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Dear Students • Credits 2 Semester Book Elective Class 3 Countries Represented at CELOP 4 Salem 6 The Way the Pilgrims Succeeded in Surviving, by Keiko Koyama 8 Plimoth Plantation 9 Niagara Falls 10 Harvard Square 12 The Freeport Tour 14 Comments from Students 14 Twilight Store—“Flyrabbit,” by Hee-Jeong Lee and Jin-Soon Lee 15 Pumpkin Painting for Halloween 16 Halloween, by Yasmina Zerhouni 17 Halloween Party, by Kazuyo Nishida 17 Salem Witch illustration, by Ji-Yeon Lee 18 Scary Story, by Namy Kim 19 Halloween, by Julio Alvear 19 The Truth, by Ji-Yeon Lee 20 She Is . . . , by Ai Tojima 20 Optical Illustion Puzzles 22 War, by Munerah Faraj 24 Frightening Moments, by Perla Guelrud De Pleffer 25 September 11, 2001, by Miguel Cota 26 The Girls Festival of Japan, by Kikue Sasaki 27 Quotations—More than Words, by Esser Daniel Melul 28 Optical Illusion Puzzle Answers 28 CELOP—An Enriching Experience, by Esser Daniel Melul 29 Student Interview Hassan Sfar and Raya Abid, by Edouard Burrus 30 The Boston Celtics, by Miguel Cota 31 I Love My Classes, by Peansook Manrakrean 32 My Identity, by Takehisa Nitta 33 Earthquake, by Dogan Hananel 34 Sweet Lemon, by Luisa Rubiano 34 Communicating Effectively, by Sister Olga Yaqob 36 Recipe for Kimchee, by Sunwha-Lim 37 Student Survey, by Miguel Cota, Hee-Jeong Lee, Esser Daniel Melul, Saro Zenini 38 Class Pictures 40 Elective Class Teachers 55 Faculty Interviews Gregg Singer, by Esser Daniel Melul and Marine Clavreux 56 Kathy McCartan, by Jin-Soon Lee and Saro Zenini 57 Staff Interviews Gabriella Campozano, by Sorur Talaee Rad 58 Nancy Cho, by Hee-Jeong Lee and Miguel Cota 59 Nicole Buchholz, by Yuya Tomose and Shin Chul Choi 60 Laura Elisabeth Rumbley, by Raya Abid and Altynshash Cherdabayeva 61 John de Szendeffy, by Jea-Seung Jeon and Taichiro Yamamoto 62 Jenn Kay Kosch, by Sue Yen-Tai and Ji-Yeon Lee 63 Aliana Piñeiro, by Emmanulle Shahar 64 Movie Reviews Monsters, Inc., by Takahiro Oguiri 66 Zoolander, by Marine Clavreux 67 Faculty List 68 Staff List 69 Dear Students • Credits Fall 2001

he end of each semester at CELOP is a bittersweet moment. On the one hand, it is a sad time of goodbyes. On the other hand, most of us feel very happy and proud when we think of the new T friendships we have made and all of the special lessons we have learned over the last three months. The end of the Fall 2001 semester feels especially poignant. During this short time at CELOP, we have witnessed incredibly disturbing events inside the United States and around the world. At the same time, the work we have done together at CELOP has been a bright spot in a world that often seems cruel and con- fusing. Each of us in our own way has played a small but important role in helping to shape the future, what we all believe must be a better future. How? By living, learning and growing across cultures. CELOP stu- dents are special in this way. By your willingness to visit a new country, study a new language and make new friends from across the globe, you contribute directly to greater understanding in the world. Through understanding, peace may grow and thrive. The images captured in this Semester Book reflect a special time and a special place. Each of us has made it so. No matter where you go or what you do now, we hope that you will continue to learn about the world around you and share yourself with others who wish to learn. May you remember CELOP fondly and return to visit with us frequently. Peace. And at my feet eternity draws ever sweeter plans for me. “Ship of Fools,” by Robert Plante

Laura E. Rumbley Boston, December 2001

CELOP Fall 2001 Semester Book Editors John de Szendeffy, Chris Antonellis, Barbara Bliss Layout John de Szendeffy, Erin Johnston Production Assistance Lesley Andrews, Jonathan White Photographers SBE students, Lesley Andrews Distribution Nicole Buchholz, Gabriella Campozano Contributor Laura Rumbley

This is the fifth edition of the CELOP Semester Book. It is published every semester and avail- able at the Front Desk free of charge to all current students. All Semester Books can be down- loaded from the CELOP Alumni site as an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) document, www.bu.edu/celop. Send correspondence regarding the Semester Book to John de Szendeffy .

COVER: Art: Marine Clavreaux; Concept: Esser Daniel Melul; Layout: Lesley Andrews, Erin Johnston. BACK COVER COLLAGE: Erin Johnston. All material © Center for English Language and Orientation Programs, Boston University, 2001. [v.5.0] 2 Fall 2001 SBE Credits

An introduction to the Semester Book by the Fall 2001 Semester Book Elective Class with Chris Antonellis and Barbara Bliss

Chris Antonellis e are the Semester Book Barbara Bliss elective class. The Semester Book elective is an unusual class, not like the other ones. It’s as if we’re working on a newspaper, so we had research to do. Sometimes we had lots of work and pressure and we had to sacrifice a lot of time. At other times we Marine Clavreux relaxed and took it easy. Keiko Koyama France Japan The class is not as formal as other classes; we learn indirectly. It’s a fun class where we do writing, reading, and speaking. The distance between teachers and students is small in this class, because we’re all working together. We also work closely with dif- ferent people from different cultures. It’s a good course for quiet students to help them blossom, because they have a real role in this class. If you don’t want to get bored, you can choose this elective. This semester, we especially had fun going to Harvard Square Hee-Jeong Lee to take pictures and interview unique people. We could have free Jin Soon Lee Korea tickets to see shows—which we had to review, of course. We also Korea improved our computer skills. Maybe we are going to miss Chris’s urging us to work faster, Barbara’s Halloween earrings, and our classmates’ enthusiasm. It was so nice to work on the Semester Book because it’s some- thing which is going to be in our hands at the end of the semester. We’re going to be famous, and we’ re going to remember our time in Boston. It sometimes seemed difficult to make a sentence, but Esser Daniel Melul the moment we saw the product when it was laid out and ready to Takahiro Oguri Venezuela be published, it felt good. Japan We hope you will appreciate the work we’ve done for you. This book is for you, not to forget this incredible, exciting semester.

Barbara and Chris would like to express special thanks to Keiko and Taka, for whom this elective was com- pletely optional. Their creative ideas, hard work and dedication contributed greatly to the success of this book.

Miguel Angel Cota Vargas Emmanuelle Shahar Edouard Burrus Saro Zenini Mexico France Switzerland Venezuela 3 Countries Fall 2001

52 countries represented this semester Argentina Guatemala Peru Azerbaijan Haiti Puerto Rico Belarus Honduras Poland Belgium Hong Kong Portugal Brazil India Qatar Cameroon Indonesia Romania Canada Iran Russia Chile Iraq Saudi Arabia China, People’s Republic Ivory Coast Slovakia Congo, Democratic Japan Spain Colombia Kazakhstan Switzerland Costa Rica Korea, Republic of Taiwan, R.O.C. Dominican Republic Kuwait Thailand El Salvador Lebanon Tunisia Ethiopia Mexico Turkey France Morocco USA Greece Nicaragua Uzbekistan Venezuela

4 Fall 2001 Student Photos

Halloween antics in the CELOP lobby and MLL.

5 Salem Fall 2001

Class Trip to Salem Photos contributed by Chris Antonellis’ and Margo Downey’s classes.

Students in Stocks. Yuya Tomose, Shin Chul Choi, Ji-Yeon Lee—prisoners at the Salem Witch Dungeon Museum.

Margo Downey’s class in Salem. Sung Jae, Seong Joo, Taka, Jiao, Ai, Sayumi, Joaquin, Violeta, Chrisian.

6 Fall 2001 Salem

Several CELOP classes at Salem Taichiro Yamamoto, Yen-tai Su, commuter rail station. Jae-seung Jeon, Shin Chul Choi.

Salem Witch Museum.

Jae-seung Jeon, Taichiro Yamamoto, Shin Chul Choi, Yuya Tomose.

Tomoaki on “The Friendship.”

7 Plimoth Plantation Fall 2001

The Way the Pilgrims Succeeded in Then, tired from the long voyage, lack of fresh food, Surviving and the severe cold in New England attacked them, and half of them died. Nevertheless, the rest of them by Keiko Koyama managed to survive and develop their lives. — Semester Book Elective — I think that there are three reasons that they suc- Photos contributed by Jill Brand’s, Pam Steeves’, Joe Pettigrew’s, and Pamela Couch’s classes. ceeded. The first is by the help of the native people. The Wampanoag people helped them to adapt to know that many their new land. For classes in example, they taught CELOP visited them which plants I were edible, or for Plimoth Plantation on their class trip. medicines, and how Plymouth is called to hunt deer, wild “the hometown of turkey, and fish. The America” because it is second reason that the first place in New the Pilgrims survived England where the is they developed European people suc- their society by fur ceeded in immigra- trading. Fur, particu- tion, so Plymouth is a larly beaver and very important place for Americans. Our class also otter, was quite demanded in Europe. Lastly, they went to Plimoth Plantation and learned how the peo- adapted their own culture to the environment. The ple who were called “Pilgrims” lived. By seeing and Pilgrims were English men and women doing their putting a lot of questions to the staff at the best to continue the lives they knew well. Plantation, we learned about the history with our Anyway, I enjoyed our class trip so much! The own eyes. weather was fine, and the landscape from the It was during the winter in 1620 that the Pilgrims Mayflower was so nice. History should be felt by our migrated to Plymouth by the ship, “Mayflower.” own skin, shouldn’t it?

8 Fall 2001 Plimoth Plantation

9 Niagara Falls Fall 2001

Memory of Niagara Falls at the same time. When we were nearest to the Falls, we could not open our eyes, because there was so much by Keiko Koyama water coming down in our face. After riding, we were soaked, but so satisfied. — Semester Book Elective — After that, we decided to go to the “Journey n the morning of October 20, I arrived at Behind The Falls.” We were so excited because we Niagara Falls with three of my friends. It was expected that we might walk behind Niagara Falls. We a fine and pleasant day for us to see the Falls. rode down an elevator, put on yellow ponchos, and O looked around there. It was a tunnel made in the cliff But then, we were so tired, because we had had a tight plan for this trip. On Friday evening, after having din- behind the Falls. There, we only could see the rushing ner, we went to South Station to get on a Greyhound water from the tunnel, so we were disappointed. Then bus at 8:30pm. Then our long trip to Niagara that took we found a viewpoint at the side of a basin of the Falls more than 10 hours started. and rushed there. We could now see Niagara Falls in front of us and we were overpowered with the roar and As soon as we got power of the Falls. A there, we could hear huge amount of water the sound of the Falls. fell from far above us, We ran to the direc- and the spray of it tion making that obscured our view. I sound, and we were suppose that no one surprised at the spec- can bear to be there tacle. There was more than five min- tremendous water utes. I was absorbed falling from the top of in taking pictures of it. a precipice to the bot- Once again, we were tom. But it was a pity badly wet, but so satis- that half of the Falls fied. At the souvenir were blurry with shops, I bought a lot spray. At the sight of of postcards because I the most huge and wanted to tell this majestic falls that we emotion to my friends have ever seen, we in Japan. were so excited. After taking pictures, we crossed the Rainbow Bridge arch We returned the way we passed in the morning. between America and Canada. That is, we entered There were trees with red and yellow on the left, a Canada. We had heard that we could see the Falls bet- flowing river and two falls on the right. It was a strange ter on the Canadian side than from America. There scene to me. The Falls in the evening were beautiful. were a lot of stores and many people on the Canadian We stopped again and again, and took pictures. As soon side of Niagara. as we got back to the American side, we went to Hard Rock Café, because we were so hungry. The huge At first we rode the ship, the Maid of the Mist, in meals and loud rock music gave us a lift. After that, we Canada. This is the most popular attraction in Niagara returned to Buffalo and got on the bus. I should talk Falls. This ship takes us close to the Falls for 30 min- about in the bus, but it is simple, “sleep.” We were all utes. After buying the ticket, we put on blue ponchos. so tired that we snored away the time in the bus. We Then we hurried to get a good position, because there slept all the way back to Boston. This trip became were many people on the ship. The ship started. As the refreshment to us. All these things—the power of the ship approached the Falls, we got soaked with water. It Falls, being soaked by them, beautiful nature, and such was difficult to take pictures and to protect our cameras a deep sleep—will be precious memories.

