North Korea has developed nuclear missiles and Finally, there is a military reason. In a possible poses a threat of weapons of mass Iraq war, injuries or casualties to U.S. troops stationed destruction, the Bush adminis- in the desert are likely to be minimal. But if a war tration has adopted a diplomatic occurs on the Korean peninsula, U.S. troops stationed approach to North Korea. On in the cities will suffer heavily, as North Korea could the other hand, although Iraq has biological and chem- fight in desperation. ical weapons but won’t develop nuclear weapons for As I read articles about North Korea in the U.S., several years, the Bush administration has taken a hard- I find the news strange. It is all just a bit complicated line policy toward that country. for me, because I’m not interested in geopolitics. But The U.S. has its own reasons for its dual-policy one day, on the way back to my room, I saw a sign that diplomacy. First, in spite of sanctions against Iraq for said, “NO WAR, NO WAY.” That told me how some several years, Saddam Hussein, the president of Iraq, Americans feel about the situation being faced by the has never stopped his weapons development program. U.S. Iraq is an old enemy of the U.S. If Iraq obtains a The writer, from Taiwan, is in Alex nuclear weapon, it will make the Middle East Oliveira’s High C/Low D class politically unstable. On the other hand, even though

Moral Hazard on Wall Street put in handcuffs to be charged or subpoenaed. As a result, investor confidence has been seriously eroded, by Nancy Yin and the U.S. stock market has been plummeting. Some experts have pointed out that two major rea- sons contributed to the severity of the Wall Street scan- all Street had always dals. One reason was the involvement of senior-level been regarded as an executives in fraud, and the other was the conflict of open, transparent, W interest between investment banks and broker-ana- and relatively impartial model. lysts. The Bush administration has already taken notice But in recent months this image and tried to act. In July, President Bush signed a reform has been challenged after a string bill creating tough penalties for business fraud and a of scandals were revealed. Many new federal board to oversee the accounting industry. famous companies have been In fact, the government wanted to repair the existing involved in fraud, insider trading, system’s loopholes to avoid further scandals. or conspiracy, and lots of CEOs or CFOs have been Continued on next page. 82 Essay—Insider Trading Fall 2002

But can these rules eliminate the moral pitfalls them. Second, even if we had perfect rules now, they CEO’s must confront? I don’t think so. We have seen would fall behind the times someday. But human greed that most senior-level executives played disreputable will always exist. Greed could drive people to continue roles in these scandals, like Martha Steward and Andrew to look for the system’s loopholes and to try to satisfy Fastow. In their heyday they traded on insider infor- their desires the easy way. mation or played a shell game with conspirators to get When the Wall Street moral crisis passes and the their wealth, so they didn’t need to try to analyze profit- economy restores growth, we will hail the talent and loss statements like other investors. They found an easy perfect performance of CEOs again. But we must be way to acquire money. If you had that chance, would ever careful, for there may always be moral traps behind you ignore it? prosperity. So I think the legislation doesn’t work effectively The writer, from China, is in Alex for restricting human greed. First, it is people that Oliveira’s High C/Low D class. establish rules, and there will always be some holes in

Insider Trading dropped sharply on news that the FDA would not approve the company’s most promising new drug. In by Aya Segawa fact, nobody knows whether she may have had a hand in an insider trading plot. Martha herself has denied any wrongdoing. She has said her broker had a stand- artha Stewart is pop- ing order to sell Imclone stock if it fell below $60. But ular with housewives the investigators said there had been no such order. M and anyone inter- Secondly, there is another suspicious point. In fact, ested in home decorating or she recently resigned from the NYSE board for some cooking around the world. She reason. She said that she wanted to devote herself to has a company called Martha her company. But among investigators it is said that she Stewart Living Omnimedia might have been expecting the upcoming insider trad- (MSLO). Also, she appears on ing investigation. She seems to have sacrificed her TV over 30 times per week and position to retain her company and defend herself. has a New York Times column, “Ask Martha.” Nowadays, she is having a big impact As a matter of fact, she has been under investigation not only in the U.S. but also in other countries. She for insider trading, and investigators said their inten- appeals to Japanese people because she is seen as hav- tions are to undertake a drastic investigation of her. ing a great talent, as a home decorator, cook, and so What will become of her company, MSLO? The com- on. The Japanese seem to think her fascinating; she pany used to be quite prosperous, but after this issue appears to be most attractive to them. SEIYU, a large surfaced, its stock dropped suddenly. The company is store in Japan, for example, sells many Martha Stew- bound to face tough times. Under the circumstances, art goods like dishes, towels, napkins, and tableware. Martha herself has no choice. She might resign her Beyond Japan, Martha Stewart is a world trend. position in the company. But she affects a lot of peo- ple, so I hope she didn’t undertake the insider trading. Martha Stewart is also under investigation by the Justice Department for insider trading. She dumped The writer, from Japan, is in Alex almost 4,000 shares of Imclone before the stock price Oliveira’s High C/Low D class. Essays—Graduate School • Dreams 83 Fall 2002

How to Go to Graduate School to apply to a graduate school, you would need at first the willingness to do it. Then you have to have in mind the by Stephanie Hellenbroich, S.B.E. kind of program you want to apply to. Think about this. It is important so that you will be able to make good choices about the different owadays the world is Top Ten Colleges Attended schools that America offers. becoming more and by Students after CELOP N more competitive. It is by Mohammed Dantata, S.B.E. As a foreign student, you will why we, as future workers, need According to the Academic Advisor at CELOP, need to have a good level of Eng- to worry about getting as much Nancy Cho, these are the most popular schools lish, which is proved by the knowledge as we can. Graduate that students attend after they finish CELOP. TOEFL. In most cases, schools school is not only a way to 1 Boston University ask for an average score of 600, 2 Suffolk University or 250 on the CBT. Also, increase our knowledge in some 3Northeastern University specific area, but it also can pre- 4Fisher College depending on your field, you pare us and give us the proper 5Newbury College could need different exams, such 6University of Massachusetts, Boston asthe GRE, GMAT or MCAT. tools that we need to become bet- 7Mount Ida College ter professionals. 8 Bunker Hill Community College 9Simmons College After that, you have to give the Sometimes people from dif- 10 most deep thoughts inside of you ferent countries think that to to write an essay, which is going to apply to a graduate school is almost impossible because be the most important part of your application, because of the difficulty of the application process and the lan- your acceptance or rejection will depend on it, so you need guage barrier, but it is not true. In my opinion, after my to know how to write. experience applying to a graduate school here, I can say Being at CELOP gives you the opportunity to learn, that it is not as difficult as a lot of people think. have fun, and make friends. It also opens a door by help- I would like to introduce you to what I think is ing you with the TOEFL, and most of the time, gives important when applying to an American university. So, you an opportunity to go to Boston University.

