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ESL Writing
For both ESL/EFL teachers and students to discuss writing related issues.Being rich
April 27th, 2007People can be “rich” in more ways than just by having a great amount of money. Think of another way that you or someone you know may be “rich” in something other than money. Explain how that person is “rich.”
High School
April 10th, 2007People often debate the value of formal education. Some believe leaving school and going to work before graduation has advantages. Others believe success will come from staying in school. How important do you think a high school education is in today’s society? Explain your answer.
What I like about me
March 22nd, 2007Choose one thing that you like most about yourself or about someone close to you. Explain why.
My Favorite Food
March 21st, 2007What is your favorite food? Describe it to us, and tell us why you like it.
Learning about Yourself
March 15th, 2007Every now and then, an event which teaches us something new or surprising about ourselves will occur. Tell about a time when you found out something good or bad about yourself you had not known before. Tell what happened and how it changed you.
Persistence
March 8th, 2007Sometimes we have to work hard to finish something we have started. Think about a time when you or someone you know did not give up on something that was important. Write about that experience.
Advice
March 1st, 2007What is the most important advice that you could give to another person? Explain why you think this advice is important.
A Memorable Person
February 26th, 2007We all remember certain people from our past, and we forget others. Think about a person you remember. Describe him or her, and explain why that person is memorable to you.
Make a Change
February 20th, 2007There are things we would all like to change about the world around us. Tell a story about a change you would make.
Influence
February 15th, 2007Think of a book, poem, song, or movie that you found interesting and that has had some influence in your life. Write about your choice, explaining what you found interesting and how it influenced your life.
TV Programs
February 13th, 2007Tell us about one TV program you are watching. Which channel? What is its name? When is it shown? What is it about? Why do you like it?
Laughter
February 12th, 2007All people laugh at one time or another. Sometimes they see or hear something they think is funny or sometimes an event occurs that makes them laugh. Write about a time when something made you laugh.
Excitement
February 6th, 2007There are many exciting people, things, places and events in our world. Tell about one that you think is exciting and describe why the person, thing, place or event is exciting.
Help!
February 1st, 2007Sometimes we give help, and sometimes we get help. Think of a time when you helped someone or when someone helped you. Tell a story about what happened.
Characters
January 29th, 2007Choose one character that you liked from any book, movie, or TV show. Write abut your character and why you like this character. Be sure to tell what book, movie, or TV show your character is from.
Movies
January 25th, 2007What type of movies do you like? What is your favorite movie? Why do you like that movie? If you could make a movie, what would your movie be about?
Thoughts on the First Semester
January 22nd, 2007You have just completed the first semester of the 2006-2007 school year. Take a minute to check your grades on edline. How do you feel about the grades you received? What classes were the most difficult for you? What did you do well this past semester? What do you want to improve this semester? How do you think you can do better in the classes that gave you problems?
Resolutions for the New Year
January 16th, 2007In America and in many other countries, at the beginning of the school year, people come up with resolutions that they would like to achieve during the year. A resolution is something you hope to do to improve your life. For example, some people decide to go on a diet, others decide they are going to try a new activity like dancing or arts. What are three resolutions you would like to accomplish this year? How do you think they will improve your life? How will you achieve these resolutions.
Traveling around the World
December 14th, 2006If you had three months to travel around the world, where would you go and what would you do?
Winter Vacation
December 11th, 2006WInter Vacation is almost here. How are you going to spend your winter vacation? Does your family usually do something special for the winter holidays? Does your family celebrate Christmas or any other religious celebration during this month? Describe what you plan to do for Winter Vacation and anything special or unique that your family does during this holiday season.
Famous Historians
December 5th, 2006There are many famous people who made a difference in the history of your country. Describe 3 people in the your country’s history that have made a big difference in the history of your country. Tell their names. What did they do that made a difference? During what time period did they live?
Monuments and Statues
December 5th, 2006The Statue of Liberty is a famous monument in the United States. It is meant to welcome and honor all the new immigrants coming to the United States. People from all over the world come to visit this monument. Describe two famous monuments or statues in your country. What do they look like? Why were they built? Where are they located? Do a lot of people visit these monuments?