10 Fall 2001 Niagara Falls

11 Harvard Square Fall 2001

Harvard Square by Keiko Koyama, Jin-Soon Lee, & Takahiro Oguri — Semester Book Elective —

ave you ever been to Harvard Square? Harvard Square is the fourth station from H Park Street on the Red Line. It’s not just that it is surrounded by the historic buildings of Harvard University, but you can also get to see more unusual haircuts and punk fashion than anywhere else in Boston. In addition, you can hear various kinds of music played by street musicians, from Jazz to Tango. I went to Harvard Square with my friends on October 21st, and we were surprised at the unique J. Peter Le Poire (20). We could find him around Harvard Square station. He seemed a and cool people there. Well, let me introduce to you bit serious, but he looked nice! He’s there on some of the people that we particularly liked! break. He is planning to be a tap dancer.

Drummer. He looks young but his drumming is fantastic. Look at his face! He’s confident in his playing.

Jamie (22). She looks a little wired. She’s a techno musician. She made her clothes herself! 12 Fall 2001 Harvard Square

We like the back of Courtney’s jacket. It’s written “Misfits.” That’s a cool punk band’s name.

Patricia (20). She’s from Ireland and in Boston for two weeks to see her boyfriend. Her smile is so cute. We think it would mesmerize you.

Courtney Smith (16) & Enka Cobain (16). Their message: “Anarchy: We can’t believe we just did this.” They are Punk girls. We think that’s not their real names. They might like “NIirvana” because the singer’s name was Curt Cobain and his wife’s name was Courtney.

Mike Dinge (14), Tyler La Mothe (14), Colin Marcval (14). Their message: Ninja Turtles “Cowabunga, Dudes.” They are three punk boys who we found in Harvard Station. They like Misfits, Björk and Toxic Narcotic.

13 Maine • Comments Fall 2001

The Freeport Tour cheap prices. The items were sold about 30-70% off, so I bought a lot unconsciously, though I had decid- Takahiro Oguri ed not to spend much money. The stores— L.L.Bean, The Gap, Ralph Lauren, Banana — Semester Book Elective — Republic, and so on—were crowded. Especially, we were surprised at the size of L.L. Bean. It was so big, reeport is a big outlet mall that is located in and in there, you could get any kind of outdoor goods the state of Maine. As soon as we heard about and you wouldn’t be bored if you stayed for hours. the tour from CELOP, I decided to join. F “Time flies.” Suddenly Recently it has been cold in pm Boston, so I wanted to get I found it was 5:00 and we winter clothes cheaply and had to go back to our bus. the tour by bus was $15 only! When I left there, I was holding many shopping bags On October 6, I and my in both hands. Everyone in friends got together at the bus seemed to be satis- CELOP at 8:00am, and it took fied with their shopping. two and a half hours to get They held a lot of goods, there. In the bus I had a good and fell asleep as soon as the time watching a video sup- bus started back to Boston. plied by Jenn Kay, talking with friends or sleeping. CELOP students come When we reached Freeport, from many foreign coun- there were a lot of parents tries, so most of them might with their children and couples with shopping bags in not have brought so many clothes. This Freeport this beautiful, peaceful country town. I was excited see- tour gave them a good opportunity to get clothes that ing that scene and couldn’t wait to start shopping. will protect them from a cold, cold winter in Boston. In addition, they could appreciate a beautiful autumn When I first entered a shop, I was surprised at the landscape in Maine. It was a nice day!

Comments from students about their experience at CELOP and in Boston

Three weeks before the end of semester, I could already say that it was a pleasure for me to be a student at CELOP. I have enjoyed talking with the staff and faculty members I met, because they were very pleasant when they answered many questions I asked them. I particularly want to thank Nicole and Gabriela who work at the front desk. I hope that the excellent service in BU continues. —Honore Sonkwa, Cameroon

Three months are not enough to enjoy Boston. But it was the best time in my life. —Esser Daniel Melul, Venezuela

The friends I met here will always have a special place in my heart. —Carmen Fernandez, Venezuela

Don’t forget your camera when you go to New England, especially in Autumn. All the glorious colors captured in pictures will remind you about the great time you had. —Madina R. Magazova, Uzbekistan

14 Fall 2001 Store Review

Tw ilight Store—“Flyrabbit” It’s like a storage of treasure island, isn’t it? First, turn right. There’s a “sunny-baby” woman’s by Hee-Jeong Lee & Jin-soon Lee bra, which is shaped as two cups with a baby face like — Semester Book Elective — a burning sun. Imagine your eyes become dazzling. How fun it is! Then the travel enters the main course. hat would you like to get as a present for You’ll see stationery with old Chinese graphics sur- your birthday, if your birthday is on rounded by devils. Also there are ancient Asian hats W Halloween? We want to introduce you like masks, which are embroidered colorfully. On the to an unusual store, Flyrabbit on Harvard Avenue in other side of the store, there are many modern toys to Allston, which is small but filled make skeletons or shining stars. with a thousand things. Time flies in there and you forget where you are. Other things On Harvard Ave. you can find make the store eccentric too, such a lot of Asian markets and used as uncommon books about furniture stores. Sometimes peo- uncommon accidents, or facts in ple feel this street is so boring or the world including horror comic messy. I’m afraid you might miss one small, beautiful, uncommon books and many stuffed REAL store. It’s really easy to miss animals. Some look cute and oth- because at a glimpse the stuff they ers look threatening. You can display in the window is so unfa- also find some funny masks, tat- miliar that people just pass by. Three brothers or sisters who have died too stickers, 3-dimensional post- one hundred years ago on Halloween. cards, accessories and diverse Maybe you will think that it is not May their spirits be at peace! a store but just a pile of stuff not Halloween characters. For exam- everyone would like. But once you look inside at the ple, the characters come from the movie “Nightmare fascinating things, you’re going to stay there for two or Before Christmas,” by Tim Burton and others. four hours. First, before entering you will see a beau- Personally, I love the layout of the store. The tiful cat that seems to understand arrangement on the walls, on the human language. So, be careful! I ceiling and on the floor are beau- recommend you not to find fault tiful. Especially, the cage which with her in front of her. She is too has a bird on the roof and a girl noble to forgive your rudeness. I doll inside is my favorite. When really consider the cat as female, you visit there, I hope you will say because she wants a lot of atten- hello to the doll and also tell her tion from the customers. Unless to enjoy Halloween. But I really you show her your affection she wonder where the flying rabbit won’t look at you once. How is? What? Did you say it is hid- about her owner? Yeah, the girl Have you ever seen such marvelous ing in somewhere underground with the pink hair and the great hats as these! They are not masks. because it is afraid of terrorists Don’t try to hide with these hats! tattoos that cover both her arms showing up on Halloween day? completely is the sales person of Come on! the store. You can see her whenever you visit there. What did you say? You’re scared of the woman? You’re afraid she is going to yell at you because you’re staying there so long? I can say, “don’t worry about it.” There she is! She looks so novel! She’ll never mind what you’re doing in there for the She seems to be glaring at us. whole day. She will give you freedom to enjoy seeing But, she is so lovely if you show your affection to her. or trying those interesting things. Let’s look inside!

15 Halloween Fall 2001

Do you remember on Halloween Pumpkin Painting for Halloween day there was the class of pump- kin painting at CELOP? Here are some of the masterpieces.

She already finished two pumpkin paint- ings even with glitter- ing colors. Is it going to become Cinder- ella’s cart at 12 o’clock on Halloween? We hope so.

Everybody looks proud of their work. But don’t hide behind the pumpkin. It couldn’t be a substitute for your face, even if it was made by Picasso. Awesome! This is one of the masterpieces. Which one? The pumpkin, his spider ring, or his hair? Whatever.

16 Fall 2001 Student Writing

Halloween Halloween Party by Yasmina Zerhouni by Kazuyo Nishida

alloween is the remember when I holiday on the was a child, I used to night of Octo- Hst I be afraid of wolves ber 31 and only celebrat- because of one story ed in the U.S. This was which was related to me my first time to join a about one wolf. It was Halloween party. about a little girl who was- The house was deco- n’t nice to her brother. rated like a ghost house: She was jealous, and she In the entrance, a vampire didn’t take care of him. who wore a black costume One night this little girl met a witch who asked welcomed us with open her: “What would you like me to make happen?” arms. While walking up The little girl had such a bad day with her brother the entrance way to the that quickly she answered: “I would like you to house, pumpkins, pump- transform my brother into an animal, because he acts kins, pumpkins. A lot of like one.” But the little girl didn’t think about the orange colored pump- consequences. She was thinking of a little animal, a kins, which were carved pet whom she could play with and give orders to! as human faces, were put on the ground and their But her brother was transformed into a wolf! faces smiled at us. Also I don’t know if this story is true or not. Maybe set up on the way were my nurse related it to me to make me act nicer to my gravestones, an old brother! As a conse- bible, and quence, I’m still skeletons. afraid of wolves! A man who wore a gorilla costume lay in a coffin and he didn’t move or speak and The writer, from Morocco, kept calm, even though children spoke to is in Margo Friedman’s him and played a trick on him. But sud- high-intermediate/ denly the gorilla man sat up and surprised low-advanced writing elec- them by shouting out. The children were tive. scared, but they didn’t go away from him and enjoyed fighting with and speaking to him. I live with this gorilla man who is 16 years old and a member of my host family, and he has worn this costume for six years on every Halloween night. I certainly think that he was a main character in that Halloween party and he really enjoyed himself as much as the children. Illustration by Ai Tojima, from Margo Downey‘s The writer, from Japan, is in Lori Lubeski class. and Ellen Yaniv’s low-advanced class. 17 Halloween Fall 2001

18 Fall 2001 Student Writing

Scary Story Halloween by Namy Kim by Julio Alvear

long time ago, there were two students in his story began when Mary was walking in XXX high school. One girl’s name was Julia, the night, crossing the park, and she A who was the smartest in her school. The T remembered the history of a bad man that other girl’s name was Jennifer, who was always sec- killed many people in the last year. She felt very bad, ond. and was thinking about what could happen, when she saw an old man. Jennifer wanted to get higher scores than Julia. Julia and Jennifer had studied after class. One day At first she thought that something bad would they got the results of the test. Jennifer was second happen, but she saw a friendly face. The man talked again. Jennifer hated Julia. After class, they studied with her all the time during the trip to her house. She together. Suddenly Jennifer told Julia that she want- sometimes remembered the face of the old man, but ed to see the sky. They went near the window. she didn’t recognize him for certain. Jennifer pushed Julia outside of the window, and Julia When she arrived home she told what happened fell down to the ground. in the park to her mother, and described the face of Tw o months later Jennifer got the highest score the man who was walking with her in the park. Her in her high school. She was happy. After class she mother suddenly remembered the person that her wanted to study in her classroom. She studied hard daughter had described, and said that he was her in class til she heard a sound. The sound was getting grandfather who died when Mary was a baby. Both louder. She felt scared, so she hid under the desk. In were very surprised, because the ghost of her grand- front of her class the sound stopped. Suddenly, the father protected her against the bad man in the park. door opened. Jennifer closed her eyes. Almost ten minutes later she opened her eyes. She saw Julia’s The writer, from Chile, is in Margo Friedman’s head, and it was crying. high-intermediate/low-advanced writing elective.

The writer, from Korea, is in Margo Friedman’s high-inter- mediate/low-advanced writing elective.

Illustrations: At left, Ji- Yeon Lee, from Chris Antonellis‘s class; at right, from www.salem.org. 19 Student Writing Fall 2001

The Truth She Is . . . by Ji-Yeon Lee by Ai To jima

ne day, a photographer is climbing up a ne day, a man mountain to take some pictures. He was walking O wants to take a picture of a view of the O home. When mountain on the highest cliff. When he reaches the he stopped to smoke at cliff, he sees a little child and a woman standing on the bus stop, he was the cliff’s edge. First of all, he feels strange because spoken to by someone. they look like they are in a dangerous place. He looked at the person However, he thinks the landscape is well matched and he smiled at her as with the mother and child, so he decides to take a she worked in the same picture of it. As soon as he sets up his camera, the company. He began to child falls from the cliff. He takes the picture of the talk to her about his moment, and then he goes back home. work as he did every day. He had loved her since he met her at their The next day, the news tells about the accident company, and he hoped that she loved him also. at the mountain, and he knows that the mother is When they talked some minutes, she told him that the killed child’s stepmother. She says that her son she wanted to speak to him about a serious topic. just accidentally slipped. A few days later, he real- They decided to walk to the station which was near izes that he probably took the moment of an acci- the bus stop. She looked shy and told him that she dent; therefore, had loved him for a long time. He was very sur- he develops the prised and glad to hear it. film. There is the picture that shows Time went on for some months, and he became the child’s face depressed about her. She never let him touch her as when he fell from a lover since they expressed their love for each other. the cliff. He wondered why and he asked her, but she did not answer the question. He continually asked her, and The photog- finally she answered “I am not a woman.” He could rapher magnifies not understand this at first. She continued to speak, this picture, then “Actually, I look like a woman, but in fact I am a he is shocked. ghost. I am so sorry. I was afraid that you would There is the learn the fact and that you would leave me. I am mother’s smiling sorry. But I could not say it.” She cried. He was face in the pupils surprised at the answer. He could not think and of the child’s eyes. could not say anything. Now, what is he doing? Did he escape from her? The writer, from Korea, is in Margo Friedman’s Or did he forget her? I heard from some of my high-intermediate/low-advanced writing elective. friends that they have seen him talking to himself and laughing.

