CELOP Ambassadors Abroad Each Semester, CELOP Looks for Students Who Would Like to Participate in the Ambassadors Abroad Program
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CONTENTS BS Letter from the Director / Credits 4 A Japanese Proverb about Frogs by Satomi Aosaki 47 Where CELOP Students Come From 5 The Ant and the Grasshopper by Carmen 48 Semester Book Class 6 New Hampshire Trip by Winny Lee and Euro Huang & 48 Pizza Party I Photos 8 Janet Lee Interviews: Studying at CELOP by Allen Shu Hao 50 Kenneth Lin 12 Is Learning Another Language Good for the Soul? 51 Adam Cutler 13 by Chia-Yu Tsai Sister Olga 14 Fashion: Past, Present, & Future by Isabella Traglio 52 John de Szendeffy 15 Restaurant Review: Sunset Cantina by Maria “Mona” 54 Yoshiki Ishikawa 16 de Perez Laniado Isao 17 Kyung Heun “Brian” Min 17 The True Story of Italian Pizza by Isabella Traglio 54 Toshiyuki Tanaka 18 Restaurant Review: Best Pub in Boston by 55 Halloween Decorating Party 21 Sae Joon “Alex” Park Theater Review: Blue Man Group by Kelly Park and 56 Pumpkin Festival 22 Ji Yeon Chung Halloween Party at CELOP 24 Movie Reviews: Halloween Costume Contest Winners 27 Joy Luck Club by Ah Ra Koh 57 Halloween Riddles, by Aziz Al-Saud 28 Prime by Euro Huang 57 CELOP Student in the News: Majed al Marshad 29 Saw 2 by Abdulaziz Al-Saud 58 Things that Surprised me about Boston 30 Short Story Club 59 by Sara Khashoggi Friday Movie Club 60 What Surprises You Most after you Arrive in the U.S.? 30 by Nick Lin Japanese Cultural Reception hosted 62 by Hosei Students Margo Downey’s class in Salem 31 TOEFL Essays by 68 What I Like about Boston by Abdullah Al Olama 32 Denis Meliksetov, Fahd Mechiche Alami, Anwar Alsaad, Charles River Sunset by Gerardo Turrent Hernandez 33 Hamad Alzamil, Shiho Enomoto, and Amador Alonso Newbury Street by Renata Teixeira 33 Family Life in the 17th Century by Hiroko Ishida 34 Kaguya-Hime: A Japanese Fairy Tale 69 Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. by You Sun Chung 34 by Masumi Ishikawa Fall in Boston by Eunho “Erica” Lee 35 CELOP and SMG Students Discuss Cross-Cultural 70 A Special Place in Boston by Da Jung “Amy” Lee 35 Perspectives Postcards Home by Chris Antonellis’s class 36 Photo Contest Winner – Mohamed Alromaithi 71 George Krikorian’s Class – Out and About 38 Limericks by Dorothy Lynde’s Class 71 Essay Contest Winner – A Funny Experience 40 Pictures from Around the U.S. 72 by Silvia Merlini by Sae Joon “Alex” Park & Friends The First Birthday by So Young Park 41 Collages by Merve Bilgen 76 A Taste of Ecuador by Maria del Carmen Perez 42 CELOP Student Opinion Polls 75 A Japanese Rite by Miwa Omori 43 Alumni Reports: Takanao Tarui 78 Japanese and English by Naoko Ta(k)euchi 43 Nozomi Azegami 80 My Curiosity Toward the World by Hyun Min Lee 44 Oguzcan Cig 82 A Japanese Proverb about Monkeys 44 by Makoto Motoda Core Class Photos 82 A Citizen of the World by Denitza Georgieva 45 Fall 2005 CELOP Faculty 108 Places to Go in Colombia by Vanessa Oviedo 46 CELOP Staff 109 Urashimataro and the Sea Turtle: A Japanese 47 Fairy Tale by Tazuru Dear CELOP students, er understanding, tolerance and respect for oth- As another semester draws to a close and path- ers who may be very different from themselves, ways diverge, good-byes always seem to be a mix- and the world is infinitely richer because of this. ture of the sorrowful with the sweet. It goes with- This Semester Book is a reflection of just who out saying, how sad we feel to part from new the Fall 2005 CELOP students are. It is a re- friendships and acquaintances forged over the past cord not only of your impressions, your dreams, few months. However, the sweetness lies in the your playfulness, your accomplishments and as- moments we’ve shared and the memories we’ve pirations, but also of the mark you have left upon created that will remain with us for a lifetime. each other, CELOP, Boston, and ultimately the A round of congratulations is in order for world. We thank you for coming to CELOP and all the CELOP students who braved the some- sharing your adventurous spirit. We hope you times wild weather, the city traffic, and crowd- will always fondly remember your special time ed and oftentimes unreliable “T” in order to come here at CELOP. Be sure to stay in touch, and do to class and successfully complete their stud- come back to visit if you ever get the chance. ies here. A microcosm of the world at large, the students at CELOP come here to learn Eng- lish, but end up teaching one another so much about their respective cultures and life philos- Doreen Miller ophies. In time, they leave here with a great- Semester Book class teacher and editor CELOP Semester Book | Fall 2005 | XVI Cover: