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Volume 1, Issue 6 2016 Article 1 OTTERBEIN COMMUNITY PROFILES

The Howl: Otterbein Community Profiles

Copyright c 2016 by the authors. Howl is produced by The Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress). http://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/howl The Howl: Otterbein Community Profiles

Abstract

The Howl is a magazine that is planned, researched, written, photographed and formatted by Otterbein University’s English as a Second Language students.

The magazine serves to give them a safe space in which to use their voice to share their cul- tures, experiences and lives. Native English speakers are also encouraged to submit within the theme of the magazine: multicultural and multi-language experiences. If interested in submitting to the Howl, submit to our Digital Commons site.

Please enjoy Otterbein ESL’s contribution to the Otterbein community’s literary scene.

KEYWORDS: esl, international, student, publication, otterbein university, westerville, ohio, ko- rean, , spanish, spain, japanese, , nepal, nepalese, culture, food, foreign, tradition, - etry, creative writing Volume 1, Issue 6, 2015

The Howl Otterbein ESL Publication

Otterbein Community Profiles

4 Contents

3 15 Dogs: from Workers to Family Members by Araceli Aranda The Great Gwen

4 by Eun Jin Jung How to Solve the Refugee Crisis by Hyunah Choi 16 Richard Ji: Big Brother of International Students 5 9 Awesome Japanese Foods by Mi Young Cho by Rika Takemoto 17 7 5 Asian “I Want to Get Involved with Internation Students,” by Sejeong Choi She Said

by Elisa Martinez Sirvent 8 Planning Your Next Trip to Nepal: Experiences and 18 Opinions A Philosophy and Asian Culture Professor by Sandhya Mananshar by Rika Takemoto 10 19 An Interesting Festival in My Home Country: Moros & Cristianos A Korean-American Boy’s International Mind

by Elisa Martinez Sirvent by Hyunah Choi

11 20

3 Kinds of Korean in Columbus Tutoring Foreign Children

by Eun Jin Jung by Ji Sung Yun

12 21

Travelogue of Antelope Canyon A Brief Chat with Geoffrey Barstow

by Ji Sung Yun By Sandhya Manandhar

13

The Three Best Places to in Korea

by Mi Young Cho

14 Front cover portrait photography by Sejeong Choi.

The Life of Lejla Maley: the Journey of a Refugee Front cover design and back cover photography by Araceli Aranda. by Araceli Aranda

15

Who is the Most Energetic Woman at Otterbein?

by Sejeong Choi

1 My name is Ji Sung. I am from Daejeon, Korea. I like to talk to my Writers friends with a nice cup of coffee at good places. I also like to travel new

places with my family.

Hi. I am Sandhya Manandhar from Nepal. I love travelling to new places and making new friends. My name is Araceli. I'm a dog lover and chocolate addict. My name is Rika

Takemoto. I'm from Aichi, Japan. I will study here for 1 year because I want to speak English fluently. I like traveling,

eating and experiencing a lot of things! And I Editor love Sponge Bob!

My name is Miyoung Cho. I’m from , Korea. I like travelling with My name is Liz McMurray. As primarily a writing my family and my dog. instructor, I struggled for years with motivating non- native English speakers to enjoy writing in English. I found that there was a lack of motivation due to lack of an audience and purpose for their written work. Writing

is a form of communication, after all. I wanted our My name is Jin. I am from Seoul, Korea. I students to be able to communicate their experiences to like watching Korean TV dramas and a wider audience and make an impact on the traveling. community. I am extremely proud of our ESL and international students here at Otterbein, knowing the challenges that they face upon arrival in a (generally) My name is Sejeong Choi. I am from Seoul cold, foreign place like Otterbein. I have great respect Korea. I like to listen to music and watch for their cultural and academic accomplishments. As an movies. Also, I like playing games with my editor of The Howl, I am honored to present their work daughters. My interests are international to you. food, culture and people. So, I want to learn about other countries and make friends. I really want to go on a trip to another country with my family. About the Howl Hi, my name is Elisa, and I’m from Spain. I’m in the USA because I want to learn English The Howl is a magazine that is planned, researched, and will stay here until April. I written, photographed and formatted by Otterbein like traveling to new countries, sports, taking pictures and University’s English as a Second Language students. making new friends. The magazine serves to give them a safe space in which to use their voice to share their cultures, experiences and lives. Native English speakers are also encouraged to Hello, I’m Hyunah Choi. This submit within the theme of the magazine: multicultural picture is the view from my house. and multi-language experiences. If interested in If I were born again, I would like submitting to the Howl, please e-mail your writing or to be a goose. photography to [email protected].

Please enjoy Otterbein ESL’s contribution to the Otterbein community’s literary scene.

2 Dogs: from Workers to Family Members German Shepherd It is very usual to see German shepherds By Araceli Aranda working with the police forces and the military. These fearsome looking dogs Dogs are probably the most common pet in the world, are recognized for their courage, and but even though today their principal role is as human they are very good at following companion, many of the breeds were originally created commands, which makes them with a different purpose, usually labor as herding dogs, perfect for the job. hunters, retrievers or sled dogs. German shepherds are very Although, for most of them, their workings days have protective dogs, which makes ended, several characteristics and them great guardians who will abilities acquired over time remain in take good care of their families, but their genes and account for their they must be trained when they are temperament and the way the adapt puppies since this is a large dog breed with one of the to family life. most powerful bites (Animal Planet). Since this breed is a natural worker, they require a good amount of exercise Border Collie (American Kennel Club). This energetic dog breed is well known for being the king in Golden Retriever competitions around the world, in Behind the look of this peaceful dog, there is a very Frisbee tournaments for agility, intelligent dog with an undeniable desire to please, obedience and herding. which makes this breed ideal to train as service dogs. According to the American Kennel Along with poodles, golden retrievers are very Club, border collies are medium popular as pets. They have a reputation of being sized dogs with a very athletic body obedient and well behaved. and are easy to groom. They make Golden retrievers are large dogs and they need a lot excellent company. However, of space and activity since they are also very active. because of its high energy level, They do not need a lot of grooming (American this breed is not for everyone. Kennel Club) so they can be the perfect pet for families Owners must be on the same level of energy and keep with enough space for their needs. their dogs occupied with interesting tasks or they will transform all the energy into destructive energy. These are just a few of the many possible breeds that can be great for a family, but the most important aspects to Poodle consider when planning to welcome a new family Poodles are one of the most popular dog breeds; they are member are the family needs and capabilities to have a famous for their striking hairstyles, but in addition to the new dog, so they can both have a happy life together. obvious association of this breed with beauty contests, poodles are also very smart and easy to train. Additionally, as stated by Animal Planet, they have a great capability to adapt.