The writer, from Japan, is in Margo Friedman’s high-intermediate/low-advanced writing elective. 20 Fall 2001 Student Photo • CD

This personalized CD, which Michael Feldman made for each of his students, was the “Textbook” for his Speaking/Listening Informal English elective class.

21 Puzzles Fall 2001

A. Focus on the dot in the center and move B. Is the left center circle bigger? your head backward and forward.

Optical Illusions Selected by Esser Daniel Melul

The eyes are a wonderful tool to understand reality. Sometimes, the eyes can help us see many things around us, but sometimes it is not so easy. We need to help our eyes in many cases. These examples are optical illusions that can show you C. Count the black dots. D. How many legs does this elephant this theory. have? Answers are on page 28.

E. Keep staring at the black dot. After a while the gray haze around it will appear to shrink. F. Are the horizontal lines parallel or do they slope? 22 Fall 2001 Student Photos

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 the Front Desk at CELOP or E-mail us at [email protected]. Thank you for supporting CELOP!

23 Student Writing Fall 2001

War months, the Iraqis agreed to let the Kuwait families visit the prisoners in Iraq, and so we went, me, my by Munerah Faraj mother, my uncle, and my brothers, to see my father. He was very thin and unhealthy, so we brought him good food: bread, juice, eggs, fish and chicken, and saw war on TV, in clothes to wear. After seven months, all countries movies, heard tried to get Kuwait back free. The dreams came true. I about it at school, Kuwait became free on February 25th, 1991. But and from random peo- there was a problem: My father hadn’t come back yet. ple, but I never thought We were very scared. We thought that he was dead. that it was going to hap- We wondered why he didn’t return. My mother pen to me or to my cried every day. After maybe two months, somebody country, until that day, called and told us that my father was in the United Thursday, the 2nd of Arab Emirates. We went there but didn’t find him. August, 1990, when After that, my uncle phoned us and told us that the Iraqi soldiers invaded Iraqi solders freed some of the Kuwaiti prisoners, and Kuwait. my father was among them. It was the greatest news I ever got. So we returned to Kuwait to see him. I remember that on this day, my family and I were eating our breakfast. The telephone rang, and I There are some scenes that I will never forget. picked it up and there was my father’s working part- Some families didn’t find their brother, son, father, ner. He told me that he wanted my father. When my sister, mother or any other relatives that were taken father talked to him, he told him that he must come to Iraq, and still haven’t come home. They don’t immediately to work because there was a war. My know if they are alive or not, eating well or not, and father changed into his military uniform and went to they want an answer to their questions as we wanted work. This was the last time I saw my father for nine ours before. months. At the time he left, my father didn’t tell us anything; he just said that he was needed at work and The writer, from Kuwait, is in Lori Lubeski he had to go to see and Ellen Yaniv’s low-advanced class. what was happening. So we thought that it was just a minor problem. After two hours the Iraqi sol- ders were all around the country; my fami- ly and I went to my grandmother’s house to stay. After that, there was no news from my father or anyone who worked with him. We knew that he was in prison in Iraq. All my family was sad about this event. After two

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Frightening Moments ets, that they could take everything they wanted, but I begged them not to hurt me or the maid. During by Perla Guelrud De Pleffer that moment I started to feel better in my body and mind. I opened the door of the apartment and when Carmen saw me with these three men and guns she an you imagine being in front of three started to scream. I put my hands on her mouth and good-looking young men, each one with a I told her to be quiet, that nothing would happen to C gun and pressing their guns in your stom- us if we behaved the way they wanted. ach? This is my real story and I feel it was one of the They stayed almost one hour. During that time most frightening moments I had in my life. they asked for money so I gave them bolivars and dol- It happened to me on a Thursday in June 1995, at lars. Also they requested jewelry and guns. I told 1pm, when I arrived home for lunch. I didn’t have a them that because only three women were living in regularly scheduled time to go back to my home for the apartment we didn’t have guns. They also took lunch everyday. This Thursday, because my daughter cameras, equipment, television, clothes and all the had just arrived from Minneapolis, new things that my daughter had we decided to meet at home at 1pm to brought recently from Minneapolis. have lunch together. They seated us in the kitchen. I parked my car in the basement, We held our hands together and activated the alarm and started to because my hands were sweating walk to the elevator. On my way I and cold, and my face looked pale, saw three good looking young men, Carmen begged me not to faint. well dressed. They looked almost One of the guys was sitting in front like my sons. I walked up six stairs of us and he had a gun pointed at us. and then I was about to open the Because we stayed there for almost door to enter the hall of the elevator one hour we talked and became when these three young men friendly, I said to him, “Do you have pressed their guns against my stom- a mother?” And he responded, ach. They told me, “This is a rob- “Yes.” Then I told him, “Imagine I bery, don’t shout. We won’t hurt am your mother.” He said, “Don’t you if you do as we tell you. We worry, nothing will happen to you if want to go to your apartment.” I you behave well; we will leave very felt like I was going to faint, because soon. I will put both of you in the I was so cold, my legs felt weak, and I lost control of bathroom and you should stay there for an hour. I my bladder. They pressured me to open the door so won’t tie you up, but don’t scream during that time.” I told them what was happening to me; one of them During the time that the three thieves were in my started smiling and told me, “Everybody who has home I was praying that none of my family or friends three guns pressing into their stomach will urinate.” would call me. I also prayed to my daughter to Also, my hands were cold and shaking, so I couldn’t change her mind and not to come home for lunch. put the key in the hole to open the door and I asked them to help me do it. Even though I was very scared and lost many material things I was lucky that nobody called me Finally, we got inside the elevator and they start- during that hour, none of my children came in and ed to ask me who was in the apartment and I told nothing physically happened to me. them that there was only one person, Carmen, my maid. They warned me not to scream and to cooper- The writer, from Venezuela, is in Lori Lubeski ate. Therefore, I said that I would open all my clos- and Ellen Yaniv’s low-advanced class. 25 Student Writing Fall 2001

September 11, 2001 ings fell down and how life was changed for many people in just a few by Miguel Cota minutes. — Semester Book Elective — It was terrible when both towers collapsed. t was unusual for me to receive a call at 8:50am The images on TV were those days. It was a friend calling me about a chaotic and dark. I felt impotence, courage, and sad- I plane that had crashed into the north tower of ness at the same time because almost all those peo- the World Trade Center (WTC). His call turned out ple were dead. I had just seen the second tower get to be the beginning of the darkest day in my life in hit on the news that morning when the Pentagon was Boston, as it was for millions of other people in this attacked. I couldn’t believe that this happened a sec- country and around the world. At that time some ond time. It was awesome and unforgettable. My friends were sleeping in my apartment for a few days. mind was already full of scared, sad, and regretful I was talking with them about the incident in the thoughts. I can’t describe how my heart and my WTC when one of my friends turned on the televi- mind were taken by all those feelings. sion and tried to find the news channel. As we spoke, we witnessed in disbelief as a second plane appeared I made two calls that day, one of them was to my and penetrated the south tower. We spent the next friends who live in New York, one of whom was three hours in total shock because we couldn’t under- working at the United Nations. When I could talk to stand who had planned this incident, and why terror- them, my mood became better. The second call was ists wanted to kill all those innocent people on board to the American Red Cross to ask how I could help. the planes and who were working in the WTC. They asked me what my skills were and I told them that I was a volunteer in the Mexican Red Cross as For me this problem had a great impact because an Emergency Medical Technician and also I was a before I came to Boston, I had been working in the medical doctor in my country. They took my name emergency medical system in my country for nine and phone number because they already had many years. I knew what it was like to work in this kind of people helping as volunteers in New York. disaster and to try to help people with problems. I never lost a partner when I worked in the EMS in The week after the incident was too depressing Mexico, but at this moment, I felt sorrow for me because I was still keeping all of those for all the firefighters from the NYFD thoughts in my mind and when I tried to Rescue and Special Operations forget them by watching TV, all the Units because an incident of this TV channels only showed news magnitude causes EMS person- about NY and the hijackers. I nel from throughout the world will remember all my life this to want to get involved. Many incident because I could learn things and images crossed my how our life can be changed mind and I recalled the huge in only a few minutes. I hope earthquake that caused a lot these kinds of incidents will of damage in my country not happen in the future ever many years ago. I was a child, again. but I could see how the build-

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The Girls Festival in Japan According to an old Japanese custom, when the fam- ily has a girl, her mother’s parents, buy it on her first by Kikue Sasaki Hinamaturi. Hinamaturi is a lot of fun for little girls. Their parents sometimes hold Hinamaturi parties in their inamaturi is a house. They invite relatives, friends, or neighbors. girls’ festival And they have special meals and celebrate the growth in Japan. On of their daughters. Especially, we eat “Hina rice Hrd March 3 , Japanese peo- crackers,” colorful sweets, and drink white sake, ple celebrate the birth of which is made of rice and tastes sweet but is a non- girls and pray for their alcoholic drink. future happiness. For little girls it is a joyful day. I also like my won- Hinamaturi is the derful Hinaningyo and have a good memory of day on which Hinamaturi. When I went to the elementary school, Hinaningyo, a set of my mother usually held a Hinamaturi party and she dolls dressed in ancient made me a special Hinamaturi cake. It was usually costume, are displayed Saturday afternoon and I invited many friends. I had together with peach blossoms as decorations because a special lunch with my friends and sang a Hinamaturi March is a season of this flower. “Hina” means song. This memory is one that I treasure. “cherry blossom” and “Maturi” means “festival.” It is the reason that we call the girls’ festival Hinamaturi. Hinamaturi is a wonderful event in Japan. It orig- inated a long time ago and continues on now. We Hinaningyo is composed of a king and a queen should keep it for posterity because it will become a and their servants. These dolls were made from treasure handed down from generation to generation. wood, silk and paper. Real Hinaningyo is usually very expensive because it is hand made by special workmen; however, many parents or grandparents The writer, from Japan, is in Lori Lubeski buy them for their daughters or granddaughters. and Ellen Yaniv’s low-advanced class.

What did you do with your afternoons in the lab?

27 Student Writing • Puzzle Answers Fall 2001

Quotations—More Than Words hate you don’t win unless you hate them—and then you destroy yourself.” For me, the meaning of this by Esser Daniel Melul quote is very simple. When someone hates you, he could do everything at his hands to destroy you, so — Semester Book Elective — you need to be smarter than him and keep calm. If you fall for the temptation of playing the same game as dictionary definition for quotations is usually him, you are condemning yourself to play that game “words from a poem or book that we repeat until someone or both lose. During the fall semester, in our speech or piece of writing.” For me, CELOP students could live the terror of the terrorist A attack on New York City, and the beginning of the this definition is just half the truth. The quotes also express indirectly but certainly our personal opinions, recent conflicts. This quote can reflect my personal feelings and emotions in a specific situation. advice to the American government not to attack innocent people in Afghanistan as the terrorists did. Usually, we can use the implicit message of a quote to help someone to clarify his ideas. Generally When you are undecided about doing something, speaking, we know that it is easier to resolve the think of this quote that my close friend Adrienne gave problems from the outside than when we are inside to me recently: “Forget regret or life is yours to miss. them. For this reason, we can try to give good advice No other road, no other way—no day but today,” by to our families, friends or in some cases, to ourselves. Jonathon Larson. It is not too easy for an internation- Another specific use of a quote that I have is for al student to feel comfortable in a foreign country. For romantic purposes. In summary I can say that I use a some students, being here is more than an adventure; quote when I want to say something and someone it is a challenge in their personal and professional life. else has done it better before me. I left my family and friends to come here. Sometimes I feel alone, depressed or just confused about what I These are two of my favorite quotes that I took want to do. Then I realized that I made the best choice from some readings during the CELOP fall session. that I ever made in my life. I have the clear idea of I used the implicit message of these quotes very never regretting the decisions that I make, no matter if often, and it gave good results. During the time that I do not know where I am going to be in the future. I was writing this article, I was hoping that these quotes could help everyone as they helped me. So, when you hear or read a quote, think about that message. Maybe this quote can give you the The first one is by Richard Nixon: “Those who answers that you were looking for.