Dreams with our imagination or do impossible things. by Claudia DiGiacomo Everyone has typical dreams because each person had similar experiences as children, even though the mean- ing of the dreams are not the same for everybody. Peo- ne dream can change your life. Many years of ple could give different explanations for the same dream research and experiments prove that dreams are and those depend on the point of view of each person. part of our lives and with them we reflect our O For example, when someone dreams about some- problems, feelings, emotions, etc. While we are awake one else’s death, it can mean two things: that person will we let slide many little problems and feelings that are have a long life or the dreamer might have had a prob- stored in our subconscious. When we go to sleep, our lem with that person and it is reflected in the dream as body and muscles relax, but our mind keeps working. death. The dreamer doesn’t really want that person to That’s why we might dream three or four times each night die, but it is the way the subconsciousness interprets it. and not remember these dreams the next morning. They Dreams are sometimes exaggerations. reflect little problems that were stored in our subconscious. I love dreams because we can do whatever we want in them. One dream can change our life because in them, we can see the solution to our problems, but we can’t predict Claudia DiGiacomo, from Venezuela, is in the future. I like dreams because in them we can play Chris Antonellis’ Low C Class. 84 Essay—My Daughter Fall 2002

My Daughter, Yoonju Choi a different country, each one is a beauty, but she herself is the real, the princess of princesses! Whenever I go to by Hyun Ah-Hwang the preschool, I can see them (four princesses) playing a kind of dramatic play. In their playing, I can see even a princess cooking, washing the dishes, doing laundery. n severe morning sickness, every day is wartime Well, in my case, when I have to do those chores, I’m and every place is a battlefield for me, but when I not more than a servant or slave of the everyday life. think of my adorable three-year-old daughter, I I Yoonju likes reading. That is her hobby. She loves can endure these pains. Barnes and Nobles’ children’s corner. We go there sev- My daughter, Yoonju may be the sweetest girl of eral times in a week. Of course, I know that Barnes and the world. One day, I went to her preschool, and she Nobles is not a library, but because she really loves to go said to me, “Mama, when I had to nap after lunchtime, there, I often go there with Yoonju and read so many suddenly I missed you so much, then one drop of tear books for her, and after I am tired of reading, we go dropped on my cheek.” When she said this, I could feel back home without purchasing any books, with a feel- her warm heart. When she says goodbye or good morn- ing of guilt about the bookstore. All children like sto- ing to her teachers, she always throws her body into the ries, but in her case, there’s a different motive. She really teacher’s body and gives them a big hug or kisses them. wants to learn English. She wants to know new words. Such behavior is very natural for American children, If I read the same stories three or four times, then she but not for Korean children. learns new words and often reads that story for me. Of course, she cannot read letters, but she makes a story She is a kind of “self-conscious beauty.” Yes, really from pictures and her memories. When she is sick and she is. She thinks of herself as a princess. She heard so she cannot go to preschool, she says, “I have to go to many fairy tales, like Cinderella, Snow White, or Sleep- school. If I don’t go to preschool, I cannot learn Eng- ing Beauty. One day she insisted that she needed her lish.” What made her so serious about learning? Did own mirror, so her father bought one for her. She looks I or my husband inject such a sense of duty into her into the mirror on the wall and asks with dignity, “mir- small brain? This makes me confused. ror, mirror on the wall,who’s the fairest one of all?” Of course, the answer is “Yoonju.” How dare the mirror The writer, from Korea, is in Lori Lubeski’s answer anyone else? She says that there are four Advanced Business and Academic Writing elective. princesses in her class. (There are seven or eight girls in her class.) In her opinion, though each of them is from

The School of The- ology and the Col- lege of Arts and Sciences on Com- monwealth Avenue, with Back Bay in the background. Essay—Sports Salaries • Recipe 85 Fall 2002

Sports Professionals’ Salaries Shumacher, whose flat salary is $40 million for the sea- son, and that is without adding up the income from win- by Alejandro Curiel Zarraga, S.B.E. ning races and sponsors. Obviously, there is a constant risk involved in this sport, as well as in the other sports. This, in my opin- he amount of money that professional sports ion, is the second reason for the difference in salaries. In players earn is extremely big, quite bigger than Formula 1, because of the high speed, injuries are very what most people with undergraduate, gradu- T likely to happen, but more than that, is the great risk of ate, and Ph.D. degrees could happen to reach. There- loosing life, which has happened several times. In addi- fore, I will explain in my opinion what could be the rea- tion, one other sport in which a lot of physical contact sons for this. is being made by the players is . Frac- Undoubtedly, the number of professional sports tures such as broken necks, legs, arms, ribs, etc., are very players compared to the number of career profession- common. Let’s choose one sport and compare it with als is quite small. Narrowing this number down, the any other career profession. Which one is more risky? number of outstanding professional sports players is Most likely the results will be unbalanced simply because even smaller. I believe that just this is a good reason there are not as many risky careers as risky sports. alone for the difference in the salaries. For example, In conclusion, the high risk involved, and the num- the salary of most of the Formula 1 drivers is bigger ber of quality sports players are the primary determin- than what most of the career professionals, such as ers for a sports player’s high salary. teachers, doctors, engineers earn, not to mention the salary of the outstanding athletes. There is Michael

TUWON SHINKAFA (POUNDED RICE) A TRADITIONAL HAUSA DISH by Mohammed Dantata, S.B.E

Pounded rice (tuwon shinkafa) is a common African meal found among the Hausa tribe. The Hausas are a strong tribe from the northern part of Nigeria. This is a very common dish that you’ll find anywhere you go in Hausa Land—in restaurants and homes. It’s eaten with a variety of stews, preferably vegetable stew.

Ingredients Rice (special type for making tuwo) Water (depending on the amount rice) Salt Butter Spices (chili, black pepper, seasoning)

Add a lot of water to the rice until almost all the water is absorbed. Then, when the rice is cooked, pound it. A special kitchen tool called “muciya”—like a baseball bat, but smaller—is used for pounding the rice until it’s all mixed up. Keep pounding until the rice looks something like mashed potatoes. Serve with different kinds of stews, as I said earlier. 86 InterInterview—Ramon Valenzuela • Essay—TOEFL Fall 2002

INTERVIEW WITH RAMON VALENZUELA dents should think about the people who write the ques- tions. According to Ramon, these people make ques- Tips for Taking the TOEFL tions in order to gauge whether or not we can make it as by Ryo Fukumori, S.B.E. college students in the U.S. We should be able to discuss academic lectures, and, therefore, it is necessary at least to understand them. So his suggested strategy is that ne of the CELOP teachers, we should think about what we plan to Ramon Valenzuela, an expert in study in college, for example, biology, O teaching TOEFL, shared with botany, or astronomy, and picture our- me his tactics when I interviewed him. selves in that class listening, taking notes, In contrast to his gentle appearance, he is and participating in discussions. a very sophisticated, keen man. He has Fortunately, there are classes which practical approaches to taking the we can easily attend in nearby colleges, TOEFL, which have guided many of his which we can find through Web sites or in students successfully to their goals. His newspapers. By experiencing and feeling advice can be of great help for us and may the real class, we can understand how we boost our TOEFL scores, so I am going should be studying now. In summary, the to explain his “based-on-college-skills” most important thing to think about for techniques. the TOEFL is what is necessary to be a When considering the TOEFL, stu- student in an American college.