There are three different sizes of poodles: standard, miniature and toy, but they all share the same characteristics, such as long legs and an easy going personality which makes them suitable for different environments and spaces. However, something to consider is that this dog breed has hair that never stops growing, making them need a lot of grooming.

3 How to Solve the Refugee Crisis

By Hyunah Choi

Since 2011, countless refugees from Syria have left their country during the course of the civil war. Most of them fled to neighboring Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and more distant countries. Now the refugee crisis has become a worldwide issue.

There is a famous Korean T.V program called ‘The Non- Summit Conference’, which put together 12 foreigners to talk about their cultural and social issues.  It costs a great deal but may not play a positive part in the community. One time, there was an agenda about whether to accept or reject refugees. Their opinions about refugee Denmark is the first E.U country planning to run anti- acceptance have been divided into pros and cons. refugee advertisements in foreign papers that are intended to deter potential refugees from Syria and Opinions of Pros Northern Africa. In the New Statesman, Emmanuel Akinwotu writes that “reports in the Danish press have  They are in desperate circumstances. Offering a revealed that documents comparing the benefits of helping hand is the right action of humanity. several European countries are given to refugees by smugglers. The suggestion is that the refugees are  During the World War period, many countries in making a calculated choice to travel to Denmark, to reap American continents accepted immigrants from all the benefits not available elsewhere.” over the world. They have become productive A New York Times article by Gardiner Harris, David E. members of the new communities. We have to Sagner and David M. Herszenhorn discusses how give them a chance to live a better life. Every President Barack Obama announced in August that the human being deserves an opportunity. U.S. would resettle at least 10,000 Syrian refugees Germany has become by far the starting in October. Though, biggest host in Europe for those U.S. leaders have focused on refugees. In the Washington their concerns about potential Post, Anthony Faiola wrote that national security threats. Yet Germany is sensing a golden these claims weaken upon opportunity. “This fast-graying scrutiny and how few Syrian nation… with a morbidly low refugees the U.S. has welcomed birthrate and a flat-lining -roughly 1,500 Syrians since population” desperately needs 2011-out of a global total of 4 more young workers to patch a million. “The refugee program big demographic hole in its has always had safeguards in it,” population. said Jeff Watkins, community executive director of the YMCA of Greater Houston. In the Huffington Post’s highline ‘Interview with “The refugee resettlement program would be a very International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde’, inefficient way for individuals who want to cause our she says that “the refugee crisis in Europe might end up country harm to enter.” being a positive force for the largely stagnant European economy.” The world is in chaos of debates about how to handle the refugee crisis. All of these concerns and worries are Opinions of Cons not likely to end sooner or later. And the solution of these fundamental problems seems impossible as of now.  There are too many refugees to accept and we don’t Then what should we do for them? Which should be know when to stop. first? Humanity? The security and interests of one’s own  The first thing we should do is to solve the country? I guess we can’t live a fertile life while fundamental problem-civil war. ignoring crises. On the other hand, in this global century,  They may cause social problems such as crimes, neighboring nations couldn’t hold the burden all by robbing, and diseases because not all of them are themselves. There should be a united organization to adjusting to new environments. overcome the situation. The matter must be settled systematically and in unison.

4 9 Awesome Japanese Foods

By Rika Takemoto

Japanese food has various kinds of food such as deep- fried food, boiled food, stir-fried food, , noodles and rice cakes. Moreover, many ingredients like , fish, and rice are used in Japanese food. Japanese food is delicious as well as healthy. Sushi is one of the most popular Japanese foods in the world. In the US, the roll, which is similar to sushi, is popular, and you can buy it everywhere, even in Walmart. However, other Japanese foods such as teriyaki and (noodles), are becoming very famous in the world. Recently, ramen is a very doing so, she can enjoy eating different tastes. Yuka popular Japanese food in London, and there are many Muramatsu likes sukiyaki because sukiyaki whets the ramen shops in there. Teriyaki is also getting popular in appetite for rice. the US. You can see many Japanese food restaurants which sell teriyaki with rice or noodles. Besides these Nikujyaga foods, there are still many awesome Japanese foods that Japanese people like to eat. Nikujyaga is boiled meat and potatoes and vegetables with Tempura , sugar, and sake. Nikujyaga is the usual Tempura is deep-fried seafood such as shrimp and squid Japanese food which mother and vegetables. Normally Japanese people like to eat makes. In addition, as tempura with sauce (soy-based dipping sauce) or salt. training for homemaking, many women learn how to There are also other ways to eat tempura, such as make nikujyaga before they get married. Saki Shiraki (tempura on rice with sauce) or tempura (tempura likes nikujyaga because her mother always makes it, and on ). The coating of tempura is crispy it warms her up. and, especially while the tempura is hot, it tastes better. Tomomi Yamaguchi likes tempura because she likes Stewed or shrimp, and especially tempura tastes good. Fish

Sukiyaki Stewed pork or fish is diced meat or fish boiled down in soy sauce. This is traditional Japanese food and loved by many people, especially elderly people. Nana Kokubo likes stewed pork/ fish because this fits in well with rice. In addition, she likes this kind of food which is cooked with typical Japanese sauce such as soy sauce stock. Ramen

Ramen is originally from , but ramen has developed and has been arranged in Japan. Sukiyaki is a dish of and many vegetables Ramen is noodles in and other ingredients such as , and mushrooms in hot with various soy-flavored sauce. This is a seasonal food, and we eat toppings such as corn, this food in winter. Sukiyaki will warm you up from pickled bamboo shoots, the inside. Moreover, you can eat many vegetables. roast pork and wakame Usually, we eat sukiyaki sitting around a one-pot meal (seaweed). The standard taste of ramen is miso, soy with family, so you can have a pleasant time with your sauce, salt, and pork bone . However, you can eat family too. Yuka Takemoto likes sukiyaki because different tastes in different places in Japan. There are sukiyaki can be another food by adding udon or rice. By many ramen shops in Japan, and ramen is loved by

5 many people regardless of age or sex. Shoto Esaki likes depending on each region. Some places have thicker ramen because ramen has many different tastes, and the udon or other places have a stronger tasting soup. Risa tastes of ramen are different from place to place, so he Yoshibayashi loves udon and she says she never gets thinks it’s interesting to try various tastes of ramen tired of eating udon, even if she eats it every day. She depending on shops. also loves its springy texture.