Sports in your Country
November 30th, 2006What sports are the most popular in your country? Do people go to see sporting events regularyly in your country? Do athletes make a lot of money your country? Who are the most famous athletes in your country? What are your favorite sports and how often do you practice them? Finally, are there any sports that are popular in your country that are not played here in the U.S.?
Celebrating Thanksgiving
November 27th, 2006I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and now I would like for you to describe what you did over Thanksgiving break. Try to write 10 sentences about activities, people you visited, and food you ate over the Thanskgiving break.
Thanksgiving
November 20th, 2006Thanksgiving is a special holiday in the U.S. that happens every November. On this holiday, families get together to eat a large meal and give thanks for all that they have in life. Describe some of the people and things you are thankful to have in your life. Tell what and who they are and how they make your life better.
Dating Customs
November 16th, 2006Dating customs vary from country to country. In some countries, it is not common for teenagers to date while in others it is very common. In your country are teenagers allowed to have boyfriends and girlfriends? If yes, at what age do people start dating? In your country, do people of different ethnic or religious backgrounds date? In your country is it okay for a girl to ask a boy for a date? Do parents help decide who a person is going to date? What are the typical things people do when they go on a date? How is dating different between here and the U.S.?
Famous American
November 6th, 2006Who is your favorite famous American person? What do you like about this person. Describe the person and tell why you like them. Try to write at least 10 sentences
Cultural Similarities
November 2nd, 2006With the Internet and Satellite/Cable TV, we have access to information about so many different cultures. Many people say that cultures are becoming more and more similar. How is your culture and American culture similar? Try to think of at least 10 ways that American culture and your culture are similar.
American TV shows
October 30th, 2006What do you think about American TV shows? How are they different from TV shows in your country? Please describe 3 American TV shows that you like. Tell the name of each TV show, what they are about and why you like them. Try to write at least 10 sentences.
Writing a Blog
October 26th, 2006I am going to try to keep an online blog and have my students do it also to help them practice writing in English. Everyday I will post a question on the board for them to copy in their blog and respond to. I think this is a good forum for writing in English since it is public and many people will read their blogs. Hopefully, my students will take pride in what they write and put forth their best effort.
Hello!
September 25th, 2006Hello, everyone!
My nick name is Sim. I’m Japanese. I live in Chile, Latin America. When I was 10 years old, I came here, because my mum wanted to meet her family. She is chilian. I have been going to school for 2 years, but now I am studying in an English Institute. So I am writing now, because I want to improve my English.
Well…thank you very much for read my post. See you later! 
Is reading important to improving writing?
September 18th, 2006Many people have stressed the importance of writing practice. A teacher may give students a lot of writnig homework in the hope of improving student’s writing skills quickly. Of course, it is natural for students to do a lot of writing in a writing class. My question: Can students improve writing without doing enough reading?
Hello, everyone! I’m Kyle!
July 29th, 2006Hello folks, my name is Kyle! I’m from Taiwan, but right now I’m already immagrated to Canada about two months ago. In Taiwan, my best skill is Chinese Writing (Traditional Chinese). I wish I could also be the best in English Writings. So I’ll use this website to put some articles by me. Please help me to correct the grammer, vocabulary, and phrases mistakes. And I ‘m also want to be friend with you! I have a lot of hobbies like soccer, painting, writing, reading books, and something stranges like Chi-Kung, Hypnosis, The Fourth Way and spiritual…… I live in Surrey (in Vancouver), live in a apartment near Kwantlen Park Secondary. Today is my first time to write, thanks for your reading^_^ Kyle
Do you need some help?
July 14th, 2006Hi,guys: I am Chinese and live in Xinjiang province of China.My hometown is a beautiful place which has a lot of natural wonders.It has lots of different people.They are hardworking and very clever.They can make all kinds of handcraft. If you guys want to get something about it ,I will be glad to help you. Waiting for your response always/
Please help me!
July 6th, 2006Hi,
I am new to USA. I am an Indian but my English is poor. I make a lot of grammatical mistakes. But, I want to improve my English. I want to contact someone who can check my passages and essays.
I shall be very thankful if someone will help me.