Concept by Kyung Nam “Kelly” Park, Soo Yeun “Monica” Yang, and Abdulaziz Al-Saud. PhotoShop Editors John de Szendeffy, Doreen Miller, Pary Fassihi design by Kyung Nam and Soo Yeun. Production Assistance Lesley Andrews, Jonathan White Photographers Semester Book class, Lesley Andrews, Pary Illustration p. 5: Andreina De Lamo, Fassihi, Jonathan White Fall 2002. Contributors Jenn Kay Fields, Lesley Andrews, Jonathan White Send correspondence regarding the Distribution Anne Sargent, Ginger Chang, Binna Lee, Semester Book to John de Szendeffy, Wan-Fang Yeh [email protected] Layout John de Szendeffy www.bu.edu/celop/alumni/ This is the 16th edition of the CELOP Semester Book. It is published every Fall and All material ©Center for English Language Spring semester and available at the Front Desk free of charge to all current stu- and Orientation Programs, Boston Uni- dents. All Semester Books can be downloaded from the CELOP Alumni web site versity, 2005. as Adobe Acrobat (PDF) documents, www.bu.edu/celop/alumni . 4 CELOP Semester Book | Fall 2005 Title | byline ARGENTINA HONG KONG SAUDI ARABIA BELGIUM INDONESIA SPAIN BRAZIL ITALY SWEDEN BULGARIA IVORY COAST SWITZERLAND CHILE JAPAN SYRIA CHINA, PEOPLE’S KOREA, TAIWAN, R.O.C. REPUBLIC REPUBLIC OF THAILAND COLOMBIA KUWAIT TURKEY DENMARK LIBYA UNITED ARAB ECUADOR MAURITANIA EMIRATES FRANCE MEXICO USA GABON MOROCCO VENEZUELA GERMANY PERU HONDURAS RUSSIA CELOP Semester Book | Fall 2005 5 We are the Semester Book Class by Vanessa Oviedo because we meet different information in different ways. We created people of different cultures, You can improve your writing The Semester Book. It is the and we learn different cus- and conversational skills. We only elective class where we toms, which helps us to keep think that this is an important can give our different points an open mind to receive dif- part of our experience because of view and ideas. We can ex- ferent thoughts. If you want we are going to remember our press ourselves by writing, tak- to be in this class, you must be time in Boston and not forget ing pictures, doing interviews, responsible, creative, and so- this fantastic semester. and other things. The most cial. Many students think that We thank all the people important thing in this class this class is to spend time re- is working in teams, because if who contributed to and gave laxing by doing small things, us some of their ideas for the you can put all of the thoughts but you can get more ideas and together, you can come up semester book because you with a good article or helped us make it a truly product. incredible book! Enjoy! This class is fun 6 CELOP Semester Book | Fall 2005 Abdulaziz Al-Saud / Aziz Ji Yeon Chung / Ji Yeon Saudi Arabia Korea Word that best describes him: stylish Word that best describes her: sweet Will always be: smiling Will always be: a dreamer Ah Ra Koh Kyung Nam Park / Kelly Korea Korea Word that best describes her: Word that best describes her: stately sleepy Will always be: smiling Will always be: waking up Sae Joon Park / Alex Maria del Perez Laniado / Mona Korea Word that best describes him: Ecuador hard-working Word that best describes her: creative Will always be: pursuing his ideals Will always be: laughing Eun Young Yang Soo Yeun Yang / Monica Korea Korea Word that best describes her: Word that best describes her: quiet girlish Will always be: bright Will always be: thinking many thoughts Olga Vanessa Oviedo Lopez / Yu-Jung Huang / Euro Vanessa Taiwan Colombia Word that best describes her: kind Word that best describes her: cute Will always be: a little crazy Will always be: pensive Isabella Traglio / Isa Eun Eui Lee / Winny Italy Korea Word that best describes her: Word that best describes her: charming friendly Will always be: happy Will always be: challenged Jin Kyung Lee / Janet Doreen Miller / Doreen USA Korea Word that best describes her: well- Word that best describes her: funny organized Will always be: cheerful Will always be: true to herself CELOP Semester Book | Fall 2005 7 P IZZA PARTY I 8 CELOP Semester Book | Fall 2005 CELOP Semester Book | Fall 2005 9 P IZZA PARTY I 10 CELOP Semester Book | Fall 2005 CELOP Semester Book | Fall 2005 11 INTERVIEW: Kenneth Lin | Yu-Jung “Euro” Huang Semester Book class o you want to attend graduate school at Boston University? D Maybe you can get some advice from Kenneth, who has already been ac- cepted to graduate school at BU. He is also a CELOP student in Fall 2005. The reason why he chose BU for his gradu- ate school is it has the rank of a top uni- versity. Besides, BU is his first choice! Kenneth says he didn’t get good grades in high school, but after he en- tered the university, he realized he had to study hard.