Rice Cakes Okonomiyaki

Rice cakes are made from steamed . There Okonomiyaki is Japanese style pancake or pizza. We can are many ways to eat rice cakes. We eat it with bean jam, choose our favorite vegetables and other ingredients grated (Japanese radish), soy sauce, and soybean such as seafood and meat, and make it on a hot plate. . In another way, we eat rice cake as zoni, which is Then, we put sauce on it. The most interesting thing soup with rice cake and vegetables. Emi Kobayashi likes when you make okonomiyaki is that we make it by rice cake because of its soft and chewy texture. ourselves. It is really fun. Ami Hayashi likes okonomiyaki because she can make it by herself, and Shabu-shabu she likes to eat it while it is hot.

Shabu-shabu is a hot-pot dish, and we put sliced pork or beef in boiling water and stir for a few seconds and then dip with sauce , such as soy sauce with citrus juice or sesame. Saori Saigo likes shabu-shabu because she likes boiled meat and she can choose sauce, which she likes to eat with meat. In conclusion, there are many awesome Japanese foods which are not popular in the world yet. These 9 foods Udon are very popular and standard Japanese foods. Besides these 9 foods, there are still many awesome foods in Udon is thick white Japanese noodles made from wheat, Japan. I hope some other delicious Japanese food flour, salt, and water. We can enjoy eating udon both hot becomes more popular in the world. and cold soup which is based in soy sauce or fish stock, and with vegetables. Moreover, we sometimes add tempura on udon. There are different types of udon

6 Five Asian Noodles Soba is made of By Sejeong Choi flour, and can be eaten Noodles are known as one of the world’s most enjoyed hot in soup or cold foods. Its origin began in the East. It introduces the long with dipping history of oriental noodles as boasting splendid types sauce, which is and tastes. called Zaru Soba.

People often think about noodles when people don’t have enough time to eat or people don’t have much Thai Noodles appetite. It was first made in china. Thai noodles is made from rice. Thai people eat mainly ’s History the rice . Thai noodles have more meat, According to EunSook Lee Monthly Magazine, the seafood, and vegetables than other noodles. They put the noodle’s history goes back to around 5000 B.C, but we peppers and add for good taste. Thai noodles know it was first made in the third century. Noodles are stir - noodles and they are made with were further developed in the East than the West. In soaked dried (Beer2Day). The Thai noodle Asia, they are eaten mainly in China, Korea, Japan and “… is a fast, delicious and nutritious dish, and has . In the West, Italian explorer Marco Polo become popular in many countries around the world” visited China in the late 13th Century, and brought back (Wikipedia). the noodle to his native land, where it became .

Chinese Noodles

Noodles in China are eaten for breakfast or are considered more of a snack instead of a meal. Most Chinese like to eat noodles rather than rice. are named depending on how you cook them, what the ingredients are and what noodles’ shapes are. Typical Chinese noodles are Ban mian, , , and Zhajiang mian. Source: http://egloos.zum.com/babnsool/v/3091769

Beef Chow Fun Noodle Accoriding to Eating Well’s recipe, to make beef chow fun, “brown sugar [is] added to black bean- sauce, which Vietnam has the most famous rice noodles. Its name is gives this stir-fry its . People can eat Pho anywhere and anytime in unmistakable Chinese Vietnam. “Pho is a popular in Vietnam and takeout flavor. The the specialty of a number of chains around the recipe for beef chow fun world” (Wikipedia). Pho has a few , bean sprouts, works equally well with crown daisies tofu for a vegetarian and or meal or boneless, skinless chicken breast. Serve with chicken and sliced cucumbers tossed with rice vinegar, sesame seeds shrimp. Some and a pinch of salt.” people eat it with Japanese Noodles and chili or spicy sauce. Japanese noodles have distinct characteristics depending on the area. The Kanto region uses dark soy sauce and dried bonitos or anchovies, so the soup is very rich and Pho Beef Noodle dark. The Kansai region uses pale soy sauce and kelp, so the soup is very simple in taste. Well known Japanese noodles are udon, soba, and ramen. (Tokyo Metropolitan Government) http://www.menu-tokyo.jp/tradition/soba.php?lang=ko 7 Planning Your Next Trip to have enjoyed noodles for a long time, but noodles are not an ordinary food because Korea has a Nepal: Experiences and lack of wheat production. So, a long time ago, Korean Opinions noodles were a special food for unique days such as birthdays and weddings. As the shape of noodles is long, By Sandhya Manandhar people enjoy noodles to pray for a long life on birthdays and happiness on wedding days. There are many Korean The land of Everest, the land of Buddha, the land of noodles such as Kalguksu, cold noodles, spicy noodles, mesmerizing mountains, the land of flora and fauna, the and banquet noodles. land of eternal truth, bliss and natural beauty, the land of typical culture and festivals, the land of Gurkha soldiers, the land of temples and monasteries, and yes it is a county called Nepal. Nepal enjoys eight world heritage sites offered by UNESCO. Cold noodles are made from the of arrowroot, buckwheat and potatoes, and there are cold noodles with soup and spicy cold noodles without soup. Cold noodles have a boiled egg, sliced pieces of cucumber, radish and Korean pear.

Nowadays, there are various recipes for noodles over the world. Recipes have been developed. People enjoy noodles for its simplicity and convenience.

Gopal Singh, Coordinator of Bachelor in Business Administration in Pokhara University, says the best place to visit in Nepal is Pokhara, which is a 6 hour drive from Kathmandu. Pokhara is one of the beautiful places to visit in Nepal, best known for boating, trekking, paragliding, cycling, rafting and many more. What really impressed him in Pokhara were the environment and the people of Pokhara, as well as lots of delicious food and hospitality. I interviewed some people about noodles. Geoff “ I went to the Korean Restaurant and I ate Kalbi and Barstow, Naengmyeon. It was very fantastic,” (April). from the Department “ I went to the Vietnam Restaurant once a week with my of Religion family because my family like vietnam rice noodle,” and (Yewon). Philosophy at Otterbein “ I like Jampong and . When it rain,or University, when I drink alcohol, I usually eat jampong,”(Jin). stated that he has visited “I love . So,I eat cup noodles twice a week,” Nepal few (Jiwon). times, and he has studied “I love noodles. Whenever my mom doesn’t cook dinner Buddhism in for our family, I cook noodle and eat with my family,” Nepal. The places he finds best to him in Nepal were (Yeji). Kathmandu and Patan, but he also likes the Himalayas, north of the middle hills: places like Khumbu, Manang, and Dolpa

