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From the Director • Credits 4Semester Book Elective Class 5Where CELOP Students Come from 7CELOP Pizza Party 8Halloween at CELOP 10Pumpkin Carving & Painting Party 12“Pumpkin Painting” by Farah Almutairi 14Student Profiles 16

Annie Lin • Aydin Agyuz • Fuad Al-Ghamdi • Longinos Tsourous • Rafael Sanz • Sebastian Grobe • Simon Boulas • Thioro Ndiaye • Wezo García • Yuko Sakatani

Japanese Cultural Reception by Hosei University Students 22“New York City” by Kobmanee Lertphichitkul 26Class Trips to Salem 30

Carol Piñeiro • Marsha Dean • Margo Downey • Bob Maguire • Michael FeldmanCollages by Takashi Horie 37“Six Flags” by Simon Boulas & Dave Griesinger 38“Wrentham Village Outlets” by Keiichi Suzuki with Nozomi Aoyagi 39“Arsenal Mall vs. Wrentham Outlets: A Comparison” by Hyun-Kyu Lee & Seong-Jae Kim 39“De Cordova Museum” by Fuad Al-Ghamdi 40“Lost Wallet” by Ayumi Misono 41“First English Oral Presentation” by Yung-Tai Tseng 41Postcards Home 42“Cultural Differences: The U.S. and Japan” by Nozomi Aoyagi and Chieko Watari 46“Speak Up” by Haythem Abualsaud 47“The Boston Red Sox” by Ramin Ketabi 48“Hockey” by Dave Griesinger 50“Soccer in the U.S.” by Ramin Ketabi 51CELOP Essay Contest Winners 52

Ronald Belfort • Paula Moura Miranda • Kensuke Hashiura • Sucheera Raitim• Andrey Andreevich Shlyakhovoy • Yi-Wen Wang

“A New England Tradition” by Dave Griesinger 58“New Hampshire” by Keiichi Suzuki 58“Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees” by Ji Eon Lee 59“The Way to a Man’s Heart is Through his Stomach” by Ana C. Salvatierra 60“There is Always a Light at the End of the Tunnel” by Veli Marie Chabebe 60Major News Events of the Semester 61Collage by Shota Hatama 62Class Pictures 64CELOP Alumni 76

Rafael Ulloa • Hiroaki Nakamura • Ali Buhaji • Humaid Abdulla Al Hammadi • Augustin AndaInterviews with CELOP Staff 80

Yen-Chun (Carolina) Liu • Marcella Framondi • Judy DiLeo • Helen Reynolds • Alicia RadlFriday Movie Club at CELOP 84Short Story Club by Keiichi Suzuki 85BU Global by Keiichi Suzuki 86CELOP Stats 88Theater and Movie Reviews 90

Stomp • Chicago • Miss Saigon • Blue Man Group • Children’s Theater • Les Miserables • Lost in Translation • Kill Bill • Bowling for Columbine

Restaurant Reviews 99Taiwan Cafe • Kaguya • Shabu Zen

Crossword Puzzle by Kensuke Hashiura 110Fall 2003 CELOP Faculty and Staff 112

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Fall 2003 Letter from Director • Credits4

This is the 11th edition of the CELOP Semester Book. It is published every semester and available at the Front Deskfree of charge to all current students. All Semester Books can be downloaded from the CELOP Alumni Web site asAdobe Acrobat (pdf) documents, www.bu.edu/celop.

COVER: Kobmanee (Mam)Lertphichitkul, concept by DaveGriesinger, Farah Almutairi,and Mam.

ILLUSTRATION PAGE 6:Andreina De Lamo, Fall 2002.

Send correspondence regardingthe Semester Book to John deSzendeffy, [email protected].

www.bu.edu/celop/alumni

All material ©Center for EnglishLanguage and Orientation Pro-grams, Boston University, 2003.

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Editors John de Szendeffy, Barbara BlissDesign John de SzendeffyProduction Assistance Lesley Andrews, Jonathan WhitePhotographers Lesley Andrews, Jonathan WhiteDistribution Gabriella CampozanoContributors Jenn Kay Kosch, Lesley Andrews, Jonathan White

also Judy Di Leo, Lara Gordon, Margot Valdivia

CELOP FALL 2003 SEMESTER BOOK XI

Dear CELOP Students,

I am very pleased to have the opportunity to send you a personalmessage at the end of the semester. At the beginning of yourprogram this fall, I welcomed you to Boston and to CELOP atBoston University. Now I would like to congratulate you onyour successful completion of the Fall Semester. I sincerelyhope that you had a wonderful adventure here this semester,improving your English language proficiency, broadening your awareness aboutculture in the United States, making new friends, and exploring new places inBoston.

The CELOP faculty and staff, and all the friends of the CELOP program, havegreatly enjoyed hosting all of you this fall. Although classes are ending, andmany of you will be returning to your countries, Semester Book Fall 2003 willkeep your CELOP experience alive. Share your memories with your friends andfamily. For those of you who are returning to CELOP in the spring, we hopeyou continue to have an enjoyable and productive time here.

Best wishes,

Margot S. ValdiviaDirector

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Semester Book Elective class

DOYOU KNOW HOW MANY BENEFITS YOU

get from the Semester Book class? Many studentsthink that the Semester Book class is only taking pictures

and writing paragraphs, but actually this class has other advan-tages as well. In the Semester Book class we visit many interesting

places and interview many students from different countries. Throughthese activities, we get more ideas and information about these placesand we can understand different cultures. In addition we can improveour English skills of writing and conversation. Also, this class gives us

ideas how we can take pictures properly. Besides all these things,you can also be a famous student among your friends

all over the world.

Fuad Al-Ghamdi

Farah Almutairi

Nozomi Aoyagi

Ji Eon Lee

Kobmanee (Mam)Lertphichitkul

Tae Kyung (Kyo) Lee

Ramin Ketabi

Dave Griesinger

Simon Boulas

Barbara Bliss Kensuke Hashiura

Keiichi Suzuki

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An anonymouspumpkinheadspotted skulkingthrough the lobby.

The CELOP lobby decorated by taskmaster JennKay Kosch and her wicked crew: husband Scott,

Fabiola, Marcella, Gabriella and her two sons, Riki,Beatrice and her boyfriend Danny. Great job!

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Halloween Halloween atat CELOPCELOP

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and paint pumpkins, part of the tra-dition of the Halloween holidayevery October 31st.

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Taking a stab at making “Jack-o-Lanterns.”

Fall 2003 Student Writing14

O ctober 29th: Halloween was coming, which meantbring out the pumpkins! Painting pumpkins is acrucial part of Halloween, and students at CELOP

were anxious to take partin this exotic Americantradition. We all gath-ered in the classroomwhere there was a wideselection of pumpkinsavailable, which madethe choice of the bestone quite difficult for usbeginners, but we all managed to pick our favorites.

The first step in designing a Halloween pumpkin wasto carefully wash the fruit and dry it. “Treat the pumpkins likethey’re your babies!” said Jenn Kay just before we ran off todo so. I washed my “baby” with great care and dried it. Then

I brought it back and got ready for the messiest task of all,carving. I rolled up my sleeves and started digging into thegrubby pumpkin using spoons, forks, knives and even myown hands. This task was quite difficult. Carving seemedlike an endless project at first because no matter how muchwe scooped, there was still some orange goo left. We kept ongoing though, working harder and harder as we got closer tothe end. The hardship of the task made the sound of thespoons against the hollow pumpkin’s surface so sweet as it was

an indication that it wastime for the next step inthis wonderful mission,designing the face.

Since none of us haddone this before, wewere quite baffled by allthe different ways wecould design our pump-

kin’s face. Choices varied from the classic Halloween pump-kin to the more creative picturesque designs. Personally, Iwanted to create a pumpkin that would truly demonstratethe terrifying spirit of Halloween, so I drew the scariest faceI could imagine on the front side of my pumpkin, then cut

by Farah AlmutairiSemester Book Elective

Pumpkin Painting

“Treat the pumpkins like they’re yourbabies!” said Jenn Kay before starting.I rolled up my sleeves and started digginginto the grubby pumpkin using spoons,forks, knives and even my own hands.

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the shapes out with a small knife. Now that I had a face onmy pumpkin, I set off to paint it, giving it more of a person-ality.

We all sat around a table which had a plentiful supplyof paints. All the different colors we needed to express our-selves on our no-longer-dull pumpkins were available. Thestudents were very enthusiastic and didn’t hesitate to usecolors like bright pink or glittery yellow to personalize thefruit. We worked very creatively to come up with a greatfamily of Halloween pumpkins that would make the 31st a

little brighter for CELOP this year.

After we finished designing, it was time for the last step,lighting the candles in the pumpkins. We switched the lightsoff and the room was transformed with a beautiful glow ofdifferent shapes and designs. Some pumpkins were scary,some were very friendly and some were simply artistic.Together, we lifted up our pumpkins and as we blew out thecandles, we wished each other a happy Halloween.

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PROFILES

Students bring an amazing variety of experience and interests to CELOP. The Semester Book Elective students inter-viewed a few students to get a sense of that experience and and their ambitions as well.

PROFILES

Who is She?

Taiwan

by Ji Eon Leeinterview assisted by Nozomi Aoyagi

O n October 29, we met herin the CELOP lobby. Her

first impression is very gorgeous.She has black long hair and eyes. Who is she? We’ll give yousome hints.

The first hint is about her hometown. She comes fromSouth Taiwan, Kaoshiung. It also has winter, but it’s so warmthat there isn’t snow. The second hint is her personal infor-mation. She is 25 years old and has only one younger sister.This semester is already her second semester. Now she istaking an English for Academic Purposes course. Do youknow who she is? If you know her when you read just thisinformation, you are really a genius.

The next hint is about her hobbies and interests. Shehas ordinary hobbies, such as listening to music and watch-ing movies. She especially likes pop music of Taiwan andcomedy movies. When she has free time, she usually goesshopping with her friends. Her favorite food is chocolate.Although she likes chocolate, how can she keep her bodyshape? If you see her, you can know the meaning of my say-ing. She is so skinny. She also likes Korean and Japanesefood, because she likes spicy food. Now, can you know whoshe is? If you aren’t able to know her, do read the next veryimportant hints!

Do look, guys! This is very a important hint for guys!She doesn’t have a boyfriend yet. Before she came to Boston,she had a job as an International Marketing Finance Assis-tant for 1 year. So she had lots of chances to go abroad. Shehas gone to Japan 3 times, America, and Europe, includingFrance, Germany, Switzerland and Holland. After theCELOP class is finished, she is going to go to graduateschool at BU. She’d like to study about Multinational Com-merce in International Business. This is the reason that sheis studying English in CELOP.

Well, our hints are done. Do you know who she is? Yes!She is Annie Lin. She seems so intelligent because when weinterviewed her, she spoke English very well and had a goalwhich is planned well. Moreover, she has a direct reason tostudy English. We hope that her dream will be accomplishedwhen this semester’s class is finished.

Aydin Agyuz

Turkey

by Simon Boulas

A ydin Agyuz, who is fromTurkey, studied chemical

engineering in his country. Butnow he is in CELOP to learn

English because he would like to do an MBA. He knew aboutCELOP because he had a friend who came here before andhe told him that it was a good school in Boston. Aydin isgoing to stay here for the MBA and then find a job here. Hehas chosen Boston because it’s an international city.

In his country he was on a basketball team during highschool and university. He loves sports, and he used to dosnowboarding because there is a lot of snow in Turkey dur-ing the winter. I didn’t know that; I thought that the weather

Do look, guys! This is very aimportant hint for guys! Shedoesn’t have a boyfriend yet.

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was always hot. He wanted to be a professional basketballplayer but he could not be one because he was injured whenhe was playing. He broke his finger.

He spoke to me a lot about his country. He told me thatthe most famous food is Kebab. It’s made of lamb and somevegetables with white sauce. Usually tourists like to eat thiskind of food because it’s very typical in his country. He sug-gested to me some good places for tourists, like TopkapiPalace and Dolmabahce. Those palaces were for a king. Thearchitecture of these palaces is old and beautiful. If you wantto visit Turkey you have to go there during the summerbetween March and October because the temperature isn’ttoo hot and is comfortable. There are fifteen million peoplewho go there each year just for visiting, so it must be a reallynice place. The life is like here because there are many uni-versities in Istanbul. In Turkey there are a lot of amusementsfor the young people, like clubs, bars and soccer fields.

Aydin told me that Boston and his country are similarin schools and also the terrible traffic. He prefers Istanbul.The life there is easier because if you want to buy somethingat midnight you can do so. Almost everything is open until6 in the morning, and the people are very friendly.

Fuad Al-Ghamdi

Saudi Arabia

by Simon Boulas

F uad Al-Ghamdi comes fromthe Kingdom of Saudi Ara-

bia. His country is located in theMiddle East. The government inSaudi Arabia is Royalist, and thereligion is Islam. All people in

Saudi Arabia are Muslim except some foreign employees.They apply Islamic law in all their life affairs by following theorders from the Holy Quran and the Sunna Book.

Riyadh, the capital city, is located in the center of thecountry, and represents the most important city where theking and the royal family are. It is a very big modern city. InSaudi Arabia, there are two most important cities for all theMuslims around the world: Makkah Al-Mukramah has Al-Majed Al-haram, which determines kiblah, the directiontoward which Muslims around the world face when theypray. And Al–Madenah Al-Munawarah is the city of theprophet Mohammed and has his grave. Also in Saudi Ara-bia there are some important seaports like Jeddah and Dam.The weather in Saudi Arabia is hot in general, but there iswonderful weather in some cities which are located at thetop of the mountains. Saudi Arabia exports wheat in additionto oil and its derivatives which represent the most impor-tant export for Saudi Arabia.

Fuad works as a dentist in a military hospital in Riyadh.There, they treat all people who work in the military serv-ices and their families. In addition, they treat all the civilianswho work in military departments and their families. Ingeneral, he treats all ages and all sexes, but especially, hetreats children. The treatment of children is special for himbecause he loves children, and he feels what they feel fromtheir pain and distress. They want to enjoy eating all sweetsand cold things, but they shouldn’t, and the dental problemsthat they have are a result of their parents’ carelessness. Inaddition to treating normal children, a pedodontist (chil-dren’s dentist) treats uncooperative, mentally retarded, andhandicapped children.

Fuad has been here in the U.S. since October 2002, andhe has taken three semesters at CELOP. Next year, he willjoin the Goldman Dental School of Boston University toget a specialty degree in Pediatric Dentistry (Children’s Den-tistry).

Aydin says that Boston and hiscountry are similar in schoolsand also the terrible traffic. Heprefers Istanbul. The life there iseasier because if you want to buysomething at midnight you can.

Fuad works as a dentist in a mili-tary hospital in Riyadh. There,they treat all people who work inthe military services and their fam-ilies. The treatment of children isspecial for him because he loveschildren, and he feels what theyfeel from their pain and distress.


He is married and has one daughter. His wife graduatedfrom college and has a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry. Sheplans to complete her study here in the U.S. Their child isthree years old. She is an active child and likes to play withall people, relatives and non-relatives. This is his small fam-ily, and they enjoy spending their time together.

Longinos Tsourous

Greece

by Fuad Al-Ghamdiinterview assisted by Farah Almutairi

H is name is LonginosTsourous, and he is from

Greece. He has been here inCELOP since summer semester 2003. This semester hehas an elective class which is Introduction to TOEFL besideshis core class which is English for Academic Purposes.

Greece is a Mediterranean country located in the east-ernmost part of Europe. To the north, Greece has bound-aries with Albania, Bulgaria and F.Y.R.O.M. (Macedonia).To the east, Greece has a boundary with Turkey. Most ofthe people there are Orthodox Christians. Greece possessesa very rich cultural heritage starting from the ancient timesand continuing until now.

Longinos selected CELOP to study because of the goodreputation of this university. His plan is to get an accept-ance from one of the universities in Boston. He would liketo study biological science.

Longinos likes Boston, especially the student life, and

he is happy to be here as a student. One thing that Longi-nos does not like in Boston is the winter weather.

Rafael Sanz

Venezuela

by Farah Almutairi

“I can’t live knowing that Iwasn’t able to achieve

something that I want in life” —a quote from a very wise, goal-oriented, fun-loving character,Rafael Sanz. Rafael was born on

October 3rd, 1977, and at 26 years of age decided to take abreak from his hectic work life and join CELOP, just to con-tinue his education in the States to gain a great experience.He was born in Venezuela, where the native language isSpanish. He graduated from law school in his country andthen worked for a few years practicing law before turningover his life to come to the United States with his wife andhopefully improve his English and gain a Master’s in law.

Rafael is a very inspiring person. Not only is he a lawyer,but he is also a pilot. He claims that he always enjoyed fly-ing with his dad, a former pilot, and so he decided to take onthis challenge as a hobby and gain a license to fly. He’s alwaysopen to new ideas and challenges and is extremely deter-mined to fulfill his aspirations in life.

Rafael Sanz is the type of guy you would take home toyour parents. He’s charming, social and simply a gentleman.Surprisingly, he enjoys doing homework, and in his free timehe goes to theaters to watch plays and musicals! That’s quite

Longinos likes Boston, especiallythe student life, and he is happy tobe here as a student. His plan is toget an acceptance from one of theuniversities in Boston. He wouldlike to study biological science. Onething that Longinos does not likein Boston is the winter weather.

Rafael is a very inspiring person.Not only is he a lawyer, but he isalso a pilot. He claims that healways enjoyed flying with hisdad, a former pilot, and so hedecided to take on this challenge asa hobby and gain a license to fly.


a rare breed of man, don’t you think? Three things thatRafael can’t live without are his wife, his goals, and his friends.

The most beneficial part of studying in CELOP accord-ing to Rafael is that he has become much wiser after meet-ing all the different people from different parts of the world.He learned a lot about other people’s cultures and back-grounds, and he stated that his whole perspective of theworld has changed during this semester at CELOP. He nolonger believes in shallow stereotypes about countries he’snever been to.

Living in the United States has been a very challengingexperience for Rafael. “America is a great place to live in,” hesaid. “ Everything is available here!” Although he is enjoy-ing his stay in the States, he misses his country dearly, espe-cially the food. He’s not used to eating burgers and fries, aclassic American dish, so he’s struggling to get adjusted tothese new eating habits.

Being the generous guy that he is, Rafael likes to helppeople. However, this semester he learned that this is notalways the best thing to do. One day Rafael came to CELOPwith his homework complete and he offered to help peoplewith their assignments if they were struggling. Little did heknow that his entire paper was incorrect, and almost theentire class failed the assignment because of his generosity!

I think Rafael is probably the person who most enjoys histime here at CELOP. To him, every day brings new oppor-tunities and a chance to meet new people while learning a lotof important things. CELOP has been a very good breakfrom work for him, and hopefully he will go on with hiscareer in the future.

Sebastian Grobe

Germany

by Simon Boulas

S ebastian Grobe is 20 yearsold and from Germany.

Probably he will only stay for thefall semester in Boston, because his studies in Germany arecontinuing. The reasons for this decision to interrupt hisstudies and to come to the United States were the experi-ences and the English skills he could get. He told me that hefelt like doing something different, not only finishing his

studies in Germany. “You also never know what this timecould be good for. At least it opens your mind and gives youa larger horizon.”

He decided to study English in Boston for several rea-sons: of course the short distance to Europe and the Euro-pean flair, but especially the many international students atthe local colleges. This is one of his best experiences, becausehe will always remember eating with almost ten differentnationalities in a restaurant. He has met a lot of people andnew friends at CELOP and got to know about many differ-ent cultures.

So far, Sebastian loves living in Boston. The weather isweird, but it is not too warm and not too cold. Especially,the Indian summer is gorgeous. You have a lot of nice placesto go, Newbury Street and many malls to shop at, a lot ofclubs to spend nice nights in and many historical places tovisit.

Of course, Sebastian misses Germany, but here thereare so many new experiences and things to do that you don’tthink about it. And Boston is also more than just an alter-native. He is sure that he wouldn’t be able to learn so manythings in such a short time in Germany, especially to gain abunch of new friends and the opportunity to travel to someother countries.

He wants to go back to Germany to continue his stud-ies in civil engineering. Actually, it is a combination of civilengineering and business. He chose this also to learn eco-nomics because he is very interested in becoming a managerin a civil engineering company. And later, he expects to takeover his father’s company.

For some reason he has the feeling that he will comeback to Boston, at least for vacation. So you never know whatwill happen.

He decided to study English inBoston for several reasons: ofcourse the short distance to Europeand the European flair, but espe-cially the many internationalstudents. He will always remem-ber eating with almost ten differ-ent nationalities in a restaurant.


Simon Boulas

France

by Fuad Al-Ghamdi

S imon Boulas is from Franceand has been in the U.S.

since December 2002. He has adegree in sales, and he is planning to complete his studyingin Boston University in business administration, so he joinedCELOP to improve his skills in the English language. Simonstarted his classes in CELOP by taking summer semester2003, and this fall is his second semester.