Please! Please! Please help me!
Maitri
ESL Education in the USA
April 6th, 2006Hi! My name is Annie, and I’m here to recommend a great way to learn English. I have lived in Thailand for quite awhile, and I know that English here, as it is in many other countries, is an important language, in that those who have mastered it are more marketable and have more business opportunities than those who have not. While many students here in Thailand have been learning English in school for years, they still have not been able to master English to the extent that they can converse with native English speakers. I have found that one of the best, most efficient ways to learn English, or any language for that matter, is through an immersion program. In the United States, some of the best English teachers, and programs for learning English well and quickly are associated with Uceda Worldwide ESL Schools.
Uceda has a unique teaching methodology that focuses on the needs of each of their students. Each of their teachers is trained in ESL teaching as well as in the Uceda teaching methodology, which focuses on the individual learning needs of each of their students. As part of part of this methodology, Uceda has manufactured it’s own books (which include audio CD’s). These books are an extension of the classroom in that they are designed to help the individual student learn English most effectively.
Uceda schools are also found in some of the most attractive locations in the United States. Some of its more popular schools are found in New York, New Jersey, Florida (Orlando, and West Palm Beach), and Utah.
Some of the programs offered at Uceda Worldwide include; Advantage, Advantage Elite, and Adventure for Youth.
To find out more about Uceda and it’s programs visit their website at http://www.ucedaworldwide.com
Can anyone help?
March 14th, 2006Hello everyone, I am a student from Uzbekistan, and i was assigned to write a research work on the topic”Motivating students in learning english as a foreign language” if anyone has ideas or suggestions that would help me much thanks in advance Silvia
Learning a New Language
February 9th, 2006Hey yall, I’m a student from UIUC. I just finished a paper about my personal experience on how I learned English for my rhet class, so I want to share this with all non-native speakers. Feel free to contact me @ wli9@uiuc.edu if you have any questions. Hold you enjoy it and learn something from me! ^_^
I immigrated to the U.S. with my family when I was 17, and that time, I had just graduated from middle school in China. Moving to a different country was a big challenge for me because the culture and the language were totally different from where I used to live. I met with unfamiliar people and learned their way of life. Since my English was limited, I started as a freshman in high school. On the first day I came to my high school I felt isolated from everyone because all of the others spoke English, and I didn’t get a single word about what they talked to me about. Almost all the people in that school were Hispanic and most of the students were immigrants. I was one of only two Chinese students in this school, so it was difficult for me to communicate with the majority of the other students. This made it harder for me to make friends and get them to help me adjust to this new lifestyle. At that moment, I was so frustrated and embarrassed. At last, I gave them a piece of paper to let them write down what they wanted to say to me. Then I looked up in my dictionary and translated what they wrote word by word. However, I couldn’t respond to them because I did not know how to pronounce any word.
I made up my mind to study English diligently. To do so, I needed to take ESL course, which helped non-native English speakers improve their skill in using English. I was the only Chinese student in the class, and most of my classmates were Latino students. The ESL course can not help me learn English directly because the teacher can only explain the class materials in English and Spanish, but not Chinese. So I paid more attention to the teacher’s body language, in order to help me understand what she tried to say. This environment forced me to use the language more often. The more I practiced, the more I understood what the teacher and other students were talking about. That made me big progress in the first step of learning English.
The second year in high school was the hardest year for me. But at the same time, it was also the most fruitful year in my improvement of English. At the beginning of that term, my teacher recommended taking some honor courses. It was a challenge because I was not a native English speaker, but those courses required a high level of reading and writing skills. The reading and writing assignments were difficult because almost half of the vocabulary was unfamiliar for me. To stay in honors I had to become more familiar with the language. Finally, I came up with a strategy. When I encountered some unfamiliar words, I looked them up in my dictionary, and wrote them down on my note cards. I carried those cards everyday and tried to study them whenever I had time.