8 According to Ajay to visit there while she was in Nepal. She further said Sharma, medical the idea to trek Ghandruk Village arises in her mind student at Lumbini because she was really amazed by the beautiful pictures Medical College in of her friends in Ghandruk Village on social media. Pokhara, Nepal, explained that beautiful places to visit in Nepal are the Manang and Mustang Districts, also called “Himal Pari ko Desh” (Country across the mountains). The Mustang District is the pathway for Mukthinath Temple. These places and Manang district is famous for trekking. The trekking also explores Tilicho lake, Annapurna Himal, Dhaulagiri Himal, Manasalu Himal, Lamjung Himal, Machhapuchhre Himal, Nilgiri Himal, Tilicho Peak, Tukuche Peak, Dhampus Peak, Jomsom Valley, Thakali Museum, Mukthinath Temple and Mustang Himal. Along with trekking in Manang and Mustang, the locality is famous for culture and ritual offerings. Marpha Valley welcomes us with a unique Suhit Adhakari , student of University of Findlay, Ohio, apple distillery. The mesmerizing view from Manang expressed his opinion about best place to visit in Nepal and Mustang makes him feel as if in heaven. is Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pathan Durbar Square and Bhaktapur Durbar square. Kathmandu, patan and As reported by, Matt Hahnewald, Perpetual Traveler Bhakatpaur are commonly known as Kathmandu valley. from Canada, he has visited lots of places in Nepal These three valleys are including Pokhara, Kathmandu valley, Lumbini and famous for their typical many more, but among them, he finds Annapurna Base culture heritage and Camp (ABC) is the one of the most adventurous, unique life style. The exciting and memorable events of his life because he Kathmandu Valley was there with some includes seven groups of of his friends a day monuments and before the horrible buildings that display the earthquake in Nepal, full range of historic and on the 25th of April artistic achievements, 2015. Mt. Annapurna which includes Durbar is 10th highest Square of Human Dhoka mountain in the (Kathmandu), Bhakatapur and Patan, the Buddhist world. Before stupas of Swayambhu and Bouddhanath and the Hindu reaching to the base Temples of Pasupatinath and Changu Narayan. of Annapurna he Kathmandu Valley is also listed in UNESCO. enjoyed cascading waterfalls, beautiful villages, terraced farmland, rhododendron forest, and amazing mountains. Nepal is the destination of many tourists from different The best season to visit ABC is autumn (September to parts of the world. According to the Board of November) and spring (March to May). Nepal every year Nepal receives more than 800,000 tourists, from which it can be inferred that Nepal’s According to Sama Manandhar, living in Columbus, she highest income is through the tourism business. Not only really wants to visit Ghandruk Village in her next trip to are the above palaces touristic destinations, there are Nepal. Actually she is from Nepal but she got no chance more places like Everest Base Camp (EBC), Chitwan National parks, Khaptad national parks, Langtang Valley, Rara Lake, Bhotekoshi for bungee, Dharan, Phoksundo lake, Lumbini, Nagarkot and many more. Tourists also come to Nepal for paragliding, rafting, bungee jumping, skydiving, mountain flight, jungle , trekking, canyoning, elephant polo and more. Nepal can be your next wonderful best destination to explore mountains, natural beauty and cultural heritage.

9 An Interesting Festival in My Home Country: Moros & Cristianos

By Elisa Martínez Sirvent What Is This Festival? Typical Foods Moros & Cristianos is a “Normally, almost all festival very important popular days I have lunch a soup. I festival in Elda city. It think is the best food for my commemorates the stomach”-Alma C. reconquest of the lands of the region by the “Before come back home Christians, their former when I go out normally I occupants being the have breakfast barbecue, Moors. It has been sándwich, etc in party room’s8 celebrated for centuries. At friends. I enjoy and I have a present, this festival takes great time talking with my place the last week in May for friends”-Eva F. 5 days. This festival is very famous in my area and is celebrated in honor of St Anthony, the festival’s patron1. “I think we don’t have very special food for this festival. I love meeting with my friends in several restaurants”- Wednesday night, Moros & Cristianos begins with the Sara S. 2 local festival opening speech (normally some famous The Best Event person is the herald3). Many people who live in other cities come to enjoy it. “The best event to me is when During the days of celebration, events take place. Every everyone goes to 4 day there is a parade where people show their costumes the church and 5 of each troupe . They are very beautiful. sings a beautiful song. All troupes Today there are 9 troupes, divided into two groups, and are gathered to each troupe has festive charges that are renewed every sing and dance at 6 7 year, composed of captain , flag bearer and child the same time” - captain and child flag bearer. Alma C.

Troupe Members “I don’t like any event specially but I think all of them are very beautiful to see. This festival is very special for “Bando Moro”: Group of people who represent the us because it’s a meeting for friends and you can walk in Moorish kingdom the streets without problem. They are closed. You can walk free.”-Eva F. Realistas (Realistic) Musulmanes (Muslims) Marroquíes (Moroccan) “I don’t mind the troupe because I don’t walk in Huestes del Cadí (Hosts of Cadi) line. My costume is Muslim because I like it”- “Bando Cristiano”: Group of peopl Jorge M. e who represent Christian kingdom. Cristianos (Christians) Piratas (Pirates) Which Troupe Do You Like? Estudiantes (Students) Contrabandistas (Smugglers) “I love zíngaros. They have a colorful Zíngaros (Gypsies) costumes and they are very bright. I stay in this troupe since I was a child. I I interviewed some Spanish friends have a really great time and I like about their feelings in Moros & walking in file with my Friends”-Ona Cristianos festival. They are talking C. about their favorite foods, events, troupes, etc.

10 3 Kinds of Korean Restaurants in Columbus

By Eun Jin Jung

Columbus has 10 different Korean restaurants. All these restaurants sell Korean traditional foods, but I'll introduce about 3 of the Korean restaurants. San-Su is known as the best Korean BBQ restaurant. There is a buffet section in San-Su where you can try Korean style beef, pork, chicken and other Korean food. Also there is a BBQ grill on each table so you can grill the meat or vegetables you got from the buffet and cook it in the right style for yourself. Also on the buffet section, there is a station called Bibimbob, which is Korea's traditional food that has all different kinds of vegetables mixed with rice and Korea's traditional spicy sauce called gochu jang.