Simon misses many things about France—of course hisfriends, but also a lot of other things, for example, all kindsof parks or the mountains. There are some good places fortaking a walk in France. He loves Provence because the smellthere is special, the weather is cool, and there are somebeaches. If you want to visit France you have to go to Parisbecause it’s famous for the Eiffel Tower and the LouvreMuseum, but he doesn’t like Paris very much because, hesaid, the people are not friendly and everybody is stressed.Instead, he recommends going to Geneva in Switzerlandbecause it’s nicer and calmer. You can do more things inGeneva than in Paris, like mountain biking and skiing. Youcan also go to Italy or Germany because they’re really close.If he returns to France, he will go to the same place that helived before, which is near Geneva.

Although he had studied English for five years in France,at the beginning he faced some problems in communicationwith people in Boston. In fact, he struggled to learn and tostudy English, and eventually he found that his Englishspeaking has been improving since he joined CELOP. Nowhe can speak English fluently.

Simon likes everything in Boston: weather, shopping,and clubs. He likes the beautiful sunny and warm summer

and the wonderful colors of the leaves in the fall. He enjoysshopping, especially shopping on Newbury Street. He spendssome nights at some of the nice clubs in Boston. However, hedoes not like the behavior of some policemen. He thinksthey are tough and have no sense of humor. Also, the restau-rants’ food is good but it is not as sophisticated as in France.

Simon likes to meet and make friends with people fromaround the world. He likes to learn about their behaviors,their traditions, and their cultures. He has made manyfriends since he joined CELOP, especially from Asia andSouth America, and he looks forward to making friends withsome American students.

Thioro Ndiaye

Senegal

by Ji Eon Lee

T here is a girl who has awonderful smile. When

she grins, her white teeth aremore apparent, so I think hersmile is the best in CELOP. Her

name is Thioro Ndiaye. She comes from Senegal. It is thereason I interviewed her. Nobody who comes from Senegalis in CELOP, except her.

She lives in Dakar, which is the capital of Senegal. Sene-gal has just two seasons, which are dry and rainy seasonsinstead of winter. She has never seen snow, so she is lookingforward to the winter in Boston. Moreover, she is very sen-sitive to the cold, so she wears a lot of clothes in these days.She was born on February 26, 1982. Her family includes herparents and 4 sisters (one elder sister and 3 younger sisters).She is a typical 21-year-old girl because she likes to chat andgo shopping with friends. In her free time, she usuallywatches TV or enjoys sleeping. She especially likes watch-ing movies; she doesn’t care what genre. She also likes listen-ing to music; her interests are Senegalese pop music, rap,and reggae. So when she has time with friends, she usuallygoes to a club to listen to music and dance. She can’t dancewell, but she always tries to dance happily.

She came to Boston this September. Now, she is stayingwith her younger sister in her aunt’s house, which is in Cam-bridge. It is very far from CELOP and takes 50 minutes by

He doesn’t like Paris very muchbecause, he said, the people arenot friendly and everybody isstressed. Instead, he recommendsgoing to Geneva in Switzerlandbecause it’s nicer and calmer.


T. When she left Senegal, she had just graduated high school.She plans to get into university in Boston, so she has an elec-tive class in TOEFL. Ah! She has already applied to two uni-versities. One is Wentworth and the other is UMass (Uni-versity of Massachusetts). Also she decided her major whichshe will study in university. She has a lot of interest in sci-ence. In CELOP, she is taking the English for Science andTechnology concentration, and she would like to major inCivil Engineering. Later she really wants to make beautifulbridges like the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, and also roads.

Thioro Ndiaye is a is very normal girl who comes fromSenegal, but she has a wonderful dream. I hope that she willbe a good civil engineer and I really want to see nice bridgesand roads which she has designed in the future.

Wezo Garcia

Angola

by Fuad Al-Ghamdi

W ezo Garcia is a new stu-dent who comes from

Angola. Angola is a countrywhich is located in Africa, kindof southwest, above Namibia andunder the Democratic Congo

and beside Zambia. The weather there is very hot.

Five months ago, he arrived in Boston, and since thattime he has been studying in CELOP. He is concentratingthis semester on academic English and writing skills. Heplans to continue his studying next semester in CELOP.Wezo graduated from high school in Angola and he joinedCELOP because he wanted to improve his skills in Englishlanguage before joining a U.S. university. Wezo wants to

complete his studying in civil engineering at one of the U.S.universities. After that he will go back to his country to geta good job and to marry and have a small family.

Wezo likes the life in Boston and he enjoys walkingaround the city, especially Copley Place and DowntownCrossing. However, he does not like the weather in fall andwinter because it is very cold. His advice to CELOP studentsis to study hard to reach your goals, then enjoy your free time.

Yuko Sakatani

Japan

by Fuad Al-Ghamdi

A new face from Japan isYukoSakatani. She has been here

in the U.S. for about threemonths, and this fall semester

represents the first chance for her to study English languagein the U.S. She is attending core and elective class in CELOP.Actually, Yuko is a student in Japan at Hosei University, andher major is intercultural communication. Yuko will go backto her country after the end of this semester to continue herstudy at the university, and she will work in her country.

Yuko likes the life in Boston, which she enjoys by picnick-ing along the Charles River and riding the subway lines to seethe landmarks of the city. She likes to make friends withpeople from different countries, and her advice to CELOPstudents is to make as many friends as they can because shebelieves we can get more ideas about the cultures of thesecountries through these relationships.

She has already applied to two uni-versities—Wentworth and UMass . . .She would like to major in CivilEngineering. Later she really wantsto make beautiful bridges like theBrooklyn Bridge in New York.

Wezo graduated from high schoolin Angola. He wants to com-plete his studying in civil engi-neering at a U.S. university.

Yuko likes . . . picnicking along theCharles River and riding the subwaylines to see the landmarks of the city.

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Twenty students from Hosei University in Tokyo, Japan, held a spectacular reception on Friday, November 21, to intro-duce their culture to the CELOP and B.U. community. The show included presentations on Japanese fashion styles, fast

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The evening also included ademonstration of karate.

Karate is a style of martial arts.Kensuke (“Ken”) Hashiura brokeroofing tiles (called “Kawara-wari” in Japanese) with his fistand elbow (below). Ken’s knuckleswelled after the performance.

Best entertainment value of the semester.

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And the service was out-standing! No waiting inbuffet lines tonight.

Mami Iwata.

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Hosei Study Abroad Program, Fall 2003Left to right, front row: Nozomi Aoyagi, Yuko Sakatani, Chie Nagasawa, Mami Okayama, Tomomi Kaneko, MamiIwata, Aya Nakajima. Middle row: Kandai Fukuda, Kensuke Hashiura, Saori Kubo, Ryoko Budo, Akiko Ogawa,Asuka Hashimoto, Rie Sato. Back row: Shozo Endo, Takuma Koseki, Taito Sakurai, Katsuya Ohashi, MasahiroMurakami, Rui Tominaga.

Hand-drawn posters lined the walls ofthe lobby presenting various aspectsof Japanese culture and history.

BS


OnColumbus Day, many CELOP studentsplanned to go somewhere. I did too, andmy plan was to go to New York City.

Early in the morning on Saturday, October 11th,I carried my backpack and walked with a smilingface in the cold wind of a Boston fall to catch mybus at Prudential Center. Today would be my firstday in New York City.

After four hours on a bus, here I was at Kore-atown in New York City, and my first destinationwas the Chelsea International Hostel, the cheap placewhere I would spend two nights. I looked at myhandbook to see how I could get there, where theplace to buy a Metro Card was, and what else theyhad for me, what my best choice was. After I couldfigure all of these out, I found something to eat andthen bought a Metro Card.

The Metro Card was like a Visitor Pass in Boston,but it cost $7 per day. This card was worth it because

the price for the subway in New York was $2 per ride.I took the subway from Broadway and 42nd Street to23rd Street and then walked to 251 West 20th Street,where the Chelsea International Hostel was.

I showed my passport to the hostel’s officer forchecking in. The room was dormitory style, whichmeant there were four beds, four lockers, four shelvesand one sink, and I had to share all of these with otherpeople. For me it seemed reasonable for $25 per night.

Time to see New York. I left my things in theroom and went out. As my friends suggested, I haddinner and then went to see the Brooklyn Bridge.The view of the Brooklyn Bridge was very gorgeousat night. The black sky was painted by the build-ings, bridges and boats’ lights. I thought it would bevery different in the daytime. The weather was get-ting cold. I could not feel my face as usual becauseof the wind. It was time to get some rest, so I wentback to the Chelsea.

A VERY DANGEROUS CITY, too manyunfriendly people, and many homeless, washow I saw New York City from the media,but there was also a romance story in thiscrazy city, too. It made me unsure which

side was the true story about New York. Itmight be both of them. So when I had an

opportunity to go there, I just took it.by Kobmanee (Mam) Lertphichitkul, SBE

NEW YORK CITYNEW YORK CITY


Good morning, New York City! The weathertoday was not so good. It was raining. Anyway, Istill wanted to see the Statue of Liberty becausetomorrow I could go shopping at SoHo. The Statueof Liberty, a gift from France as everybody knows,had been standing there for a long time. I wondered,how was it to be a symbol of something?

The Empire State Building was crowded withtourists. My friend told me that was because therewas no more World Trade Center. So I took only theskyride, instead of going up to the top of the build-ing, which was fun. The skyride was a visual tour ofNew York City. There werethree parts. The first and secondwere so-so, but the last part wasmore fun because you were in ahydraulic seat which wouldmove directly with what you sawon the screen. You would feellike you were on an amusementride.

After that I saw RockefellerCenter, a combination of indoorand outdoor space, coveringthree blocks from 5th to 7th

Avenues. It included Radio CityMusic Hall, the NBC stationwhere they sold the tickets forthe tourists to see the live pro-

grams (tickets sell out very earlyso you should make a reservationor buy your ticket one day inadvance), a shopping mall,offices, restaurants, an ice skat-ing rink and Rockefeller Plaza.At the Plaza there was an artexhibition of Takashi Murakami,a Japanese artist. His artworkwas a splendid fusion of color,cartoons and animations whichwere very cute. His very famouswork was the newest collectionof Louis Vitton, which used apop art technique.

The Columbus Day Parade, acelebration of every tribe who

Columbus found here in the new land, was very long.Many tribes came from everywhere. They wore theirtraditional dress and played their tribal songs. Therewere some styles which I had seen from the moviesbefore, but some I hadn’t. Along the street, parents,friends and people came to see their families. Evenif they were not family by blood, at least they werefamily in the same big house called “Earth.”

After walking for a long time, I found somethingto eat. This time it was just an easy meal because I

Soo Eun and Yun Jung in front of the Statue of Liberty.

Takashi Murakami exhibition.

Mam.


would have a fancy dinner withmy friends tonight.

At 5 p.m., I was ready to seea musical. My first Broadwayshow was “Beauty and theBeast,” a story of loving andbeing loved. You can’t love ornot love people just because oftheir appearance. The stage andlighting were beautiful. Theysupported each other perfectly.The cast was great. Every actorand actress was powerful anddelightful. They wereabsolutely matched withtheir part.

Dinnertime was wonder-ful. My friends and I went toa Thai restaurant where Ifound out later that none ofthe owners or employees wasThai or even could speakThai. That was quite strangefor me. Anyway, the food wasgood, the decoration waskind of Thai because of theBuddha and Thai letters onthe wall, and the uni-forms were made in Thai-land. My friends enjoyedThai food a lot as it wastheir first time. I wascurious why the ownerschose to open a Thairestaurant. Maybe it wasbecause New Yorkers likeThai food or maybe it wasthe owners who like Thaifood, but I never got theanswer.

Then I went back to mycheap place and wrote a fewpostcards to my lovely familyand friends in Thailand. Before Iwent to bed, I wrote in my diary,“The things that I notice inNYC”:

1. New Yorkers are the fastestwalkers. It seems like they all arealways in a hurry.

2. New Yorkers love black. 90%of them wear it. No matterwhether shirts, pants, jackets, suits

or shoes—if they are black,they seem good for them.

3. There are many street artistsand crazy people who are hardto distinguish, like a nakedcowboy. A man wore“NAKED COWBOY” on theback of his underwear with hiscowboy hat and a guitar,singing the song “Naked Cow-boy.” Does anybody have anyidea why a normal man wouldact as a naked cowboy and letpeople take a photo with himon the street for a living? Idon’t think a normal guy cando that.

“Good night, my lastnight in NYC.”

I heard some noisefrom my roommate, aKorean sound that Icouldn’t understand.Then I opened my eyes.Sunshine came through awindow. I guessed one ofmy roommates opened itwhile I was sleeping. I gotmyself up to the bath-room to get ready to seeNew York City for the last

Pam.


day.

My friends and I went to SoHo where weplanned to walk around and shop before wewent to the bus pick-up place. We began thismorning with Starbucks coffee. I liked thesmell of the coffee. It made me feel fresh andawake, but I didn’t really like the taste of it.During the conversation in Starbucks, I real-ized that everybody in there except us wasreading. It was another amazing thing that Ilearned here in the U.S.: people love to readand they can read whenever, wherever theyfeel like it.

I knew that SoHo came from “South of Hous-ton” and it didn’t have anything to do with Asia,even though it sounded like it did. In SoHo I foundmany great shops, but I could just do window shop-ping because some shops were closed and some weretoo expensive, and today I had to carry my stuff withme after checking out this morning. This botheredme a lot. I couldn’t happily do shopping or just walkwith my maybe 10-pound backpack on my back.No! No! No way!

While I was walking along from SoHo to Kore-atown, my friends and I stopped by almost everyshop not to buy something, but just to find the placewhere we could put our backpacks down and relax.

I was so happy that I could take off my backpackand have a seat right after we arrived at the bus pick-up place.

After more than four hours because of a trafficjam and maybe a different route, here I was at Pru-dential Center again. I walked in the cold night of aBoston fall to go back to my sweet dorm with thesememories of three days and two nights in New YorkCity. BS

Kyo and Yo (“Beauty and the Beast”).

Yo on Broadway.

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Carol's class in front of thePeabody Essex Museum inSalem, October 30 , theday before Halloween.

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CAROL PIÑEIRO’S CLASS IN SALEM

Steven and Sirirat try a bewitching look.

Sirirat killing Hedy in acemetery in Salem.

Hedy, Steven, Sirirat, Pamstirring a witches brew inSalem.

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MARSHA DEAN’S CLASS IN SALEM

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Marsha’s class Hal-loween party at CELOP.

Taito.

Ling and Nozomi at Victo-ria Station restaurant.



MARGO DOWNEY’SCLASS IN SALEM

Christina and Simon.

Kim, Rie, Mami, Amrou waiting forthe T at Government Center.


The seashore from the Salem Trolley tour.

Williams stirring upsome witches brew.

Nida, Tomomi, and Anabel at DowntownCrossing in Boston trying on winter hats.

Tomomi having a laugh onher teacher, Bob Maguire.

BOB MAGUIRE’S STUDENTS

Casta Wang admiring a statue in theIndia Room in the Peabody EssexMuseum.


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by takashi horie


Monday, October 13, 2003

Starbucks Coffee, 09:37

Melinda, Christina, Yann, Sebastian, Karim, Carlos, Car-litos & we were having breakfast at that time. Fifteen min-utes later we were leaving the place for a two-hour road trip.Our direction? Six Flags New England, near Springfield.After 93 miles and many speed excesses, we finally got there.

Six Flags, 11:39

There is one thing you’ve got tohave when going to Six Flags. It’s calledpatience!! And that’s starting right awaywith the ticket booth, but we didn’t mindit too much, probably because we werereally excited about getting in.

Once you have passed the metaldetectors—indeed, Bugs Bunny and hisfriends are very well protected—youenter a whole different world.

We decided to start with the scari-est ride of all. “ Scream” is a tower 210feet high. Each of its sides has three seats,and once you’re in one of them, there isabsolutely no way back. You will enjoy ahigh speed lift to the top, and when wesay fast, we mean fast!

This appetizer really got us started;we weren’t even down from the ridewhen we were already aiming at our nexttarget. On our way to the Superman ride,we had the chance to meet Bugs Bunnyand his friends. There was Daffy Duck,Tweety Bird and Porky Pig. All of themwere very friendly, especially BugsBunny, who was a little bit too focusedon our very good friend Yann.

Then we decided to go to the Super-man ride, which is one of the best in thepark. We really felt what it was like to flylike a superhero. We wished we had oursupercapes on. But thanks to a very good

entrance check, there were no bad guys to fight.

We recommend very strongly that you go to Six FlagsNew England, because you will definitely have a great time.Now if you are planning to go during the summer time, donot forget a towel and a swimsuit.

by Simon Boulas & Dave GriesingerSemester Book Elective

Six Flags


O n November 1, a shopping tour to Wrentham Vil-lage Outlets took place. That is one of the biggestoutlets in the United States. There are about three

hundred shops, including many brand shops, sports shops,furniture shops, etc. I guess you can buy almost anythingyou want at 30-60% off regular price. So much fascinatingstuff at this place brings people from all over the world toWrentham Village Outlets.

We gathered in the CELOP lobby at 9:15 on that day.I was very tired that morning because of a Halloween partythe night before. But my enthusiasm to buy a lot of stuff socheaply woke me up early. After we gathered there, we rode

on the bus. And after one hour riding the bus, we got to thedestination. We were given about five and a half hours forshopping. At first, I looked at the map. This was so big thatI had trouble finding shops I would go to. So I decided towalk looking around the shops. I am not good at shopping,but I walked with my friend who knows how to do shoppingin America well (his name is Rafael—maybe you know him),so he helped me shop. I went to many men’s shops, especiallysports shops and casual clothes shops. I could buy nice sweat-and T-shirts at 50% off. And I bought a very cute pillowlike a bear doll for $10 (just $10!) which is loved by many ofmy friends and my dorm roommates now.

I spent about $60 in shopping, but many other peoplecame back with a large number of goods. They seemed tospend about $200-300 in shopping. I regretted not buyingmany goods I wanted. So I will try to go there again by myself.

But there was one problem. There are not many restau-rants open on the weekend. However, so many people comethere that many people have to wait for a long time to eatlunch. So I recommend that you should bring some foodfor lunch.

by Keiichi Suzuki with Nozomi AoyagiSemester Book Elective

Wrentham Village Outlets

H yun-Kyu and Seong-Jae went to two malls twoweeks ago. One was the Arsenal Mall in Water-town, and the other was the Wrenthem Outlet

Mall. The Arsenal Mall had two big buildings. The twobuildings faced each other. We didn’t have enough time, sowe decided to enter the store, Marshall’s first. Marshall’s isa discount store. You can find all kinds of clothes, shoes,

and things for your home. Everything is at a reduced price.

When we entered Marshall’s, we were surprised becausethe prices were very low. At first, we searched for a blanket,because Seong Jae’s blanket was too thin. The blanket’s pricewas cheaper than in BED BATH & BEYOND. Then wesearched for shoes. The shoe store had many brands, butwe didn’t find suitable shoes. Then, we went to a watchshop, but it didn’t have much variety and the watch priceswere not so cheap. In the end, we didn’t buy what we werelooking for, but shopping was very.

The writers, both from Korea, are in Chris Antonellis and Roselyn Frank’s class.

by Hyun-Kyu Lee & Seong-Jae Kim

Arsenal Mall vs. Wrentham Outlets Mall:A Comparison


I t was 9:00 a.m., and we met in the CELOP lobby. Onthat day, we were going to the DeCordova Museum.What is the DeCordova Museum? It is a museum with

a special type of art.

This museum has two parts, indoor and outdoor, butour trip was limited to the indoor for several reasons. First,the weather was very cold and cloudy, and we had not pre-pared ourselves very well for weather like this. Second, wehad not enough time to see all the rooms and sites of thismuseum because the museum opens at 11:00 a.m., and someof us have elective classes in CELOP which start at 1:30 p.m.The ticket for this museum is not expensive, only $4.

Inside the museum, there are many interesting sculp-tures. Some are designed with strange shapes and colors.Others have certain movements made by electrical ormechanical means, and these are not just by simple mech-anisms.

The most interesting for us were the sculptureswhich have some sort of deception of vision. One designof this type is the sculpture which is located inside a smallbox, and when we looked at this sculpture through dif-ferent windows, we thought we were looking at the samesculpture, but actually there are many sculptures whichare arranged at specific angles to distort our vision.Another one is the sculpture which is located inside abox and surrounded by many flat mirrors, and there aremany windows in the box in different places and withdifferent angles, and when we looked through these win-dows, we thought there were many sculptures inside thebox, but actually these are a result of the mirrors’ reflec-tions.