However, it was more important to know how to use these words in daily life than just knowing the meaning. At the beginning, I was shy and afraid of talking loudly in front of others because I didn’t know whether I used the right word or pronounced the word correctly. I also worried about whether people could understand me and how could they react. I cared about how others react to my English because I was afraid they may laugh at my poor expression or strange accent. So I was trying to escape from speaking in English. But gradually I realized that language was part of my life, and it was a tool to help me connect with this new culture. So I made up my mind to look for a way to improve it. Therefore, I started to use a recording machine and tried to speak loudly at home, and practiced reading a paragraph everyday. Actually, I could now hear how terrible my pronunciation was, but learning by doing, gradually helped me change the way I spoke. Moreover, I screwed up courage to talk with Americans. It was helpful because I could learn from their pronunciation and the way they spoke and at the same time broadening my vocabulary.
What I did most of the time was translation. As a non-native English speaker, I always thought in Chinese first, and then translated it into English. I gradually realized this was one of the biggest problems I was hading with learning the language, because these two languages had different ways of thinking. The difference in tense between Chinese and English was a good example. In English, we should change verbs to their past tense when we wanted to express an action or a condition that occurred in or during the past. But in Chinese, we only needed to add some adverbs to describe that. After a while, I tried to think in English, instead of translating word by word.
Knowing how to use language was more important than knowing vocabulary on the flash cards. I had participated in the science fair for three years, since my sophomore year in high school. From the first one, I realized the importance of language more deeply because I needed to explain my project and my idea in front of judges. I still remember the first time when I was trying to explain my project; I shivered because of my poor English. I didn’t know how to present my idea exactly. After I got the comment, “Lack of English”, from the judges, I felt so frustrated. I spent so much hard work on it, but it failed just because of my poor expression. I realized I should try my best in my English, because language was tool to communicate and to express things. So having a good language skill could help me to explain my work to the judge cleanly. Gradually, I started to get some return from my hard work. From the school fair to regional fair, and finally to the city fair in my senior year, I was really proud of myself when I received my award on the stage, not only because I won the competition but also because people confirmed my hard work because they could comprehend my idea from my presentation.
Throughout my experience in learning English, I realized that leaning English helped me connect with the new culture and helped me make new friends in daily life. The better I speak the more confidence I had in front of others. From the hard time in my learning English, I knew how to face with other difficulties in my life. From learning English, my life changed gradually. I comprehend more and more about American culture and paid more attention to the society. And I made many new friends, which broadened my view and brought me much fun. I enjoyed my life more than before. But I know that is not enough for me. I’ll try my best to do it better.
Have you ever been Afraid to do Something..?
December 3rd, 2005Have you ever been afraid to do something because you weren’t sure how Americans would react? What was it?
i need some help
August 27th, 2005i am algerian , i love english but her in algeria our first and second language are frensh or arabic , for english our government and even our citizen don’t show any internest for it , except those who make a high school . i need some who can be patient and help me by reading my drifft and writing and send advises with correction i will be gratfull for him . think for all person give me a few of his time and idea.
it is hard to me to speak english can you help me any web sites for learning english
July 25th, 2005hai ,i am from india .i came here at 2004.still now i have problem with english. so how to solve my problem.i used to watch tv regularly but the sentence i couldn’t understand.i feel so shy.thats why i asked.is there any sites for me to improve speaking capacity, or any books .is anybody knows please give me reply.
Introduction
June 17th, 2005Hello,
My name is Alan Cohen. I am both an English as a Second Language teacher and a writer. I teach students (mainly adults) in Massachusetts. I am interested in talking with other teachers about the different methods they use to teach writing.
My classes consist of conversation, pronunciation and reading. I also do some dictation exercises. Some students find these exercises uncomfortable at the beginning but after awhile find this activity very useful.
Sincerely, Alan
who is the next ?
June 5th, 2005who is the next storngest country in the world . right now us is the strongest country in the world, but strong is not for ever. if u are very good on world history u can know every 200-300years has a change,from italy,china,mongolia, england,germany,spain,france, …..until usa.there was a big change isn’t it ? strong can not for ever,so who is the next ….?
let’s talk about it ..
Just do it
June 5th, 2005Everybody may have their own way to study English. Setting a goal is very easy, but you need to follow it. Somebody says to see the movie, talk to the American people, to learn english words as much as you can… All of them are very good way to study english. When you follow it,there are many diffcult things you will meet. Remember, don’t be afraid of them! You have to beat them! Then you can win. Just do it. I know you can!