Poongmei is a Korean style Chinese restaurant, which means they changed the Chinese food to the way Pictures by Marta Ortega Koreans like it. Chajangmen and Jampbong are the most famous Korean style Chinese foods. Chajangmen is the “I like Smugglers because they are the most colorful and noodle that has sweet they are my favorites”.-Eva F. black sauce that is made with black beans. I love “I prefer Students. I love them. I am in this troupe all my their Jampbong; which is a life since I was a child. My family is this troupe, too. It’s spicy noodle soup that has a small troupe but I don’t mind. It’s very special for all different kinds of me”-Sara B seafood and vegetables with red spicy broth. Glossary of Terms Silla was the first Korean Patron1 (Patrón): Patron Saint. restaurant opened in Columbus. It Festival openning speech2 (Pregón): Event to start the has been 30 years since they festival. opened, and the first owner still Herald3 (Pregonero): Person who starts the festival. owns the restaurant. Since this Parade4 (Desfile): Lined up in formation or in order. restaurant is the first Korean Troupe5 (Comparsa): Group of people who are dressed restaurant in town, they have all in costumes of the same class. different kinds of Korean food. It Captain6 (Capitán): Person who is leading his troupe. is good to go with friends so you Flag bearer7 (Abanderada): A Girl who is wearing the have varied choices of food. This flag. (In each troupe there are a captain and a flag restaurant usually doesn't open bearer). their store during breakfast and Party room (Cuartelillo): A place where friends are lunch. It mostly opens during meeting. It’s similar to a club. dinner time, which is like 5 to 1 o'clock in the morning. So if you want to have a late If you are interested in knowing more about this festival, dinner but all the other Korean restaurants are closed, you can find information at the following link or you Silla is the best place to go and eat. Silla is also known can feel free to ask me. as the drinking, bar area. Because there is a karaoke spot in the front so people can sing whatever they want and http://www.morosycristianoselda.es/ have fun with their friends while they are drinking.

11 Dragon’s Eye Travelogue of Antelope This shows the fierce eye of a Canyon dragon and an angular eyelid with the eye in the middle. By Ji Sung Yun Sunset of Monument We went to Antelope Canyon one time when we Valley made a reservation. This is the place where a Native American girl found a cow. She is 88 This looks like a flaming years old now. This is located in the park of the sunset around Monument Navajo. The Native Americans of the Navajo Valley. Nation are authorized to guide people through Eagle Antelope canyon. So nobody can go inside the canyon, which is divided into the Upper Canyon and Lower Canyon, without them.

The guide drove a 4 wheel drive car in which 9 people can ride. The sign that read, “tips will be appreciated” in many languages was above the driver’s sheet. We stopped at the entrance of the canyon and the entrance was a little bit smaller than I expected. The canyon was formed due to water erosion. This is a shape of an eagle which has an eye, nose and This is the place photographers from all over the mouth and tries to take off with flaps of its wings. world come to take artistic photos. Light comes through openings in the top of the natural caves Lincoln’s Face and this makes art. So the picture condition is different depending on the time and season. This is a silhouette in which Winter is not good and noon is best to visit. We Lincoln is looking at the sky. went there at noon in summer when the light is best. It shows Lincoln’s unique chin and nose. When I entered the canyon, the picture we saw through the camera was so wonderful because the Beautiful Cave (top of page) colors to picture changed as the angle of light When light through an opening changed on the spot where the guide explained, meets a camera, silhouettes are “Sunset of Monument Valley, Eagle, Lincoln’s taken as various colors. face, Dragon eyes” and so on. These were amazing and beautiful.

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By Mi Young Cho : the Hawaii of Korea!

South Korea is a beautiful place filled with mountains, Stated by CNN’s “Top 10 Places To Visit in South temples, amazing food, kind people, and ultra-luxury Korea”, “a semi-tropical island of the mainland, Jeju is stores. Also, the easy access public transportations, such indeed a beautiful paradise” (CNN). Travelers can visit as buses, taxis, and subways, can take you anywhere and the crystal clear blue everywhere. With the easily accessible transportation, oceans, enjoy the available twenty-four-seven, travelers can eat and drink wonderful beaches and all night at many of the restaurants and clubs. hike high mountains like . Also, travelers I would like to talk about the three best places to travel can visit the mysterious in Korea. cavern, “Manjaggul Cave.” This cave is a UNESCO Seoul: the Capital City of Korea! (shown above) World Heritage Site. It’s one of the finest lava According to CNN’s “Top 10 Places To Visit in South tunnels in the world. Korea”, Seoul is a city with fascinating mix of ancient and modern characteristics. Travelers can visit old Female divers, called historical temples and places of long history. Also, they haenyeo, collect many can taste amazing food. Because of these characteristics, different kinds of seafood there are lots of foreigners who visit Seoul. Seoul also by diving into the deep contains one of the best public transportation systems in water. This traditional the world like bus, subway, train, and airplane. method is very unique in Korea, especially Jeju Island. : a Park Filled with Beautiful Seasonal Colors.

Seoraksan National Park is Korea’s most famous mountain. Seorak is famous for its colorful fall leaves. In winter, there are some ski in the area. In addition, you can find some luxurious gambling resorts, rafting rivers, bungee jumping, and beautiful beaches.

13 Once she landed in New York City, she remembers it The Life of Lejla Maley: the was the first time she saw people that were not from Bosnia. All the diversity she found made her more Journey of a Refugee immersed. “Even just different looking children, like different hair- that was actually really interesting.” The By Araceli Aranda transition was not as hard for her as it was for her mother or her sister. At the beginning, they had a Lejla Maley was only translator that made the transition easier for them. As a seven when she and her child Lejla was more interested in being “Americanized” family had to move than Bosnian. That seemed an easier option since no one from Bosnia to the at her school spoke Bosnian and she did not want to be United States, and by different from the rest of the kids. that time, she had already undergone more It wasn’t until college that she realized that she was than most people can missing some part of her essence, after many years of imagine. Nevertheless, lost interest in her native language and culture. When all the difficulties she she started to learn about linguistics and culture and had to overcome during language identity, she became motivated to come back the Bosnian War in the 1990s, far from holding her to learn some parts of the literature and culture that she back, turned her into the woman she is today. had forgotten. After graduating from college, she started teaching Bosnian. Before the war, Lejla lived in a big metropolitan city in Bosnia with her father, mother and sister. She Lejla earned a major in linguistics at the Ohio State remembers that they used to spend the weekends on University and then studied Spanish, even though she their families’ farms learning how to milk cows and did not know that she would become a teacher, she was collecting eggs. However, most of her memories from very interested in studying languages and in diversity. Bosnia are during the war, which started when she was Becoming a teacher was something that just happened. five. During the two years they lived in the war, they She started teaching in a high school and felt in love had to move from their home to an apartment because with it, but her true passion is to ensure that language the building where they lived was hit by a grenade. Soon learners have equal treatment and opportunities to after, the apartment was also hit and they had to move to education. the capital until they were relocated to Italy where they waited for the documents to come to the United States. After teaching at Ohio State, she became more interested in teaching at a university, and she wanted to teach ESL, Even though she was a child, she was very aware of so she came to Otterbein two years ago. She has also what was happening. “We couldn't play outside for too taught English in Mexico, Rwanda and neighboring long. There were restricted hours. You heard bombs, and countries in Eastern Africa. Now as a PhD student, Lejla you see people die, and that’s really hard.” However, is very interested in studying reforms in education, even though that was hard, Lejla thinks particularly in what kind of that having been a child made it easier to Access to education overcome the situation and heal language learners from emotionally as she said, “Children are minorities have. very resilient.” She thinks that as an adult, that would have affected her for Her love of travel has taken the rest of her life, so she is thankful that her back to her native she was a child. Adults may be angry country three times, but and feel resentment towards the enemy, now, as an adult, she sees but being a child, she did not have to things differently. Seeing a think about the politics of the war so it is divided country makes her easier to live with that. feel that it is unfair. “You are easily upset by things like seeing a lot of poverty … After the death of her father in 1992 and her sister being seeing the political injustice.” injured in 1993, Lejla and her family got “medical refugee status” to come to the United States. They This is the reason why she is now very sensitive to finally moved to the United States in 1994. For her, the refugees, and feels very emphatic to people who are journey was in some ways exciting, she tells me as she forced to leave their countries, because now at an older tries to illustrate the movements and size of the army age, she is affected by seeing people going through what airplane in which she traveled with her hands. It was a she lived. “People are not showing compassion to people cargo plane, so the back was open, and it was that need it, so that's really hard too.” frightening but thrilling at the same time.