One sculpture which was funny (sort of) to all of myclassmates was one which has the power to know thefuture. This sculpture has a wheel on the wall behindit. On the wheel, there are “yes” and “no” answers andthere is a slot beside this sculpture to insert 50 cents.Before inserting 50 cents, you should ask it a question.The wheel will rotate; then after a few seconds, the sculp-ture’s hand moves and pushes a button in front of it. Thiswill gradually reduce the movement of the wheel. Finally,it stops and there is an arrow directed to the answer ofyour question, either yes or no.

Another thing interesting to me was a sculpture of a

big head, and when you look through the eye of this sculp-ture, you will see a complete body of this sculpture withoutthe head sitting on a chair and moving his fingers!

It is a wonderful museum with so many things that wecould not see them all. I advise anyone living in Boston togo to this museum to enjoy it, and at the end of your tripyou can have your late breakfast in the small cafeteria insidethe museum. They have a nice breakfast, and we could smellits delicious smell, but we could not have our breakfast therebecause, as I said in the beginning, we had not enough time.

by Fuad Al-GhamdiSemester Book Elective

De Cordova Museum


“W here is my wal-let?” One daylast June, as I

was sitting in my classroom inMichigan State, I noticed I lostmy wallet. I realized I had left itin the bathroom one hour ear-lier. I ran back to the bathroomto find my wallet, but it was gone.I felt panic; I didn’t know what Ishould do. I searched every place

near the bathroom, but I couldn’t find my wallet. I wasexhausted because I was accusing myself for having lost mywallet. Losing my wallet in the U.S. was a scary experience.

Losing my wallet led to many problems. There were mystudent ID, one credit card, two bank cards and $13. I wentback to my classroom and told my teacher about it. She sug-gested I should check lost and found and cancel my creditcards. A new student ID cost about $25. I was very upset,because I had never experienced this situation before.

I tried to recover my wallet. First, I canceled my creditcard and bank card (these were Japanese companies), andthen I had to go to the bank to cancel another Americanbank card. I didn’t have a social security number, so the bankdidn’t accept my cancellation on the phone. Even though Icanceled my credit card and bank cards, I was worried for a

long time that day; I couldn’t believe what I had done.

Fortunately, I got my wallet back. A student found itand, using the name she read on my ID, wrote an e-mail tome. Before I got the e-mail from her, I had suspected peo-ple a lot. I had thought probably I wouldn’t find my wallet,even if my friends encouraged me. But I was wrong.Although nowadays many people feel you cannot truststrangers, I regained my confidence in people from the stu-dent who found my wallet. Even though some people thinkpeople are usually rude, I felt people are kind.

I learned many things from this experience, both posi-tive and negative. First, I learned I should keep my eyes onmy wallet. Since I’m living abroad, my attention maydecrease for a moment because I have to pay attention morethan when I lived in Japan. Even though I really pay atten-tion, I make mistakes here easily. However, my friends sup-ported me a lot, so I could recover from this accident. Oneof my friends had a similar experience in California, andsomeone returned her wallet to her, so she gave me hopethat I could get my wallet back.

From this experience, I learned how I should be carefulabout possessions, but, more importantly, that I was sup-ported by friends, and I felt people’s generosity. In this world,there are many people killing each other, so we are proneto individualism; people don’t care about other people. I wasalso one of these people, but I changed my mind throughthis experience. I should trust people more, because peopleare virtuous. This experience gave me a lesson in ethics.

The writer, from Japan, is in Judith Dan’s Academic and Professional Writing class.

by Ayumi MisonoLost Wallet

I had a good experience withmy first English oral presen-tation. My partner, Alex, is a

good man. He comes from Braziland always keeps smiling and say-ing, “No problem.” He gave memany suggestions about the oralpresentation and encouraged me.

We decided the subjecttogether. I did the primary outline, and then he offered his

ideas and typed the final outline and question sheet. Beforethe oral presentation day, we agreed to meet at a CELOPclassroom. In the empty classroom, we imagined all ourclassmates sitting in front of us. We stood in front of theblackboard. Sometimes I was a listener when he spoke, andsometimes he was a listener when I spoke. We gave sugges-tions to each other, including volume, speed and contents.

On oral presentation day, during take-a-break time, Iwrote the outline on the blackboard, and he went to thebathroom to brush his teeth. (He brushes his teeth fourtimes every day.) Before starting, we had a little tension, butwe gave each other five. During the presentation, he gave meconfidence and help. After the presentation, we shook handsand embraced each other We are a team. I appreciate Alex.

The writer, from Taiwan, is in Shelley Fishman’s class.

by Yung-Tai TsengFirst English Oral Presentation

Fall 2003 Postcards Home42

Students in Chris Antonellis’s intermediate classwrote postcards home. They wrote about culturaldifferences they noticed living in the U.S.

Postcards Home | Some American customs are so strange to me . . .

Dear Mom,

I want to tell you about life in A

merica. American baseball players always chew gum

and spit on the ground. One day, when I was watching a game on TV, I saw a

bench that was covered with spit. It was horrible.

Another strange custom is this: I sometimes see American policemen eating something

at a restaurant. Once, when I was watching the Simpsons on TV, I saw an

American policeman also eating something at a res

taurant. I have never seen this

before in Japan.

These are not strange American customs, but they are

culture differences between

America and Japan. For example, when I hold an elevat

or for someone, the usual American response

is

“Thank you”; however, in Japan, people tend to

either say “I’m sorry” or they nod their heads. For

another example, after paying money at a super

market, any shop clerk in Boston says, “Thank you,”

“Have a nice day,” or “Have a good nig

ht” in a very friendly way. In Japan,

the shop clerk says

“Thank you” in a monotonous way with a robotic expression on his

or her face. The cultural diff

erences

between Japan and America do not ne

cessarily mean that Japanese people are s

hy and inward, with a lot

of uncertainty, but Americans’ ways of expressing them

selves do make me feel good and more willing to

open up to others.

Talking with looking into the other perso

n’s eyes and having your own opinion are a

lso typical of American

culture, I think.Please write me soon.

—Mio

AIR MAIL

AIR MAIL

Postcards Home Fall 2003 43

Dear Ju-Hee,I want to tell you about my life here. When Americans go across the street,

they ignore the traffic signals. When people cross the street, the cars stop and

drivers don’t say any words. In Korea, if people ignore traffic signals, the

driver abuses pedestrians.Another strange custom is this: people don’t pay when they want to ride an

outbound subway if they are above ground. In Korea, people must pay if they

want to ride a subway.There is another strange custom. If there is an emergency car in back of a

driver, the driver gets out of the way of the car and pulls over to the edge of

the road. In Korea, if a driver sees an emergency car in back of him, the

driver doesn’t completely get out of the way of the car. In Korea cars only pull over a little, and the

emergency car drives in the middle of road.I learn a lot about American customs and laws from my brother-in-law. If I don’t understand some-

thing, he always explain it to me. But, life is still strange for me here.

Please reply soon. How are you? I really want to know the answer.

Your good friend,

—Hyun-Kyu Lee

Dear Kasumi,

I want to tell you about life in th

e U.S. For

one thing, American size about everything is

big! For example, juice, hamburgers, potato

chips, clothes, shops, etc. W

hen I order a

small size juice, I think it is medium or large

size, but it is small size in America. I was

surprised. When I went to a supermarket for the

first time, I was surprised, too, because in

the

supermarket we can’t take goods which are on the

top of the rack. They are so high. They almost reach the ce

il-

ing!I’m learning a lot

about American customs. How are you?

Please write me soon.

Your good friend,

—Mami

AIR MAIL

AIR MAIL

AIR MAIL

AIR MAIL

Dear Jennifer,

I want to tell you about life in th

e United States. If you buy something, then

you feel that you don’t really l

ike it, you can take the receip

t and return it with-

in 7 days. Sometimes they give money back to you. Sometimes they let you

change it for another thing of

equal amount. In Taiwan, most stores don’t let

you return items, except for so

me bigger brand names or at depart

ment stores.

Also, the stores close very early

in America, and there are no night

markets. In

our country, most stores are open until 10 p.m. You can go shop

ping after

school or work. You can go shopping and eat in

the night markets. Even the

7-11 convenience stores are open 2

4 hours everywhere. So, you won’t worry if

you feel hungry at midnight.

The shower head is stuck on the wall. It can’t m

ove. They don’t have a drain hole in

the bathroom

floor either, so when I take a shower, I have to make sure that I

don’t let water overflow the bath.

I am learning a lot about American customs here. If I don’t understa

nd something, teachers and

friends always help me. Please write me soon. Tell me what is happening in Taiwan. Has anything

changed? Please say hello to Judy for me. I miss you.

Your good friend,

—Vivian

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Dear Bok,Last weekend, I went to my roommate’s house. I was very surprised because

I saw a very young child talking to his friendly uncle. In Korea, as you

know, older people usually talk and younger people listen. That is not

conversation, but order. I don’t understand that. But, I envy my room-

mate. How about you?Another strange custom is this: When I was hungry, my roommate’s

mother asked me, “Would you like something to eat?” Of course, I told

her, “No.” But, she didn’t ask me again. In Korea, it is polite to

say, “No” three times, even if you are hungry. In America, if you feel

hungry, you must answer immediately or you miss your chance to eat

something.I am learning a lot about American customs. America is so good, but I miss you so much. Take care.

Bye

Your good friend,

—Seong Jae

AIR MAIL

AIR MAIL

AIR MAIL

AIR MAIL

Fall 2003 45Postcards Home

Dear Morris,I want to tell you about life in the U.S. Some American customsare so strange for me. There are a lot of coupons in the books,newspapers, magazines or service centers, etc. People can usethem to save a lot of money, but we don't have coupons in Taiwan.Americans always like to shop online, too. In Taiwan, peopledon’t, because there are too many liars in online stores. We don’thave laws to protect customers.There’s another interesting, strange custom to me. If Americansdine in a restaurant, they should leave a tip on the table, and theamount of money they leave is up to the customer. In Taiwan, thebill in restaurants always includes the tip.I learn a lot about American customs from my roommate. If I don’t understand some-

thing, he always explains it to me. Life is still strange for me here.

Please write me soon. How are you? I really need your answer.Your good friend,

—Stean

AIR MAIL

AIR MAIL

Dear Mari,

I want to tell you a

bout life in the U

.S. Some American customs are so

strange

for me. Americans like runn

ing. Although I can see

Americans running

anytime

and anywhere, th

ey are getting fa

t around the middle.

I think it is beca

use of

American food. Food porti

ons are huge. In

addition, they ar

e fried and taste

fatty.

Moreover, sweet foods

are too sweet, sou

r foods are too s

our, and fiery fo

ods are

too fiery. Everythin

g goes too far.

Another strange cu

stom is this: The bathr

oom is open. When I enter th

e lavatory,

I can see people

on the outside o

f the door and the

y can see me and m

y feet. At

first I was very surprise

d, but I am already

used to it.

There’s another s

trange custom. When I walk dow

n the street, I see po

licemen

throughout Boston. A

lthough it is not

usual by comparison

with my country, I marvel tha

t the policeman

has a gun and I

can see it. I saw my first r

eal gun in the U

.S. I had never seen o

ne in my country.

I think that fact i

s a symbol of the U.S.

I am learning a lot

about American c

ustoms here. I suppose

that ifI really k

now and respect ano

ther

country, what I learn is

not only the surf

ace of a different custo

m between here and my countr

y, but also

the background o

f the different cus

tom.

Your good friend,

Yuko

AIR MAIL

AIR MAIL

BS


T eachers always askus, “Do you haveany questions?” in

the U.S. and it is nicer ifstudents have questions.What’s happening in mycountry is there’s just ateacher or professor talkingin the silent classroom. Thefirst thing I noticed about acultural difference is thesekinds of teaching and study-ing styles.

Generally speaking,Asians who study English for their second language are goodat reading, writing and grammar, while Europeans are goodat listening and speaking. I think one reason for this is theway of teaching and studying. We haven’t been forced totalk and discuss as much as we do here. Especially in Japan,the examination system and preparing for that makes usavoid talking and discussing than reading and writing.

I think another reason for not getting used to talking isa Japanese characteristic which is making harmony. We feelcomfortable in agreement. This can be said in many varioussituations other than studying such as daily life. However,sometimes I like this belief and sometimes not. For exam-ple, Japanese don’t tend to say “no” even if we really don’twant to do something or we try to use “maybe” to say some-thing indirectly. In addition to that , it seems strange, but weknow we can’t say it. We even have TV commercials inJapan that make fun of Japanese who can’t say “no.”

In the U.S, I think people are more individualistic. Theyhave their own strong opinions. Maybe they seem to havemore identity than us because they show what they think. Ithink we need to say something. There are some things thatwe can’t explain without words and sometimes people can’tunderstand if I don’t say anything. As I’m here in the U.S,and English isn’t my first language, I think the most impor-tant thing is to try to say something and participate as oftenas I can.

On the other hand, as I said , sometimes, I like this Japan-ese characteristic because of trying to make harmony. Wealso try to understand people’s feelings more delicately. It is

really a difficult thing to do in groups. Sometimes it’s evenharder than doing it by oneself because we must make ourideas together. Why I’m saying this is I didn’t come hereby myself. I came here with all the other friends from myuniversity and we have to do a Japanese Cultural Reception.At first, I didn’t like that. I wondered why I have to comehere with all the other students, but we finished half of thesemester and now I feel maybe it is time to make two ideastogether. I wanted to be individualistic like Americans, butalso I have to be Japanese. I mustn’t forget to make har-mony. I think my Hosei program gave me the chance tounderstand these cultural differences between the U.S andJapan. Also, it made me think deeply and led me to what Ishould do and how to deal with it.

by Nozomi Aoyagi by Chieko Watari

CULTURAL DIFFERENCESThe U.S. and Japan

B efore coming tothe U.S., I neverthought about

the common and the dif-ferent parts between theU.S. and my country. Ilearned English to com-municate with someonewho can’t speak andunderstand Japanese.After coming here, Ibecame aware of somany things betweenthe two countries.

First of all, I thinkabout the common parts between the U.S. culture andmine. One of them is the passion toward baseball games.Boston people support the Red Sox and we support theTigers. Excited people’s behavior was sometimes a prob-lem, but I felt the same passion toward the home baseballteam. Both people are overjoyed when the home teamwon a game and they feel so sad when the team lost agame. Another common part I hadn’t imagined beforecoming is that so many American people hate the waragainst Iraq and don’t approve of this circumstance. I hadthought that many Americans support their president and

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approve of this war. After all, I think that the ordinary life ofboth countries is almost the same. We have the same prob-lems about welfare, working opportunities, pension. We lovepeace, sports, and others.

Next, I think about the difference between the two coun-tries. We have many cultural differences. In the U.S., peo-ple look more interested in social life than in Japan. I was sosurprised that free newspapers are put at the stations andAmerican people read them on a bus or a train, both menand women, from young to old.

In my life here, only one uncomfortable thing is a bath.Why don’t American people enjoy a bathtub with hot water

in such cold weather? I think Japanese people care about thesanitary things and cleanliness more than American peopledo. I couldn’t understand that American people can put onthe same shoes when they are outside and inside of the house,kitchen, and bathroom.

Both countries have common and different parts, but Ithink that people’s feelings are basically the same. To knoweach other through learning each culture is very important.I think that we should respect each culture and learn fromeach other to cooperate in order to make a better world.

Both writers, from Japan, are in Marsha Dean’s advanced core class.

“N o Guts, NoGlory.” It was oneof our religious

days, and we usually had a skill-ful speaker talking about an issuerelated to the occasion. It was1:30 pm, four more hours tostart. My friend said, “Ourspeaker is sick so that he can notperform his speech; so, you willbe responsible.” What? He sur-prised me because I had never

thought about speaking in public. But my friend left me nochoice. Even though speaking formally was a terrifying expe-rience, it helped me learn to express myself clearly and wasa valuable experience.

It was 2:00. I had only a few hours to prepare. Due toinsufficient time, I grabbed a tape recording of a lectureaddressed on a similar occasion. I listened to the tape manytimes and tried to focus on the technique the speaker followedin order to clarify his concept. I did not want to ramble, so Iselected a simple topic. I thought that selecting an old lecturedelivered by an experienced person would make me feel moreconfident and my speech more organized. Nonetheless, Irehearsed the lecture in front of the mirror while my wifewatched me, showing her usual encouragement. However, Icomforted myself by saying all members of the audience weremy friends, so my mistakes would be forgiven.

It was 5:50. Attendance was more than what I had

expected; I did not recognize most of them. My pulse startedracing, and I asked myself again: Was it a presumptuous deci-sion when I accepted such a plight of embarrassment?! Butthere was no way to back out. It was time. A presenter intro-duced me to the audience. I walked leisurely to the podium.

I stood in front of the audience, but what happened? Iforgot all that I had prepared to say. Supposedly, I had tenminutes to talk, but it seemed like ten hours. My sweat glandshad never worked like that before. “Do you need a cup ofwater?” my friend said. I could see my wife staring sharplyat me. “You will make it,” she kept saying. My wife’s moti-vation exhilarated me! I launched into my speech, but “fearbroke up my voice like twigs underfoot!” It was that momentwhen I remembered my helpful father’s advice. “Be my son!Be a challenger! Do not let your shyness be a liability inyour achievement.” I became intent to finish my talk suc-cessfully; everybody did it, I would do it.

Finally, I finished my speech. The audience applaudedfor me, congratulated me, admired my words. My wifegrabbed me and squeezed me like there was no tomorrow!

Accepting the risk to speak in public has been a valuableadventure. It has improved my pronunciation, increased myvocabulary, and helped me to figure out my mistakes.

The writer, from Saudi Arabia, is in Judith Dan’s Academic and Professional Writing class.

by Haythem AbualsaudSpeak Up I stood in front of the audience, but . . .

I forgot all that I had prepared tosay. Supposedly, I had ten minutesto talk, but it seemed like ten hours.


October 15

B aseball is a popular sport in Boston, especially now,because the Boston Red Sox are in the AmericanLeague finals. As you can see in the pictures, people

are celebrating the victory of the Red Sox beside FenwayPark. I know you are asking yourselves why baseball is soimportant for the people here. Well, I’ll tell you why. It allbegan in 1918, when the Red Sox last won the World Series,but since then they have never won it again. Before that theyused to be one of the best teams in the country. That’s whypeople are now very happy that they are getting theirstrength back.

Today, as I’m writing this article, the Boston Red Sox

are playing the Yankees, and it’s the most important gamefor the Red Sox. If they lose today, it’s all over. Then theyhave to wait for another year and the curse will remainunbroken.

Let me tell you more about the famous Curse of theBambino:

In 1918 the Red Sox won their 5th World Series, the most byany club at that time. One of the stars of the Boston cham-pionship franchise was a young pitcher by the name ofGeorge Herman Ruth, aka “The Babe” or “The Bambino.”

In 1920, however, Red Sox owner Harry Frazee neededmoney to finance his girlfriend’s play, so he sold Babe Ruth’scontract to Colonel Jacob Ruppert’s New York Yankees for$100,00 (plus a loan collateralized by Fenway Park). Sincethen, the Yankees, who had never won a World Champi-onship before acquiring Ruth, have gone on to win 26, andare arguably one of the greatest success stories in the historyof sport.

Meanwhile, the Boston Red Sox have appeared in only four

by Ramin KetabiSemester Book Elective

The Boston Red Sox

(above) Ramin giving a friend a lift in the crowd out-side Fenway Park. (right) Fans celebrating outsideFenway Park.


World Series since 1918, losing each one in game seven.Many consider Boston’s performance after the departure ofBabe Ruth to be attributable to “The Curse of the Bam-bino.”

—From bambinos curse.com/whatis/#wiLegend

The Red Sox won their game on October 15, but . . .October 16, a sad night for the people of Boston. Onceagain, the Boston Red Sox lost against the New York Yan-kees, and the curse remains unbroken, a sad tragedy after allthe hopes that this would be the year, the year that the Curseof the Bambino would break, but the hopes all turned toashes and dust.

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“W hat a wonderful game” in the voice of LouisArmstong is definitely floating in my mindas I think of hockey. I have followed

Geneva’s team for a while with an increasing passion for thisgame. I always wanted to go see anAmerican professional hockey game,but it has always been impossible. Thereason? They don’t play during thesummer! But this year, I got myrevenge. I went to see my first game:Bruins vs Montreal.

When I woke up on the lastThursday of October, the sun was outand shining, not a single cloud! Thenews was of a great day in Salem, a citywhich condemned and burned manywomen in the old times; they werebelieved to be witches. Witches or not, magic happened atNorth Station that day.

On our way back from Salem, at North Station, a very longqueue was standing in line outside the Fleet Center. “What’sgoing on?” Aydin, Raphael and I asked out of curiosity. “TheBruins are playing a gametonight against Montreal.”

Five minutes later, wewere standing in line to gettickets. We took thecheapest places, where youget to be seated on thehighest level. The view ofthe skating rink wasabsolutely amazing. Sup-porters of both teams weresurrounding us in a verylaissez faire atmosphere.The game had started, andthe audience was com-menting, shouting andhoping for the first goal.