Answers to Optical Illusion Puzzles on page 22

A. Of course not. It is just the visual effect that is produced by the angle of the picture.Your eyes will feel the motion until the moment you stop looking at the black dot. B. No, both are the same size.The visual effect here are the circles that surround each of the center circles.When these outside circles are smaller than the center one, this center circle looks big. On the other hand, when these outside circles are bigger than the center one, this center circle looks small. C. There is not one dot. It is just your eyes that move the black color along the image. D. This elephant has 4 legs as usual.The clue is to look from the top to the bottom of the elephant. E. After a while, the gray haze around it will appear to shrink. F. Absolutely yes, the horizontal lines are parallel.The clue is to look line by line and you will be able to see that each line is parallel to the others. 28 Fall 2001 Student Writing

CELOP—An Enriching Experience During that time, I went to some discos, cafes, movies and friends’ meetings. Also, I used that time to pre- pare myself for the TOEFL test and fill out applica- by Esser Daniel Melul tions for Master’s degree programs. — Semester Book Elective — At the end of my fun vacation, I started the fall semester at CELOP. I moved to a new dormitory and y college graduation was on May 24, had a different schedule and new friends. Almost every- 2001. The next day I flew from Venezuela thing was new. On the other hand, this semester will be to Boston. I was looking for an English M my last in CELOP, so I am enjoying myself as much as course where I could improve my English skills. To I can. Also, I am using this time to meet more American my surprise, I found much more than that. students. The reason is very simple, I have fallen in love I came to Boston at the beginning of the summer with the American lifestyle. In some way, I need to season. The weather was as warm as the Venezuelan learn much more about the American students’ culture tropical weather, so I really did not have many prob- and how they work, if I decide to stay in the USA. lems with the weather during summer. I could enjoy During the time that I have been in Boston, I many trips and activities all around Boston, such as Six noted two important facts. The first one is the con- Flags Park, Revere Beach, the Boston Common, the trast between the college system in the United States Charles River, Newbury Street and Quincy Market. and Venezuela. It is amazing how the American stu- Also, I went with my roommate, who was a real base- dents learn, how helpful the teachers are with stu- ball fan, to a Red Sox baseball game and played soccer dents, the huge list of options that is offered in the at the Boston University Field with some CELOP United States, and the students’ free lifestyle during friends. These were some of the wonderful summer their college years. memories. On the other hand, the college system in Venezuela I met a lot of people during the summer course. is more conservative. We study a strict content program Some of them are still my friends, whether or not they in each degree in order to receive a diploma. We can continued at CELOP for the fall session. I usually choose as many electives as the American students do, went out with Latin American students, from all but our list of undergraduate degrees is shorter than the around South America, Central America and also Americans have all around the United States. In Spain. Although I was going out with many Spanish Venezuela it is very common to study in the same city speaking people, I also met a lot of people from Asia, where you were born, so we live in the same house as Europe and Africa. The mix of cultures that I lived our parents. We do not have dorms and fraternities. The with here was amazing. It was hard to imagine how American college system is, in some way, completely dif- different and similar we were in many subjects. ferent from the Venezuelan. The differences in languages, behaviors and cul- The second fact that I could understand is the tures decrease faster than I thought. By the third week, huge list of benefits of being in an English Program almost everyone knows each other, even if they speak like CELOP. I look back and think that CELOP is not different languages or are different ages. For example, just a place where someone can learn English, but is in my first week here, my Japanese roommate and I also a group of experiences that is helping me to grow looked at each other as completely strange persons. up in many areas of my professional and personal life. However during the semester, we talked a lot and to What am I learning at CELOP? English skills, many my surprise, his thoughts were very similar to mine. different cultures, many interesting people, how to The motivations, goals, expectations, girl problems live far from home on my own, and how to understand and many other things were the same for both of us. and live with my strengths and weakness. For all these Between the summer course and fall course, we reasons, I certainly say “CELOP is an enriching expe- had a complete month to enjoy Boston. No classes, rience.” And of course, I will remember this program good weather and friends were enough to have fun. for the rest of my life.

29 Student Interview Fall 2001

Hassen Sfar and Raya Abid As a foreign student, how do you see the United States and especially BU? by Edouard Burrus We think that the United States is a good country to study in and especially Boston because there are a lot of — Semester Book Elective — students here. About BU we also can say that it’s a good university and that is the reason why we want to study here. The mentality here assen Sfar and Raya in BU is very attractive because H Abid are two very everyone is very friendly and good friends who have more than this, everyone wants to succeed so we know when to known each other for a very study and when we can have fun. long time. I decided to inter- view them because they are Can you tell us why you very funny, interesting and decided to come to CELOP? also because they are coming from a country where I’ve The first reason why we wanted to come to CELOP is that we been once, but not enough wanted to improve our English people know this fantastic and study in the United States. country, Tunisia. They will Another reason is we wanted to tell us everything about meet new friends from other cul- Tu nisia and after that we will tures, and we can say that we are. Here at CELOP where be able to say something there are more than 50 countries about this amazing country. represented. It’s very interesting. All of the people here are very open minded.

What are the Where do you come from and where is your country? biggest differences between America Hello, we are Hassen and Raya and we come from and your country? Tunisia. Tunisia is a country which is located in the north of Africa. Tunisia is near France and Italy. We can say that it’s impossible to make What is specific to your country? a comparison between these two Our country is as I said in the north of Africa and the countries because weather is almost always warm and beautiful. this is a fish and a Another thing which is interesting in Tunisia is the bird if we were fact that there are very popular places like Djerba or comparing ani- Hammamet which are two towns in Tunisia that are mals. Nothing is very touristy. We also can say that Tunisia is a Muslim the same. The country where the religion is very important. United States is a very huge country, and the mentality What do you like the most there? is totally different. These two coun- The thing that we like the most in Tunisia is the tries are totally weather and especially the way of thinking of the peo- different. One, ple. I especially love this country in summer because the Tunisia, is a coun- weather is always very hot, so we can go to the beach try under devel- every day. Because the weather is very sunny and nice, oped and the U.S. people are very generous and we have a lot of parties. is a developed country. 30 Fall 2001 Student Writing

The Boston Celtics al anthem. The whole game was exciting. During the first two quarters both teams had only a difference of around 4 to 8 points between them. It was very close by Miguel Cota and fast-paced. At half-time there was a contest — Semester Book Elective — where about five chosen spectators at the game that night had a chance to sink a basketball. If they got it right in, they could win an NBA T-shirt. his was our first time Unfortunately no one could do it. I don’t know why at the Fleet Center for not anybody else could. We also noticed at half-time a basketball game T that there were three big screens on the scoreboard between the Boston Celtics and with the names of the different English schools which the Seattle Supersonics We were present. We were excited because we could went with seven friends, who are read, “Welcome CELOP” on the big screen. For us studying at CELOP also. We this was awesome because after that happened, we all arrived at the Fleet Center and tried to find our became really excited. It was great! places. After we found them, the environment became fun. We were making jokes and laughing. We started to drink beer (moderately) during Some of us used the free soda and hotdog tickets that the third and fourth quarters, which were excellent we got at CELOP when we bought the tickets to the because the Boston Celtics began to raise the score game. and mostly had 10 points over the Supersonics. It was so exciting. The final score was 104 – 94 and our The match started after the singing of the nation- team won. After the game all of us decided go to cel- ebrate at a bar and spend more time together, but that is another story . . .

31 Student Writing Fall 2001

I Love My Classes the experiences from the experienced students enriched me through the marvelous creative ideas. by Peansook Manrakrean It’s just awesome. My schedule for 5 days a week is filled up by the other two electives classes: the Writing Workshop, ravo! This is “the Pool 4, and ESL in Museums: understanding melting pot of American history and culture. I have not had the stu- America.” Our B dent life for such a long period. However, in these class consists of “The two elective classes, I had to force myself to be much Gang of 8 Nations.” I am more disciplined to deliver the writing assignments a Thai, the others come on every Monday. But I did survive and enjoyed from Venezuela, Mexico, going out every weekend. Ta iwan, South Korea, France, Azerbaijan, and The museum class teacher, Ms. Michele Cauch, Greece. Every morning is a sweet, beautiful lady with a unique technique in the classroom is crowded conducting the class. We learned a lot about by students from “different walks of life” who have a American culture, especially for me who came from wide range of experiences and viewpoints. Our core an Asian country and have such a small background class teacher, Mr. Gregg Singer, is super. The way he about American history. conducts our class is very innovative. He has a lot of If this essay is written in acceptable English, I widespread experiences. My classmates and I are always have to gratefully honor my Writing Workshop admiring him for telling us a lot of new things in many teacher, Ms. Catherine Howell. She is really a tough aspects of life, not just about Business English. teacher in pursuing us to work hard to improve our Our class is very lively. Sometimes it looks crazy writing ability. I love her toughness! and chaotic. Almost every student wanted to ask ques- I arrived in Boston on the 20th of September, nine tions at the same time. This made the classroom turn days after September 11, out to be more of a bird 2001. I planned to come cage. Nobody listened. here the 12th of September, Everybody wanted to dis- but I could not do so, cuss. Imagine how Gregg because Logan Airport was solved this problem. It was closed. That event was such quite usual that he put us in a terrible and tragic thing a queue in order to get his which had never happened answers. in our world. The whole The other attractive world was shaky and fright- point of our class is the wide range of the students’ ened. It was even very difficult for me to convince ages. It was not easy that Gregg had to deal with the my family to agree with my plan for still coming here, innocence of young students, who are only 17-18 years though I insisted. I have my faith in the security of old, who had zero background in business, and were the peaceful world and want to be one of the people forced to understand the huge topics in finance and to show that we remain! accounting, equity and capital market, marketing and I want to confirm my family and my close friends furthermore, in only 12 weeks. that I have made the right decision coming here. I I love this mixture of our class! Questions from love my classes! the naive refreshed me and made me reflect on the The writer, from Thailand, is in Gregg Singer’s amazing ideas. At the same time the questions and advanced-level business English class.

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My Identity there are always so many other people around that are different too. Also, when I say “sorry” to Americans by Takehisa Nitta in situations where Americans would not, they tell me that I am a typical Japanese. After a while, I started consciously changing my words to stop using “sorry” ntil I came to the United States, I did not for other meanings. These small changes added up to think much about my identity by race or bigger changes, until I noticed that the biggest change U nationality. I was born in Japan and have was my mentality in my identity and the way I called it home for more than twenty years. It was not approach certain situations. For example, Japanese necessary to think about my identity seriously because society is cooperative and community based. I could everywhere in Japan there are Japanese. Despite the ask for help whenever I had a problem. In the United small number of foreigners that live there, Japan is still States, if I ask someone for help, they will help a racially homogeneous nation with low immigration whether or not they are Japanese, but the attitude is rates. In the past, the Koreans and Chinese that came not the same and I find myself asking much less often to Japan for trade and colonial reasons stayed, but than before. On the one hand, I want to assert my while maintaining their Korean or Chinese identity, Japanese identity, but, on the other, I am becoming they also assimilated into Japanese culture and society. more “American” in that the individual in me is com- I just thought of myself as one of many Japanese. ing out more often. Whether I want to or not, I am That was enough at the time. I was a middle-class picking up elements of American culture. Japanese man, living in the southwest part of Japan with my family. Like most other Japanese, I went to While I am here in the United States, these elementary school through university. Since I came to changes are not often felt, and are becoming a part of the United States, however, I have become aware of who I am. If I go back to Japan, however, the differ- my identity and how my identity might change if I ences would be noticeable to my friends and family, decide to go back to Japan. because they knew me as I was and I would also see how I have changed and how this change affects how My sense of identity was forced upon me by the I see myself. Now it would be difficult for me to presence of so many other international students and imagine the kind of society where there are not so people here. I recognized that we are all so different many different kinds of people and cultures. Because from one another, but most importantly, from the of my experience in the United States and the changes Americans. These differences are not only those of race in my identity, I am now more open to recognizing and nationality; they are inherent in the way we think differences in personality even among the Japanese. about things. For me, the most prominent example is Also, I might feel my identity is not only that of a how the Japanese say “sorry” at almost every occasion Japanese man, but also that of a man who has had to mean such things as “thank you” and “excuse me,” many experiences abroad. Every person whom I met and convey a general sense of politeness. Many in the United States has a different identity, and all of Americans are blunt and say whatever they feel or think those people contributed to my current identity. If I directly. The Japanese say what they mean indirectly, want to know them and who they are, I need to find using the term “sorry” in English the same way it is out about myself and who I am. I am still proud of used in Japanese, although it has a very different mean- being Japanese, and it still makes up a big part of who ing. I am, but now I am more than that, whether I want to Even though I have become aware of my Japanese be or not. It has changed me, but it has also strength- identity since I came to the United States, that identi- ened my identity. I am no longer just a middle-class ty is changing. By living here now for fourteen Japanese man from southwest Japan; I am someone months, I already see several differences not only in who has been out in the world and it has defined who the way I talk, but also in the way I think about myself. I am, both to myself and to others. When I came to the United States, I felt like an alien. I still feel that way sometimes, but now I care about it The writer, from Japan, is in Judith Dan less than before because, as much as I am different, and Alex Oliveira’s advanced class. 33 Student Writing Fall 2001