14 we’ve been working on students’ pronunciation...” She Who Is the Most Energetic was also effusive of students who “…go to on to become Woman at Otterbein? degree seeking at Otterbein.” She said coordinators or ESL teachers need to get as By Sejeong Choi many experiences that they can meeting different I met Erin Johnson, cultures and people in order to understand and accept ESL teacher and different cultures. Also people who have studied Coordinator, who is linguistics are very helpful for teaching ESL students. everyone’s favorite. She thinks the most important thing to keep in mind is Kind and generous, the need to respect others. They should understand that

every single student everyone is different and accept others the way they are. loves her. She What Are Your Plans for Otterbein ESL? understands international students’ “We would like to do more things [with the] Otterbein hardships well and ESL program. I need to do more things to prepare always tries her best students to become degree seeking. With the Art to help them. She Department last year [in a] class that I co taught, we always thinks of others first and is very careful. learned content and language at same time. At the same time, we focused on language. I am planning to do more “I am always really impressed by what an empathetic programs like this.” said Erin. and considerate teacher Erin is.” Elizabeth McMurray said. She is an Otterbein ESL teacher. She want to live other country with whole family she think it is very fun. I said visit Korea, I will guide for her She has two daughters; Lucy is 5 years old and Adele is family. 3. Her husband, Jonathan, works at Otterbein as an Otterbein Professor. His parents are Asian.

Her degree is in English Linguistics. She likes languages and her favorite thing to study is endangered languages. The Great Gwen She loves to travel. She likes to teach pronunciation and she likes to explain pronunciation. By Eun Jin Jung

Her job has two parts; one is teaching and the other one Not too hot, but not too cold, it's beautiful weather to is administrative. She likes to teach ESL students who chill, walk and enjoy this time of the season: fall. On are from different countries. Also, she started organizing this beautiful day, I interviewed Gwen DeRosa, current ESL Programs and she met other administrators. She English as a Second Language Instructor at Otterbein spends a lot of time trying to make sure the program is University. the best that it can be for how small it is. She is trying to improve the program. Also, there are lots of different Gwen DeRosa has taught ESL class at Otterbein parts to her job, from recruiting students and figuring University about one year, but she has been teaching out how to get more students to learning about some of ESL students for three and a half years. She said her the legal aspects in some of the rules, as well as learning original plan was to be a writer, but after she taught a about some developing curricula in the university. family from Korea, she really enjoyed teaching them. In “…and what does the university need from us for our addition, when she looks back to her high school years, students to be successful when they go on to have a she always wanted to be friends with foreigners. After degree, what do they need to do, what skills do they she compares the economic (money) issues and need to have.” everything, Gwen truly knew that she wanted to be an English teacher to foreigners. “It is very fun job because there are lots and lots different things.” Erin said. I asked Gwen "What is your hardest thing overall teaching?" ESL Instructor Elizabeth McMurray has observed Erin’s work as a coordinator and teacher. “During observations She answered "Grading, especially grading essays." and lessons, she makes an effort to really facilitate the discussion as opposed to directing or telling you what to She also talked about cultural differences between her do or think.” and her students, because some of these students aren't used to American ways of teaching. She gave the “What was your most memorable moment while example of some of her past Middle Eastern students. working?” I asked Erin. “…I enjoyed most recently was These students aren't used to having homework and …the TED talk … and how great students were. The outside of school work because it isn’t common in their presentations were wonderful as you know, and then countries. They give students time to finish activities in 15 Looking for Someone You class. Also, these students think writing is not as important as speaking. This gave a hard time to Gwen to Can Rely on? teach students from the Middle East because their cultures don’t necessarily value writing as much. Richard Ji: Big Brother of However, there are more positives than negatives to being an ESL teacher. It might be hard to teach English International Students beginners, but Gwen said even the English beginner students, they can still communicate. And that's what she aims for, making her students feel comfortable and easy By Mi Young Cho to thinking in English rather than speaking English with correct grammar. Teaching adults or college students I interviewed Richard Ji, the Coordinator of seems less exciting than teaching little kids English. But International Admission and Student Support Services. she said when she teaches adults, they have more He is also the Coordinator of the International Student experiences and maturity to discuss about various topics Association (ISA). The ISA promotes cultural diversity than with kids. And she can learn about different and and works to foster meaningful new cultures from mature people, which is one of reason relationships among its members she loves to teach international students. and Otterbein students through social and cultural activities. ISA I asked a formal ESL student named Sejeong, "Do you organizes events throughout the like to be in Gwen's class?" Sejeong answered, "She is year to provide members and the very nice and make me comfortable to the class. I also whole campus opportunities to loved how she is prepared for everything!" Her students interact with each other and to seem to enjoy Gwen's class. Gwen DeRosa seems like experience a variety of happenings she loves her job. And when I asked her "Do you like during their time at Otterbein. your job," she answered, "yes," straight forward. Gwen wants to stay being a professor at Otterbein University I asked Ji about the ISA’s recent due to her love of her job as well as her love of activity called International Night. Otterbein campus. But she also said she doesn't know. “International Night was a great It might change like how she changed her mind being a success. We had 11 performances writer to become an English Second Language Professor. this year, and about 220 people joined us. I asked some people about the program, and all the feedbacks I got were positive,” he said.