The Bruins seemedreally quiet during the firstand second period. They let Montreal dominate the game.Thankfully the goalkeeper was doing a great a job. I don’t

know what the Bruin’s coach gave the team after the secondperiod, but it must have been good. Eventually the thirdperiod saw the Bruins dominating the ice, but Montreal wasnot an easy team to beat, and after twenty minutes we couldhear the bell. There would be extra time in which suddendeath would rule—the first one to score would win. TheBruins continued on their ascending domination, but unfor-tunately one of the Bruins defense had the very smart idea tofool around with the puck until a Montreal player stole itfrom him. (You have to keep in mind that everything happens

very quickly). The Bruins goalkeeperwas doubling his effort, but nobodywas in front of him and about midfieldthe Montreal player decided to shoot.From where I was standing the puckseemed to be cruising in slow motion.I was persuaded that it would be aneasy catch. Unfortunately Potvin, thegoalkeeper, was surprised at this com-ing through; the puck slowly passedhis hockey stick and his legs. Montrealwould feast tonight. And so would we.

The crowd walked towards differ-ent exits, the flood of people drilling toward the T stationlocated a hundred meters a way. It took us twenty minutes toget there; consider it the fourth period and probably as inter-esting as the others. Some Montrealians were singing in honorof their team, which caught the attention of Bruins’ fans. They

started to insult Canadianswithout restrictions. For-tunately, most of thecrowd did not agree andwhistled at their attitude.

This game was pureand intense pleasure.Geneva’s skating rink sta-dium can hold 6000 peo-ple, but it rarely goes upto this number; the aver-age is 2000. This NHLgame, despite a FleetCenter not completelyfilled up, reached around10,000 people. At leastthat is what my neighbor,who comes to almostevery game, tells me. I

can’t imagine the stadium full. I definitely have to go back.

GO BRUINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Dave GriesingerSemester Book Elective

Hockey

Aydin and Dave at the Fleet Center.


S occer is not a popular sport in the U.S. compared toin the rest of the world. However, Americans arebeginning to recognize the popularity of soccer in the

rest of the world, so they are improving very fast and theyhave already made some achievements.

In fact, soccer has a long history in theU.S. Here is a brief chronology of U.S.soccer history from 1620 to 1999. (Most ofthe following information was taken fromwww.soccerhall.org/history/us_soccer_his-tory.html.)

1620 Americans found Indiansalong the Massachusettscoast playing a form of foot-ball (soccer). The Indianscalled it Pasuckquakkohwog,which means “they gather toplay ball with the foot.”

1820 The Oneidas of Boston, thefirst organized football clubin America, was formed byGerritt Smith Miller. TheOneidas played under theexperimental rule of Asso-ciation Football and werelater undefeated, from 1862-65.

1869 Princeton University and RutgersUniversity engaged in the first inter-collegiate soccer match in NewBrunswick, N.J.

1877 The Olympic Games in St. Louisincluded soccer as an officialOlympic sport. The U.S. participated.

1914 The U.S. Football Association joined the FIFA.

1916 The U.S. played its first international match againstSweden, defeating Sweden 3-0.

1923 The world’s first full-sized indoor soccer field openedat the Commonwealth Cavalry Armory in Boston, MA.(In recent years, many CELOP classes were held inthe Armory building, diagonally across the street fromCELOP. It has now been torn down to make way fora new Boston University sports complex currentlyunder construction.)

1930 The U.S. was one of 13 nations which participated inthe first World Cup in Montevideo, Uruguay. Ninetythousand people watched the match between Argentinaand the U.S.. The match ended with a U.S. defeat andthey finished third.

1950 The U.S. defeated England 1-0 in the 1950 World Cupin Brazil. It was perhaps the biggest upset ever in inter-national soccer.

1982 The U.S. made a formal bid to host the 1986 WorldCup. Instead, in 1988 they were awarded the 1994World Cup.

1990 The U.S. Men’s National Team com-peted in the World Cup for the first time in40 years.

1991 The U.S. Women’s National Teamcaptured the first-ever FIFA Women’s WorldChampionship in China with a 2-1 win overNorway. This was the first time an American

team had ever won a world title.

1994 The U.S. hosted the WorldCup. Matches were held at ninesites around the U.S., includingFoxboro Stadium in Massachusetts.

1996 The U.S. Women’s NationalTeam won the first-ever gold medalin Women’s Soccer in the OlympicGames in Atlanta.

1998 The Men’s National Teamcompeted in the World Cup, losingto Germany (2-0), Iran (2-1) andYugoslavia (1-0). The final rankingof the U.S. was 32 out of 32 teams.

1999 The U.S. was the host of the 1999Women’s World Cup. The U.S. won theirsecond World Cup title in Los Angeles bydefeating China, 0-0 (5-4 PK).

As you can see, U.S. national soccer isgetting better and better, especially the

women’s soccer team, which is one of the best in the world.And since we are in Boston, I should talk a little about theMassachusetts soccer team—the New England Revolution.New England has always been a center for U.S. soccer andhad a number of other teams in the past, but the New EnglandRevolution was just formed in 1996. This year they reachedthe U.S. semi-finals, where they lost to the Chicago Fire.

Since I wrote about both soccer and baseball I foundthis news interesting so I decided to share it as well: Soc-cer’s Mia Hamm and Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparrawere married on November 22, 2003.

by Ramin KetabiSemester Book Elective

Soccer in the U.S.

Fall 200352 Essay Contest Winners

CELOP Essay Contest

The topic for the Fall 2003 essay contest, chosen by students in the Semester Book elective, was:“A Tradition in My Country”

Judging was done by members of the Semester Book elective along with selected faculty and staff members. Thank you to allwho submitted essays and to the judges. It was an interesting set of essays, and the judges had a hard time choosing.

Winners

Ronald Belfort HaitiPaula Moura Miranda Brazil

Kensuke Hashiura JapanSucheera Raitim Thailand

Andrey Andreevich Shlyakhovoy RussiaYi-Wen Yang Taiwan

1ST PLACE

Ronald BelfortA Tradition in my Country

“J acques, did you plant the coconut tree for the cel-ebration of the newborn baby? What about thesquash and the miscellaneous ingredients for the

soup? Did you remember . . . “ Jacques left before the endof the sentence, knowingalready what would comenext. Among many othertraditions of the Haitiancommunity, eating squashsoup, “soup joumou,” in agroup or with your familyon Sundays or for anyspecial occasion, is tradi-tional. Indeed, “soupjoumou” is considered bymany Haitians the mostculturally and historically significant food in Haiti. What isthat cultural and historical significance?

First of all, how did “soup joumou” become part of theHaitian diet? Among the many traditions of the Haitian

culture directly linked to a major historical event, eatingsoup is the most prominent. Indeed, this tradition datesback to Haiti’s revolution, which took place at the end of theeighteenth century and the beginning of the nineteen cen-tury, and led to Haiti’s independence from French colonists.During that war, while hunger and many diseases werekilling the soldiers, the legend is that an inspired lady, whosejob was to treat the wounded and ill resisters, prepared alarge container of soup from yellow squash to reenergizethem.

There are several reasons that this soup was so popular.One could always add some more water to make another

bowl for a newcomer. Inaddition, any roots, veg-etables, cereals, and meatscould be added at almostany time while cooking,without changing thesoup’s taste. Lastly, thelegend reports that theyellow curcurbitace fam-ily plant has not onlynutritive values but alsomedicinal ones. Formedicinal purposes, yel-

low squash was believed to treat jaundice. Later on, sci-ence discovered it has some nutrients that could fight TBand anemia.

Eating “soup joumou” also provided an opportunity

ADVANCED LEVEL

How did “soup joumou” become part of theHaitian diet? During Haiti’s fight forindependence from French colonists, hungerand disease were killing the soldiers. Aninspired lady, treating the wounded and illresisters, prepared the soup from yellowsquash to re-energize them.

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2ND PLACE

Paula Moura MirandaA Tradition in My Country

D ancing is one of the most expressive kinds of artis-tic activities in my country. The fondness for livelyrhythms stirs in innumerous Brazilian bodies melo-

dious shakes of arms, hips, and legs, and transforms themovements into breathtaking choreographies. The magicalinfluence dance has had on our culture can be explained bydifferent legacies from African and European cultures.

The best-known dance-related event in Brazil is an offi-cial holiday. Every February people from different races,creeds, and social backgrounds devote their time and energyto celebrate Carnival. The shortest month of the year is alsothe one with many festive occasions in several parts of our

huge territory. Samba, however, is not the only music thatechoes in the parties, in the streets, and in the clubs. Regionalculture from the North and the Northeast areas of Brazilhas developed variations of other rhythms and enriched thistypical and popular music. Perhaps the great size and eth-nic variety of our country have brought diversity not onlyto the features of our people but also to the manner wedevelop our art and culture. Besides samba, Carnival offersthe beats of Maracatu, Frevo, Xote, Forro, and Axe Music.It is more than a parade; it is a national party in which every-body is able to have fun regardless whether they are black

for meeting and sharing news, sorrows, and joys. One say-ing that illustrates the idea of these moments is, “Cookedfood doesn’t belong to anybody.” In other words, foodshould be shared. This shows the generosity and the senseof hospitality that has been perpetuated in our culture untilthe present day.

Since January 1, 1804, the day of our independence,“soup joumou” has become the soup of predilection forHaitians. Because it was prohibited and played an importantrole in sustaining the life of our heroes in the wartime era,it became a sign of freedom. Thus, on any major occasion,on every January first, and on all Sundays, in families who canafford it, the aroma of that soup will accompany you wher-ever you are, on the street, at home, or in restaurants. Itsfull-bodied flavor combined with its meaty taste make it lightand fulfilling at the same time. The fresh local ingredientsused vary the taste and leave you speechless.

If ever the hand of destiny takes you to Haiti, never leavethat Caribbean island without eating “soup joumou,” or youwill miss a significant part of the socio-historical dynamicof that friendly culture. And maybe you will meet Jacques.

The writer, from Haiti, is in Judith Dan’s Academic and Professional Writing class.

Ronald’s Haitian Squash Soup (“Soup Joumou”)

1 medium or large Caribbean pumpkin – butternut squash may besubstituted

1 small whole chicken, in pieces – do not use organs (beef may beused instead)

Seasonings:handful fresh parsley2-3 leeks, choppedsmall handful fresh wild celery – 2 stalks commercial celery may

be substitutedpacket of sorrel leaves8 whole cloves12 crushed peppercorns or plenty of freshly-ground pepper1-2 habanero hot peppers, also called “Scotch Bonnet”salt to taste1.5 T olive oil1.5 T butter1 large chicken-flavored bouillon cubecouple dashes of macecouple dashes of ground ginger

Vegetables:1 small onion, chopped5 medium potatoes, peeled and in chunks3 turnips, peeled and in chunks1 small cabbage, chopped

0.5 bag cannelloni noodles

Directions: Cook the squash in salted water. Reserve about one-fourth, cut in chunks. Mash the rest, using some of the water itwas cooked in. Save the rest of the water. Bring the chicken to aboil in an enormous pot, skimming off the foam. Add all of thespices (salt may be added later) and seasonings. Then add the veg-etables. Later add mashed squash and reserved pumpkin water.Boil. Entire boiling time may be 2.5–3 hours. When the soup isalmost cooked, add the noodles. When they are finished cooking,the soup is done. Stir well, add reserved squash chunks,and serve,with slices of bread.

Note: Be careful to remove hot peppers without breaking them.

Serves 8.


1ST PLACE

Kensuke HashiuraKarate and politeness

M ost countries in the world have traditional cul-tures which other countries don’t have. My coun-try, Japan, has grown its own unique culture

because it is an island country. Generally Japanese peopleare said to be polite. Why dothey have this reputation?

There are good culturaltraditions in Japan fromancient times, and there aremanners and upbringingwhich are based on it.Respect is extremely impor-tant. For example, we showrespect to our ancestors, andwe show respect to others inour greetings, honorific wordings, and bows.

We respect our ancestors. Inside the unseen world, thereare God, the Buddha, and ancestors. Japanese people have

always believed this. Since we have parents, we exist, andsince parents had grandparents, they exist. It is a wonderfulconnection when we consider that there is no existence unlessit goes back through time for dozens and hundreds of years.Most people in Japan respect their father, mother, and ances-tors naturally. If a family returns to their parents’ home in thesummer vacation or the New Year, even the children mustfirst pray to the Buddhist altar. They believe that the homeand the family are also firmly protected by their ancestors.My friend visited his father’s grave every day after he passedaway; therefore, he has shown respect for his ancestors.

Greetings are important bonds which connect us andparents, superior officials,subordinates and others.When I come back to myparents’ home in summervacation and for the NewYear, I meet my grandpar-ents and greet them politely.Since a greeting is etiquette,it is good that I can greetthem properly.

An honorific wordingwhich takes another into

consideration is also important. Fundamental courtesy ismade by taking wording into consideration. If it is doneproperly, the order of a company or a home will be main-

HIGH-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

or white, rich or poor, employed or unemployed. In Carni-val, people express joy and hope towards life. In this sense,social inequalities are replaced by the collective cheerful-ness presented in each Brazilian heart.

I strongly believe that the positive energy, the shine in theeyes of many destitute people, and the easy smiles in thefaces of those who celebrate life in a night of Carnival despitescarcely having food to eat in the day after, are the reasonswhy Carnival is more than a popular festival: it is part ofBrazilian identity. In addition, it is the time when peoplefrom all over the world come to visit Brazil and get capti-vated by the easygoing and hospitable attitude of our people.Foreigners might be interested in the beauty and naturalswing of mulatas, African-Brazilian women who challengegravity with their unique style of performing samba. How-ever, it is the pleasant atmosphere of this broad “commun-ion” that most deeply moves and causes admiration in peo-ple who were not born in Brazilian lands but have a chance

to act Brazilian very comfortably and spontaneously duringCarnival.

Carnival is a tradition in Brazil that makes its peopleproud of celebrating life in a peaceful way. People gettogether to sing, to sweat, to dance, to embrace each other,to laugh and to feel that those days are special and full ofhope. It brings temporary happiness and relief to people’slives. Sometimes it brings perspective to a new era, betterand possible-to-accomplish future plans. It doesn’t matterthat Ash Wednesday comes, that costumes and masks areput aside and the grounded reality starts again the followingday. The positive sentiment from the Carnival remains formany months and is a driving force that keeps us movingforward and leads us to the world of dreams, fantasy andhope again in the following February.

The writer, from Brazil, is in Irene Maksymjuk’s Oral Communications and Presentations class.

A bow expresses respect to anotherby presenting one’s head. The top ofthe head is the weakest place in thebody. One may die if it is hit. It isthe same as entrusting one’s life toanother to present one’s head.

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2ND PLACE

Sucheera RaitimA TRADITION IN MY COUNTRY

“S ongkran” Have you ever heard this word before?It is a Thai word. Songkran is the old Thai NewYear. We have a famous tradition in Thailand

and it is well-known to foreigners. In this tradition, Thaiyounger people pour water on the older people and the olderpeople give you the best wish. All Thai people splash wateron many people and sometimes put a special powder on oth-ers’ faces even if they do not know them.

Songkran is held on April 13 every year. A hundred yearsago, April 13 was the Thai New Year but we changed theThai New Year to January 1 . On Songkran day, my familyalways wakes up early in the morning and prepares rice andfood and we go to the temple. My family is Buddhist. Bud-dhist people give rice and food to monks at the temple.

Monks pray for us and wish that we will have good luck allthrough the year.

Songkran in Thailand looks like Christmas because it isa special day for family. Almost every member of my fam-ily goes to our grandfather and grandmother’s house.Younger people like my sisters, my brother and I pour wateron hands of the older people, like grandfather, grandmother,father, mother, uncles, aunts. After that, we have a partyamong our family and we always talk about our life, work,kids and future plans.

My sisters, my brother and I always go out after the partyand we have water guns and a special powder. Every street,road or even lane is all wet. We see many people along thestreet. They are splashing water on people who walk pastthem. We shoot people who splash water on us and some-times we put the special powder, which we mix with water,on many strangers’ faces. And after the powder dries, itlooks like you have a white mask on your face. We splash,shoot water at many cars, buses, even the policemen whowork along the street. Nobody is upset when we splash orshoot water at them. They always smile and splash or shoot

tained properly. The man who has a high degree of sophis-tication can use honorific wording with precision.

A bow is a behavior which expresses respect to anotherby presenting one’s head. The top of the head is the weak-est place in the body. One may die if the head is hit. It is thesame as entrusting one’s life to another to present one’s head.As a proof of trust, the method of a greeting in Japan pres-ents the head to each other. That’s the reason why Japanesepeople do much bowing.

These traditional etiquettes have come down from Budo,the Japanese martial arts, which value courtesy. Budo is theart of self defense which includes the spirit of politeness.The aim of Budo is to gain moral sense. Karate is one of thetraditional martial arts of Japan, among which are Karate-do,Kendo (Japanese sword fighting), Judo, Kyudo (Japanesearchery), Sumo wrestling, and Halberd.

Early practitioners made various devices for training sothat there might be no danger to life, and after the MeijiRestoration people practiced this as safe Budo. After the war,Budo changed into a kind of sport which progressed further.Karate-do spread, not only domestically, but also throughthe whole world as the sport of Karate. However, the moralphilosophy of Budo still remains in Karate.

A Karate instructor teaches us not only the skill of fight-ing, but also the virtue of fighting. He places emphasis ongood manners. He says “Seek perfection of character, befaithful, endeavor, respect others, and refrain from violentbehavior.” The heart is also simultaneously improved withthe skill of Karate. Martial arts tend to be regarded as violent;however, if the heart is poor, behavior may become violent,but if the heart is rich, behavior may become the source ofcourage. By improving our Karate practice, we improve ourown spirit or our own mentality. For example, eliminatingweak and indecisive movements in our Karate helps to elim-inate weakness and indecision in our minds—and vice versa.It is in this sense that Karate becomes a way of life, as we tryto become very strong, but happy and peaceful people.

Karate doesn’t only compete for victory and defeat. Itsurely starts with decorum and finishes with decorum. Polite-ness is an expression of love and respect in Japan. Don’t for-get mastering “power” is never done for one’s self-preser-vation, but to protect others. The soul of “self-sacrifice” isjust the essence of Karate. Karate is the traditional culturewhich Japan can be proud of.

The writer, from Japan, is in Margo Downey and Ellen Yaniv’s class.


1ST PLACE

Andrey Andreevich ShlyakhovoyA Holiday in my Country

I n Russia we have many holidays, and I can’t alwaysremember holidays and or days when everybody cele-brated holidays.

Now I remember a women’s holiday because in mycountry there are very many women because when Russiahad a war with Germany, many men died. And now Russiais very criminaland many youngguys die in thestreet.

The nameof this holiday is“Megdunarod-nii genskii deni.”Women cele-brate this day onMarch 8. On this day every man gives flowers to women. Buton this day we don’t have special food or clothes. On thisday my mother and I think of other families who have manyfriends and parents at home.

The writer, from Russia, is in Jeff DiIuglio and Joanne Fox’s class.

2ND PLACE

Yi-Wen YangMid-Autumn Festival

In Taiwan, we celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival onAugust 15th by the lunar calendar. We prepare mooncake and pomelo, because moon cake and pomelo are a

symbol of the Mid-Autumn Festival. When the holidaycomes, peo-ple return totheir home-towns andvillages tog a t h e rtogether withtheir family.

This fes-tival is similar

to Thanksgiving. On this day, the moon is said to be theroundest and brightest of the year. In the evening, my fam-ily comes together to have a BBQ as well as various foodsand drinks for dinner. We eat moon cake and pomelo asdesserts while we enjoy the moon and time with my family.Finally, following the dinner, we set off fireworks in the sky.The fireworks make the sky beautiful.

The writer, from Taiwan, is in Jeff DiIuglio and Joanne Fox’s class.

water back at us too.

Kawsan Road is the name of the famous road in the mid-dle of Bangkok for splashing water and putting the specialpowder on many faces. You can see people from many citiesand many countries come here for this tradition. I have beento Kawsan Road four times. It is crowded with people. Carsand buses can not drive on this road on that day. My face waswhite with the special powder and my body was wet all day.Many foreigners also come here for this tradition. And they

can find cheap guest houses around this area.

In April of every year Thailand is very hot because we area tropical country. That’s why we have a special tradition tosplash the water and put the special powder on people. Thespecial tradition in my country is Songkran.

The writer, from Thailand, is in Lori Lubeski’s Academic and Professional Writing class.

HIGH-BEGINNING LEVEL

Women celebrate “Meg-dunarodnii genskiideni” on March 8. Onthis day every mangives flowers to women.

This festival is similarto Thanksgiving. Onthis day, the moon is saidto be the roundest andbrightest of the year.