Earthquake shaking stopped. Although it was only for 52 seconds, I felt like it went on forever. With great panic, my by Dogan Hananel dad told us to leave the house at once. All of our neighbors were outside as well. I could see the fear in their eyes. We tried to stay together. I looked at the hat night I sky and saw an endless sea of stars which looked liked was on an spectators who were watching our drama. We were T island called outside all night and the sunrise announced the end “Buyukada” which we of a terrible night. used to go to every I knew it wasn’t the end. Everything was just summer. I remember starting. that the weather was warm and I was talking and spending time with The writer, from Turkey, is in Jacquie my friends. LoConte’s high-intermediate class. When I got back home, it was already 2am. I was so tired that I went to bed directly. Then I felt a sudden shaking and heard a strange noise. First I thought that there was a thief in the house but then I realized that it was an earthquake. I didn’t know what to do. I was shocked. I sat on my bed. I looked around my room. All my belongings came alive and they started to move slow- ly. I closed my eyes and tried to calm down. The

Sweet Lemon have cared about animal rights, and it didn’t matter if the animal was an ant or an elephant. I was ready to by Luisa Rubiano fight against the world to rescue any bug. I grew up with dogs, cats, and farm animals around me, so I realized that animals get sick, and I desired to cure e always say, “Why does something like them. So I chose veterinary medicine, even though this happen to me ?” or “I always have my mother disapproved. W bad luck!” Even worse, we ask God to Becoming a vet wasn’t easy work. Every single be impartial! But after some time, we look back and semester I had problems with some of the subjects. In find that yesterday’s problem is a joke today. The fact my second year I failed anatomy. I was severely is that we’ll find lots of obstacles in our way, but also depressed and angry because many of my classmates we’ll have different options to choose as an answer to passed the course by cheating, while I had studied these problems. I am absolutely sure that I may hard and not gone out or had fun. I asked myself derive some benefit from the misfortune. what I had done wrong. Later on I realized that I had I always wanted to be a vet. Since I was child, I been a responsible student, but I had gotten overanx- ious about the test, so I took the examination again, 34 Fall 2001 Student Writing and I passed it. Before finishing university, my sur- It was the best thing that ever happened to me in my gery professor asked me to be his assistant in his own whole life! So I thank my “special” ex-boyfriend for hospital. He was a friend of my anatomy professor’s, having been heartless and blind. Because of him, I so he knew about my good behavior as a student. But went to another continent, I made valuable friends, my classmates who used to cheat on their examina- and I discovered how short and beautiful days can be. tions didn’t find jobs even long after they had gotten Today, I believe that almost every problem has a their degree. solution, but if I couldn’t find that solution, I would- Everyone has had a terrible romantic experience. n’t stop to think about answers because, if there is no I am not an exception. So I fell in love with some answer to the problem, searching will have been a “special” guy. He made lots of promises, and I waste of time. So even if things turn out badly, we believed him. Then he left me. Why did God do this must be patient because in the end we will find peace to me? Why did I have to suffer as if I were the worst and happiness in compensation. My grandfather person in the world? I definitely had bad luck! That always says, “You should say, what a sweet lemon was what I thought. After the breakup, I decided to instead of what a bitter apple.” go far away from my unhappiness. I went to London, and I studied English. Then I worked at a very The writer, from Colombia, is in Ramon famous animal hospital, and I met interesting people. Valenzuela’s low-advanced class.

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Communicating Effectively drummer, climb our personal mountains, struggle for a destiny that is ours alone. We are pilgrims on our by Sister Olga Yaqob way to a promised land. It seems that we would have to be, above all, courageous and very tough because a large world and a fuller life await us, but we have to fter the tragic grow into it by stretching to make our day. events on These avenues to human communication are life September 11, A tasks. They are not simple things that can be done many people asked me once and for all times to come. Life is a process, a how I am still studying gradual growth process. We can accomplish our life here as a Christian and tasks only gradually. The path to communicate is a woman from the Middle bridge to be crossed, not a corner to be turned. East. My goal in coming “What you and I will become in the end will be just here was to graduate with more and more of what we are deciding and trying to a Master’s degree, but be right now.” (John Powell s.j.) Each of us is an after what happened I original by God. There are no carbon copies any- still want to use the valu- where, but “no one can develop freely in this world able gift that the Most Merciful God has given me, and find a full life without feeling understood by at namely good communication with different people least one person.” (Dr. Paul Tournier) here in CELOP as a student with the teachers, staff and students from different religions, in the Catholic This is the encounter as a special relationship Center at BU where I share the Christian spiritual between two persons. It implies that a communica- life; and in Sacred Heart Convent where I live a tion between persons has been achieved. In the Christian human life. Today I am just trying to encounter the other individual no longer is a person express my heartfelt gratitude to my God and a spe- of impersonality, a “he” or “she,” but becomes for me cial thanks for all of those whom I have met. “I,” a sensitized, correlative “thou,” as e.e. cummings writes: “One’s not half two. It is two are halves of Communication is a nice word. Everybody seems one.” Then the Lord God said: “It is not good for to be for it. Just as they are for love and peace. man to be alone.” (Genesis 2:18) Communication has been called the lifeline of love. Its root, “com,” refers to an act of sharing. It implies There are two convictions that are essential pre- that two or more persons now have something in requisites for loving communication. The first is that common because it has been shared. In its most pro- we must think of ourselves as gifts to be given. The found sense, communication is a sharing of the per- second is that we must regard others as a gift. The sons themselves. In our ongoing communication, we exchange of these gifts is communication. It is clear- have this in common: ourselves. It is not always a ly an act of gracious hospitality to welcome another smooth and painless thing, this communication. For into our confidence. Likewise, it is gracious of others this reason we are going to understand that: to take us into the place where they live and work, The crisis of our time, as we are beginning slowly and and into their secret rooms, but this will happen only painfully to perceive, is a crisis not of the hands, but of the if communication is seen as an act of love. The beau- hearts. (Archibald Macleish) ty of our communication will be a shared celebration The secret that we keep hidden inside us of our differences. (John Powell s.j.) Certainly to be becomes the poison that makes us sick. John enriched by this sharing, we need a special time for Berryman wrote: “We are as sick as we are secret.” I speaking and listening in our communicating; they know it is hard, but as a human being we need to are to a relationship what blood is to the body. When share with others. We are all pilgrims, beings in the flow of blood stops, the body dies. When dia- process. Each one of us must march to a personal logue stops, love dies and resentment within hearts

36 Fall 2001 Student Writing • Recipe is born, but dialogue can restore a dead relationship. sings because it has a song. I believe that we don’t Indeed this is the miracle of dialogue. (Reuel Howe, look for communication because we need it, we look The Miracle of Dialogue) There are no winners and for it because it is the nature of being human, not as losers in this kind of relationship. Dialogue is essen- a thing for using, but as an act of love for the life of tially an act of the purest love and the secret of stay- humanity. It was a great gift from the Lord God ing in a relationship. when He created us. “Little deeds of kindness, little words of love, help to make Earth happy like the At the same time we’ll be careful with semantics Heaven above.” When we find this kind of relation- and other problems in this communication. We know ship, we’ll understand the saying of e.e.cummings: that the words are signs. Unfortunately, different reali- ties can be symbolized by the same word. A sign may Your slightest look will easily open my heart, even though I have closed myself like a fist. I open petal by petal as be different for different people. There is also the prob- the first rose skillfully and mysteriously caressed by the lem of prejudice. It is obvious that prejudice can invade spring. and undermine communication. Another obstacle to This is my experience with all those friends communication is imagination. If something is not said whom I have met. The relationship with them makes explicitly, imagination tends to fill in all the missing my human experience rich because we understood details. There is a truth here that is applicable to com- together the meaning of “love your neighbor as your- munication. A misunderstanding, an argument, a rash self” that makes me live with hope. What I lived as judgment can easily interrupt the flow of good com- communicating effectively, I wrote here that you will munication. A crisis is a test of one’s determination, but join with me in the fellowship that I have. Lord God, it is highly important to re-erect the lines of communi- I wrote this in order that your joy may be complete. cation, to keep trying. The relationship will forever be stronger and more durable because of these efforts and The writer, from Iraq, is in Doreen this commitment. (John Powell s.j.) Miller’s high-intermediate class. A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it

Recipe for Kimchee A Traditional Korean Food 1. Slice the vegetables. by Sunwha-Lim 2. Preserve them in salt for one day. 3. Then mix the vegetables together with the oysters, anchovy paste, garlic, red pepper and powdered red pepper. Ingredients 4. Put the Kimchee into large cabbage cucumber earthen jars to allow it to ferment red pepper scallions for several days. oysters anchovy paste garlic ginger 5. Eat, and enjoy! powdered red pepper

The chef, from Korea, is in Jeff Di Iuglio and Roselyn Frank’s low-intermediate class.

37 Student Survey Fall 2001

STUDENT SURVEY by Miguel Cota, Hee-Jeong Lee, Esser Daniel Melul, and Saro Zenini — Semester Book Elective —

eventy-two CELOP students answered our sur- vey, 39 men and 33 women. They represent S many different countries:

Where does your best friend at BU come from?

As you all know, to have good friends is essential for international students, because sometimes they are closer than our own family. In addition, this is a good chance to become familiar with foreign friends. Look at that! They are lucky friends to get American friends. We envy you guys so much! But remember, it’s more important to constantly keep in contact with each other for your friendship.

Which one of the cafeterias on campus is your favorite?

The winner was West Campus. In the second place, we got GSU. CELOP students prefer West Campus because it’s the nearest place to eat, and we only have one hour to eat. The Towers, which is the farthest, is where the fewest people go to eat. We don’t know how these people manage this with a short lunch time.

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What do you like to do in the evening?

It’s hard to believe, but both males and females agree on one thing: “We like to spend our evening with friends.” Usually, we play sports and go to movies and nightclubs with friends, but at the same time we have our school responsibilities, so sometimes we prefer to do homework in the evening.

What do you like to do on the weekend?

The most important activities for the men were spend- ing time sleeping and going to nightclubs, but the women preferred traveling and seeing new places. A big percentage spend their time in many other activ- ities.

What is your favorite club?

Can you believe that most people didn’t answer this question? We thought everybody wants to go to clubs, but these answers seem to show the opposite. Females especially are a mystery; we don’t know what they like. CELOP students’ favorite club is Embassy, even though the graphics show that “other” is a more common choice overall because we are from diferent cultures and we have different opinions about this. However, the answers show that people love Embassy.

What is your favorite website?

In the Internet world, it seems Yahoo is the best place to spend our time, looking for something or just for writ- ing e-mail. Hotmail and MSN are good options, too, but we see that Yahoo is the most used. The wide options that it offers is what students are looking for.

39 Class Pictures Fall 2001

Chris Antonellis’ class: Raya Bent Mohamed Abid, Altynshash Cherdabayeva, Shin Chul Choi, Jae Seung Jeon, Ji-Yeon Lee, Hassan Ben Moncef Sfar, Yen-Tai Su, Khadijeh Talaee (Sorur) Rad, Yuya Tomose, Ta i chiro Yamamoto.

Jamie Beaton & Marsha Dean’s class: Aya Ando, Byoung-Chul Bahn, Ting-Yang Chang, Young Joon (William) Cho, Rossana Figuera, Jose Lares, Shu-Ling Lee, Naruhito Matsumoto, Kei Nagase, Silvia Stachova.

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Barbara Bliss & Nicole Jalbert’s class: Maan Al-Khozaim, Daniel Capeluto, Carla Cavalcante, Silvia Herszkopf, Chih-Hao (Ian) Hsu, Jeong-Hyun (Liz) Kim, Jun-Yong Lee, Yi-Wen Lin, Louis-Gary Lissade, Madina Magazova, Jung-Woo (John) Park, Mayuko Takahashi, Maria Valles, Vilasinee (Nan) Vataniyobol, Hui-Ya Yang.