The Procedure for TOEFL watching TV programs, and learning specific lecture terms, which will be beneficial in the lecture section. I by Ryo Fukumori, S.B.E. like to listen to Web radio programs—the ones with tran- scripts, such as www.marketplace.org, which I can play back again and again, until I completely catch the ideas. ince many students in CELOP want to attend an The structure section is probably the easiest part. American college, they need to be able to show In this section, we can get a high score in a relatively their proficiency in English. The exam that S short time, compared to other sections. There are lim- assesses a student’s English ability is TOEFL, which ited patterns in English grammar, and also there are has four sections: listening, structure, reading, and writ- some patterns likely to be questioned. After under- ing. Although many people study arduously to improve standing basic structures and doing practice tests, we their score, it is never easy to get one’s sufficient score. can get a higher score than in other sections. Based on As one of the applicants, I would like to show my my experience, it is more effective to stick to one approach to TOEFL. Maybe this will help someone. TOEFL book and read strategies again and again than The listening section, the first section in TOEFL, to do many books. is the hardest part for me because it may take me a long The reading section is the longest part of TOEFL, time to improve. The kinds of conversations vary so mostly over 60 minutes, and there are a lot of questions. much, from colloquial to college lecture, that it is diffi- Therefore, it is important to read the articles very quickly cult to get high points in a short time. The best way to and get exact details. Some may argue my approach, for improve comprehension is to get used to listening to I read the questions first, and then go back to the read- English. For example, having many conversations, Sample TOEFL Essay 87 Fall 2002

ing. However, there are two clear benefits of this writing the body, and the last five minutes for correct- approach. First, it can be helpful to get the gist, the gen- ing the grammar and vocabulary. As the TOEFL is eral idea of the reading, and we can know where we now given on the computer, it is safe to say that we should read carefully in the article before reading it. In should acquire quick typing to make it easier. This also addition, there are many questions that we can answer annoys me. Realizing this unavoidable factor, I have without reading the article at all. Using one or two min- tried to improve my typing speed by E-mailing friends. utes for this, we no longer suffer from the limited time. Unfortunately, I still have to practice more. The writing section is the most annoying section This approach to TOEFL is just one of the ways in TOEFL. It is the time restriction that makes us of many applicants. Each person has a different worry and rush. We need to do a couple of things to approach. So, if you haven’t reached your high score complete formal writing: brainstorms, outline, write, yet, it may be worth it to talk with other people who and correct. My way to do this is to use five minutes have different approaches. Different ideas may open for brainstorming and outlining, twenty minutes for new doors to the future.

What concerned him was how to improve the quality of the Sample TOEFL Essay instruction and how to help more and more students make by Carol Wang progress in their studies. To his students, he is the most suc- cessful and important person in their lives. Moreover, there are many famous artists and scientists The following essay was written by a student in Ramon who were well-known for their contribution after they died. Valenzuela’s TOEFL Preparation Course (Evening Program). This is the second draft of the writing, which was not timed. For example, Van Gogh, the famous Dutch postimpression- Still, it serves as an example of a well written essay for the test. ist painter, created a lot of amazing art works in his life. His works included a series of sunflower paintings and numer- TOPIC: Only people who earn a lot of money are successful. ous self-portraits, etc. Unfortunately, destiny was not fair to Do you agree or disagree with this definition of success? him, and his long struggle with depression and poverty ended Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. in suicide. Most of artists, like Van Gogh, didn’t have a lot of money during their lives. However, their talents and accom- plishments are still acknowledged by the public, and they can Some people believe only people who earn a lot of money be considered absolutely successful people. are successful. Therefore, many people work hard to make as much money as they can, not only for survival, but also for tes- Moreover, I’d like to talk about another kind of success- tifying how successful they are. It is a fact that many rich peo- ful people. My mother died of cancer one year ago. In her ple do achieve great success in their life. They make great opinion, the family should be the greatest career. To care for efforts and use wisdom to accumulate wealth and create honor. her husband and daughter became the most important thing But not all people make big money because of their accom- in her life. In order to create a warm and comfortable home plishments. For instance, can you say someone is a successful for me and my father, she sacrificed too many things. But she person just because he won first prize in the lottery? Obviously never regretted this. Instead, she would be proud of us when not! Success is a result of your hard work. There are various we made any little progress and would be happy just as if she kinds of success in the world, and everyone has different had made the progress herself She might not have done any thoughts about success. So I can’t agree with the statement. great thing in her life. However, she gave us incredible sup- port in daily life and created a huge wealth in spirit for us. I had a professor when I was a college student who She forgot to take care of herself and became seriously ill. devoted all his life to his career in education and brought up But she never stopped attending to the family until the last a lot of excellent students, and some of them became suc- moment of her life. As a good mother and wife, she was the cessful. Unfortunately, teaching is not an occupation in which most successful person in my mind. you can earn much money in China. Indeed, teachers are poorer than peddlers. But this professor never gave up his career and never thought about how much money he earned. The writer is from China. 88 Profile—Twins? Fall 2002

Look Alike, Twins or Not? by Stephanie Wendratno & Natsuka Hayashi, S.B.E.

Shintaro Manabu he confusion started when we saw two guys who Kato Ohinata looked exactly the same walk passed us. Several Age 19 19 questions came to our minds. Are they twins or T Origin Tokyo Saitama not? So to answer our curiousity we decided to interview Birthday August 5th, 1983 January 20th, 1983 both of them and present the results in a table. Blood type O A Eye color Brown Brown Height 180 cm 174 cm Weight 63 kg 67 kg Shirt size XL L Pants size 29 33 Shoe size 10 USA 10 USA Hobbies Sports, music Driving, outdoor act. Favorite sports Skiing,inline-skating Baseball, soccer Favorite colors Black Black Favorite brands Timberland SILAS Favorite type of girl Beautiful, cute, slim Fashionable Type of music Punk,R&B,techno,jazz Punk, R&B Favorite bands Mxpx,Blink 182 Offspring, Green Day Favorite food Japanese noodles Sushi, oyakodon Major Psychology Intercultural Comm. University Maybe B.U. Hosei University Smoke Yes No