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N ew Hampshire is a very beautiful place. There aremany lakes and many high mountains in NewHampshire. The beautiful nature in New Hamp-

shire brings people there from all over the world. NewHampshire’s most attractive season is autumn. Each autumn

New Hampshire’s tree-studded landscape bursts with glori-ous and fiery color.

I went to New Hampshire using a three-day weekendin October with my friends in CELOP. It was my first timeto go on a trip with friends from other countries. It was verynice weather. On the second day, we climbed Mount Wash-ington, which is the tallest mountain in New England. Itwas warm at the foot of the mountain, but the closer to thesummit we climbed, the colder it got. Near the summit, wecould see the snow, and the landscape was very beautiful.There were clouds just in front of us. This made me feel as

by Keiichi SuzukiSemester Book Elective

New Hampshire

O ne of New England’s favorite plates is called clamchowder. I’m sure you’ve heard about it, but if youhaven’t, let me give you a little idea of the dish.

Perhaps you will try to cook it by yourself.

First, what is a clam? It is a mollusk which lives in sandor mud. Most of the time you will only be able to find itunder water at a depth of two to four feet. You can find themall around the beaches of New England. But you might trya couple of beaches before finding the El Dorado of clams.As for myself, I’ve been clamming on Cape Cod’s shores. Ifyou decide to go there, try to enjoy the towns of Chathamand Provincetown; they have great seafood and clammingthere is a lot of fun.

Because clams bury themselves under two to three inchesof sand or mud, you will absolutely need to use a spe-cial tool. especially if you don’t want to end up buy-ing most of your mollusks at the supermar-ket. This tool works on the sameprinciple as a rake, but the main dif-ference is the existence of a basket inwhich the clams are caught. Whenyou are in water up to your waist,the rake will make a noise byscratching the top of a shell…or of arock. Nevertheless, within a coupleof hours, you should be able to easilyfill up a bucket. You might considerwearing a wetsuit because after a coupleof hours, even under the sun, you willfreeze.

The next step will be to wash the fruits of yourlabor. For that, use an old toothbrush and warm

water. You want to wipe off as much sand aspossible; these clams will have been living in

this environment for at least two years!

Going back to your place, stop bya supermarket and buy the followingingredients. (Recipe is for 1 quartof clams after removing fromshells.)

by Dave Griesinger, SBEA New England Tradition

3 cups potatoes (diced)1 onion3 tbs. butter3 cups milk (scalded)1 slice fat salt pork (optional)salt and pepper to taste

Pour 2 cups of cold water over the clams to cleansethem. Strain the water through a very fine sieve orcloth. Chop the hard portion of the clams. Cut thepork into bits.Add chopped onion and cook untilyellow.Add water and strained clam juice.When thechowder is boiling, add potatoes. Cook 10 minutes,then add chopped clams. Cook until the potatoesare tender.Add the soft part of the clams and cookabout 5 minutes more.When it’s ready to serve,add the butter, salt and pepper, and milk.

Enjoy!


O n October 15, I went the Museum of Science withmy classmates and another class. The museum hasa huge theatre which is for the Omni movie. It

looks like a globular shape, so when I see the movie I canfeel that I’m in the movie. The movie we saw was “JaneGoodall’s Wild Chimpanzees.” While I was watching themovie, I had a feeling that I was observing the chimpanzeesdirectly and that I was in the jungle. The Omni movie isvery curious, but it was somewhat hard to understand thewhole substance of the movie. Now I’d like to tell the con-tent of the movie, which is about chimpanzees.

What distinguishes humans and animals? There are lotsof differences. For example, humans can stand erect, usetools, know the method of using fire, and so on. The impor-tant difference is whether they are able touse tools or not. Don’t you think so?

But this movie says, “Chimpanzeescan use tools like humans!” Jane Goodall,who has studied in the jungle about chim-panzees for her whole life, is usually asso-ciated with chimpanzees. So she canobserve the behavior of chimpanzees well.Now she is the best investigator aboutchimpanzees in the world. One of the first

discoveries made by Jane Goodall was that chimpanzees huntby using tools. Chimpanzees enjoy eating ants. But to catchthe ants is very difficult because the ants are tiny and theirmovement is very fast when someone tries to catch them. Ifthis is so, how can chimpanzees catch the ants? Do thinkwell! You’ll be able to know the method because even chim-panzees know the way.

Chimpanzees use branches for getting lots of ants at onetime. What does it mean? We think that only humans havean ability to use tools for more comfort. But the fact thatchimpanzees, which are a kind of anthropoid ape, can usetools means chimpanzees can think about how they can eatmany ants at one time. Clearly they knew the ants gatheredin their house and then they would find the anthill. Theyknew that their hands were too large to put into the smallhole (the entrance of the anthill), so they could get an idea touse something like thin branches. Nobody had ever taught themethod to chimpanzees. Therefore it is important that chim-panzees can use a tool. It means chimpanzees don’t live justby instinct; they have a capacity to think about something.

This is a big sensation in zoology.Moreover, this discovery has changed ourthinking about chimpanzees. It is possi-ble that not only humans but also chim-panzees can think efficiently. But theyhave a limit. Jane Goodall found only thatchimpanzees can use a tool. That is, theircapacity is very weak compared withhumans; however, it isn’t true that animalslive just by instinct.

by Ji Eon LeeSemester Book Elective

Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees

if I were on the top of the world. On the top of themountain, there were many people. And somehowthere was a train and train track. I don’t know forwhat purpose that train was made. On the road aswe returned, we could see very beautiful red leaves.We could see many beautiful lakes, too. But in NewHampshire, the landscape from Mount Washingtonimpressed me the most.


M y mother alwayssays the way that aman can fall in love

is with a healthy meal. “TheWay to a Man’s Heart isthrough his Stomach.” This isthe story about the way mymother and my father meteach other and how they fell inlove.

Many years ago, when mymother was very young, she

met a handsome man. It was at a friend’s party that mymother and my father met each other, and they neverthought that day was the beginning of a love story. That wasthe first time that my father saw my mother, but my fatherwas a little worried because his plan was to study on PuertoRico Island. And he left Venezuela two days after he met mymother. But my father always kept in touch with my motherby letters and some phone calls each week.

After four months, my father went back to Venezuela tovisit my mother, and that was the most beautiful surprisethat she had ever received. That was the first time my mothercooked for my father. She made mushroom risotto, and myfather was very impressed by the way that my mother cooked.When he tasted the risotto, he thought and told my motherthat it was delicious. He asked her how a young woman couldcook so well. My mother just said, “It is something that Ican do well. I learned to cook because my mother taughtme.”

One year later, my father came back to Venezuela forgood. The first thing that he did was to visit my mother andhe proposed to her. He gave her a beautiful engagementring, and my mother accepted. Six months later, they gotmarried, and that day was the beginning of a beautiful newfamily.

I think that “The Way to a Man’s Heart is through hisStomach” is true, because the way that my mother cooked formy father was the beginning of a love story. Although myfather has passed away, my mother still loves him.

The writer, from Venezuela, is in Judith Dan’s Academic and Professional Writing class.

by Ana C. Salvatierra

The Way to a Man’s Heart isthrough his Stomach

M y mother is a beauti-ful woman. She hasblack hair and a

beautiful figure. However, herlife has been very hard. Whenshe was twenty-one, she wasleft with a baby that she had toraise as a single mother, andsociety was very hard on herbecause they thought that washer fault. Her family didn’t helpher, so she worked every day.Everyone criticized her in

many different ways. Every door was closed for her. However,her life has turned around. It seems that “There is always alight at the end of the tunnel.”

When my mother married my father she was very young,and she thought that she would be happy for the rest of herlife. She believed that her marriage would be forever. Every-day that would pass would be a better day in her life. Shebuilt many dreams because she saw her future clearly. Herfirst challenge was having a child. She got pregnant the firstyear of her marriage. But things turned complicated when myfather decided to leave her at the moment I was born. At thatmoment, her life changed completely. She saw no hope inher future.

The next seventeen years, she worked hard to give meeverything that she thought I deserved without expectinganything in return. She gave me a warm home, an excellenteducation, and the most important thing in life: love. Shespent the best years of her life looking for ways to give me alife without worries. Therefore, she forgot her own lifebecause the only thing that she did was focus on me. A fewyears later, she met a man, and, after one year, her heart wasbroken again.

When she thought that I was mature enough, she decidedto accept a good job offer. She left the Dominican Republic,and she moved to the U.S. After five years living in Miami, shemet a handsome, wonderful, hardworking man, and they gotmarried. Since that moment, she has been happy, and nowshe knows “There is always a light at the end of the tunnel.”

The writer, from the Dominican Republic, is in Judith Dan’sAcademic and Professional Writing class.

by Veli Marie Chabebe

There is Always a Light at theEnd of the Tunnel

Fall 2003 61What Happened this Semester

Major News Events of the SemesterIn the World . . .

• Japan deploys troops for 1st time since WWII, committing a small contingent to theinternational force in Iraq.

• Terrorist bombings kill dozens in four bombings in Istanbul, Turkey.• The U.S. continues occupation and reconstruction of Iraq, planning for self-rule byJune, 2004.

• Blaster and SoBig computer worms wreak havoc with Windows PCs worldwide.Macintosh and Linux users are unaffected.

In the U.S. . . . • Presidential candidates gear up for the primary elections next year. Howard Dean

(Democrat) and George W. Bush (Republican) break campaign fundraising records.• Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger (“The Terminator”) is elected and sworn-in as the newgovernor of California after Governor Gray Davis loses a special recall election.• Pop singer Michael Jackson is arrested for child molestation.• In the baseball World Series, the Florida Marlins beat the New York Yankees in sixgames. The Red Sox lose to the Yankees, again, in the seventh game of the pennantplayoff, continuing the “Curse of the Bambino.”• Movies playing this semester: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, TheMatrix: Revolutions, Lost in Translation, Kill Bill: Volume 1, School of Rock, Elf, ScaryMovie 3, Runaway Jury.

• Songs playing this semester: Baby Boy, Beyonce Featuring Sean Paul; Here Without You,3 Doors Down; Hey Ya!, OutKast; Suga Suga, Baby Bash Featuring Frankie J; WhyDon’t You & I, Santana; I See Dead People.• The entertainment industry mourns the passing of many greats in music, television andfilm: Michael Kamen (composer), George Plimpton (author), John Ritter, ArtCarney (actors), Robert Palmer, Johnny Cash (musicians), Elia Kazan (director),Patrick Danzel-Job (inspiration for James Bond).

In Boston . . . • Massachusetts legislature approves a statewide smoking ban in bars, restaurants and

workplaces and plans to drop the ban on liquor sales on Sundays (one of the “BlueLaws” in effect for hundreds of years).• Logan Airport expands with another runway after nearly ten years of legal wrangling.• Construction workers begin dismantling I-93 North expressway. The I-93 South tun-nel opens in December.

At Boston University and CELOP . . .• Boston University appoints Aram Chobanian, Dean of the Medical School, as interim

President.• Construction continues on campus: the sports facilities across the street from CELOP,

graduate student housing on Comm. Ave., science and engineering building onCummington St., Hillel House on Bay State Road.• Warren Towers Dining Facility reopens after renovations• The Medical Center wins $1.6 billion in federal grants to build bioterror research facil-ity on the medical campus.

• CELOP acquires new headsets for the computer labs, allowing better recording abilities.• Holidays observed this semester: Rosh Hoshannah, Yom Kippur, Columbus Day,Halloween, Veteran’s Day, Ramadan, Eid al Fitr, Thanksgiving.

Fall 200362 Shota Hatama Collage

Collage by Shota Hatama

Fall 2003 63Shota Hatama Collage

Chris Antonellis and Roselyn Frank’s class. Back row: Hyun Kyu Lee, Takashi Horie, Mio Osumi, Sung Tsai, Shota Hatama, Seong Jae(Stean) Kim, Adrien Vola. Front row: Mami Okayama, Seung Hee Seo, Yuko Sakatani, Lok Kam (Allison) Yuen, Yukiko Sugawara, Ya-Lan (Vivian)Tsai, Chris Antonellis. Inset: Kandai Fukuda, Roselyn Frank.

Jamie Beaton and Doug Kohn’s class. Back row: Carlos Orlando Torres, Masaki Yamada, Clementine D’Halluin, Jamie Beaton, Chia-Pei(Etta) Chou, Ji-Yeon Lee. Front row: Laila Ghurab, Joseph Dum, Hamed Alenezi, Apisit Kantinan, A-Young Ryu. Inset: Doug Kohn. Not pic-tured: Joo-Yeon (Judy) Seo.

CLASS PICTURES CORE CLASSES

Class Photos Fall 2003 65

Jill Brand’s class. Left to right: Valmore Rojas Figueroa, Keun Sang (Joy) Jung, Jin San Chung, Chi Nae (Leanne) Kim, Yuko Iinuma, JillBrand, Carolina Desiree Simosa, Sung Woong (Ed) Park, Miro Chung, Nattakorn (Mick) Phewchean, Pui King Chan, Jung Gook Seo, Jia Wu(Jonathan) Xu. Not pictured: Ji Yoon Joo.

Betty D’Angelo’s class. Back row: Melinda Barabas, Hyun Kook (Eric) Seong, Betty D’Angelo, Rafael Sanz. Middle row: Yen-Tai (Regina)Su, Li-Ling (Lilian) Liu, Yen-Ling (Erin) Shen, Jessica Schmidt, Dong Hwa Han, Yoshihiro Shimoi. Front row: Han-Ting Chuang, Nora Chiu,Myung Kang (Akie) Chung, Liliana Beatriz Frutos. Not pictured: Sang Jun Lee.

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Renée Delatizky & Marsha Dean’s class. Back row: Miran Yi, Ling Zou, Taito Sakurai, Ji-Won Yeom, Marsha Dean, Qifa (Jeff) Yan.Front row: Aya Nakajima, Nozomi Aoyagi, Kazuhiro Yanagawa, Chieko Watari, Soo Eun Han, Student Teacher Yen-Chun (Carolina) Liu, Kyu EokShim. Inset: Nam Young Im, Renée Delatizky, Ke-Fan Wu. Not pictured: Atsushi Izumida.

Joanne Fox and Jeff DiIuglio’s class. Back row: Ahmad Al Frayan, Min Sung Kim, Koichi Miyazaki, Andrey Shlyakhovoy. Front row:Alaa Al Khereiji, Jeff DiIugliio, Yesenia Penunuri, Po-Wen Liu, Yi-Wen (Daphne) Wang. Inset: Pei-Ling Tsai, Joanne Fox, Jin Won Choi. Not pic-tured: Masahiro Murakami.


Margo Downey and Ellen Yaniv’s class. Back row: Rie Sato, Young Eun Jang, Laimute Stankunaite, Suriya (Ton) Kullavanich, MohamedAmrou Jabili, Longinos Tsourous, Kensuke Hashiura. Front row: Eun Byul Kim, Mami Iwata, Cristina Sobrados Pascual, Simon Boulas, MooSeog (Williams) Kang, Margo Downey. Inset: Sang Youn Lee, Su Kyung Kim, Chia-Chi (Claire) Chang, Kyo-Sun Lee, Ellen Yaniv.

Michael Feldman’s class. Back row: Yijun (Simon) Zhang, Ho Jung (Hans) Kim, Katarzyna Kowalska, Daniel Mendelzon Varzan, MichaelFeldman, Hyun (Harold) Yang. Front row: Cheng-Hui (Casta) Wang, Te-Chi Daisy) Lin, Asli Gulerhan, Rosario Perez, Raphael Baudry. Inset:Mehmet Agyuz, Dave Griesinger. Not pictured: Ju Young Park.


Cynthia Flamm and Ron Clark’s class. Back row: Saud Al-Saud, Sang Ho Lee, Yun Jung Cho, Ismail Marulcu, Cynthia Flamm, Jong-SunKim. Front row: Esther Orr, Ya Hui (Cindy) Lin, Jarunee Nincila, Yu-Fen (Jade) Chuang, Miwa Akao, Ayumi Misono. Inset: Ron Clark.

John Kopec’s class. Back row: Ramin Ketabi, Tsung-Nan (Tommy) Wang, Haythem Abualsaud, John Kopec, Manuel Vicedo Ferrandiz, NestorAdolfo Velilla Guarin. Front row: Rika Oba, Phanuphan (Suan) Phasuksan, Pimara (Som) Chewakate, Hao-Jen (Howarad) Wang. Inset:Ekaterina Asabina, So Joung (Jay) Oh, Hae Sun Paik. Not pictured: Seajun Park.


George Krikorian’s class. Back row: Hye Kyeong Yun, Kyung Jin Hong, Ricardo Maldonado Cantu, Shuhei Fujita, Hyo Won Kang. Middlerow: Chie Nagasawa, Tomomi Kaneko, George Krikorian, Ji Eon Lee, Kazumi Koshiba, Gi Yeon (Erika) Hwang. Front row: Shozo Endo, TomonariYamasaki, Jae Moo Kim, Qingjiang Shan. Not pictured: Seung Yeon (Renee) Lee.

Jacquie LoConte’s class. Back row: Min Jae Yoo, Jae Hong Kim, Keiichi Suzuki, Jin Kyu Kang, Faisal Bin Madaeya, Antonio Barrios DiPascuale, Khalid Al-Ghamdi. Front row: Jacquie LoConte, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Ana Salvatierra R., Megumi Hisaoka, Gilberto Garcia, SaoriKubo, Takuma Koseki, Katsuya Ohhashi.


Bob Maguire and Joyce Ho’s class. Back row: Anabel Castro Miranda, Nazan Kizilca, Frederic Fabregue, Chung-Kuan Lai, Hanrim (Leo)Choi, Bob Maguire. Front row: Tomomi Kanayama, Hee Jin Jung, Ji Hee Nam, Ji Yeong Lee, Nida Chanthavanich. Inset: Joyce Ho.

Joe Pettigrew’s class. Back row: Sung Il Park, Chan Hee Yi, Rui Tominaga, Joe Pettigrew, Ali Kutmangil. Middle row: Peng Sun, MartaPimenta, Emi Fujita, Eun-Jin Park, Se Yon Choi, Santi (Yo) Singhawangcha. Front row: Ryoko Budo, Asuka Hashimoto, Akiko Ogawa, AdrianaFelix Caballero, Tomoe Eto, Sung Hun Son.


Carol Piñeiro’s class. Back row: Yu-Tun (Steven) Tsai, Talyane Chalobah-Gondjout, Hong Zhou (Homer) Geng, Tae Kyung (Kyo) Lee. Middlerow: Hye Yung (Sunny) Kim, Maria Jessica Sanchez Aldave, Varisa (Pam) Uttarapatriyakul, Kazuyuki Okada, Li Hong Song. Front row: YoshimiShishido, Carol Piñeiro, Li-Ting (Hedy) Tsai, Visiting Scholar Shouping Xu. Inset: Sirirat Cheongvivatkit. Not pictured: Carlo Filippo Genovese.

Gregg Singer’s class. Back row: Yann Vonderscher, Jihun Choi, Tsechoe Dorji, Naoki Sato, Hideki Nitta, Alessandro Balani, Dho We Kim,Kiyonari Yamsaki, Ana Gutierrez Colina, Thioro Ndiaye, Abdulkarim Almaayouf, Gregg Singer, Fuad Al-Ghamdi. Front row: Isabel EsponaMeseguer, Karyn Capeluto. Not pictured: Jong Min Park.


Pam Steeves and Ginny Drislane’s class. Back row: Macid Melekoglu, Liliana Tavares, Chi Hun Kim, Hsin-Wei (Wallers) Wu, SamuelWoojoo Jun, Pei-Ju Liu, Veli Chabebe, Pam Steeves, Min Seok (James) Jeong, Wezo Alexi Garcia, Chin-Yung (Robert) Ho, Ting-Ting Lin, Tapanee(Dow) Jantarapakdee, Dong Youn (Dawn) Chang. Not pictured: Tugce Caliksan, I-Hsiu (Annie) Lin.

Maria Tomeho-Palermino’s class. Back row: Gregory Galel, Carla Parra Arrom, Carlos Santos Campos, Sebastian Grobe. Middle row:Chia-Ju (Darian) Lin, Min Jung Ko, Kathleen Fauquenot, Seo-Yeun (Vicky) Youk, Hyun Jung (Heather) Kim, Aliki Allamani. Front row: MariaTomeho-Palermino, Kobmanee (Mam) Lertphichitkul, Mariko Iida. Inset: Jeremy Brener. Not pictured: Farah Almutairi.


Susan Vik and Margo Miller’s class. Back row: Susan Vik, Ina Yoshino, Norelys Santana, Georges Aslan Zakar, Takuya Kodera,Kachatorn Tongsri, Patricia Zamora. Front row: Ozge Kelleci, Wen-Chieh (Jason) Tsai, Myung-Hee (Meiki) Son, Apirak (Nui) Yosaeng, Pei LingTsai, Eun-Deok Jeon, Ching-Wen (Wendy) Yang. Inset: Margo Miller, Marco Negroni.