I also asked him when he felt proud of his job. “When international students smile. Every time I see them smile, I feel happy. That’s the time I feel proud of my job,” he said.

Lastly, I asked him about what his plans are for Otterbein’s future. “Currently we have 97 international students representing 19 countries. I hope we could have more international students and visiting scholars come to Photo of a mural Gwen's husband did. Can you find Otterbein. Also, I hope more and more domestic could Gwen (top left corner)? study abroad. World is so big. Everyone should go and take a look,” he said with a warm smile.

16 year. They said... you know... we have a position “I Want to Get Involved with available if you want to do that after graduation... and I said sure... Why not?” “My first... My first job was in International Students,” She Otterbein,” Dana said. Said. She worked here about couple of years, and after that, By Elisa Martínez Sirvent she married and went to work at Ohio State University, but she knew she really wanted to work at Otterbein so Dana Viglietta works as when she saw her spot accessible she emailed Otterbein Assistant Director of to explain her the job. She wanted to come back because Alumni Engagement at her future was here. She had many great experiences Otterbein University. that influenced her to continue working here to make it a better place. “My boss, Becky, when I was a student, I Some days ago, Dana and worked for her as a student, so I knew her already, and I met in her office. The when I saw this position, I emailed her, and I said, ‘I see environment was quiet you [have] this position available. What's it all about?’ and relaxed. I was very And we had dinner and she explained to me what it calm because I felt entails and I was looking to get back into this type of confidence with her. She work, so it all worked out,” she said. talked to me about her studies and job at Otterbein. Despite of her first job at Otterbein and after that, her job at Ohio State University, she also worked in two By the time to go to university was coming, she had to different places. One of them was in a National College where she had to go. At the beginning she was looking Senior Honor, named “Mortar Bored,” which is for at the University of Dayton because she liked it, but one students who are seniors and very Smart, and the other day, a representative from Otterbein came to her high one was in a TV and radio station for 11 years at the school and she was surprised with the name of the university. “It was really fun,” Dana said. university. She was invited to spent the night on campus, Nowadays, she enjoys her job because she never knows visiting students’ classes. She also liked Westerville and what will happen. “I love my job,” said Dana smiling. she knew she could continue practicing sports she liked, “[I] have the job of serving people who had gone to so she decided to study at Otterbein. school and graduated and [am] always trying to find ways to keep them informed about what's “I just felt very comfortable going on at the university, you know it’s a beautiful engaged so they can come little town,” Dana said. “I back to do something or played tennis in high getting involved” she said. school and I knew I would be able to keep playing She really likes social tennis in Otterbein.” media, marketing, Twitter and Facebook. Dana studied public relations, and she always Finally we talked about really liked graphics. international students. She “After a while I was in has been interested in them school, I worked on the yearbook, and I worked on the since she was in high school. There, she had exchange newspaper doing a lot of design-oriented work.” She students as classmates, and she wondered who they were said. and what their background was. “We can share culture and share our experiences,” she said. She thinks people make Otterbein special because it is a small university and everybody is very willing to help She told me that when she was in high school, she had out. Moreover, people who work here are great. “I can an exchange student from Switzerland in her home, and remember when I came to visit and just when I started as she had a wonderful time. “The best experience of my a student, everybody you know... was friendly, helped whole life,” she said, so “I want to get involved with me...” Viglietta said. international students,” Dana said.

When she was graduating she had the opportunity to She thinks to have an international students is a great work in the admissions office, and she was lucky to get opportunity that Otterbein offers, and she confirmed, the job before finishing her major. She traveled to “You are... you are my first international student... northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania to go to high Hopefully the first of many!!!” schools to get students. “I was finishing up my senior 17 About the FYS Class in Otterbein and East A Philosophy and Asian Asian Philosophy

Culture Professor Now, he is teaching Transitions through international comparisons in FYS (First Year Seminar) class for international students which is about comparing the By Rika Takemoto philosophers of such as Confucius, Mencius Dr. Jeremy Smith is a professor of the English with Western philosophers such as Jesus. It sounds department. He has been teaching at Otterbein difficult to teach Asian philosophy in English to University since 1988. Now he teaches the First Year international students, but he seems to have fun to teach Seminar class “Transitions through International them in the class. He enjoys hearing student’s response Comparisons,” two INST classes, “The Search for during his class. “I want them to respond to one another Meaning in Western Literature”, and “West African and become involved in a discussion. That’s the most Cultures and Colonialism”, and freshman composition rewarding thing,” Dr. Jeremy Smith said. He thinks East and African Literature. His way of speaking is not Asian students, as a good point, they respect professors quick, so it is easy to understand for international more, but as a bad point, they hesitate to ask questions. students. During the interview, he seemed to be Because of this cultural difference, while he is teaching, relaxed with something to d he sometimes feels difficulty during rink. He seemed to be ha the class. “…getting people to really ving fun while he was talki ask questions and discuss more, ng about philosophy. which is harder,” Dr. Jimmy said. He likes East Asian philosophy in that the value of family is taken Career more seriously than in western philosophy. His favorite teaching While he was an Indiana from Asia is “Study without thought University student, his major is labor lost, thought without study was philosophy. He had some is dangerous,” by Confucius which interest, but none of the means ‘if you just accept something, classes had started, so he without thinking and questioning became interested in about it, how can you think about philosophy, religion, and something? You can’t find [if] that’s literature, and took “ideas and [the] answer or not. True or not, literature”, and “comparative there should be argument.’ So he literature” classes. Then, he wondered why international was impressed by one of the students don’t participate in the professors, and “I finally realized what I want to do,” Dr. class actively, and he hopes international students do Jeremy said. After he graduated the university, he went that more actively. His favorite person from Asia is to Indiana university graduate school, and studied Confucius because “he actually understood human comparative literature and got a PhD. Then, he became a nature, what human beings really are, and there are some professor. things new that people hadn’t really understood before,” Dr. Jeremy Smith said. Western and Asian philosophy Why He Became Interested in East Asian look different, but he thinks Christian thoughts and East Philosophy? Asian thoughts are quite similar. Now, he also tries to study , but he feels difficulty in its While he was a university student, there were many pronunciation and Chinese character international students from all over the world. He knew many people around the world and learned many things What Does He Think about Otterbein? through interaction with international students. In his program, there were many international students and He likes Otterbein University because faculty members American students who studied Chinese, and one of the care about students. He also likes students at Otterbein, professors from whom he took a class was also Chinese. because he thinks students focus on family, not His Chinese professor introduced him to East Asian competition, like in cities. Most of them are from Ohio, philosophers like Confucius, so he became interested in where, as a kind of rural area, they put value on family. Asian philosophy and Confucianism. He was influenced So, in a way, he feels they are similar to East Asian by such surroundings, and started to read about people. Moreover, he also thinks they are welcoming to Confucius and Mencius. international students.