Nasiru Dantata—CELOP Fall ‘96 Nasiru’s English improved in CELOP, especially his speaking skills. He liked the presentation training by Mohammed Dantata, S.B.E. CELOP does because it helped him a lot while he was in college. With the TOEFL preparation, he was able asiru Dantata is a former to get higher scores. After CELOP, CELOP student and my he was able to read, speak, and N brother. I recently talked understand English fluently. to him about CELOP, how he found it, and how it helped him in his career. Nasiru attended the College of Engineering at Northeastern Uni- Nasiru was born and raised in versity in Boston. He graduated in Kano State, Nigeria. He lived there 2001 then went back to serve his and attended his primary and sec- country for a year. He is now back at ondary school there. He graduated Northeastern as a research assistant high school in June 1996 and came and hoping to get his Master’s degree to CELOP in September 1996. in 2004.” CELOP has a lot to do Nasiru found CELOP very with my success,” said Nasiru. interesting and enjoyed its benefits. Nasiru enjoys sharing his pictures The whole experience was interest- and telling stories about CELOP, ing to him. He made many friends, experienced snow for especially his visit to Plymouth Rock with his classmates the first time, and the teachers were nice to him. They and a dinner at their teacher’s (Betty D’Angelo) house. helped him understand college life in the U.S. and life He thanks the staff of CELOP and hopes they continue in general. to positively affect students’ lives like they did for him. Alumnus Interview—Bader Al Ghurair 89 Fall 2002

Advice from a Former Student pletely different from the language he grew up speaking, which is Arabic. He learned many things from CELOP, by Ahmad S. Khalifa, S.B.E. and every time he gets a high grade, it always reminds him that CELOP helped him to get this high grade. When I hear Bader talking to any one of his Amer- interviewed Bader Al Ghurair, from United Arab ican friends, I can’t recognize that he’s from UAE. He Emirates, who studied at CELOP in the fall of has a very good American accent. He thinks that he 2000. He is studying now in the College of Arts I still has an accent, but it has improved and has become and Sciences at Boston University. Bader learned a lot clearer. To improve his accent he just practiced English when he attended CELOP, especially in grammar and more and was corrected reading. Although he several times. He still had a background in gets corrected. He just English before he came pays attention to the here, his English didn’t accents and the way develop in high school, words are pronounced so CELOP helped him when he goes to the a lot. movies and when listens Bader’s advice to me to people speak. even before I inter- Bader’s advice for viewed him was always students in CELOP that we should learn to who are working on read. “Reading is the English is that they best way to improve should continue read- your English,” he said. ing, doing their assign- By reading correct ments and practicing the grammar, you therefore language as much as improve your sentences they can. It might be and verbal communica- difficult to stop using their own language, so spend time tion. You should also look at the word to familiarize with English speakers or non-English speakers who yourself with the spelling. That is how he improved want to improve their English. That way they can relate his English. to each other and help each other. As for the classes Almost all students have difficulties in English, but they are taking, try to participate in after-class activi- they pass through these difficulties and feel successful. ties or trips arranged by the class so they can meet their Bader says that grammar was the most difficult thing classmates out of the class setting. Good luck! for him. The structure of the English language is com-

The Semester Book team is always looking for new ideas for content. We would like to hear from former CELOP students about life after CELOP. Contact us after you leave CELOP this semester, whether you return to your country or stay inin Boston or somewhere else in the U.S. Tell us what you’re doing and send pic- tures, if possible. We’ll try to include your experience in the next Semester Book. E-mail John de Szendeffy at and . 90 CELOP Alumnus—Cengiz Hocaoglu Fall 2002

PROFILE OF A FORMER CELOP STUDENT NOW A BOSTON BUSINESS OWNER

Cengiz Hocaoglu Business is tough TAFF right now, as people are S cutting back on lunches

AB and dinners out to save riginally from Istanbul, Cengiz has been in money, but he’s working ,L Boston for five years. At first he studied at hard on his marketing ELS, but his roommate was a CELOP stu- O strategy and is optimistic dent, so he decided to switch after just a month. He about the future. Eventually, he hopes to work on studied with Ron Clark, Jill Brand, and Adrianne Saltz. Wall Street. Right now, he has very little free time as

NDREWS He progressed very quickly while enjoying his classes. he’s putting all his energy into the business, but he A After CELOP he went to Suffolk University for enjoys going to movies when he can and spending two years to study finance and marketing then trans- time with his girlfriend, who is attending college in ferred to Boston College to finish his Bachelor’s New Hampshire. He also has a group of nine friends ESLEY degree. The transition to Suffolk was easy, especially from his high school in Turkey who are living and L as there were many other international students studying in Boston. They get together to discuss the Y

B there, but at B.C. he was studying with mostly Amer- political and economic situation back home and are ican students, and the professors were very tough. well on their way to solving their country’s problems. After graduation he looked for work but found His advice for current CELOP students? Study that it was very difficult with the current economic hard, attend all your classes, and enjoy your time here situation in the U.S. Then he came across the oppor- as college studies in the U.S. are very difficult. He tunity to buy a small pizza business from its longtime feels that the program did a good job preparing him owners who were retiring. He bought it a year ago for study here and was a lot of fun. “I would give with help from his family in Turkey and a bank loan. anything to be a CELOP student again right now.” Cengiz’s Inbound Pizza 91 Fall 2002

Support this former CELOP student’s entrepreneurial spirit! 92 Student Interview • Greg Eisenhauer Interview Fall 2002

INTERVIEW WITH VOLUNTEER STUDENTS grams and take out the most important sequences to Christopher A. Nezivar & Julien Pfyffer add them to the Web site, so that people just spend a few minutes listening to the most important parts of it. by Alejandro Curiel, S.B.E. It is also important to mention that it is a non-paying job because, as the name says, it is a volunteer job. hristopher, from Haiti, and Julien, from I asked Christopher and Julien what they liked the Geneva, both students at CELOP, work as vol- most about working there, and they both agreed that C unteers at a radio and TV station called not being in a classroom, but at the same time improv- WGBH. They work there Tuesdays and Thursdays ing their English abilities, was a very good opportunity. from 1p.m. to 4p.m. instead of having an elective class. In addition, they told me that they were improving their The program English in a very they work for is called good way since they “The World.” This get to interact with program is about native English speak- world news. Their ers. Therefore, they main task at WGBH learn a bit of every- is to update the Web thing—listening, site (sound) by chang- writing, and, the most ing the format of the important, speaking. audios from .wav to They have lost their .mp3 files so that fear of speaking Eng- people can access lish and making mis- them over the Inter- takes, undoubtedly net. Also, they listen the best way to learn how to speak. to whole sets of pro- Christopher A. Nezivar and Julien Pfyffer.