Shelley Fishman’s class. Back row: Karin Franco, Maria (Marianto) Baeza, Shelley Fishman, Maria (Neni) Reyes, Marjorie Ramos,Carolina Salinas, Nazmi Karyagdi, Yung-Tai Tseng, Jun Iriyama, Benigno Alfaro. Front row: Jee-Yoon (Jessica) Lee, Alexandre Wanderley, Yilmaz Ay, Yuan Jiang. Inset: Daichi Ino. Not pictured: Sota Nakajima.


Nora Smith’s Part-time Evening class.

Lori Lubeski’s Part-time Evening class.

Part-time Program Students

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Shuiko Tanizawa, Monica Yoshii, Boksoon Jo.

Bo Kim, Hee Kyoung Lee.

Part-time Students

PART-TIME STUDENTS (DAY): Mauricio Almeida • Marina Colnaghi • Megumi Fujita Mercedes Guilarte • Pascale Gras • Xing-Ee Han • Satoshi Ishikawa • Eunjoo JungJunko Kawamae • Eiji Kurozumi • Yukiko Kurozumi • Yu-Chi Lee • Yuki Minami-

sawa • Claudia Montoya • Ikuko Nomoto • Fang Qi • Jean Rezende • Estrellita Sah-dala • Taissa Santos • Chikako Shigematsu • Mirande Sidaros • Hatice Lale Sincek

Dario Suter • Nenita Torres • Shu-Ching Yu • Shushan Zhu • Rui Zou

PART-TIME STUDENTS (EVENING): Hugo Abdulla • Luis Alba • Angela Alzate •Mariana Batchvarirova • Oksana Bradley • Anitha Bulagarula • Juyoung Chun •Luz Maria Cueva • Igor Elkin • Marly Ferreira • Regiane Ferreira • Robert Fulcar •Elaheh Golestani • Yen-hsun Huang • Noriko Ishikawa • Bu-Seog Ju • Shigeru

Kaneda • Aram Kim • Otilia Maria Kintzel • Vanessa Kolodziej • Inkyoung Kong •Phong Le • Ju Seok Lee • JungJoo Lee • Kirill Leonov • Chung Hsing Li • Bing Liu• Anastasia Lord • Weidian Ma • Olivia Palancares • Daniel Parra • Alicia Perez •

Pubenza Peters • Simone Platz • Anaiza Portilho • Sucheera Raitim • Rene Reyes •Eunsup Ryu • Gloria Sanjuan • Nilza Schmidt • Aide Sepulveda • Diana Taddei •

Haidee Taddei • Sotaro Takeda • Masato Takehisa • Hirohide TakikawaWakako Takikawa • Aleksandr Tkachev • Masao Uchida • Simone Valentin

Tatiana Wolff • Tatsuya Yamamoto

Reiko Matsuda, Ronald M. Belfort, Kana Sakai, Tokiko Kimoto.Jung Yuen Choi. Paula Moura Miranda.

A smattering of Part-time Day students

Fall 200376 CELOP Alumni

CELOP ALUMNICELOP ALUMNI

Rafael Ulloa joined CELOP in 2000 and2001. He is from Ecuador. Ecuador

is a small country (283,560 sq km) located onthe west coast of South America, in the north-ern part. The population is small, about 13.7million people concentrated in afew big cities. Rafael’s hometownis Guayaquil. There the weather ishot all year and humid for aboutsix months.

Rafael has been living in Bostonfor three years. He was at CELOPfor three semesters, and in additionto core classes, he joined someelective classes such as TOEFL,listening and speaking, moviesand English communication.He had a good time here.During his CELOP life, hewas living with somefriends who were study-ing in CELOP also.

Now, Rafael hasgotten a good jobsince he finishedhis classes inCELOP. He works at Hispanic News Press(HNP) as a communication manager. HNP is aradio content provider for Latin America, also amedia buyer for the region and a business intel-

ligence unit for clients trying to enter LatinAmerica in the right way.

Rafael enjoys talking and listening to people.He likes to make social relations and have as many

friends as hecan. Also, helikes to listento music,watch moviesand read poetrybooks. Helikes the life inBoston, but he

does not like thefast food here. He

prefers Chinese foodinstead.

Rafael’s advice forCELOP students is

very important becausehe has been here for a

long time. He advisesyou to make as many

friends as you can amongCELOP students in addi-

tion to American people.Also he advises you to spend time going out toapply what you learn. Furthermore, he recom-mends exploring Boston and moving around dif-ferent areas and sides of Boston.

Rafael Ulloa by Fuad Al-Ghamdiinterview assisted by Kensuke Hashiura

The Semester Book Elective students interviewed some former CELOP students (alumni) to find out about life after CELOP.

Rafael has gotten a good job sincehe finished his classes in CELOP.He works at Hispanic NewsPress (HNP) as a communica-tion manager.

Fall 2003 77CELOP Alumni

CELOP has turned out a lot of alumniwho have learned English. They

are going their several ways with their Englishskills active now. I would like to introduce one ofthem, Hiroaki Nakamura.

Hiroaki Nakamura, alias Hiro, is from Miein Japan. Mie is a citylocated in the center ofJapan. The weather there iscomfortable, warmer thanin Boston. He was inCELOP for three semesters.He studied from last sum-mer to this spring. He says it was such a nicetime to know so many wonderful students andteachers.

Hiro loves baseball. He has been playing base-ball for 11 years, more than half of his life. Healso playing baseball in Boston. He played withCannon Club in the BostonPark League and the BostonMarlins in the Boston Base-ball League. The ParkLeague is the oldest ama-teur league in the U.S. ThePark League was usuallyplaying on weekdays.The Boston BaseballLeague was on week-ends. Therefore, he wasalmost obsessed withbaseball. As a result, hecould learn English and American culture quickly.

He’s both a pitcher and an outfielder. While hewas playing ball in Boston, he was mostly apitcher. He pitched in the Allstar Game in the

Boston Baseball League. He loves baseball, notonly playing but also watching. He really likesthe Boston Red Sox! He said, “It was unfortunatethat they couldn't make it to the World Seriesthis season, but I believe that they will break the‘curse of Bambino’ someday. They are amazing!”

About his time inBoston, he said, “I wasinterested in talking tomany people who have dif-ferent ideas or points ofview from mine to makemy horizon wider and

deeper. In addition, English is the most commonlanguage in the whole world. In the future, I'msure I will need the skill of English on my job.Besides, as we can see, many famous athletes suchas Ichiro are playing out of Japan. I respect themand I want to follow them.” That’s why he came

to Boston to study. As aresult, he found uncountablefriends. He thinks he couldlearn many things fromthem.

He is not in Bostonnow. Since his I-20expired this month, hehad to go back to Japan.He doesn't want to goto a language schoolanymore. He has a plan

to go to college in theU.S. Actually, he’s applying for colleges rightnow—of course, one in Boston as well. If he getsan acceptance from the college in Boston, he willcome back to Boston.

Hiroaki Nakamura by Kensuke Hashiura

Hiro with Chris Antonellis, one of his former teach-ers at CELOP.

He’s both a pitcher and anoutfielder. He pitched in theAllstar Game in the BostonBaseball League.

Fall 200378 CELOP Alumni

Ali Buhaji is a former CELOP student. He isfrom the United Arab Emirates. The U.A.E.

is one of the important countries in the PersianGulf area in the Middle East. The weather there isvery hot due to the vast areaof the desert. The religionthere is Islam, and oil repre-sents the most importantexport of this country.

Ali has been in the U.S. forfour years, and he joined CELOPfor three semesters: fall 1999,spring 2000 and summer 2000.In addition to the core classes inCELOP, Ali was concentrating onTOEFL because it was importantfor him to get an acceptance to theuniversity. Now Ali is a student inNortheastern University and his major is mechan-ical engineering. After he finishes his studyinghere, Ali plans to go back to his country and work

there as an engineer in one of the oil companies.Ali enjoys the life in Boston and he likes theCharles River and Jamaica Plain Park.

Ali’s advice to CELOP students is to get asmuch as you can from yourteacher and not hesitate toask him or her about any-thing that you can notunderstand. Also, hisadvice is to make friendswith as many students asyou can because hebelieves that by theserelationship you can getanother advantage ofCELOP in addition tolearning English,which is to learn dif-

ferent cultural behaviors, different ideas, and dif-ferent thinking.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Ali was a student in my Multimediaand Web Projects elective in the Fall of 1999. —Jd

Ali Buhaji by Fuad Al-Ghamdi

Humaid Abdulla Al Hammadi was astudent at CELOP in Fall 1998. Hemisses the community of internationalstudents at CELOP and comes backfor a visit, usually around the time ofthe Pizza Party.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Humaid was also in my Multimedia and Web Projects elective

(sometimes) in the Fall of 1998. —Jd

Fall 2003 79CELOP Alumni

This business is owned by a CELOP alumnus from Turkey, Cengiz Hocaoglu.

Augustin Anda by SBE staff

Augustin Anda was a studentat CELOP in 1998.

Since then, he’s been studying at St.John’s Seminary in Brighton. OnJanuary 31, 2004, he’ll be ordainedas a deacon in the Catholic Church,and he expects to serve as a priest inthe Boston area after he graduatesfrom St. John’s in May 2004. He

remembers his time at CELOPwith fondness, especially the oppor-tunity for students from differentreligions to share good times andgain understanding of each other’straditions.

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Fall 200380 Staff Interviews

Yen-Chun (Carolina) Liuby Nozomi Aoyagi, SBE

A Sweet Visitor

O ne day, I saw a new face in my class. It was alreadyalmost the middle of the semester. It couldn’t be a new

student; it was too late for that. However, she looked likeCELOP students. I mean she has black hair with black eyeslike all the other Asians, but I could tell she’s different fromus. While I was wondering about her, she began to introduceherself.

Yen-Chun (Carolina) Liu told us that she’s a TESOL(Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages) stu-dent in BU and staying with us this semester to study teach-ing. She said in fluent English that she was born in Taiwanand raised in Brazil half of her childhood; then she came tothe U.S. when she was a sophomore in high school. I could-n’t help getting interested in her.

You know, usually people have reasons for doing some-thing. What was her reason? At the beginning, her fieldwasn’t teaching English. Her major was graphic design, butshe changed. I think you can guess why she did because shewas also a student who learned English as foreign language.In addition to that, she was volunteering to teach Englishto people in Chinatown and she thought it would be a nicething to have formal training, so she decided to enter aTESOL program. Here are my curious questions.

Because she’s not American but has been here for tenyears, I asked her what she thinks of Americans. She saidthey are nice, open and frank, but, on the other hand, they

can be too direct and can’t hide anything. She told me, at firstit was difficult for her to get used to it. She had a roommatein her high school days and she noticed she had to say some-thing if she really didn’t like something or had an opinion;otherwise her roommate never understood her. I agreedwith her very deeply because this is one reason we are study-ing English, right? I think we need to express ourselves asmuch as we can when we are here in the U.S.

My next question was about CELOP. I think it was areally good chance to interview someone outside of CELOP,but who also knows CELOP. She only stays with my classwhich has just Asians in the class, so she said she had beensurprised at that. It was quieter than she thought, but shethinks students look pretty relaxed with the teachers. Themost interesting point of her answer to this question wasthat she really was amazed at the great resources and facili-ties in CELOP, for example, textbooks, videos and comput-ers. Compared to CELOP, she only used tapes, boards andsome books when she was teaching in Chinatown. Further-more, CELOP has many classes depending on learningfocus.

It was such a nice and useful interview for me because herpoint of view is marvelous. I asked her about her future.She has been searching for a good way to teach English moreeasily for students to understand, how to keep students’attention to English, how to keep English attractive. I thinkshe found her answer. She’s doing some kind of researchabout it and she’s thinking of using her ability of graphicdesign. She wants to combine graphic design and teachingEnglish, using design for materials or textbooks. She hasan idea to make a delightful book for students learning Eng-lish. I think this is what no one else but only her can do.

Marcella Framondiby Kobmanee (“Mam”) Lertphichitkul with assistance by Keiichi Suzuki, SBE

Marcella Framondi—the staff member on crutches

D o you remember a CELOP staff member who walkedaround with crutches? She is Marcella Framondi, who

by SBE students

Interviews with CELOP Staff

Fall 2003 81Staff Interviews

is an Admissions/SEVIS Administrator. Marcella’s job is todeal with the immigration officials to make sure that theinternational students at CELOP keep their status good.

Marcella is not only a CELOP staff member, but, aftergraduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, also aBoston University graduate student in Metropolitan College.

During her seven years of working here, she has enjoyedmeeting people and having a good time with CELOP stu-dents, even though there have been some problems sincethe immigration policy changed to use the SEVIS system,which has made her work with many papers. So far CELOPstudents have never had a serious problem with immigra-tion, which is the good news.

By now Marcella is already walking on her own feet.And if you wonder what happened with her foot, the answeris she had an operation to fix her foot bone problem. That’swhy she had to walk around CELOP with crutches.

Judy Di Leoby Pei Ling Tsai

J udy DiLeo hasbeen the Acade-

mic Advisor atCELOP since July6, 2003. She hasalso had severalother different jobs.One was workingpart time in a cheeseshop while she wasa student; the smell

was the worst that she has ever smelled! She was also a libraryworker at MIT, and she has taught English at CELOP andin other programs.

Judy begins work at 9 AM every day and works until 5PM. She helps CELOP students choose university pro-grams and write their applications. She enjoys her work verymuch, and she has learned a lot doing this job. She hopes toretire in about five years, and she wants to go to a foreigncountry to teach English.

The writer is in Susan Vik’s class.

Helen Reynoldsby Ozge Kellici & Eun-Deok Jeon

H elen Reynolds is an administrative assistant at CELOP.She works from nine to five, and she manages a lot of

things like check problems and documents. She has beenat CELOP for six years, and before that she worked in theBoston University Housing Office, which was an interestingbut tiring job.

Helen likes working at CELOP very much. She has agood relationship with her boss and co-workers, and enjoysthe tasks that she is responsible for. When people work hardat jobs that they love, it shows, and Helen seems like a beau-tiful person!

The writers are in Susan Vik’s class.

Fall 200382 Staff Interviews

Alicia Radlby Jason Tsai & Kachatorn Tongsri

A licia is the CELOP staff member who prepares sched-ules for classes. She has been working at CELOP for

four years, but she has had five different jobs in her life. Theworst job that she has ever had was temporary work whereshe changed to a new place every two to three weeks.

At CELOP, Alicia usually works from 8 AM to 5 PM,but sometimes she has a different schedule at busy times likethe beginning of the semester. She is very busy, and she hasto do a lot of different things every day, like photocopying,making schedules, and working on the computer. She does-n’t like office work very much, but this is a good job for herbecause Boston University contributes to her tuition in hergraduate social work program. When she gets her degree,she hopes to have a social work job helping children andfamilies. She will miss CELOP when she leaves becauseshe has met a lot of people and new students through herjob here.

The writers are in Susan Vik’s class.

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OrientationPhone WorkshopE-mail Account WorkshopComputer Lab OrientationBanking WorkshopTransportation and Shopping WorkshopSafety WorkshopGeddes Language Lab Tour

Clubs,Weekly EventsShort Story ClubFree Friday MoviesAcademic Workshops

Arts & CraftsCarve and Paint Your Halloween Pumpkin

Trips & ToursJillian’s Billiards PartyMuseum of Fine ArtsOld Town Trolley Bus Tour

Shows (discount tickets)Blue Man GroupChicagoLes MiserablesOmni Theater, Museum of Science

Occasional EventsGet to Know Your ClassmatesPizza Parties

SAMPLE CELOP ACTIVITIES

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Fall 200384 Movie Club

Friday Movie Club @ CELOPF r e e Friday Movies provide students with a

fun way to relax after a week of studyinghard in their classes. Popular movies are shown (withsubtitles) to help CELOP students practice theirEnglish skills while learning about American cul-ture through film. It is a great way for students toincrease their vocabulary and improve their listeningskills! All students in all levels are welcome to enjoythe movies and free refreshments every Friday!

MOVIES SHOWN IN FALL 2003:

Bulletproof Monk starring Chow Yun-Fat (Action)The Matrix Reloaded with Keanu Reeves (Sci-Fi)Daddy Daycare starring Eddie Murphy (Comedy)Bowling for Columbine (Documentary)The Italian Job with Mark Wahlberg (Crime/Action)Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (Action/Comedy)Finding Nemo (Animated/Family Movie)

by Jenn Kay Kosch

Fall 2003 85Short Story Club

D o you know the Short Story Club? Of course, youknow it, don’t you? The Short Story Club is heldon every Thursday at 4 o’clock. Students are asked

to read the story, which depends on the week, and in theclass, students discuss the story with some snack foods. Manystudents, not only those who like reading, but also those wholike communicating with various people, come to this ShortStory Club. Of course, the Short Story Club is held for free.

I went to this Story Club on October 2. That time thestory was “The Lady, or the Tiger?” The content of thisstory is the following:

A long time ago, there were a semi-barbaric king andhis daughter (barbaric means “not following the rules ofpolite behavior”). One day, the king made a large arena.When a man was accused of a crime, he had to come to thearena. The arena had two doors. Behind one of the doorswas the wildest, biggest and hungriest tiger. Behind theother door was the finest and most beautiful lady. Thou-sands of people were told to come to the arena, and theking sat high up in his king’s chair. When he gave a sign,the man had to choose a door. If he chose one of the doors,the tiger quickly jumped on him, and he died. If he chosethe other door, at that moment, he would be married to thelady. It didn’t matter if the man was already married orwas in love with another woman.

A young man had lived in the king’s castle as a worker.He was a good worker, but he was of low birth. The youngman and the princess loved each other. But one day, theking discovered their love. And he threw the young maninto prison and named a day for his appearance in thearena.

The day arrived. Thousands of people came to thearena. The king was in his place, the princess was next tothe king, and the young man came forward into the arena.The princess knew the secret of the door because she hadlearned it by using all of her power over the past few days.But she knew the lady too. The lady was one of the fairestand loveliest ladies in the castle, and loved the young manalso. The princess hated the lady.

In the arena, the young man turned and looked at theprincess and asked the question, “Which?” in his eyes. Shelifted her hand and made quick movement towards theright.

Now, here is the question: Which is behind the rightdoor, the lady or the tiger?

We talked about this question at the club. Many peoplewho have different backgrounds discussed the question. Idiscovered an interesting thing. All the Japanese (includingme) answered the tiger, and the other people answered thelady. What caused this difference? Cultural differences? Orwas it just accident? I don’t know the answer. But it is a factthat there are more sad-ending stories in Japan than in othercountries. And we had a wide discussion about it. Moreover,we discussed the death penalty. This attendance at the ShortStory Club gave me knowledge about many countries, theopportunity to think about my country, and many friends.

After this was finished, I came to Jenn Kay and inter-viewed her about this Short Story Club. This club was startedby Jenn Kay about 3 years ago. She loves it. She loves read-ing various kinds of books (but she seems not to like lovestories very much), and she likes discussing various matters,and above all, she loves making friends, which made thisShort Story Club.


Short Story Club

CELOP Short Story Reading Club

Once a week, studentsmeet to discuss theassigned story. Everyweek we read a differ-ent author and try tohave a variety of topicsand genres so there issomething for every-one! This semester we read satires, mysteries, romancesand more! Students discuss the stories, learn new vocab-ulary and watch accompanying movies. Some of theauthors we read are Shirley Jackson, Ernest Hemingwayand Dorothy Parker. Each session begins with studentquestions about vocabulary, followed by a discussion ofthe story, and ending with some type of activity. For exam-ple, after reading “The Red-headed League” (a SherlockHolmes Mystery by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) studentswere given their own short mysteries to solve.

Every student who solved the case they were givenwon a great new mystery novel to help further improvetheir skills. This is a great way to get to know popularshort stories and practice your English skills!

—Jenn Kay Kosch

Fall 200386 BU Global

Information session for students interested in BU Global programs.

I n CELOP, many students are studying English. Somestudents are studying English just to improve their Eng-lish, and some other students are studying it to enter

undergraduate or graduate school at U.S. universities. Inthe United States, there are many fascinating universitiesand they provide their students very sophisticated programsin any field. So they provide international students not onlyEnglish abilities but also many kinds of skills.That’s why many try to study in universities inAmerica, I guess.

Do you know about diploma programs? Manyuniversities in America offer an opportunity tostudy various kinds of fields to people who are notdegree students at that university, like business-men in America and in the world. One suchopportunity is a diploma program. In many cases,this is more fast-paced, short-term, and special-ized than most graduate or undergraduate pro-grams. The details of the program depend on eachuniversity. In many cases, it helps your career, sim-

ilar to a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.

In Boston University, BU Global gives us this kind ofprogram. BU Global mainly focuses on international stu-dents and lets them receive a Boston University education ina variety of business-related fields. The Diploma Programsat BU Global have the following programs: Banking andFinancial Services, Information Systems and Management,Hospitality and Tourism Management, International Mar-keting, and Project Management. If you have an interest inone of these, I recommend that you look at the BU Globalhome page: www.bu.edu/global.