Jill Brand’s class: Young Suk Chung, Miguel Angel Cota Vargas, Cesar Estremadoyro, Takako Fujita, Su Kang Jeong, Keiko Koyama, Glareh Nekui, Ryota Ono, So-Yoon Park, Daniela Pellizzari_piazzetta, Sang Aea Won, Mikako Yamasaki, Saro Zenini.

41 Class Pictures Fall 2001

Ron Clark’s class: Emine (Nur) Baser, Ji-Youn Bong, Adriana Marcela Diaz de Sandi de Romero, Raul Ferreiro Cabo, Seonyoung Ha, Jun Hyung Kim, Guido Malpartida Fernandez, Bader Mustafawi, Luis Nunez Acosta, Jeong-Gun Ryu, Korlan Sharipbayeva, Tsung-Tai Wang, Ying (Tina) Wang.

Pamela Couch & Joe Pettigrew’s class: Yoshimitsu Kawata, Helena Murad, Chan-Il Park, Eduardo Peniche, Eduardo (Lalo) Pfirter, Remus Pricopie, Thamer Shaker, Yuki Suzuki.

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Betty D’Angelo’s class: Mariam Dum, Fahrefi Fachry, Anthony Hirschfeld, Chin-Jui Huang, Jung Jo, Nalinrat Kittikumpolrat, Kar Hang Kwan, Shih-Chieh Liao, Nazli Ozdemir, Anna Semina, Surawech Te lan, David Weidman, Junhwa Yang, Akouassi Yao.

Marsha Dean’s class: Yu Chen, Joonghyun Cho, Farhad Fathibitaraf, Shizuka Furuya, Eriko Hamada, Yasuo Iga, Yayoi Kurokawa, Taylan Matkap, Jungeun Park, Arif Ugur, Sangwon You.

43 Class Pictures Fall 2001

Reneé Delatizky & Joanne Fox’s class: Inbal Ben Zaken, Edouard Burrus, I-Wen Chiu, Marine Clavreux, Carlos Frascatore, Lina Mendoza, Andres Polania, Garisbel Santamaria Alonso, Aya Takaku, Aya Takaku, Ta sia Wibisono, Darlyn Yangpichit.

Jeff Di Iuglio & Roselyn Frank’s class: Abdullah Al-Fagham, Javier Bencomo Corral, Yu-Ling Chen, Xing-Ee Han, Jung Jun Hwang, Sun Hwa Lim, Gina Litchi, Johanna Montes, Giscard Honore Sonkwa Monthe, Chen Sun, Shu-Cheng Wang.

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Judy Di Leo & Susan Vik’s class: Virginia Barrios, Toni Farah, Yoshie Hirabayashi, Suk Jin Ko, Ling- Chun Liu, Natalia Pinchuk, Juanita Rubiano Arbelaez, Yeon Joo Seo, Luisana Urdaneta, Yanyan Wang, Jiaqi Wu, Miran Yi.

Margo Downey’s class: Khelil Ben Mohamed Abid, Violeta Canaan, Christian Cooley Gutierrez, Mayumi Hasegawa, Seong Joo Hong, Hie-Sol Kim, Sung Kim, Joaquin Mejla, Sayumi Murataka, Takahiro Oguri, Jiao Qing, Ayumu Sasaki, Ai Tojima.

45 Class Pictures Fall 2001

Michael Feldman & Cynthia Flamm’s class: Lyazzat Baldekova, Seyit Bas, Mehdi Benbrahim, Javier Fernandez Anaya, Covadonga Gonzalez, Carlos Henao Gonzalez, Hyo-Won Jeong, Lib Lee, Shan Li, Yeong Ju Park, Pongketsarit Ratasap, Cheuk-Yin Tse.

Shelley Fishman’s class: Julio Alvear Rosenthal, Gloria Barney, Kazim Caliskan, Yoon Young (Yuna) Chang, Dong Hyun (Ryan) Kim, Chien (Aaron) Lu, Francisco Medina Mora, Nadege Orbe, Juan Salazar Restrepo, Fumihiro Sugita, Satorn Topothai, Yusuf Wibisono.

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Shirley Gould’s class: Milagro Acosta De Nunez, Carmen Fernandez Gallardo, Carlos Guiloff Rosenberg, Sangmin Hahn, Kazuno Inoue, Won Jung (Masa) Kim, Yuka Kudo, Jun Min (Jasmin) Lee, Unelcan Sezer, Yuichi Ueda, Meng-Ru (Bob) Yu.

Doug Kohn’s class: Bisrat Abebe, Maryam Al-Farhan, Ahmad Assiri, Young Gul (Andrew) Cho, Yuliya Krylova, Young-uk Lew, Chia-Cheng Lu, Hee Kyoung Nam, Kerem Onger, Luis Fernando Perez.

47 Class Pictures Fall 2001

John Kopec & Margo Miller’s class: Marat Akchulakov, Mohamad Al-Amoudi, Alice Aurengo, Hatice Ela, Hee-Jeong Lee, Jin_soon Lee, Sina Lee, Yi-Tso Lin, Sang Chun Park, So Hyun Park.

George Krikorian’s class: Irmar Barraez Curiel, Arif Bas, Murat Dosmukhambetov, Ruben Flores Rodriguez, Ryuma Haga, Hee Eun (Ira) Lee, Hyan-Been Lim, Jinwen (Dennis) Pan, Jae Yeon (Lena) Park, Akifumi Saruga, Rosana Soleman, Masaki Sugiyama, Pracha (Joe) Thongdee.

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Jacquie LoConte & Adrianne Saltz’s class: Abdulrahman Alkhieli, Min Kyung Back, Abdulrahman El- Khereiji, Young Ock Ham, Dogan Hananel, Masako Harima, Sang Bong Lee, Junichiro Waide, Olka Yaqob, Ayami Yoshida, Yasmina Zerhouni.

Dorothy Lynde & Amelia Onorato’s class: Yuka Higashide, Maki Ichimura, Ghazaleh Nekui, Hyun-Joo Oh, Kyung-Min Park, Si-Hyang Park, Akiko Saida, Francis Tamiru, Cristina Uribe, Can Ustunbas, Chia-Tsu Yao, Lucas Yau.

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Sammi Eckstut & Bob Maguire’s class: Hsin Hsien Chiang, Driss Dounzar, Chiao-Yi Fang, Angela Maria Gilberto, Afrasiyab Gozal, Nahyma Hepo, Nicole-Nsenga Kyalwe, Jose Mendoza Hernandez, Valia Mujica, Isaias Nizri, Joaquin Piedra Buena, Vladimir Sanchez, Bowei Wang, Yuan-Hung Wen.

Irene Maksymjuk & Linda Werbner’s class: Alwaleed Al-Sheikh, Kaori Aoyagi, Betul Cam, A Jin Cho, Won Seok Choi, Jung-Soo (Mia) Han, Seung-Min (Kenny) Kang, Vladimir Kozyrev, Marc-Antoine Lemieux, Yoshitaka Terashima, Buncha Thongthai, Atsushi Yatsuda, Ken Yokokawa, A Ri Yoon.

50 Fall 2001 Class Pictures

Judith Dan & Alex Oliveira’s class: Yun-Han Chen, Adrianto Djokosoetono, Hyungseok Kim, Kyung Lee, Takehisa Nitta, Fardan Fauzan Nurfaizi, Luis Puerta, Ji Won Ryoo, Hye-Jin Shim, Hema Malini Sundaresha, Enrique Travecedo, Chris Tseng, Adrian Wicaksono.

Patricia Peknik’s class: Yasuko Abe, Kumphol Chartphaich, Ana Chiu, Alize Dinckok, Monica Garcia Rincon, Eun Young Kim, Emmanuelle Shahar, Huan-Chao Tseng, Theresa Wu, Yoon Hee Yang, Valeria Zakharova, Marisabel Zelaya Salas.

51 Class Pictures Fall 2001

Joe Pettigrew & Pamela Couch’s class: Yvonne Aljure, Juan Alverde Gonzalez, Won Joon Cho, Juan Figura Gutierrez, Soichiro Furukawa, Victor Garcia Tafuri, Ji Hee Ha, Fernando Jimenez, Pei-Yun Tang, To moaki Yamaguchi.

Bob Maguire & Michelle Remaud’s class: Kuo-Huei Chiang, Alejandro Funes Rodriguez, Jorge Israel, So Young Park, Young-Il Park, Etsuko Sato, Hyun Jung Shim, Mitsuko Tani, Wei Wang.

52 Fall 2001 Class Pictures

Gregg Singer’s class: Alicia Caldera, Palawat Chuephanich, Hatem Khayyat, Peansook Manrakrean, Olivier Marquais, Esser Melul, Victor Olea, Li-Jen Peng, Hasan Sadigli, Maria Skandali, Marcos Vucovich, Eun Jung Yoo, Hwan Chul (Thomas) Yoo.

Gail Fernandez & Pam Steeves’ class: Mariana Flores, Nam Yi Kim, Yoo Shin Kim, Yoh Kuroki, Sae Jung Lee, Seok Young Lee, Anuar Naratau, Sandra Ramirez, Jessica Schimdt, Akiko Sekiyama, Mehmet Ucdogan, Rie Wada.

53 Class Pictures Fall 2001

Alex Oliveira & Maria Tomeho-Palermino’s class: Dauren Albani, Hye Young Chung, Maciej Debski, Juan Delfino, Ronit Fertman Silberstein, Jorge Enrique Fuentes, Anna Goriounova, Shuji Ichijo, Ismail Ismail Emen, Daniela Izquierdo, Manju James, Daniel Marcovitz, Laura Perello Bonnelly, Juan Sanchis Gimon.

Ramon Valenzuela’s class: Felipe Cabrera-Bahamon, Giancarla Heredia, Oswaldo Hernandez, Ki Chul Jeon, Juan Pablo Rojas, Luisa Fernanda Rubiano Arbelaez, Dawei (David) Shi, Pawel Wojcik.

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Lori Lubeski & Ellen Yaniv’s class: Liang-Fan Chang, Eun Jung Cho, Munerah Faraj, Carlos Enrique Garcia, Perla Guelrud De Pfeffer, Eun-Cho Kim, Jung Shin Lim, Kazuyo Nishida, Mayami Oyanagi, Hyeon Yong Park, Kikue Sasaki, Takehiro Sato, Kaan Turegun, Seo-Young Yun.

Elective Class Teachers (not pictured in core class photos)

Shelley Bertolino Lynn Bonesteel Amanda Brown PLUS

Michele Cauch Linda Coyne Ginny Drislane Joyce Ho Meredith Clark John de Szendeffy Margo Friedman Barbara Ishikura Catherine Howell David Kramer Robert Lally Doreen Miller Mahtab Rezvani Heather Sundahl Jim Kaplan Kathy McCartan Patrick McGuire Mary Sullivan 55 Faculty Interviews Fall 2001

Gregg Singer Do you remember something especially interesting that happened at CELOP? by Esser Daniel Melul and Marine Clavreux Ye s, twelve years ago during the Lebanese civil war, a very rich Lebanese man gave scholarships to Lebanese — Semester Book Elective — students to come to BU, so there were previously 300 stu- dents at CELOP, and suddenly there were 700, 400 of o interview Gregg, we went to this student whom were Lebanese. In my class I had 15 students and restaurant across the street from CELOP, the 9 were called Mohamed. Every night on TV, you saw T images of the Lebanese war with people yelling on the Buick Street Café. During the lunch, we had a screen, and the morning after I went in my class and saw friendly conversation, but we didn’t do the interview. exactly the same kind of faces. It was weird. We did this just after lunch, and it reveals a passion- ate life, including amazing experiences that he had. So you went to Afghanistan for a while. Why? Gregg, who is now a CELOP teacher for 20 I went there for three main reasons: it’s an interesting years, was born in New York and moved to Ohio country, I wanted to help people there and also it’s a when he was two, where he good point to have on your c.v. went to high school and to the university. He had a Bachelor’s What struck you the most degree and Master’s degree in when you went there? literature. After that, he went Going to Afghanistan was like to Afghanistan for two years going into the Bible just because and then came back to the USA people look like that and the civi- where he worked as an actor for lization was really primitive. The one year. After realizing that first day I was there, a few days this was not a good job for him, before Christmas, I saw a man with a pregnant woman on a don- he went to live in Japan for two key. It was such a typical scene. years and taught there. On his return to the US he got anoth- er Master’s degree in linguistics How was your life there? and got a job at Harvard It was a very primitive life with- University, which finally didn’t out any modern comfort. I also vis- suit him, so he moved to BU, or ited other places, such as India, Sri more precisely, to CELOP. Lanka and Burma, and as I didn’t have much money to travel, I stayed in the cheapest hotels with the poorest people. It was fun. I Can you tell us about your family? learned very much there. Well, my father is dead. My mother is now 86 years old and lives 750 miles away from here, so I worry What is your feeling toward the war? about her. I wonder what will happen, but luckily she’s very healthy. When my parents met, my mother was I spent a lot of time there traveling in different places an actress and my father a boxer, but I never knew and they have had a civil war for 25 years, so you them as an actress or a boxer. I also have a brother who always feel sorry when you read in the newspapers that is a store manager. I’m not married but I have lived some places have been destroyed. My first feeling about with the same woman for 20 years, so it’s quite like the war would be to worry that Afghanistan will be marriage, and I have a daughter, whom you met a destroyed. You know, they are the weakest and poorest couple of minutes ago. people in the world. They really have nothing.