18 Photo: “Shooting Candids around School” by Danny Santos

A Korean-American Boy’s International Mind

By Hyunah Choi

‘How sweet and cute the boy is!’ When the boy came various races in his class. “I like it because they have by to sell popcorn in a Boy Scout costume, I saw him for different ways of doing it and it feels more universal the first time. He was shyly smiling and speaking with so…,” said Young. an awkward Korean pronunciation that he was raising funds. Nobody could have rejected an offer to the face The two nationalities he belongs to don’t seem to be a of the innocent young child. big concern to him. Experiencing different cultures attracts him more than a restricted identity. He is a 5th grade boy living in a suburban area. His parents moved to America 15 years ago and gave a birth Young is a normal boy, enjoying outdoor activities, to this sweet boy, Young, which is his pseudonym. His loving pure nature and sometimes being frustrated by his parents didn’t want his name and picture to be released older brother’s joking. for the protection of their son from any unpredictable “That we go on more , we get more pets and go cases. to the ocean for fishing, like go on boat. Get an X-box, “Science is fun and interesting,” said Young with eyes a new soccer ball, P.S. board… It’s all…a new fishing full of curiosity. “I want to be marine biologist.” He pole…,” said Young with a shy smile. The wishes to his often goes fishing to the pond nearby. He loves the parents don’t seem to get to an end. water, animals and sports like soccer, tennis and Cheerful Rose, his pet dog, rushed to Young’s open arms swimming. and vigorously licked his cheeks and lips with its tail He doesn’t seem to have any confusion over his identity. wagging. How lovely they are! The world seems to be He just thinks he’s half American and half Korean hopeful by the time this sweet boy with open arms without any hesitation. He loves to be surrounded by becomes a productive member of our globe. 19 say to the girls “I'm going upstairs”. She went upstairs Tutoring Foreign Children and went to bathroom. She came back downstairs, and they finished their lesson. Two hours later, the mother By Ji Sung Yun called her very upset because her girls told their mother she had taken a shower while tutoring. “Am I taking a shower? My goodness, no!” she said. She was very surprised. She didn't understand what the mother was talking about. In Japanese culture, when someone uses that bathroom, that means they are taking a shower. So, the girls thought, when she was upstairs, she was taking a shower. Really she was using the restroom. Now she is very careful when she says to children “I’m going to use the restroom”.

She loves to tutor her students. Her future plan is to continue to tutor her students until her children go to university. After that, she is not sure if she will go back to the classroom. If she did go back to the classroom she would teach ESL. She is sure at some point she will have to stop, but there is something about working with people because she is very much a people person. We finished her interview with a hug.

She greeted me with her vibrant and happy smile when I arrived at her house. Her house was big, warm and clean. I started to interview her, drinking a cup of fresh coffee and sitting at the living room table together.

Melissa Murthy is a private English tutor. She loves to tutor.

She couldn’t help stopping her regular teaching career because she married and had to move to another distant state, Ohio. But she had a chance to teach a Japanese family at the tutoring building of a Honda factory in 2001. Most of her students are Asians because her students need English as a second language. She had a very hard time saying “no” to her students who need her help. When she first started, she expected to tutor for five hours a week. But now she is tutoring 27 to 39 students a month. She is tutoring various students from 3 and 1/2 years old to 56 years old. The hardest thing of tutoring is scheduling.

All her students like her and are interested in her lessons, I asked her the knowhow. She told me that “I try to be completely honest”. If she is happy, sad or upset, her students know it. If she is honest about who she is and she takes a true interest in them, then it helps that relationship with the students. And she told me that sharing true communication between her and her students is more important than any kind of grammar book or storybook. Just speaking about everyday activities or being outside taking a walk talking about what's out there help to express what students are thinking, their ideas.

I asked her to relate one episode related to the cultural differences at the beginning of tutoring. Several years ago, she had some new students in her home, and they were young twin sisters. The downstairs bathroom had a leak, so she was not able to use that restroom. She had to 20 A Brief Chat with Geoffrey Barstow

By Sandhya Manandhar

Geoff Barstow is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Religion and Philosophy in Otterbein University. He was born in Connecticut. Then he moved to Texas when he was 10 years old.

His Undergraduate degree was from Hampshire University in Massachusetts in 2001. There he took some classes on Buddhism; he found it was so fascinating. Then in his last semester of graduation, he went to India for a study abroad program to study more about Buddhism. But for his research project, he went to Nepal. “That was the first time I went to Nepal,” said Geoff. He was really motivated by the Buddhists there in Nepal. He said his goal in his life is to be a good teacher and After that he came back to US and completed his continue to teach students by improving his classes. Graduation. Then he went back to Nepal. “I knew “Through teaching I want to have impact in the world,” already that I wanted to go back,” said Geoff. He joined he said. Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery to study his B.A. in He was planning to take some students to Nepal with Buddhism which is affiliated with Kathmandu him last May, 2015 but due to the horrific earthquake, University. He studied Tibetan Buddhism for four years they couldn’t go; however, he is planning to go to Nepal there in Nepal. Through Buddhism, he came to know with his students in June, 2017. At Otterbein, he about how we see life from a different prospective. His primarily teaches Buddhism, but this semester he is primary research interest is in the history of teaching Religion in America, and next semester, he is vegetarianism in Tibet across all time periods and going to teach a course related to Islam. regions. As a part of his research, he has performed extensive fieldwork in Tibetan areas.

After four years, he came back to US when he joined his graduate school (as a Master in Tibetan Studies) in “I feel like studying Religion is Harvard’s Divinity School in 2008 and got his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 2013. [the] study of people. It is not just a study of collections of beliefs, He was really interested and motivated by some of his professors to study about religion. According to him but how do people live their life, and what [role] does religion play studying religion means studying our own and others culture for instance when we stud y about Buddhism we in real people’s life, so the more came to know how it is socially created, how it is we understand that, the more we dependent on society around, and how it can change overtime then we came to know about our own tradition understand ourselves.” as well.

“I feel like studying Religion is [the] study of people. It is not just a study of collections of beliefs, but how do people live their life, and what [role] does religion play in real people’s life, so the more we understand that, the more we understand ourselves,” Geoff explained. 21 Support the Howl!

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