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Amiko Fujita took this picture in Har-vard Square with her brother, Shuhei,who is a CELOP student in GeorgeKrikorian’s class. Amiko was ChrisAntonellis’s student at a women's uni-versity in Tokyo.

Fall 200388 Student Body

People from all around Asia dominate CELOP thissemester. So if you are a CELOP student coming fromAfrica or North America where very few people are rep-resented at CELOP, my advice to you is never make theAsians angry! However, a lot of people also came fromEurope and Latin America this semester, so possibly nextyear these people will dominate the CELOP commu-nity.

CELOP has three kinds of programs: EN010, EN020,and EN050. All three programs have core class. In addi-tion, EN050 has two elective classes, EN020 has oneelective class, and EN010 has an independent study plan.In this semester, the largest group of students (109) chosethe EN020 program.

Many students selected the concentration English forAcademic Purposes to help them carry on their studiesin universities inside the U.S. The rest of the studentsare divided among Business, Foundations, Science andTechnology, and Language and Culture according totheir interests and future plans.

% CELOP Stats %Tae Kyung (Kyo) Lee, SBE, analyzed our stu-dent population this semester and came upwith some interesting facts, which he graphedin Excel. Comments by Farah Almutairi.

Fall 2003 89Student Body

There is almost an equal balance between students liv-ing on campus and off campus. However, although itmay be easier and more convenient to live on campusduring those long, cold winter days when students haveto walk to CELOP every morning, there are actually afew more students living off campus. Some live with theirfamilies, some with their friends, and some simply alone.

Out of 272 students in CELOP, 172 of them are in their20s. The rest are mostly teenagers, some in their 30s andvery few in their 40s. This is because a lot of young peo-ple come to CELOP to learn English before startinguniversity or work.

Only a very small slice of the CELOP community ismarried; the majority are single. It must be quite hardto raise a family and finish your English assignments,don’t you think?

There’s an almost perfect balance of females to males inCELOP this semester. However, there are two morefemales than males altogether, which gives the ladies thefinal word at CELOP. Sorry, guys. Better luck next time!

There are more female students than male students from Asia & Latin America. Students from the Middle East and Europeare opposite, more male than female.

Fall 200390 Theater Reviews

“T he garbage can sing!” Yes, it can. If you don’t believeme, you can prove it to yourself at STOMP.

STOMP is a show in which the performers compose thesong with simple materials such as brooms, sweepers, trash,parts of refrigerators or cars, sinks, matchboxes or even them-selves.

The first feeling that I had when I went into the play-house was “WOW! What a nice stage!” They decorated thebackground and on stage with parts of machines such as: acar’s hood, a refrigerator’s door, pieces of metal, a tank andalso metal fences and stuff which gave a workshop atmos-phere to the theater.

After the warning announcement about turning mobilephones off, the first performer came outfor about five minutes to grab our

attention by showingher fantastic tapdance. Her profes-sional movementreally attracted us.It was a great pre-view. I was veryexcited to see more.

Eight stomperscame out to rock the

show with a combination of different percus-sion objects and their fascinating choreography.

The stage was not just for beauty; the dancers also made itsing with them. The show was divided into many short sec-tions in which the rhythm increased from medium up to fastand then declined. It was like watching a movie director tryto build up our feeling to the peak and twist it to the break-ing point, then leave us relaxed for a while and finally finishwith the finale. After each short section there was an inter-lude with a tiny gimmick solo by each dancer.

The show had already finished but the audience stillasked for more by standing up and applauding for a longwhile and asking for an encore, but there is no party withoutan end, so we took our gorgeous time and said goodbye tothe show. It was an awesome experience, seeing STOMP.

Theater ReviewsTheater Reviews

STOMP: Making Garbage Sing Chicago

by Kobmanee (Mam) Lertphichitkul, SBE by Nozomi Aoyagi, SBE

“I f you’d ‘ve been there, if you’d ‘ve seen it, I betcha youwould have done the same!” What a strong, powerful,

selfish and aggressive claim this is! You can hear this withsome of the most beautiful jazz music in the world playedby the Chicago cast. Why do people love the musical Chicago?It seems a little strange, doesn’t it? Chicago is not a happy, joy-ful and graceful story. It is a story of murder, greed, corrup-tion, violence, exploitation, adultery, and treachery.

Roxie Hart, the main character of this play, was a symbolof all these qualities. She was a nightclub dancer who wasdreaming to succeed. She was married but had an affair. Sheloved that guy very much, so when he tried to walk away fromher, she shot and killed him. Such a tramp, you would think.BUT, she not only betrayed her husband, she wanted to hirea lawyer who was well known as the best lawyer in Chicago,so she convinced her husband to pay $5,000 to hire him.

She loved attention. She desired all people in the worldto look at her, and she wanted to be treated like a princess.She came up with many incredible ideas to keep attentionand prove herself not guilty. For example, she wore silvershoes in the final trial to attract attention, stood up for her-self saying that she had just protected herself from that beast,and pretended to love her husband and be pregnant.

Finally, the jury found her not guilty. She wasn’t satis-fied. Why? The cameramen and interviewers were too busywith the next news, so they didn’t take her picture. She did-n’t like that. The surprising thing was she became a doublecast dancer with one of the prisoners she hated. I’m surethey were delighted to do that even if they hated each otherbecause they could stay special.

Maybe this way of thinking can be seen in everyone’smind. I would say this is the one of reasons people loveChicago. In the play, it wasn’t only Roxie; all the other womenprisoners in the play were like her. I loved the scene in whichsix women prisoners sang and danced about their crimes. Insome way, they looked impressive and attractive, but on theother hand, they were too passionate, moody, ambitious, con-ceited, vain, and even cruel or vicious. However, I think youcan’t hate them, because what they did was extremely terrible,but it was human nature, our dark side. It couldn’t happen inyour real life, but you can experience it by seeing Chicago.

Fall 2003 91Theater Reviews

Miss Saigon

H ave you heard about the musical Miss Saigon? As soonas you hear the title, you’ll know the background of

the play. Maybe you’ll guess Vietnam. It’s right! It is relatedto the history of the Vietnam War.

The play starts with Kim (the main woman character)who works in Dreamland Club. She becomes the best strip-per in the club and meets an American soldier, Chris. Theyfall in love very quickly and spend a night together. After thewar, Chris has to go to back to America. So the two try to goto America together. But Kim can’t go. After that happened,Chris believes that he will never see Kim again, so he marriesan American woman, Ellen. Aftera while, Kim delivers a son, who isChris’s child.

Two years later, John (Chris’sfriend) tells Chris that Kim has hisson. Kim knows that Chris got mar-ried to another woman. Finally shegives her son to Chris and his wife,then commits suicide in front ofthem.

Why does she decide to com-mit suicide? If you were Kim, wouldyou want to die? I can justly reply“NO!” I couldn’t expect the endingwhile I was watching the play. Ithought that Kim would leave withher son from the place which hadmemories of Chris to another country. But Kim killed herselfat the end of the play. I was confused by the death of Kim.Maybe the rights of women didn’t exist at the time of theplay; women’s fate depended on men. So the writer used theending in which a woman would be sacrificed.

If I were Kim, I would find another way to live happilywith my son. Of course, I would have a regret for Chris, butI can’t give up my life because of only a man (lover). More-over, she is a mother of a child who doesn’t know his father.It is not right to commit suicide in front of her son. So I thinkthat Kim’s behavior is very irresponsible to her son. Life isthe most valuable thing for everyone. In conclusion, I thinkthe choice of Kim is not correct. How about you? What doyou think about Kim’s behavior?

Blue Man Group

T hey were three, and so were we. The Blue Man Group—I’ve been hearing a lot about them since my first day at

CELOP. Aydin, Raphael and I decided to go see for ourselvesthe performance of these famous blue men. As you enter theCharles Playhouse, the walls are covered with tubes runningon their sides going all around the place. The place has a half-dark atmosphere. I didn’t have a clue about what I was goingto witness. The theater was crowded. As soon as we sat, redsentences started to parade on two screens. The audience,with one voice, read. The text was full of humor.

As the room became dark, we would perceive the shadowof three people, each one on a window, playing drums. Thelight passed from left to right, and vice versa, along with therhythm, which went faster and faster. One was smoking anddrinking . . . while playing. He seemed at ease.

The show lasted one hour forty-five minutes; we kept asmile on our faces, enjoying drums played on oil barrels, onwhich red, yellow, green paints were spread everywhere.The two first rows received a poncho to protect them fromthe paint splashes. The vibrations were at work. Our earsheard an unusual instrument, which looked like an organ,but made out of plastic plumber’s pipes. One of the mostimpressive happenings was their ability to catch marshmal-lows and bubble gums with their mouths in the most natu-ral way, despite the 6 or 7 meters separating them, and with-out missing one catch. At least 40 shots!

The show is presented with a lot of imaginative ideas,striking colors, good beats and humor; the Blue Man Grouplets you discover the use of house objects transformed intounknown instruments and forms of art. We had a great time.

Information: www.blueman.com. (They also perform in New York, Chicago, and Las Vegas, andsoon in Berlin.)

by Ji Eon Lee, SBE by David Griesinger, SBE


The very end of the play. We were singingand dancing “Under the Sea!”

Another play of the Saturday group.It was a story about fruit salad.

Children’s Theater

September 30

I have been dreaming of joining an activity at B.U. foralmost a month since I came here. My dream finally came

true. Today was my first day to attend a meeting of the B.U.Children’s Theatre. I felt like I was in the same big class asthe other students. I was excited but also nervous about talk-ing with them.

It reminded me of my school days in my elementaryschool when I lived in the U.S. for two years. Yes, I canunderstand what they’re talking about and what’s going on,but sometimes not. However, I’m doing exactly the samethings as the other American students! And fortunately,Tobby, who’s in charge of the theatre, was very kind. He

understood I’m an international student and cared about meso much.

First, we introduced ourselves by saying silly things.Because I hadn’t come up with any idea, the only thing I saidwas, “Hi, my name is Nozomi Aoyagi. I don’t know what tosay, but I’m glad to be here.” I really was.

Next, we discussed the party we’ll be having the comingFriday. There will be games, snacks, movies and many otherfunny things we can do together at the party.

After that, we divided into three groups by what day (Fri,Sat, Sun) we want to do Children’s Theatre, and I chose Sat-urday. Actually, I was really lucky because by chance, I satnext to a girl who’s also Saturday. We talked about the planof our play. These plays will be created by us for children.We, the Saturday group, made two stories. One is about anescaped fish and a little girl and boy; it’s a kind of environ-mental teaching story for children. Another one is aboutfruit salad and friendship. What I liked was that we drewpictures of each scene, so I could understand easily.

The last thing we did was sing a song. Of course, I did-n’t know the song, but we repeated the same lyrics and ges-tures, so I could get it at last.

I really want to say, “I love it!” to Jenn Kay, who recom-mended this activity to me.

by Nozomi Aoyagi, SBE

Fall 2003 93Student Writing * Theater Review

Children’s Theater

From the audience’s point of view

I really enjoyed the Children’s The-ater. First, they provided a very warm

welcome. The atmosphere was veryclose and friendly. There were threeshows. The first one was Letter Land,which showed how teamwork is good.Without one letter, maybe there wouldnot be some words. For example, ifthere were no “e,” there would not beany “help,” “please,” “breath” or “etc.”

The second one was about the envi-ronment, how we could damage it andhow we could save it.

The last one was about acceptance, how we are all differ-ent and all the same. For example, even if an apple and anorange are different in appearance, taste, and smell, they areboth fruit, so why should they be against each other? And

when there is acceptance, there will bepeace.

I think the children who see theseshows will have fun, and if they get thedeeper meaning that the shows want totell, these shows might influence themin some way. For example, some mightwant to be on the next Children’s The-ater committee, to be good savers ofthe environment, or even to be verygood friends who never look down onother people.

by Kobmanee (Mam) Lertphichitkul, SBE

Nono as an otter. The black thingstands for oil pollution.

Les Miserables

T here was a time when I watched an HBO program andI really liked the movie about love and war. There was

a beautiful innocent girl who fell in love with a young good-looking revolutionary guy. During the story their love wasgrowing and had a happy ending.

In balcony seat 14C of the Colonial Theater, I sat bymyself ready to review the good old days of the French lovestory, but this time in another version, a musical play.

As the curtain opened, a group of prisoners was working,and Jean Valjean was on his first day of probation. Then heescaped. I think this character is very important. His roleseems to be the main character, so the man who plays thispart must be very powerful, and he was. I enjoyed his voiceand acting very much.

During the story there were just a few big props, but acircle moved hydraulically in the middle of the stage helpedin moving the small props. Some performers had to carrythe props in and out before or after their scenes. This was aneasy and time-saving way to deal with the props. And the

empty stage could let the audience imagine.

The lighting and orchestra had a big influence on theaudience’s emotion. In the scene of Javert’s jumping off thebridge because of his honor in doing his duty, dimming lightand music gave the emotion of hopelessness and loss. Or inthe very last scenes, the dying of Jean Valjean, bright whitelighting on Fantine and Eponine was very effective. I couldfeel that these people came down from heaven to take himthere. Of course, the voices of the actresses helped a lot, too.

My favorite character is Eponine. I almost cried in thescenes where Eponine brought Marius to Cosette. Withlove, she wanted her lover to be happy. While the lovingcouple were singing their love song, she had to sing the song“On my own.” This is sad.

A love story is a love story; there is nothing much to pre-dict. A guy is in love with a girl, and then after some prob-lems their love ends up happily. Meanwhile, the significantpart is the appreciation of their feeling, how they express itand how we can fulfill our imagination with them.

I walked out of the Colonial Theater thinking aboutsomeone who used to walk beside me, how long duty hasbeen keeping us apart. This is the real story.

by Kobmanee (“Mam”) Lertphichitkul, SBE


October 25, 2003

W e went to the Fogg Art Museum on last Satur-day. This museum is located in Harvard Squareand owned by Harvard University. This

museum has a lot of paintings. For example, Monet, Rubens,Hormer, Gauguin, Picasso, Renoir, VanGogh and so on.

Takashi

“Mother and Child “(1901) by Picasso was one of myfavorite paintings at the Fagg Art Museum. This was paintedin the “Blue Period.” It was drawn in blue tones. SometimesI am fascinated by the still life. It is very philosophic. A stilllife expresses “Mement Mori.” This word is Latin. It meanes

do not forget aboutdeath. It represents awarning about vain life.The objects drawn in thestill life painting aresymbolic. For example,the lizard means earth,

the cup means water, the bread means fire, the butterflymeans wind. Another of my favorite paintings in the Fagg ArtMuseum was called “Still Life with Inkwell”. This paintingwas uncommon for a Picasso still life because he changedfrom painting ordinary objects to cubistic objects.

Yukiko

There were two paintings that were painted by PaulGauguin. Gaugin was born in France in 1848, and died inTahiti in 1903. He loved Tahiti in Polynesia where lived anddrew primitive art. One of my favorite paintings was a stilllife of an apple and a pot that was shaped like a person.Another painting that I liked was a woman`s picture whichwas drawn in 1896. Gauguin drew a Polynesian woman whoposed like a Buddha with a monkey against the backgroundof red. This painting was called “Poems Barbaras.” I liked thispainting because I like his drawings of Polynesian people,and my favorite color is red. This was my most favorite paint-ing at the Fagg Art Museum.

We enjoyed this museum very much. We recommendthis museum.

The writers, both from Japan, are in Chris Antonellis and Roselyn Frank’s intermediate class.

by Yukiko Sugawara & Takashi HorieThe Fogg Art Museum

Fall 2003 95MLL Web site

The MLL Web site | www.bu.edu/celop/mll

Use it after leaving CELOP for access to English language and research resources as well as future ESL con-tent programs produced by the MLL.

Fall 200396 Movie Reviews

I guess you know this phrase, “There’s no place like home.”This movie, “Lost in Translation,” shows this is true of

not only language but everything in your daily life. I thinkmaybe we CELOP students can understand the characters’feelings easily.

This is a story about Bob Harris (Bill Murray), a Holly-wood star who came to Japan without any preparation aboutJapan, of course not about language, but also not about recentJapanese culture. He not only can’t speak and understandJapanese but also is behind the times. There’s another maincharacter Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) who also came toJapan, but not by her own will. Her husband, a rock ’n rollphotographer (Giovanni Ribisi) made her come with himfor his job, but there’s nothing for her to do. How could shefend for herself in a foreign country? She’s too young andintelligent to give the rest of her whole life to her husband.She couldn’t tell her complaints and fears to anyone, even herfamily. Bob Harris also loves his wife and I think his wifeloves him too, but they have been together many years, sosometimes he even thinks she doesn’t need him any more.Moreover, his children miss him deeply, but he has a feelingthat they might get used to that, while Charlotte began towonder about her marriage and life.

These two, Bob and Charlotte stayed at the same hotelin Tokyo and met. They made a kind of relationship, not likea man and woman or love, but really close. They shared some-thing with their souls or feelings, but it was not a permanentrelationship so they had to be separated as they were before.

The movie ended with the scene of Bob going back tothe U.S. There’s nothing left there, but I had so manyimpressions and so many things to think about. The storywas interesting, and also I was “lost in translation” in thismovie. The conversations in this movie took place in bothEnglish and Japanese. As I’m studying English as my secondlanguage, there were some words or expressions I couldn’tget. However, there were many scenes in which Japanesetried to talk in English. Their pronunciation and weirdaccent was awful, so I couldn’t get what they tried to say. Ihope it was on purpose, but you know, it was embarrassingto me because I am Japanese. Also, I had to try to listen inEnglish and Japanese. It was complicated because I thinkwhen I tried to listen to English, it was difficult to acceptand understand Japanese. On the other hand, it was alsodifficult for me to accept and understand English after Iheard Japanese. But one thing I felt lucky about was I’mJapanese, which made the movie funnier by how they losttheir translation. It was surprising that the translation wascompletely different from what they really said. Maybe youshould learn a little Japan-ese before you see themovie. No, I’m just kid-ding. I would suggest justget a little rest from study-ing complicated English,and start learning a little bitof Japanese so that you mayget lost in translation likethe characters in this movie.

Lost in TranslationReviewed by

Nozomi Aoyagi, SBE

Fall 2003 97Movie Reviews

W e saw Kill Bill, which is an action movie, at the Fen-way Movie Theater last weekend. In the movie, Bill

is the leader of a killer group which has three women killers.One day, there was a bride who was pregnant and she was inchurch with her family to cel-ebrate her marriage. Thethree women attacked, hit andkicked the bride again andagain. At last, the bloody bridefell down on the floor and wasshot in the head by Bill. Whydid they attack the bride?Because, the bride had been amember of Bill’s killer groupand quit them to get married.

Fortunately, the bride sur-vived, which was incredible.One day, she woke up aftershe had been in a coma forfour years in hospital. She remembered what happened andwas determined to take revenge on the people who attackedher. First, she killed a black woman who lived in Los Ange-les. Next, her target was O’ren Ishii, who was a Japanese-American and the head of the Mafia in Japan. The bride,Uma Thrman, went to Okinawa, Japan to get a Japanesesword from a famous craftsman, Hattori Hanzo. The brideused this Japanese sword to kill lots of O’ren Ishii’s follow-ers and O’ren Ishii. The remainders of her targets are Billand a woman, Elle Driver. This movie will be continued inVol. 2.

We both thought that this movie was very exciting, andwe had fun.

The story was very simple and we could understand it.There are many people losing their feet or arms and arekilled by the Japanese sword. Some people may feel this istoo brutal to watch. But, the performance of using the Japan-ese sword by Uma Thurman, who acts as the bride, and Lucy

Liu, as O’ren Ishii, is perfect. LucyLiu’s performance as the leader ofthe Japanese Mafia was also pow-erful and wonderful. We reallyadmire Uma Thurman and LucyLiu because, according to the KillBill website, they had to practicehow to use the Japanese sword forforty hours per week for threemonths. In addition, Uma Thurman even had to learnJapanese.

Although we both felt the movie was exciting, Stean did-n’t think that the story was very interesting. He thoughtthat there was too much blood and the story was boring. Hewas disappointed in it. On the other hand, Mio didn’t carethat there were many bloody scenes. For Mio the perform-

ance of Uma Thurman andLucy Liu was just fun. Shewas interested in the Japan-ese scenes and Japanese per-formers because she is Japan-ese. She was also interested inthe theme song of this movie.She was very surprised thatthe theme song was com-posed by Tomoyasu Hoteiwho is a very famous Japan-ese musician. Mio is lookingforward to seeing the nextvolume of Kill Bill. Sean willsee it because he wants to

know the ending of it.

In conclusion, this movie is perfect for those who lovesamurai swords and chanbara (sword fighting).