INTERVIEW WITH GREG EISENHAUER that CELOP now offers its students. In that program students have a core class in the morning plus three Volunteer Activities hours of directed study, which can be a volunteer activ- by Stephanie Hellenbroich, S.B.E. ity that students chose depending on their preferences. Greg works as a coordinator with the volunteer organizations and the students. robably everyone at CELOP He does all the research for new institu- knows Greg Eisenhauer. Maybe tions that are interested in having some P you have seen him in the hall. He volunteers and helps bring the best is always smiling, or probably he has opportunities to them. taught one of your classes when your teacher was sick. Greg has been working I asked Greg about the volunteer here for two years. This fall he began work that is available to students. He told coordinating volunteer activities as a part me that the volunteer activities are for of the Independent Learning Projects students who want to spend time doing (ILP). ILPs are special types of classes various things, from community work to Faculty Interview—Margo Miller 93 Fall 2002

office work. He told us that he thinks this is an alterna- food bank, which is an institution tive way to improve English skills, besides the classes. To that collects and organizes food for homeless people. improve their language, students can get involved with Big Brothers and Big Sisters, where you become a mentor or a role model for a child that comes from a a new environment, so they can learn more about dif- single parent home. ferent cultures and meet Bostonians. The Museum of Science where, without experience, There are a few CELOP students right now doing you can become part of their staff working from inter- preting exhibits to providing information to the public. some interesting volunteer work. They have talked to Greg and he has helped them find the right opportu- nity. For example, some students are working in a TV CELOP students from all levels can be part of this studio in Boston, WGBH . They are doing office work, interesting and rewarding experience. They spend about where they are gaining a lot of experience that is going four hours a week volunteering and they gain much to help them in the future. more than what you think. So don’t hesitate. Visit the CELOP student Web page and search for a volunteer Following are other kinds of volunteer opportunities: opportunity that applies best to you. Good luck!

Interview with Margo Miller speaker, watching TV, etc. She likes students to be cre- ative, responsible, and most importantly, those who are by Stephanie Wendratno & Natsuka Hayashi, S.B.E. always open to new ideas and new ways of learning. When we asked about ways to be an arlier this semester, we had outstanding student, she answered the opportunity to interview that students should stand out, reach E Margo Miller, the core out to their classmates, be class lead- teacher for E level in the Academic ers, and make an effort to have a very Concentration. She’s from the mid- broad learning experience. Vocabu- west part of America—Minnesota, lary, to her, is the key for a foreign to be exact. She has been working at student’s success in learning. CELOP for 15 years. The reason Margo has studied several other she became a teacher is that she was languages, such as Serbo-Croatian fascinated by the process of language and romance languages. She is most and wanted to keep learning lan- fluent in Spanish. She said for a for- guage and about other countries. eign language learner to be able to Margo lived in Europe, where she started her pro- decide whether it’s hard to study another language fession as a teacher 24 years ago. When her job ended, depends on the learner’s individual attitude. She likes she decided to come to Boston because two of her sis- studying other languages so much that she would like to ters were living here, and one of them had just given have the opportunity to be in a program like we are birth to a baby. She came to visit and ended up stay- doing now at CELOP. ing. She likes Boston due to its four seasons, the vari- In her spare time, Margo likes to read novels, hike, ous things to do, and also because it is close to nature. and ice skate. When we asked her about what would As a teacher, she would like her students to achieve be a thing that she’s longing to do, she said that she the independence of using English in different situations. would like to have the opportunity to live in Cuba, For example, understanding a concert, talking to a native Spain, or France, which seems to appeal to her a lot. 94 Faculty Interview—Joanne Fox Fall 2002

Interview with Joanne Fox they are learning. It is how they use English while they watch TV and listen to the radio, as well as try to avoid by Stephanie Wendratno & Natsuka Hayashi, S.B.E. people from their own countries. She believes that cul- tural awareness is the most important thing for a for- eign student to learn. oanne Fox has been a teacher Joanne has studied French, Ital- at CELOP for three years, ian, German, and Czech, which she J and she’s currently teaching finds the most difficult to learn. It’s the High-D class. It was such an not hard to study other languages, opportunity to interview Joanne but she believes that the more lan- despite the fact that she’s very busy guages you study, the easier it gets. with all her work. The interview was She really likes to study languages. held one Friday afternoon, after the core class ended. It was a great inter- She said that she almost never has view and very kind of her to answer spare time; however, if she does, she all the questions we asked. likes to play with her two kids, go power walking by the beach, read, cook different types of Joanne is not American. She is from a town near food, and she really enjoys travelling. She’s fond of spicy Manchester, in the northwest of England. To her, Boston food, and she really likes Indian food. In naming one is such a wonderful city because of its location and size. thing she’s longing to have, she said that she would really The fact that Boston has a lot of cultural events, muse- like more free time and her own vegetable garden. ums, parks, and waterfront makes her think it is one of the most beautiful cities she’s been to, where it would also be good for kids. The reason she came to Boston is to follow her husband, who’s getting his Ph.d. at Boston University. Before she decided to become a teacher, she did not really know what to do after she graduated, and she wasn’t sure whether to live in France or not. A friend of hers suggested she be an English teacher in a small language school in Paris, so she did. After that, she became interested in being a teacher because she thought that she would even- tually have good cultural experiences as well as be able to analyze how students interact. She has been teaching English for 14 years. In teaching, she wants her students to feel com- fortable while communicating in English. We asked her to comment on what kind of students she admires, and she said she really likes to see students who are motivated, curious, ask a lot of questions, take risks with language, and are not afraid to use new items, as well as students who have a good sense of humor. To her, outstanding students are those who totally immerse themselves in the language

The Boston University Visitors’ Center, on Bay State Road. Essay—Seinfeld 95 Fall 2002

The Show Kramer went to a cigar shop to sell an Indian statue and accidentally met Elaine’s boss. Elaine’s boss was by Mohammed Dantata, S.B.E interested in buying the statue and asked Kramer to go and see him in his office. Kramer went and Elaine’s boss einfeld is, ironically, bought the statue. The transac- referred to as the show tion was successful. Then S about nothing, “ab- Kramer asked for a favor. He solutely nothing.” It was one of wanted some help because he the most watched and innova- was writing a book about coffee tive sitcoms in the United tables. The boss felt a big con- States. A sitcom means a situ- nection with Kramer and loved ation comedy, which means to take a situation from the idea. But, Elaine was very upset not only about pub- everyday life whether serious or not and put it into com- lishing the book, but she was assigned to Kramer’s project. edy. Seinfeld premiered in 1990, and it’s about four sin- After the book was published, Elaine’s boss finally gle friends living together in New York, Jerry, Elaine, figured out that it was a stupid thing to do and told Kramer and George. Other characters include George’s Kramer he could not continue with the publication. parents, his girlfriend (Susan), Jerry’s and Elaine’s par- ent also. They eat, go to movies, help each other, and I chose this episode because Kramer is my favorite share experiences. on the show. He is a tall, thin man. His hair is always slicked and he wears clothes that don’t fit. Kramer does- My favorite episode was the one where Kramer had n’t work, and most of the time he is in the middle of a a foolish idea of writing a book about coffee tables. He mess. He is a very funny guy who always has motion asked Elaine for some help because at that time she was in everything he does, and his appearance or looks are working with a publishing company. Elaine refused funny. What I am wondering is, how can a person like because she thought it was stupid to write about coffee Kramer sit down and “think” about something good or tables. All Kramer wanted was for Elaine to hook him useful, in the case of my favorite episode, a book which up with her boss. needs a lot of talent and reasoning.