“A WONDERFUL TRIP TO THE UNITED STATES”
May 31st, 2005Well, when I came to the United States, I was 12 years old. I came from Durango Mexico. I was born there. It was not really hard to get here. Because I came by airplane with my parents. But let me tell you, there are people who would like to come here but they can’t. One reason is that maybe they are not residents. But many Mexicans crossed the borders. Sometimes they get caught by the border patrol and they are sent back to Mexico . That’s really sad, even if they are not related to me. But I could feel the way they do. Even that I didn’t do that. My aunt got here about two months ago. she had to cross the river by swimming and she was pregnant, so that is very sad. I became resident two years ago. Thanks to my father who helped me a lot those days.
I learned english in High School. Right now I feel excited because I came here to improve my English and get a better life. One thing I like here is that we have a lot of opportunities to survive in different types. First here you can get a better job as long as you have your High School diploma and know the language, which is English. When I was in Mexico my dream was to come to the United States one day and go to Dysneyland to meet a lot of famous people.
I realized that I could study a lot and get a career. When I got here I didn’t know how to speak English, but one thing that I liked is that they put me on a level so that I can receive a lot of help. One thing I did when I went to High School was to join the Marching Band and it was very fun. I never thought about myself that I was going to be on the Rose Parade one day. I even came out on TV.
When I was 19, I made my first important decision in my life. I decided to continue my education. Most of my friends come to the same college, PCC. I am leaning a lot of Engligh. It is only the first semester. By this time, I have begun to take my studies more seriously. When I was in High School, I was very lazy in everything. Now in college, I read books constantly and tried to study hard. I would like to go on learning in a serious way. That means attendig a University, something that a lot of students would like to do. However, my goal is to become a teacher one day. I hope this would come true.
Being here in the United States, I feel happy to be together with my family. One thing I miss is my sister she doesn’t live with us any more because she got married one year ago. For me she was something special because whenever I used to go somewhere she used to go with me everywhere. One day if we go back to Mexico, we are going to bring my little brother. He was born here now he is 6 years old. I am very proud of my parents because they gave me the oportunity to study a lot and they have been helping me a lot.
Learning English Experience
May 30th, 2005No doubt, English is the most important language in the world. Therefore, having great English skills will have numerous advantages. Luckily, I have realized the importance of learning English and worked hard on it since I was a child. However, 13 years of learning English experience didn’t lead me to success, but being a person who can hardly communicate in English and definitely unable to write an essay. Once I came to the USA, I knew that I had made too many mistakes in learning English. Those mistakes are translating English into different languages, don’t learn vocabulary as much as I can, and don’t read and write enough.
First of all, every language is unique. They usually have different grammar and use of vocabulary, which means learning English by translating it into different languages will lead to an inevitable defeat. For example, I have worked hard on learning a lot of vocabulary by translating them into Chinese. I thought it was a good idea to build up my vocabulary in order to read and write better. However, those translation processes were hugely disappointing. At that time, I failed to express my idea accurately by those translated vocabulary. As a consequence, good grade and improvement seemed untouchable. Also, when I either wrote or read, I had to use Chinese to think about the passage. As a result, I didn’t do it well and did it very slowly. When I came to the USA, I desperately and completely stopped translation. Just a year of time, my English was obviously and generally improved. I attribute my success to the stop of translation.
Second, I would like to show about how best we can utilize our English skills by learning more vocabulary. When I came here, I bought a book about the Second World War. The book is very thick and has too many new words for me. While I started reading, I could only read 5 pages per half an hour. However, I had never been frustrated. Whereas, I worked hard on it and learned 10 new words from it every day. Subsequently, I can probably read 12 pages per half an hour. On the other hand, the vocabulary can also help me in different aspects. Whenever I read a newspaper, a magazine or other books, they help me to understand more about the context. In addition, they also work when I write. They enable me to write in various ways for the same meaning and provide me with more word choices to write accurately. So my essay is generally improved. In my opinion, my reading and writing improvement are partly from the extension of my vocabulary.