Yes, by the way she is very cute! (Daniel) So what do you think about the actual events between the USA and Afghanistan? Yes, I’m glad you said that! First, I know that none of the men who hijacked planes 56 Fall 2001 Faculty Interviews

were Afghans, and somewhat I sympathize with wanted to do, I’ve been able to do and I never had very Osama Bin Laden because I don’t think that the US much money. should be supporting governments in the Middle East, and you know we also used to support Iraq, so I under- stand why they are angry. I don’t agree with that. Do you have plans for the future? Not really, you know I have a really great job, I love it. What do you regret in your life? Are there things It’s really fun because I never have to sit at a desk. I have that you would have loved to do and you couldn’t? a flexible schedule and I have the chance to meet young people from all over the world. To me it’s very exciting to Actually, it’s funny because the answer is no. I mean I teach. I like it very much. I’m really happy in my life. have been so lucky in my life. Everything I ever

Kathy McCartan Academy. While I was in the Navy school, my eyesight got bad. Your eyesight needs to be perfect in the military school. Because I wanted to be in planes, I became a by Jin-Soon Lee & Saro Zenini navigator. Also I decided to get a pilot’s license. I don’t — Semester Book Elective — use it now, because it’s a very expensive hobby.

How long have you been teaching at CELOP? What was the most impressive adventure in your flying? I’ve been teaching at CELOP for one year. I just started here last fall. The scariest thing was when I used to be in a very big plane with four engines, a cargo plane, C-130. We were going to the ocean. We almost touched the ocean Why did you decide to teach English? when one of the engines caught on fire. It was really scary. Because there were two pilots and the flight engi- I really like working with people from different coun- neer, I helped the pilot with the equipment. He was tries and there aren’t many jobs in the U.S.A. and I getting coffee. The alarms were going on and we had to like teaching, so I decided to drop a lot of gasoline, because we teach English. were too heavy to land the plane. So I was thinking, “We are going to What did you do before you blow up,” but we didn’t. We were came to CELOP? fine. We landed and we were safe. Before I came to CELOP, I lived in Texas for about 6 I’ve heard you have lived months and before that I lived many places. Can you tell us in Las Vegas for one year. I some memorable experiences? taught English and I helped Ye s, I’ve lived many places like Mex- people learn English to get jobs ico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Ger- in hotels. many, France, North Africa, Las Vegas, Orlando, and places like that. I have heard you have a pilot’s I moved a lot, because of my hus- license. How did you get the band’s job. He builds electric power license? And why? plants. It’s always a project which lasts one year to two years. I have wanted to be a pilot since I was 14 years old. I went to a I lived in Hawaii when I was in the military university. It’s for the Navy for three years. That’s my Navy. It’s called the Naval favorite place because it’s very cul- turally mixed. And I lived in 57 Staff Interviews Fall 2001

Africa for a couple of years. Life there was very diffi- the babies of our family. cult because Africa is not a very developed country. It was like camping because we didn’t have running water and electricity. I think the most difficult thing What do you like to do in your free time? was that there were so many different languages. I really like to read and I also love to watch movies. In the last year, I have been interested in reading books by Do you have any other different challenges you authors who are not from the United States, like Japan- want to try? ese and Arabic. Also I love to hike. And I love to swim outside, but it’s hard to do in Boston. I miss that a lot. One of my big challenges is to try to have my own busi- ness, but I don’t know much about it. My husband keeps telling me, “ Why don’t you start your own busi- Do you have any messages that you want to share ness? Run your own school.” with CELOP students? “Enjoy yourselves,” and “Enjoy learning languages.” Can you tell us about your family? It’s a lot of work, but if you can, try to enjoy as much as you can, especially meeting people from other places. It I don’t have any kids, just my husband and me. We makes our world a smaller world. don’t have plan to have children, because both of us are

Gabriella Campozano and filled the application out. She told me that now she could practice Spanish every day. Gabriella has by Sorur Talaee Rad been working here since September. She gets on well with her colleagues, especially Nicole. She believes Nicole is nice, kind, and friendly. abriella was born in G New York City, but her Gabriella is interested in parents are from Ecuador in doing many activities in her South America. She said that free time. She likes movies, she has been living here for all going shopping, walking, and her life. She has two sons. decorating her house. Gabriella graduated from Moreover, she is really into Suffolk University in 1995. cooking by herself. Her Her major was Sociology. She favorite food is Thai food, is fluent in two languages, fried bananas, shrimp, and Spanish and English. She chicken. She prefers to spend started working with women time with her best friend. Her and children in a Health and favorite movies are funny and Human Services program in romantic. Gabriella likes to Texas, where she lived for travel a lot. She has been to three years. After that she Texas, Florida, and New York came back to Boston. She had City. worked for Student’s Health Services in B.U. She is thinking of graduate school for her future. Gabriella said that she had liked to practice Spanish more, but she couldn’t in her last job. That is why The writer, from Iran, is in Chris one of her friends talked her into coming to CELOP Antonellis’s high-intermediate class.

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Nancy Cho My motivation . . . ok. Well, like I said, I was a high school ESL teacher. I was working with international students, and they used to come to me to review their by Hee-Jeong Lee & Miguel Cota applications for college, including their essay. This is — Semester Book Elective — more interesting than what I was doing as a teacher— except I don’t have to prepare lesson plans, read homework, or come up with tasks. As Academic Advi- sor at CELOP, it’s all the stuff that I have been doing n the fall semester we could find a new face in the except for the teaching part. I CELOP staff, Nancy Cho. Because she is the only Asian staff member (full-time), we were very Are you busier now than before? curious to know about her and decided to interview her about her background. Our first impression was Yes, because I’m constantly talking with people. (ha ha) great because she was friendly, charming and patient. I’ve met over 90 students so far. I think I have a lot of interaction with lot of people When we began to talk to out of the program also. her about her background we found out how much It is an interesting thing experience she has had as an that in this semester the Academic Advisor. If any Academic Advisor is Asian? student is interested in Do you think your being entering university, she’ll Asian helped you get this job? help them. I don’t think so. As a matter a fact, when I checked out the CELOP web site, I thought that they already had a Japan- Could you introduce your- ese speaker and other people self? For example, where from other nationalities work- are you from and what did ing here. I think Crystal, the you study? other Academic Advisor, spoke Japanese. It’s common for some How far do you want to Koreans to come and talk with go? (ha ha) I was born in me in Korean or English. It’s Korea and came to New fine. I don’t care, either lan- York when I was 10 years guage. CELOP expects me to old. I went to undergrad- help you, to advise you, to get uate premedical school in N.Y. and switched my major you the information as soon as possible because you to accounting. I worked for four years as a Certified have a deadline to meet and if I give wrong informa- Public Accountant, and then afterward I went to New tion, you will lose an opportunity. I guess part of my York University for my Master’s in Education. Before job is to give you the information quickly. I came to Boston, I was a teacher in a public high school teaching ESL. What do you expect to get from this job? Could you explain to us what an Academic Advisor My plans are to go out of Boston someday. I don’t is? know where, which country! But, I’m interested in going to another place living there and teaching there. As an Academic Advisor I monitor student attendance I’m working with international people now at and make sure students are attending class. I also help CELOP. I’m interested in intercultural education. So students choose colleges to apply to and help them with yes, I think this job is part of what I want to do. their applications. Sometimes I help students register for the TOEFL and SAT.

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How many people do you advise in a week? different point of view. If they don’t know the name of a school, it’s o.k., but I need to know if they want a Sometimes there’ll be like, 5 people a day, sometimes 10 peo- public, private, woman’s school, in a town, small city, ple, depending on how much time that I spend with them. big city, east coast, west coast, weather, etc.

What do you want the students to prepare before There are so many students who have different they come to talk to you? backgrounds. How can you prepare for all of the different questions they ask? I think it’s hard for an 18-year-old to think about his/her major, because like I said, I switched my major I have experienced living in one country and coming to a when I was in college. So, it’s really hard to make a different one, so I think I know a lot about adjusting to a decision. Anyway, I think when they come in to see me new culture. I can relate to that since I have done that. I expect them to have some information about what And also, because I was an ESL teacher and went to they want to do in their lives. My job is to give them NYU where the students came from all over the place. I different options and different schools and give them a am used to meeting people from different cultures.

Nicole Buchholz Korea, but she plans to go only to Korea, because her one Korean friend in CELOP invited her. by Yuya To mose and Shin Chul Choi

Yuya, from Japan, and Shin Chul, from Korea, e interviewed Nicole Lynn Buchholz. She is are in Chris Antonellis’s high-intermediate class. W twenty-six years old, and she comes from Minnesota, which is in the is midwest of the USA. She came to Boston because her friend recommended her coming here. Her favorite places of Boston are the North End and the Charles River. Especially she likes to see sailboats on the Charles River. She works at the front desk, and she has been working at CELOP since May. She likes to participate in any activitity with students, but she does- n’t like dust, so sometimes she cleans her office. Before she came to CELOP, she was an undergraduate student who studied Spanish. We asked her, “What do you like to do in your free time?” She answered, “I like to do every dance including Salsa and Swing dance.” Dancing is her biggest hobby. She isn’t married yet. Probably she will marry in five years. She has never been to Japan or 60 Fall 2001 Staff Interviews

Laura Elisabeth Rumbley was a gift from her husband, when she graduated with a Master’s of Education degree from the School by Raya Abid & Altynshash Cherdabayeva for International Training in Vermont. In the future, she’s going to have big changes. aura was born in North Kingston, Rhode This semester is her last one in CELOP. Next year, L Island. She has traveled a lot so far, because her she’ll be starting a new job in the U.S. Department of father worked for the Navy. She has been in Spain, State. In the beginning, she’ll have training for two France, Morocco, Turkey, and Hungary. She also months in Washington, D.C. After that, she’ll prob- speaks Spanish and French as second languages. Her ably work outside the U.S. ancestors were from France, Germany, Ireland, Finally, she said that she thanked life for having Wales and Hungary, so she has origins from almost good health, a good family, a good husband, good the whole world. However, Laura has been working in CELOP for 4.5 years. She is par- ticularly working in the marketing and admission office. It was hard to fix an appointment with her because she’s so busy. Laura helps the students enter CELOP. Before she worked in CELOP, she worked in a Refugee and Resettlement Organization in Raleigh, North Carolina. She said, “I like my job because I always meet new people, so it’s not monotonous. But I don’t like paper and e-mail work, the things that I have to do a lot.” Raya, Laura, and Altynshash in Laura’s CELOP office. Laura got married last summer. Her hus- band is a journalist. She said that he is a good cook. friends and a good job. When we interviewed her, we This is interesting because she thinks that she does- also saw that she’s a very happy and optimistic per- n’t cook as well as he does. In addition, she said that son! she liked good tasting food. In her free time, Laura likes to read, hike, and Raya, from Tunisia, and Altynshash, from Kazakhstan, play with her cat. She also likes watching independ- are in Chris Antonellis’s high-intermediate class. ent movies because they are realistic. Laura also likes to take black and white pictures with the camera that

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John de Szendeffy countries. He went to Mexico many times when he lived in Arizona. He also went to Canada and many countries by Jaeseung Jeon & Taichiro Yamamoto of Europe and will go to Turkey this semester. He married Linda in 1995. She is an Italian- here are a lot of staff people in CELOP. We American. They have one daughter. Her name is T interviewed the Multimedia Language Lab Coordinator, John de Szendeffy. John designs home pages for CELOP, and teaches Web Development for the students of High C and Low D. He lives in Sharon, which is south of Boston. He comes to CELOP by T. It takes about an hour. He likes his job very much, because he can enjoy freedom. John was born in New Jersey but moved to Arizona when he was very young. He graduated from Northern Arizona Audrey. She is 18-months-old now. When he does- University and got his Master’s Degree from B.U. n’t work, he spends most of the time fixing his house, After that, he studied in Paris in 1990. He started to making furniture, and playing with his daughter. She teach English in CELOP in 1994, and two years is very cute. She looks like John. We saw the picture later, he changed to work in the labs. He wrote a taken of his daughter playing on the lawn. The back- book. The title is For Here or To Go? He told us that ground of the picture, John’s lawn, was so beautiful. book doesn’t make much money, but it’s good to There were a lot of fallen leaves. John told us that improve English skills. He recommended the book leaves are beautiful, but they make it hard to clean his for our English skills. His favorite hobby is making lawn. His house was built 150 years ago, so there are wood furniture. He showed us his home page. many places that have to be fixed. This is all of the There was a lot of nice hand-made story that we heard from John. We furniture. He took woodworking thought that he was a taciturn person. classes when he was in grade school However he made a good impression and high school. He was very inter- on us. We were very happy to inter- ested in that. After he graduated view John. from the university, he started to make wood furniture. In addition, John likes to hike. He used to play Jaeseung, from Korea, and Taichiro, tennis and soccer, but doesn’t like to from Japan, are in Chris Antonellis’s watch sports on TV. high-intermediate class. Lastly, he has gone to many foreign