THE CHARACTERS

George Costanza (Jason Alexander) Jerry Seinfeld (Jerry Seinfeld ) Jerry’s childhood friend. A short bald man who is A stand up comedian. Jerry get obsessed with ladies and a lot of girlfriends. romance.George never keeps his job.

Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) A tall fool that always has some Elaine Benis (Julia Louis- Dreyfus) scheme in motion. Kramer is Jerry’s neighbor, and he spends Jerry’s ex-girlfriend who is now most of his time in Jerry’s apart- just a friend. Elaine is open- ment. He borrows a lot of stuff minded and dates a lot of guys. and never comes in the room properly. Kramer was named TV’s greatest character by TV Guide in 2001. 96 Student Photos Fall 2002

HANGING OUT RISMENDI A AMO L E D NDREINA A

Venezuelans at CELOP gather in the lobby. (front) Nadia, Marcia, Alicia, Stephanie, Andreina, Angela, Claudia; (back) Miguel, Miguel M, Alejandro, Diego.

Lidia and Yang sipping coffee in the North End after a class visit to the House.

Evelyn, Liza, Alvaro. Student Photos 97 Fall 2002

Lisa, Natsuka, Yang, Lidia, Seon Min on a trip to the in Boston’s North End.

Ji-Hye Park, Seon-Min Lee, Ji-Yun Chung.

Raul, Jesus, Ruben.

Alicia, Angela, Marisol. 98 Movie Review—Spirited Away Fall 2002

Beloved characters and imaginative scenes were powerful enough to cause us to stare at the screen without a blink. What made this film shift from animation to a dis- tinguished masterpiece of this year is the director’s, (Hayao Miyazakis), discerning description of a 10-year- Spirited Away old-girl’s pure thought. Sen experienced many difficul- Reviewed by ties, but her determined and straight mind, also some- Ryo Fukumori, S.B.E. times vulnerable and weak, managed to help her to get through problems with sagacious judgment. Before becoming an adult, after experiencing the first step of growth, Hayao Miyazaki succeeded in depicting the fine emotion of pure thought of a 10-year-old-girl’s feelings. efore leaving the theater, I heard many people in This was the reason for which he especially wanted 10- B the audience say, “what a fantastic movie” or year-old-girls to see this film and learn something instruc- “this is the best movie of the tive, which he said in the premiere year.” Even though I watched party’s interview. this film in Japan one year ago, I was widely smiling again, and One of the most memorable my heart was beating heavily characters, No Face, represented with happiness and excitement. modern youngsters. He could I would say I was obsessed with say nothing by himself without a fascination for Spirited Away. borrowing someone’s mouth. He thought money could solve This movie is about a young all problems. He got angry girl, Sen, who was accidentally when things didn’t go well or going through a weird tunnel and smoothly. Sen, 10-year-old-girl, arrived at an abandoned theme and No Face, who was repre- park with her parents. As it was sented modern adults. This getting close to the sunset, Sen comparison was a hidden warn- noticed they should immediately ing for us. This film was not get away from the theme park, only entertaining us with tacti- which turned out to be a mysteri- cal plots, but also was making fun ous spa where over eight million of the modern society, particu- gods gathered in the night. Sen larly us, adults. made every effort to go back to the real world and tried to get to Spirited Away has a lot of reality through determination, messages for audiences. I have judgment, bravery, love and expressed my opinion above, but friendship. there are undoubtedly more col- orful ways of understanding and Of course, this was only one enjoying the film. Please see this excellent point of this great movie. great picture with your own eyes For the quality of film, the anima- and discuss what you felt among tion, and graphics were superb. your friends or parents. I assure Every tiny piece was depicted del- you this film is worth spending icately, and it made it easy for us to time and money on. get involved in that wonderland. Film Review—Into the Deep 99 Fall 2002

called Into the Deep. The size and shape of the screen could transport you to the exact place where the movie was taking place, and you could really feel the sensa- tion of everything that was happening right next to you. Watching this movie was very exciting, not only Into the Deep because I could relate because I do water sports and div- Reviewed by ing, but also because of the experience of seeing the beau- Stephanie Hellenbroich, S.B.E. ties of the ocean. The movie is in 3D, so you have to wear special glasses when you watch. The ocean comes alive on the screen. You feel like you are drowning in the water, seeing the nice and different tones of blue from the sea. You can feel the fish and seals around you. will tell you about one of the best experiences that I You feel also that the water is on you. It is beautiful. The I have ever had watching a movie. This screen effects make you feel that you are is not a regular movie on a normal screen. living under the water, realizing that there We are talking about a giant, curved is amazing life under the sea. screen about 65’ high and 85’ wide, with an incredible surround sound system that At the you can reproduces the most natural sound. This also see other Imax films, some in 3D. was in the New England Aquarium. Check out the following: You would think that the New Eng- Lost Worlds land Aquarium is only a place to see some Space Station in 3D fish, but it is so much more than that. I Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man went with some friends to see a movie Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

CELOP Ambassadors Program Abroad

•Were you happy with your experience at CELOP? •Would you be interested in helping CELOP get the word out about our English language programs to people in your home country? If you answered YES, why not consider becoming a CELOP Ambassador? Being a CELOP Ambassador is easy and fun! All you have to do is give CELOP materials to officials at your high school, university, and/or place of work in your country, and talk with them about your experience studying English at Boston University. In return for your help, you receive a Certificate of Recognition from Boston University, identifying you as an official CELOP Ambassador! If you are interested in becoming a CELOP Ambassador, please visit Nancy Cho in Office 242 or E-mail us at [email protected]. Thank you for sup- porting CELOP! 100 Theater Review—Shear Madness Fall 2002

Theater Review Shear Madness

by Diana Genoves, S.B.E.

What is Shear Madness? Shear Madness is a very popular com- edy in United States and has been adapted in other coun- tries. Where was the performance done? In the basement of The Charles Playhouse in Boston. What is it about? It’s a mystery/comedy about a concert pianist lady who is stabbed in the throat with a pair of scissors. What makes Shear Madness different from other What is the audience’s role? The audience has to help two mem- plays is the fact that we can decide the final scene by bers of Boston’s Finest, the police, to determine which of our reactions. Our responses to the play, like laughing the four people in a hair salon on Newbury Street did the dirty deed. or cheers, and opinions, which the player, a detective, So…who was the murderer? asks us right after the second stage opens, seriously affect Was it the gum-chewing manicurist? the final scene. In our opinion, Americans like to argue. Was it the doubtful antique dealer? Was it the high society dame? Actually, many Americans in the audience were com- Was it the salon owner? peting with each other in searching for the criminal during the question time. No one felt bored. Rather, everyone in the theater, including us CELOP students, seemed to be involved in that fantastic enthusiasm. In hear Madness is a really funny comedy that we had that point, we could feel the American culture and the S the opportunity to enjoy on Saturday, October 4. American thinking in this show. Everybody in the audience participated actively This time, the criminal was a guy. But it doesn’t reconstructing the events of the play and pointing out mean the next time’s culprit will be a guy. The final things the actors were trying to hide. The impro- scene is decided by us, our responses. If we have the vised jokes sometimes made the actors and the audi- chance to see this play in a few years, we could see it ence laugh together. with a fresh feeling. We are sure that the actors will sur- Shear Madness was played by vigorous and well- prise us again. experienced actors and actresses whose vivid and col- orful expressions have enough power to engage us into the show without a few seconds of time of feeling bored. Even though we couldn’t understand every detail, we were absorbed into their active and energetic perform- ances. What made us impressed was the fact that not only, us, the audience, but also, the players themselves seemed to be enjoying the play all the time. In other words, they really liked to play the show and that play also existed for the actors and actresses. It made us com- fortable and that is the reason why Shear Madness has played over 21 years with a lot of praise from zealous fans. Theater Review—Blue Man Group 101 Fall 2002