Finally, I am going to talk about reading and writing. They are undoubtedly the key element to learn English comfortably and effectively. In the past, I put majority of time on doing grammar exercises, but improvement is near invisible. Once I put my heart into reading and writing, I can feel my English is leaping over many steps. On the other side of the coin, let’s talk about soccer. If I just tell you how to control and shot the ball, but don’t give you any chance to practice. Do you think you can still play it well? Improving English from only doing grammar exercises is usually inferior to reading and writing practice. Only practices can help us to react to the reality. Therefore reading and writing are crucial to our English.
In conclusion, stopping translation processes, learning more vocabulary, reading more, and writing more are the most effective way or even the only way to improve our English. The advice is invaluable and learnt painfully. If I have learnt them before, my English must be much better than now. Anyway, I hope you guys can pay heed to me and have a good future.
My homeland and America
May 30th, 2005My name is Anita and I came from Armenia. Armenia is a small, but a beautiful country. It has huge mountains, fast rivers, deep forests and wonderful weather. Armenia has an old and tragic history. Furthermore it has more than 5000 years of history. Armenia had many fateful moments in her history and like miracle it survived from abolition. In ancient times kings managed the country. The borders were starting from Caspian Sea to Mediterranean Sea. It was a pretty big country. During the centuries it became smaller and smaller, because the neighbors many times attacked and surrendered most of the land. Now it has 30,000 km length and it is surrounded with Russia, Turkey and Iran.
There are many similarities and differences between Armenian culture and American culture. When it comes to culture and customs there are a lot of things to talk about. I observed in U.S. that family ties are not that strong as in Armenia. In the U.S. I have seen that marriage is not taken seriously and divorces are too common. Therefore, more then 30% of kids grow up with one parent. In my opinion it has strong impact on any child and makes his or her psychology weak.
In the U.S. people are extremely individual and they don’t understand the important role of neighbors. They don’t even know their neighbors’ names and people never trust their neighbors. This relationship is completely different from my native customs. The Armenians are very close to their neighbors. They are always together, no matter in what situations they are, sadness or happiness. There is a saying “It is better to have a good neighbor then a far relative, whom you usually don’t see often”.
In my opinion Armenians, just like Americans, love to celebrate the Holidays. In Armenia, the whole family comes together and they make a big party. Everybody has his own task. The men make barbeques outside of house. Women prepare everything else for dinner. They make those testy desserts, salads, appetizers, cookies and of course cakes and sweets. The ones who don’t have any responsibility are children. They play as much as they want. It is very crowded. I know the Americans also like to celebrate the Holidays but their parties are usually calm and quiet.
In US with this big racial and ethnic diversity of population people live with great harmony. Every one is equal, no matter where you came from and what color is your skin or hair. I like it, because I feel free with my thoughts and opinions. I felt accepted by community from the first day when I came here. I think this is very important for someone, who came from another country, who left his or her family, home, customs.
After living in US for two years I have realized that this country is truly a land of opportunity. This country gave me a chance to educate myself and become what I want to be. In US there are many opportunities to success in your life. As long as you have curiosity and of course you are working hard you can start your carrier any time you want, it doesn’t matter how old are you. This is an extremely huge and new country, with national diversity, contrarily my little, old and one nation Armenia. Even though US is a big country, it is also very organize country with high technology. Here in US the government caring for the people and gives the benefits to the people and makes lives more comfortable.
I love this country and I want to be a part of this big community. I want to build my own home and raise my children here. But there is one think that I will miss that is my homeland; my Armenia. And this feeling will stay with me until I die.
How is American culture different from that of Mexican culture?
May 30th, 2005Hello everybody! I have already talked about one of the differences between U.S. and my country Mexico, but this time I’m going to say more about this topic, because I think it is very fun and interesting for us to learn about other cultures and here in U.S. there are too many we can learn about.
First of all, I had never imagined sitting in the classroom and taking some classes with Armenian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Vietnamese, Korean, and even other Latin-American people because in Mexico the majority, of course are Mexican people, and is very strange for me to live in a country in which there are so many people from other countries. We all know that every country has its own customs and they are very different from mine.