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Jenn Kay Kosch Jenn Kay has lived in Boston for nine years. We asked, “How did you find your job in CELOP?” by Sue Yen-Tai & Ji-Yeon Lee Before Jenn Kay came to CELOP, she was a student at Emerson College. After she graduated from col- lege, she worked as a temp at Boston University. o you know Jenn Kay? She has worked at While she was working as a temp, she decided to D CELOP for four years. Now, she plans work at CELOP because she really likes educational CELOP activities, such as jobs. We also asked, “Do the CELOP book club, you have any future plans?” organizing trips, and conver- She told us that now she is sation exchange. She also engaged to her fiance for makes the CELOP calendar two years. He is gentle, every week. Today, we inter- cautious, and careful and viewed her about her job, like a family man, so she career, interests, and future will be married to him next plans. When we entered her summer. Jenn Kay said “I room, she was typing some- love Boston where there is a thing. As soon as we started young population. I came the interview, she said, “I’m here, found this job, and nervous,” so we were laugh- met my boyfriend. Boston ing because we were nervous is an exciting, interesting too. We think she was wise and historic city. I’d like to to break our distance. live in Boston forever.” First of all, what she likes the most about her job is meeting people from other counties and making Sue, from Taiwan, and Ji-Yeon, from Korea, are in new friends. Her greatest experience at CELOP was Chris Antonellis’s high-intermediate class. seeing new experiences of people who have not been in Boston before. If next time you have a chance to visit her room you can see a lot of pictures that are from students. She explained that students keep in touch with her even though they have already left CELOP. We think that she is very popular with students. We asked “You’re charming, so we guess that you’re pop- ular with students?” She laughed and told us that one time, a boy had come to her room and had asked her, “Would you mind going to dinner with me?” She said, “You know, I’m older than you . . . ” Jenn Kay is from New Jersey. She has one younger sister, two brothers and one step brother. She showed us her family picture, which looked great. Jenn Kay likes to read mystery books. Recently, she read O Jerusalem which was written by Laurie R. King, who is her favorite author. She also likes to go to museums and concerts in her free time.

63 Student Worker Interview Fall 2001

Aliana Piñeiro How do you see B.U., now that you have been studying here compared to when you lived here? by Emmanulle Shahar Now that I’m studying at BU, I feel very comfortable. — Semester Book Elective — I know all the places, and where everything is, and I’m living in the same dorm where I lived with my Where do you come from? mom, in a room which is all arranged already and very nice, so it’s quite like home. The place where I I was born in Boston, but my father’s from Spain and lived changed, so it doesn’t really remind me of any- my mother’s half Filipino and half American. thing, but there are some memories of course.

How long have you been at B.U.? What’s your opinion of B.U. after such a long time living here? It’s my first year studying here. I recommend it, because I think the area is very nice, but the food is always the same, I heard that you lived in the choices of programs are the dorm when you were very good and very prestigious. young. But there are some inconven- My mom was working at iences. In my opinion, the CELOP, helping the fresh- school is too focused on money, man. I lived there for 11 that is, the important people, years, from when I was like the presidents. Before, one. Afterwards, I visited they didn’t have as much Spain with my father in money as now, and now that the summer. I went with they own a lot of Common- my sister and stayed with wealth Avenue and many my grandmother, but only shops, they are very focused on a few times. that. Now it’s very hard to get in, especially this year, because of the competition with other How was your childhood at schools, and the rank is very B.U.? high, but it’s worth it. I liked it a lot. There were only older people, but they Would you like to live in a were very nice with me. normal house? They were playing with me, taking care of me, Yes, I would have liked to live which I liked. But, there in a normal house as a child, was one girl my age. She for the neighborhood and to was on the West Campus, have a life like everyone else. the same as me, and she was the only friend I had, But I have good memories. apart from the friends from my classes. Because I lived in the dorms very young, I didn’t have friends of my What do you like and not like about B.U.? age or a real neighborhood. It didn’t really bother me. There was always something to do. At that time, I was Well, now I’m living on West Campus. The disad- in a day care center for children at BU. Afterwards I vantage is there are 600 students, and it’s full. I can’t was at school in Brighton. have a lot of very close friends, because every year some are leaving and don’t stay for long. But I have the opportunity to know, even for a short time, a lot of peo- How did people see you when you lived at B.U.? ple. And I like the opportunity that BU is giving us a The other people were surprised to see me living on lot of choices. campus at such a young age, but as I said, they all took care of me and were very nice, so there wasn’t a prob- lem.

64 Fall 2001 Images of B.U.

Didn’t you want to change universities to study I heard you’re working at CELOP. What do you do after living so long in the same place? here, exactly? Actually, after living at BU, I didn’t want to stay, but I’ m helping Jenn Kay. I’m organizing student activi- because of all the opportunities which are given by BU ties and helping with the decorations. Giving advice and the fact that I didn’t know exactly what I wanted and showing some places to the students when they are to do, it was the best choice. Other reasons are that I lost. didn’t want to go too far from home, and also because my mom is working here, it’s free! But now I regret it. I would have liked to go somewhere else. Do you do some other activity or a job apart from CELOP? What’s your best memory from here? Well, CELOP is my only job, because I don’t have enough time to do more, but in my free time I’ m a Younger, I went with my sister and a friend to play cheerleader and doing a lot of gymnastics and aerobics. outside in the snow, and after a while, many other stu- I started in high school and I’ m still doing it. It’s really dents came, and played with us, and we all made a nice. I would like to add some Italian classes for later in snowman all together. It was so nice and very funny, my free time, because I want to study a lot of languages and I will never forget it. for my international relations classes.

Images of B.U.

The College of Arts and Sciences with the Back Bay skyline beyond.

Students studying in the café of the new School of Management building.

65 Movie Review Fall 2001

beds at midnight, and Mike is his assistant. They use a door in order to enter the children’s rooms in the human world every night to scare children. It is for- bidden for humans to come into the monster world. But one night, Sulley let Boo, who is a cute young Monsters, Inc. girl, into their world by accident, and she soon starts to like her new friends Sulley and Mike. On the Reviewed by other hand, the two monsters feel she is troublesome Takahiro Oguiri, Semester Book Elective at first. But after their coworker and rival, Randall, who is a monster with eight legs and purple skin and has a chameleon-like ability to blend into his sur- roundings, carries off Boo, they try to regain her. Then the two monsters and a human child’s adven- his imaginative computer-animated movie, ture starts. T “Monsters, Inc.” is the latest film from Disney and Pixar following “Toy Story,” “A Bug’s Life” and In one remarkable scene, Sulley terrifies Boo by “Toy Story 2.” I accident. So Boo is like these kinds of scared of him, just as Disney movies very she is scared of much and I have Randall. When already watched all Randall kidnapped of them. In those her, she was very movies, the charac- afraid of him. Sulley ters are so cute and begins to feel quite have very expressive sad because all of a faces—more than sudden he realizes real humans. that his job was just Whenever I to scare children. watched these When I watched movies, I have been this scene, I felt very moved and satisfied. sad, because his expression stimulat- The beginning ed my heart directly. of “Monsters, Inc.” After that accident, is in a funny mon- Sully tries to recover Boo’s ster world where various confidence in him. monsters live. The main characters of this story are I think a lot of adults Sulley, who is covered with haven’t seen “Monsters, blue fur with purple spots, Inc.” yet, because this movie and his best friend and is made for children. But it is coworker, Mike, who is a not only for children. If you green, one-eyed monster. haven’t seen it yet, you They work in Monster, should run to the movie the- Inc., a company that refines ater to watch it. When you screams of children as ener- watch it, you can return to gy. Sulley’s job is scaring your childhood and have a children who are in their snug feeling. 66 Fall 2001 Movie Review

n’t know is that Mugatu wants to take advantage of him by brainwashing him to assassinate the prime minister of Malaysia who threatens to outlaw the child labor that is making Mugatu a lot of money. But, thanks to the help of Matilda, a smart Times Zoolander Magazine journalist, who understands everything about Mugatu’s bad intentions, Dereck will work it Reviewed by out. She will hide with him in the least expected Marine Clavreux, Semester Book Elective place he could hide: Hansel’s house! Hansel is as dumb as Dereck so they end up getting along very well and he also becomes Dereck’s real ally. CAST This movie is simply hilarious! Even if the main Ben Stiller as Dereck Zoolander characters, Dereck and Hansel, are brainless, they are Christine Taylor as Matilda Jeffries really endearing and you support them in their mis- Will Ferrel as Mugatu sion which is quite impossible for them, since they Owen Wilson as Hansel don’t even know what a com- puter is, and when they are ou did not see asked to take a file from a Y “Zoolander”? So, run as computer, they just try to fast as you can to the closest open it as if it was a common theater! You will really have a piece of furniture. It also car- good time while seeing one of icatures the fashion world in a the funniest comedies of the dramatically funny way. year! Notably, we will remember the scene when three dimwit- This movie follows the ted male models, Dereck’s world of a famous and empty- friends, go up in flames after headed male model, Dereck an oil fight in a gas station “Zoolander,” as he discovers because one of them lights a the horrifying secret: there are cigarette! no male models that live over the age of 30! As his career I really enjoyed watching declines because of the arrival this movie not only because I of a new rival, Hansel, Dereck laughed for ninety minutes, is of two minds: go back to his but also because this movie roots—i.e., a small family—or has wonderful acting. accept a new deal with a In one word, “Zoolander” lunatic fashion designer: is amazing. Mugatu. What Dereck does-

67 Faculty List Fall 2001

Chris Antonellis Jamie Beaton Shelley Bertolino Barbara Bliss Lynn Bonesteel Jill Brand Amanda Brown Cynthia Flamm Michele Cauch Joanne Fox Meredith Clark Roselynn Frank Ron Clark Margo Friedman Pamela Couch Shirley Gould Doreen Miller Linda Coyne Joyce Ho Margo Miller Betty D’Angelo Catherine Howell Alex Oliveira Judith Dan Barbara Ishikura Amelia Onorato Marsha Dean Nicole Jalbert Patricia Peknik Renee Delatizky James Kaplan Joe Pettigrew John de Szendeffy Doug Kohn Carol Piñeiro Jeff Di Iuglio John Kopec Michelle Remaud Judith Di Leo David Kramer Mahtab Rezvani Margo Downey George Krikorian Adrianne Saltz Ginny Drislane Robert Lally Gregg Singer Sammi Eckstut Jacquie LoConte Pam Steeves Michael Feldman Lori Lubeski Mary Sullivan Gail Fernandez Dorothy Lynde Heather Sundahl Shelley Fishman Bob Maguire Maria Tomeho-Palermino Irene Maksymjuk Ramon Valenzuela Kathy McCartan Susan Vik Patrick McGuire Linda Werbner Ellen Yaniv

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

68 Fall 2001 Staff List

Carol Allen Alicia Radl

Associate Director, Staff Coodinator Student Services Miriam Fawcett

Assistant Director, Administration Lesley Andrews Helen Reynolds

Administrative Lab Assistant Assistant Fabiola Framondi

Senior Staff Assistant Nicole Buchholz Bruce Rindler

Front Desk Associate Director, Academic Programs Marcella Framondi

Admissions Officer Gabriella Campozano Laura Rumbley Administrator, Program Coordinator Marketing & Admissions Nicole Jalbert

Administrative Assistant, Nancy Cho Academic Programs Margot Valdivia

Academic Advisor Director Erin Johnston

Staff Coordinator, John de Szendeffy Academic Programs Jonathan white Multimedia Language Technical Coordinator Lab Coordinator, SIC Lecturer Jenn Kay Kosch

Student Life Coordinator Soo Overbeck Greg Eisenhauer Intern, Student Services “Ike” Teaching Associate

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

For information or copies of any CELOP Semester Book, please contact John de Szendeffy or CELOP . The Books are also available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format on the Web.

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