Before the show begins, some workers give out a Theater Review white paper headband to each member of the audience as a sign that we are a part of the show. In the first cou- Blue Man Group ple of rows, it is recommended to wear a raincoat, which is placed on every seat, in order to prevent splashes from hitting the people sitting there. The audience is first by Tasia Wibisono, S.B.E. invited to speak loudly together by reading some digital boards before the blue men show up. Then, they play f we know the Pentium 4 commercial, then we drums and hold a canvas above them while someone I should be familiar with the Blue Man Group. Set pours colorful paint onto the drums, which splashes all up in 1987 by Matt Goldman, Chris Wink, and Phil over the place. They also catch bubble gum filled with Stanton, it is a group of three men who are identified paint and end up creating an abstract painting with it. by black jumpsuits and blue skin faces with no ears. Another part of the show is a performance where the They mainly play tubes resulting in contemporary blue men play other instruments made of pipes. One music. New York was the city in which they per- other fun part of the show is “having a dinner” together formed for the first time, in 1991, and this group with a person taken from the crowd. Toilet paper makes made its debut in Boston in 1995. They currently a perfect ending for the show—but you’ll have to see perform in four cities in the United States, Boston, this to know what I’m talking about. It’s really fun. New York, Chicago, and Las Vegas. Cooperating with the AIDS Foundation, the Blue This production, which is about two hours long, is Man Group asks the audience to donate to the foundation categorized as a multimedia show. Different from any at the end of each show. We were not able to take pic- other shows, Blue Man Group is a mix of music, com- tures during the show. However, we had a chance to edy, and interaction with the audience. The blue men take pictures with the blue men afterwards. If you want use unique effects to produce one-of-a-kind music. Not to avoid getting the blue paint of those blue men on your only do they play different kinds of instruments to make clothes, be careful when taking pictures with them. music, but they also add paint to the instruments to Should you need some amusement, watch this show. make their performance more delightful. Though not It is worth seeing at least once in your life, especially if related, each element of the show entertains interest- you enjoy comedy and loud, cool music. It will leave ingly. Interaction with the crowd is one of the best assets you feeling pleased and satisfied. of this show. It is a bit surprising that there are many dif- ferent generations of people in the audience. 102 Music Review—Bring in Da Noise,, Da Funk Fall 2002

attract us. I privately could not help feeling excited and MusicMusic ReviewReview impressed in seeing this play. However, to our regret, there are a few things to Bring in Da Noise lament. First the acoustics were not very good. The the- Bring in Da Funk ater was too huge for such a small sound system. It had too tiny a sound system compared to the bigness of the by Diana Genoves & Ryo Fukumori, S.B.E. theater, and then a too big theater to see fine actions for us, the audience. In addition, our seats were far from the stage, so we couldn’t see the details he rhythm and the sounds of of the show. We could not see the del- tap, hip-hop, and percussion, T icate expressions on the faces of the made us understand the history of dancers or hear with clarity the beau- America, told from an African- tiful voices of the talented singers. American way of life. Scenes from slavery to real urban life are shown The theater itself is really mag- in this performance. nificent and historical. As soon as we entered it, our heart was buoyant for Facts like the inhumannity of the expecting what we were about to see. slave ships, the struggle for civil rights Many people came wearing gorgeous and the progress that this country is dresses, which made us feel we were doing now, are reflected in a world of wandering in an inordinary world. energy, rhythm, and pain in Da Noise! We recommend going to this theater This performance expresses the and seeing a play to people who want emotion and the powerful talent of to spend time with the high class. the dancers, singers and drummers, who knocked us right out of our seats! Ryo and Diana in the Wang. One thing which helped us get involved in the play was its effective use of lighting. I guess no one in the audience had ever seen such great lighting. Suddenly, dancers were emerging from darkness with colorful spotlights which seemed to have magical power to

Chris Antonellis (S.B.E. teacher) and Diana. Restaurant Review—Nud Pob 103 Fall 2002

Restaurant Review Nud Pob Thai Cuisine

by Ji-Yun Chung, S.B.E.

here is a good Thai restaurant near Warren T Towers called Nud Pob. The name on the sign is pink and white. I wanted to eat some Thai food, and my friend recommended this restaurant. visit and eat there. If you don’t have time to eat in the Because it was the first time that I was going to have restaurant, you order take out. It doesn’t take too much Thai food, my friend recommended the Mango Fried time and you can have your food quickly. Chicken. She said it was really good. On her recom- mendation, I ordered Mango Fried Chicken and a huge In this restaurant, there are no waiters or waitresses. amount was placed on a big plate. You just have to order in front of the kitchen, and when the food comes out, you have to serve yourself. The good When I first tasted it, the rice was melting inside of thing is you don’t have to pay a tip! my mouth. It was similar to Chinese food. The taste and the smell were attracting me. If you are a person I don’t know other Thai restaurants well, but my who eats a small amount, you can share one dish with friend told me this is the best Thai restaurant in the your friend. It is a little bit greasy, like other Chinese B.U. area. If you feel like eating some delicious Thai food, but you can add some soy sauce or hot sauce or food, you should go to Nud Pob, and I am sure that you other sauce to eliminate the greasy taste. will visit it again and again. The place is not fancy or big, but it has a friendly and typical Chinese atmosphere. It is peaceful but also very lively. Even though it is a small place, many people 104 Class Language Games Fall 2002

GRAMMAR GAMES—CONCENTRATION

n one rainy Friday morn- ing, to loosen students

CLASS O up, Chris had her students ’ play the game Concentration. Students in groups of three raced to match verb forms, the present with its past partici- ple. Prizes for the winners. NTONELLIS A HRIS C

FOUNDATIONS IN ENGLISH CLASS CLASS S ’ YNDE L OROTHY D ne day, students in Dorothy Lynde’s O A/B level Foundations in English class talked and wrote about traditional clothing in their native countries. Pictured from left to right are Adama Dabo from Guinea, Tomomi Kanayama from Japan, Sonam Bai Drun from Tibet, and Andrieta Gani from Israel. Class Language Games 105 Fall 2002