The writers, Stean, from Taiwan, and Mio, from Japan, are inChris Antonellis and Roselyn Frank’s intermediate class.

Kill BillReviewed by

Sung-Ting (Stean) & Mio Osumi

Cast & Crew

The Bride......................Uma ThurmanO-ren Ishii…………..Lucy LiuBill……………….….David CarradineVivica A. Fox…….........Vernita GreenElle Driver……….….Daryl HannahHattori Hanzo….....…Sonny ChibaDirector/Producer.......Quentin TarantinoAction director......... Wo Ping ,Yuen

Fall 200398 Movie Reviews

Farah Almutairi

I t was Friday afternoon and the TV room was filled withanxious CELOP students. They were all there to watch

the mind-blowing documentary, Bowling for Columbine.Students from all around the world were there, stock-ing up on popcorn and soda, ready to be part of thiscontroversial drama. No one had a clue what toexpect from this movie as they waited in silencefor it to begin.

If you’re fascinated by guns andteenage violence, “Bowling forColumbine” is the movie to see.Michael Moore takes on a challeng-ing role in bringing society’s “villains”to justice. Using examples like theColumbine shooting, where tworebellious teenagers brought guns toschool killing 12 of their classmatesand a teacher, the writer reveals thegreat problems that shake this countrytoday. If you ever wondered whyAmerica has the highest rate of gundeaths, Michael digs deep down intothe world’s history, providing stronganswers. Bowling for Columbine is atremendous thought-provoking documentary that takesviewers on a reality trip through life in the United States.

The audience was absorbed completely by the screen, try-ing to relate to what they saw. Reactions from the crowd werefabulous as more and more amazing facts were released fromthe movie. People were stunned; most were confused andcouldn’t make sense of what they saw. I found that many peo-ple were caught in the controversy of the whole experience.

Students walked out of that film room with a wider per-spective of American life. Everything seemed clearer to themnow. They found answers to questions they never could solvebefore, and reasons behind the fear and violence that definesthis country. I’m sure that this movie touched a lot of peo-ple, most of whom will not hesitate to watch it again. I thinkthis movie was a great experience for CELOP students sincethey all came from different cultures to experience Americanlife, and now they are one step closer to finding out what

that’s like.

Kensuke Hashiura

I have never seen a documentary movielike this which throws into relief the

distortion which exists in the U.S. soci-ety. This movie is humorous, but itnotices extremely important thingscalmly. The talent of the director,

Michael Moore, as an entertainerwho does not bore audiences wasdemonstrated fully in this funnymovie. I felt that he was holdingdeep anger against all the wrongsand absurdness of this world. I was

impressed with his attitude, that hedoubts everything except what he has seen.

“Seeing is believing.” There is a lot of infor-mation reported by the media in several forms.

But people can no longer decide by themselves whethersomething is true or false. They depend too much on infor-mation provided by the media. It is important for us to seefacts for ourselves, not through the media. I felt so when Iwent on my way home after watching the movie.

Bowling for ColumbineReviewed by

Farah Almutairi & Kensuke Hashiura, SBE

Students walked out of that filmwith a wider perspective ofAmerican life. Everythingseemed clearer to them now.They found answers to questionsthey never could solve before . . . .

Fall 2003 99

L ast Sunday, Mami, my friend, and I went to “TAIWANCAFÉ” for lunch in Chinatown. The restaurant is near

the bus station that goes to Chinatown in New York.

The restaurant has many kinds of Taiwanese food, likenoodles, rice, seafood, etc. My friend recommended somedishes for us, so we took his advice. We ordered “Pork ChopRice.” It’s their house special pork chop on a rice platter.We also had “Stir Fried Rice Noodles.” There was a meatsauce on it. We also had “Pork Roll.” This is fried mincedpork wrapped in tofu. He also recommended “Xiao LongBao.” These are mini steamed buns with pork. There areXiao Long Bao in Japan, too, but Mami thought the onesin the Taiwan Café were much juicier than in Japan. Wealso had a “Sweetened Soy Drink.” It was milk but madewith soy beans. Some of the food we ate was not on their

menu, like Sweetened Soy Drink, Chicken Gizzard, etc.Only frequent customers know about these and they are onlysupplied on weekends.

All of the dishes were delicious, but we didn’t finisheverything. The amount was too much for us, so we took ithome for our dinner. The service at the Taiwan Café wasgood, too. The workers were usually kind and friendly.When we were eating,there were many people waiting forlunch outside. The price was not expensive, either. We paidonly $10 per person. The total bill was $30, including taxand tip.

I’m from Taiwan. For Taiwanese, the taste was not veryauthentic. The Taiwan Café changed their dishes to suitAmerican taste. But, the food at the Taiwan Café was notbad. For people who are not from Taiwan, it tastes very spe-cial and delicious. We recommend this restaurant. If youplan to go to Chinatown, you should go to this restaurant.You will like it.

Ya-Lan, from Taiwan, and Mami, from Japan, are in ChrisAntonellis and Roselyn Frank’s intermediate class.

Restaurant Reviews

R e s t a u r a n t R e v i e w s

by Ya-Lan Tsai & Mami Okayama

Taiwan Cafe

Fall 2003100 Restaurant Reviews

Kayuga

Korean + Chinese = Japanese

A Korean woman met a Chinese man and they fell in lovewith each other. Finally they got married. They opened

Kayuga (Japanese cuisine) on April 25th, 2003. It’s located at1030 Commonwealth Avenue. Their names are Soo KyungKim and Chuan Ci Wang. I wondered why they opened aJapanese restaurant instead of a Korean or Chinese one. SoI asked them something about themselves and Kayuga.

Semester Book: What does Kayuga mean?

Chuan: It means “the elegant thing.”

SB: I heard that the owners of Kayuga are Korean andChinese. So why did you open a Japanese restaurantin Boston?

Chuan : We used to work at another Japanese restaurant so weopened our own Japanese restaurant.

SB: There are some other Japanese restaurants in Boston.Do you know how many?

Chuan: There are many Japanese restaurants in the Boston andBrookline area, two Ginza restaurants and over ten restau-rants in the Brookline area.

SB: Do you have no plan to open aKorean restaurant?

Chuan: It is difficult to find a good Koreanchef. Even Korean restaurants sellJapanese food.

SB: What do you recommend to eat atKayuga?

Chuan : How about trying our KayugaUdon? It is made of boiled beef andchicken and noodles. It tastes spicy. Ifyou want to find something spicy, it willbe a very good recommendation.

SB: What is the name of the sake Kayuga sells?

Chuan : We sell various kinds of sake, over 30, and our mostpopular is Ozeki sake.

SB: Do you have any problem to maintain a Japaneserestaurant? I like sushi and sashimi very much; how-ever, I fear that in summer the raw fish goes badquickly. So I don’t eat sushi or sashimi in summer. Isthere no problem related to this?

Chuan : In Korea all the restaurants use raw fish, but we usefrozen fish. So we don’t have to worry about a change in thequality of the fish. Americans usually like cold food insummer; however, our restaurant is located near BostonUniversity and all the students went back home this sum-mer. So this summer was a hard time for us.

SB: What do you think about the success of openingKayuga? I heard that it’s a famous restaurant.

Chuan: It is too early to say Kayuga’s success, but we do ourbest to try hard and think of our guests as VIPs.

After interviewing the owners of Kayuga, I tried theJapanese food. First, I ate Hotate Hokkaiyaiki. It is bakedlarge scallop in shell with spicy mayo & flyingfish roe. It isvery sticky and chewy. Second, I ate Nigiri Regular sushiwhich includes 9 pieces of assorted filets of raw fish over sea-soned rice & tuna roll. I tried sushi and sashimi many timeswhen I was in Korea because I like them very much. WhenI ate them at Kayuga, I was pleased with the palatable sushiand sashimi. After I ate Kayuga’s food, I wondered how I

Interview by Tae Kyung Lee, SBEassisted by Jun Samuel Woojoo

Owners Chuan Ci Wang and Soo Kyung Kim with Tae Kyung Lee.

Fall 2003 101Restaurant Reviews

can live without eating delicious Japanese food. If you havetime, go to Kayuga with your friends. It is worth experienc-ing Kayuga.

Shabu Zen

16 Tyler Street, Chinatown, Boston

A mong the crowded streets in Boston's Chinatown is anew restaurant. Alison and I went there. Shabu-Zen

specializes in the Japanese hot pot cooking known as ShabuShabu. The name Shabu Shabu translates to “swish swish,”the sound that is made from swirling thin, uncooked meatsthrough a simmering pot of broth. Shabu-Zen is the firstplace in Boston to serve shabu-shabu.

At first, we ordered our meal. We ordered seafood pot,beef pot, beef tongue, Japanese mushroom, tofu and octopusballs. Shabu-Zen has a lot of kinds of sauces, so wecould choose our favorite sauces to dip our food in.When our plates arrived, it was time to dip, swish,and eat. At Shabu-Zen, we were chef. We couldalways cook our meat the way we wanted. In gen-eral, meat or fish is held with chopsticks, and put intoa pot. However, Shabu-Zen is a Taiwanese styleShabu-Shabu restaurant. Kandai knows that onlybeef was eaten when he ate Shabu-Shabu in Japan.However, he ate other kinds of meat in Shabu-Zenin Boston. For example, he ate beef tongue. Tai-wanese Shabu-Shabu also has tomato inside which isreally different from Shabu-Shabu of Japan. In Japan,a tomato is not eaten at the time of Shabu-Shabu.

However, Shabu-Zen was very delicious, and the wait-resses in there were friendly and beautiful. The service waspretty good. When we checked the bill, we were really sur-prised at the price,too. Our meal just cost $37, plus the tip.

We paid $43. This was much cheaper than in Japan. If weate Shabu-Shabu in Japan, it would cost $55 or more. Theinside of the restaurant was bright and spacious, a goodatmosphere to have a meal. When people eat in Sheba-Zenin winter, their bodies also warm up at the same time.

If you have free time to eat out, you should go to Shabu-Zen to have a meal. We recommend Shabu-Zen. We hada really good lunch there.

Alison, from Hong Kong, and Kandai, from Japan, are inChris Antonellis and Roselyn Frank’s intermediate class.

by Alison (Lok Kam Yuen) & Kandai Fukuda

Kandai tryingthe tongue.

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MORE CELOP PIZZA PARTY PHOTOS!

Fall 2003 103More Pizza Party

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Major construction projects contin-ued throughout the BU Charles

River campus, including• John Hancock Student Village:

housing, sports and recreation facil-ity

• Graduate student housing on Com-monwealth Avenue

• Science and Engineering buildingon Cummington Street

• Hillel House on Bay State Road

At left, artist’s rendering of the aquaticcenter across from CELOP and, below,the completed John Hancock complex.See details at www.bu.edu/construction.

Fall 2003108 Ambassadors Abroad

CELOPAmbassadors Abroad

Each semester, CELOP looks for students who would like toparticipate in the Ambassadors Abroad Program. In the past, the

CELOP Ambassadors have taken on the job of spreading the wordabout CELOP back in their home countries. They have done this by taking

CELOP brochures and applications back home and talking about CELOP topeople at their schools or workplaces.

We hear from the CELOP Ambassadors from time to time, and have learned that someof them get together with other CELOP Alumni in their area. This gave us at CELOPideas for some additional things that CELOP Ambassadors might do:

• CELOP Ambassadors could give us news updates on what CELOP Alumni in their countryhave been doing. We could publish this alumni news in the Semester Book, which is avail-able on our website www.bu.edu/celop (Click on Alumni and then on link to SemesterBook for past issues). And we have plans for an Alumni e-newsletter in the future.

• CELOP Ambassadors could invite potential CELOP students to attend their CELOPAlumni get-togethers to hear about what it’s like to study at CELOP, live in Boston, etc.

If you’re someone who would enjoy helping us to strengthen our network ofCELOP alumni and tell people in your home country about CELOP, please let

your teacher or me know that you would like to be a CELOP Ambassador.This kind of network can be useful to all of us and fun as well!

Judy Di LeoAcademic Advisor0ffice #[email protected]

The Semester Book team is alThe Semester Book team is alwaways looking fys looking for neor new ideas fw ideas for content.or content. WWe we wouldouldliklike to hear fre to hear from fom former CELOP students (alumni) about liformer CELOP students (alumni) about lif e after CELOPe after CELOP.. ContactContactus after yus after you leaou leavve CELOP this semestere CELOP this semester,, whether ywhether you rou return to yeturn to your countrour countr y ory orstastay in Boston or somey in Boston or somewherwhere else in the Ue else in the U.S..S. TTell us what yell us what you’ou’rre doing and send pice doing and send pic --turtures,es, if possibleif possible .. WWe’ll tre’ll tr y to include yy to include your experience in the next Semester Book.our experience in the next Semester Book.E-mail JE-mail John de Szendeffy at <[email protected]>.ohn de Szendeffy at <[email protected]>.

Visit the CELOP Alumni Web site and see all 11 Semester Books. Check out the Alumnidatabase and other features under “Quick Links,” too, such as the Boston Trivia Quiz andphoto albums and upcoming lessons.

www.bu.edu/celop/alumni

Fall 2003110 Crossword Puzzle

r o s s w o r d P u z z l eby Kensuke Hashiura, S.B.E.

Edited by Lesley Andrews

Solutions to this and other Semester Book puzzles can be found on the CELOP Alumni Web site, www.bu.edu/celop/alumni

CELOP

Fall 2003 111Crossword Puzzle

CHOOSE FROM THESE WORDS

ACROSS

2.The main street of Boston University7.A man who rode a horse to Concord to warn peo-

ple of an attack by England8.The most famous museum in Boston9. Seafood which Boston is famous for12.The name of the computer labs at CELOP13.The name of a big market place in Boston16.“T” station on both the Green Line and the Red

Line19. Shellfish used in famous New England chowder

(soup)20. CELOP has a team which plays this sport24.A man who had two buildings in Boston named

after him27.The name of the teacher for the Semester Book

class28.The name of the airport in Boston30.A test of English skills required for attending col-

lege 31.The name of the Red Sox stadium32.The login name in the Open Lab34.“T” station which is near the theater district37.The name of a hill in Boston which has a tall monu-

ment38. People were tried and hanged in Salem for being

this 39.The largest penninsula in Massachusetts, with great

beaches40.The Student Life Coordinator who provides us

with a lot of activities and a lot of fun

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1.An area of land in Boston which was reclaimed fromthe sea

2. Boston’s basketball team3.The TOEFL and academic support center at CELOP4.The Boston University mascot5.The Freedom ______ is a walking tour of Boston6.The name of a famous university in Cambridge8.The name of the director of CELOP10.The name of the university in Cambridge which is

famous for technology11.A beverage sold in the vending machine in CELOP12.The state which Boston is in14.The Boston ______ is next to the Public Garden.15. Major League baseball team in Boston17. Language classrooms near CELOP18.The large building in Boston with many shops21.The radio station which is on the 3rd floor of the

CELOP building22.The name of the largest river in Boston23.The city which CELOP is in25.The kind of shop on the 1st floor of the CELOP

building26.What you use to get on the “T” if you don’t have a pass27. Boston’s hockey team 29.The city across the Charles River from Boston32.You can practice English not only at CELOP but

also at ______ LANGUAGE CENTER33.The name of the hall in Boston where classical

music is played35.A multi-lingual phone card which is available in

CELOP36.A street in Back Bay which is very good for shop-

ping and people-watching

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Fall 2003112 Faculty

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

Chris AntonellisJamie BeatonShelley BertolinoBarbara BlissJill BrandMeredith ClarkRon ClarkLinda CoyneJudith DanElizabeth D'AngeloTom DavisonMarsha DeanRenée DelatizkyJeff DiIuglioMargo DowneyGinny Drislane

Sammi EckstutMichael FeldmanShelley FishmanCynthia FlammJoanne FoxRoselyn FrankDiana GiglioJoyce HoMelanie JoyDaphne KalotayJames KaplanDoug KohnJohn KopecGeorge KrikorianJacquie LoConteLori Lubeski

Dorothy LyndeBob MaguireIrene MaksymjukDoreen MillerMargo MillerJoe PettigrewCarol PiñeiroAdrianne SaltzGregg SingerNora SmithPam SteevesMaria Tomeho-PalerminoRamón ValenzuelaSusan VikEllen Yaniv

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Michelle

Smith

Designated SubstituteTeacher

<[email protected]>

Staff

Lesley

Andrews

Lab Assistant <[email protected]>

Gabriella

Campozano

Program Coordinator<[email protected]>

Judy

Di Leo

Academic Advisor<[email protected]>

John

de Szendeffy

Multimedia LanguageLab Coordinator

<[email protected]>

Miriam

Fawcett

Assistant Director, Administration

<[email protected]>

Fabiola

Framondi

Senior Staff Assistant<[email protected]>

Alicia

Radl

Staff Coodinator<[email protected]>

Jenn Kay

Kosch

Student Life Coordinator<[email protected]>

Helen

Reynolds

Administrative Assistant

<[email protected]>

Marcella

Framondi

Admissions Officer<[email protected]>

Lara

Gordon

Administrator,Marketing & Admissions

<[email protected]>

Bruce

Rindler

Associate Director,Academic Programs<[email protected]>

Margot

Valdivia

Director of CELOP<[email protected]>

Jonathan

White

Technical Coordinator

<[email protected]>

Liyang”Riki”

Zhang

Interns . . .

Beatrice

Jaar

Wan-Fang

“Shirley” Yeh Eri

Washida

Fall 2003114 Elective Faculty

ELECTIVE TEACHERS NOT ALSO PICTURED IN CORE CLASS PHOTOS

JudithDan

NoraSmith

ShelleyBertolino

MeredithClark

LindaCoyne

|| OTHER FACULTY ||

BarbaraBliss

IreneMaksymjuk

SammiEckstut

MelanieJoy

TomDavison

DianaGiglio

DaphneKalotay

JamesKaplan

LoriLubeski

DorothyLynde

AdrianneSaltz

DoreenMiller

RamonValenzuela

Beginning a University Program?

Why not continue improving your Englishwhile you pursue your degree?

www.bu.edu/celop/part-time

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

CELOPPart-Time

Day &EveningCourses

What can I do after Fall 2003?

The Fall 2003 program is drawing to a close and many of you are thinking about life after CELOP. When making plansfor the future, you must remember some important details and procedures related to your visa and your SEVIS I-20.Here are answers to your most urgent questions:

I am returning to CELOP. What should I do?

Complete the following steps by December 12, 2003:

• You must complete a Spring 2004 Continuing Student Application form.

• Make sure that your passport is valid at least 6 months into the future.

• If you will exit the U.S. after the Fall semester and you plan to come back for the Spring semester, make sure that your F-1 visa is still valid and that you have a valid signature from Marcella (#238) on page 3 of your SEVIS I-20.

I am leaving CELOP and transferring to another school. What should I do? You must submit to CELOP a Transfer Report for the school you wish to attend so that we can release you fortransfer in SEVIS. Your new school will be responsible for preparing a new SEVIS I-20. Please rememberthat it takes CELOP 24 hours to process a transfer, so make sure to do this with time. The SEVIS transfer releasedate will be December 12, 2003 when the Fall 2003 session ends.

I am leaving CELOP and transferring into an academic program at BU. What should I do?You must make sure that you check-in with the International Student & Scholars Office at BU if you will con-tinue your studies in an academic program this Spring. The BU International Students & Scholars Office (ISSO)can assist you with this process and you should plan on visiting them in August. They are located at 19 Deerfield St.,2nd Floor. Make sure that you bring your SEVIS I-20, BU ID card, passport and I-94 card to the ISSO office.

I am staying inside the U.S. to relax and travel before returning to my home country. What should I do?Remember, whenever you stop studying, you may remain inside the U.S. for only 60 days while preparing foryour return trip home. By day 60 (February 10, 2004), you must exit the U.S. If you stay more than 60 daysand do not resume full-time studies and do not have an I-20 from the school you are attending, you may be con-sidered to be inside the U.S. unlawfully. Please note that CELOP will report you to SEVIS has having completed yourprogram on December 12, 2003.

I have no idea what I’m doing after this semester. What should I do?You only have 60 days after your last class at CELOP to:

• transfer to another school

• go home

• OR, you can apply to continue at CELOP for the next available session, Spring 2004, NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 12, 2004!

You have 60 days after the last day of class to complete these procedures!

December 12, 2003 + 60 days = February 10, 2004

Fall 2003116 CELOP on the Web

Go to the CELOP Web site “Alumni” sectionSee all 11 Semester Books or look up your classmates on the Alumni Database

www.bu.edu/celopFor information about the CELOP Semester Books, please contact John de Szendeffy <[email protected]> or the Semester Book

class <[email protected]>. The Books are also available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format on the Web.

All material © Center for English Language and Orientation Programs, 2003.

THE ENGLISH YOU NEED FOR THE FUTURE YOU WANTStudy English at Boston University Center for English Language and Orientation Programs

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