Professional Documents
Culture Documents
A Student Publication
Spring
THE GLOBE
Spring 2008
Volume XIII, No. 2
A Student Publication
of the
English Language Center
Members of the English Language Center Staff – IEP and ICP Programs:
Staff
Beverly Bickel, Director
Heather Linville, Academic Director
Joan Kang Shin, Director of Online Programs
Sarah Gardenghi, Assistant Director for Student Services
Sarita Foutz, Program Coordinator
Josie Penn, Program Management Specialist
Joyce Braker, Office Supervisor
Reflections
Life
Reflections
Marcela Herrera P.
Chile
A few days ago, I was going back to my dorm after Here is a conversation between a smoker
class. and a non-smoker:
I realized that there were many cherry trees and The smoker: Why don’t you smoke with
it was really beautiful. me?
Those cherry blossoms made me realize the The nonsmoker: No thank you, I do not
beauty of the environment. like this bad thing in your hand
I took a picture of a scene and drew it. The smoker: Why, it is nice, just try it.
A week later, I went to Washington, D.C. to see The nonsmoker: No, man, it is not.
the cherry blossom festival. The smoker: Ok, you are missing some-
Many of the cherry blossoms were gone, but I had thing in your life.
a great time there. The nonsmoker: No, I am not. In addition,
Looking at them made me think about my child- you know that you are killing yourself. I
hood because I used to go to a cherry blossom really care about my health and my lungs;
festival in Korea when I was a young child. Dur- I am not going to destroy them by smoking
ing the cherry blossom festival, I could connect cigarettes.
with environment by watching and smelling it.
I’ve cherish my memories related to cherry blos- Finally, both of them died with the same
soms since I’ve become an adult. disease…lung cancer.
Giving many chances to connect with environ- The due to smoking, and the non-smoker
ment is the most important thing for children. due to air pollution
They can recollect those memories, and those
memories will stay with them in their life as We need to do some thing about it!!!
sweet memories.
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list/ken_hana.html
My life in the U.S.A. house. Each time, a different could do nothing but drive
plumber came, so I had to ex- myself to the office with the
Eun Lee Jung plain the problems repeatedly. wrong bill. I managed to solve
South Korea Also, much time was wasted the problem not with conver-
waiting and calling to make sation but with writing and
Hi, my name is Eunee. appointments. I asked my gestures.
I’m from Korea. I have two landlord to permit me to move Above all, the thing
children to take care of by my- to another house, but his an- that I have most difficulties
self because my husband is swer was no. with is taking care of my chil-
not here. He works for his He said to me, “Concerning dren. I have to care for them
company in Korea. My son is your contract, you may move and study at the same time.
thirteen years old and goes to after paying the School registration, attending
a middle school. His favorite whole rental fee.” I was con- parent conferences and so on
subjects are math and science. fused what I should do. In my I didn’t know anything: where
My daughter is ten years old country, to go if my children were hurt,
and she is an elementary in the same case, if I ask him, what to do for my daughter
school student. She likes art he should pay the entire fee when she was invited to her
and music. needed for my moving as well friend’s all night birthday
I arrived here five as allow me to move. I didn’t party, which costume to put
months ago to study English. know why I should keep such on my daughter for treat or
I don’t have any relatives a one-side contract and live in trick on Halloween, how to
here, so I had to do everything this terrible house against my help do their homework.
for myself. I have been experi- will. One day the electricity
encing differences and difficul- But I changed my mind. I happened to go out at mid-
ties in the U.S.A. I’d share my asked him to fix the leaks per- night due to snow. I left home
experience with you. fectly. Now, I don’t have any in the darkness, earlier than
At first, I bought a leak in my house. them, not to be late for morn-
used car which was made in In addition, bills and ing class due to icy weather.
1999. Americans don’t mind voicemail were the other When I arrived at school, I re-
getting a used one, even more things that I feel so alized that every public school
than ten years old. How much terrible. Making payment by was closed. I had no idea to
mileage it gets and how many mail, I couldn’t understand tell them not to be on their
owners have driven it seem to this system way, shivering with cold, wait-
be more important to most at first. Tammy, who works in ing for the buses. It felt heart-
American. My car was suit- my school mail office, taught breaking to perceive my weak-
able to these opinions and I how to write check for pay- ness.
agree with them. Fortunately, ment and helped me mail I know not all problems
I don’t have a problem driving them. I met with her more were caused because of my
here and there with my car. than four times a month. I lack of language ability. But I
Google maps help me not to made friends with her thanks think when I acquire English
lose my way. If I just know to mailing. Voicemail is the skills, some will be solved.
the address where I’d like to most terrible until now. Espe- Everything could depend on
get, I have no trouble locating cially, automatic answering me and time.
it. systems often make me em-
On the other hand, my barrassed. I have listened to
housing contract has bothered an automatic answer even for
me since last October. There one hour about my very ex-
were several leaks in my pensive internet fee. Finally, I
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