ENGLISH THROUGH GAMES—BLURT CLASS S ’ EMAUD R ICHELLE M

everal students from Michelle’s S class played the game “Blurt.” Teams take turns reading defini- tions of words from a card, while the other team has to “blurt out” (say) all the words they can think of until they guess the right word. It’s similar to a verbal game of “cha- rades.” Students improvised (acted things out) to help communicate the words. According to the rules, this would probably be considered cheating, but it definitely made the game more lively! —Lesley Andrews 106 CELOP Crossword Puzzle Fall 2002 Crossword Puzzle E by Mohammed Dantata, S.B.E. L Solution can be found on the CELOP Alumni Web site, www.bu.edu/celop/alumni

O Lesley Andrews assisted with this puzzle. P CELOP Crossword Puzzle 107 Fall 2002

ACROSS DOWN

1. Quarterback for the New England Patriots. 1. A big construction project going on in Boston. 4. Most watched American animated sitcom. 2. I study ___ Boston University. 8. I like my classmates as well ___ my family. 3. Article used before a word that starts with a 10. Number of T stops usually from Kenmore to vowel. CELOP? 4. The Massachusetts town with the witch 11. Boston’s baseball team. museum. 12. Number of bridges connecting Boston to 5. New England’s NFL team. Cambridge. 6. A great former player of the . 15. Biggest city in New England. 7. Arena where the Celtics play their home 16. The T line that goes to Chinatown. games. 18. The most popular coffee shop in the U.S. 9. A well known science college in Cambridge. 20. The newly elected Massachusetts governor. 13. Fourth Thursday of every November. 22. Store across from CELOP. 14. Boston road to Cambridge and Lexington. 23. Name of Boston’s airport. 17. A popular fast food restaurant on Comm. Ave. near CELOP 24. Number of stops on the Green Line from Park Street to Copley. 19. A big university on Comm. Ave. 25. The tallest building in the U.S.—the __ Tower. 21. A river that runs alongside B.U. 28. Last stop (outbound) on the B Green Line T. 22. Boston’s NBA team. 29. Kind of computer that CELOP uses. 26. October 31st holiday. 30. A place for learning English at B.U. 27. The T line that takes you to Logan Airport. 31. Boston’s main telephone carrier. 32. A place to see animals. 32. If you are on the Green Line T, at which sta- 33. Name of a museum on Huntington Street. tion do you change for the Red Line? 34. The name of the computer lab assistant at CELOP. 35. Director of CELOP.

Other Semester Book crossword puzzles can be found in Semester Books from previous semesters. Acrobat PDF versions of these books, as well as puzzle answers, can be found on the CELOP Alumni Web site: www.bu.edu/celop/alumni Other trivia puzzles can also be found on the CELOP Web site at www.bu.edu/celop/resources/quiz/ 108 CELOP Expo Fall 2002

1ST CELOP EXPO 2002 UMMER S

ELOP students created exhibits C reflecting their cultures or interests and demonstrated them to all CELOP students, faculty, and staff on a day devoted to this “Exposition.” The Expo is held the last week of classes, so these pictures are from last semester’s Expo. CELOP Expo 109 Fall 2002 110 CELOP Programs Fall 2002

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IMPORTANT! Students studying part-time are not eligible for a CELOP I-20. To remain in the US on your F-1 Student Visa,you must be enrolled full-time at CELOP,Boston University, or another qualified institution. See Marcella Framondi in office #238 for more information. CELOP Programs 111 Fall 2002

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|| FALL 2002 CELOP FACULTY ||

Chris Antonellis Margo Downey Bob Maguire Jamie Beaton Sammi Eckstut Irene Maksymjuk Shelley Bertolino Michael Feldman Doreen Miller Barbara Bliss Shelley Fishman Margo Miller Lynn Bonesteel Cynthia Flamm Alex Oliveira Jill Brand Margo Friedman Patricia Peknik Amanda Brown Joanne Fox Joe Pettigrew Meredith Clark Roselyn Frank Carol Piñeiro Ron Clark Shirley Gould Michelle Remaud Pamela Couch Joyce Ho Adrianne Saltz Linda Coyne Catherine Howell Gregg Singer Betty D’Angelo Jim Kaplan Nora Smith Judith Dan Doug Kohn Pam Steeves Tom Davidson John Kopec Maria Tomeho-Palermino Marsha Dean George Krikorian Ramon Valenzuela Renée Delatizky Jacquie LoConte Susan Vik Jeff DiIuglio Lori Lubeski Ellen Yaniv Judy DiLeo Dorothy Lynde

For E-mail addresses of faculty, go to the Faculty & Staff section of the CELOP Web site: www.bu.edu/celop Staff 113 Fall 2002

Fabiola Alicia Lesley Framondi Radl Andrews Senior Staff Assistant Staff Coodinator Lab Assistant

Helen Nicole Marcella Reynolds Administrative Buchholz Framondi Assistant Front Desk Admissions Officer

Lara Bruce Gabriella Gordon Rindler Campozano Administrator, Associate Director, Program Coordinator Marketing & Admissions Academic Programs

Nancy Nicole Pirani Margot Cho Administrative Assistant, Valdivia Academic Advisor Academic Programs Director of CELOP

John de Szendeffy Jonathan Multimedia Language Erin White Lab Coordinator Johnston Technical Staff Coordinator, Coordinator Academic Programs Interns . . .

Mona Miriam Asaad Fawcett Jenn Kay Assistant Director, Kosch Administration Student Life Coordinator Shirley Yeh (Wan-Gang) 114 Elective Teachers Fall 2002

OTHER FACULTY ELECTIVE TEACHERS NOT ALSO PICTURED IN CORE CLASS PHOTOS

Shelly Lynn Amanda Meredith Bertolino Bonesteel Brown Clark

Linda Judith Tom Marsha Coyne Dan Davison Dean

Sammi Margo Joyce Catherine Eckstut Friedman Ho Howell

James Lori Dorothy Bob Kaplan Lubeski Lynde Maguire

Irene Doreen Michelle Adrianne Maksymjuk Miller Remaud Saltz

Nora Ramon . . . and, our indespensible Smith Valenzuela Substitute Teacher . . . Greg Eisenhauer Boston Puzzle Solution 115 Fall 2002

Pedestrian bridge connecting the The tortoise and hare represent a children’s tale about pace Westin Hotel with Copley Place. and determination, placed in Copley Plaza in front of in tribute to the Boston Marathon, whose finish line is a few yards away.

1 2 Tw o lions stand guard in front of “Quest Eternal” statue, by Donald DeLue, in front of the the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel, Prudential Center (Tower in back), from Boylston Street. the “Grande Dame” of Boston.

3 4 The roof dormers on the Horse statues in front of Copley Place, on Dartmouth St. New Old South Church, built in High Victorian Gothic style (1874), across from the on Boylston St.

5 6 116 CELOP on the Web Fall 2002

Stay in touch with your CELOP classmates and CELOP Go to the CELOP Web site “Alumni” section www.bu.edu/celop

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