When I came here I didn’t know how to talk and how to communicate with people from other cultures because you never know if your actions sometimes can offend other person, for example when you make eye-contact to others maybe it is OK with you, but maybe it is not OK with the other person because in my culture like here, is very common to look at someone directly, that means you are being friendly, but in other cultures it may mean you are being aggressive.
Other different custom is that in Mexico you can say “hi!” to anyone else even though you don’t know him/her, or if one of your friends introduces to you other person, you can kiss him/her, obviously, in the cheek, which is very normal. I didn’t know that in other cultures it is not normal because people from other countries don’t do that, they say that it is not usual in their countries.
In Mexico we are very warm people and we are friendly but when you come here from any other country you have to be very careful because of the differences between cultures. Actually, Mexican culture is not too different than American culture but the only big difference is that here it is not just one culture, here are too many.
Another difference between U.S. and Mexico is that in Mexico we are more conservative people. In Mexico we love people who have values and principles. One example is that in Mexico it is not common to live with your boyfriend, because most of our parents would like that we leave home only when we get married. And also, in Mexico it is more common to get married over 25 years old or something like that, because it is supposed to be when you already got your bachelor’s degree and you can already afford yourself and in the future your family. This customs in Mexico are common, but not all Mexican think like that.
At first, it was a little difficult for me. I suppose for all of us, but now I enjoy very much sitting in my class and listening to other languages and also to talk about another customs. In my opinion this is a great opportunity because I don’t have to travel around the world to know a little bit about other countries.
since I came to America
May 30th, 2005Since I came to America, I realized that I really like everything in here. Why do I like it in here? First, I can enjoy studying every minute at school and make some friends from different countries. Moreover, I am responsible for everything myself and able to push myself, especially, studying well to get good job and score and then applying for universities in the future.
Actually, here it is very different from my country. In my country, you are not to worry about your educational plan, for teachers are always concerned about your future and your job even though you are a student of a university. However, learning and studying is your own business in here. Everything is controlled by yourself, if you want to get a good job.
Secondly, I should make time to do some things such as going to supermarkets to buy some food and then I have to deal with my lunch or dinner in my daily life. Furthermore, after going home, I should wash my clothes and clear up everything. So that , I have to plan and have good schedules from day to day. On the other hand, you are not able to dependent on your mother or your father. You have to do your part.
Thirdly, if you want to go anywhere, you will drive your car, otherwise, you cannot have a good time to enjoy your trip. Therefore, I am so glad and so happy that I can take a trip with my friends by driving the car and explore every place around the US.
Finally, there are good environments and conditions. Every body likes to have a journey on holiday such as, taking children to the park, climbing the mountains, having some parties at home, going to beach to walk or have a sun bath. After your trip, you don’t need to worry about where to go to have a dinner or lunch because there are many restaurants from different countries such as Chinese, Mexico, and Indian etc. So there are a variety of choices of where to go and enjoy your meal . Vise versa, most people like to invite some friends to have a party just like Buffet or BQP. It is so interesting to share with friends and have a good relationship during the good time.
I think if you are eager and desire to study or live in here, no doubt to say, it is a good choice and excellent chance to do it.
There is a lot of engaging scenery in your eyes!
May 26th, 2005 Have you ever driven along the California coast from San Francisco to Los Angeles? If not, you should try, it is worth trying.Driving along the California coast from San Francisco to Los Angeles is one of the most beautiful trips you can take. The scenery is engaging and there are lots of interesting places to visit along the way.From San Francisco, get onto Freeway 1 south to Monterrey. From there, take the scenic Seventeen-Mile Drive and get ready for a view you will never forget - to your right the Pacific Ocean, and to your left the Del Monte Forest and the Santa Lucia Mountains.Freeway 1 south from Carmel is quite narrow in some places, with lots of turns, no place for nervous drivers. But if you just take it nice and slow, you will find the spectacular view of ocean, sky and forest is worth a few anxious moments. A little further south along the coast you will come to one of the most interesting sights in all of California – San Simeon, sometimes called the Hearst Castle. San Simeon was built by newspaperman William Randolph Hearst in the 1920’s as his personal residence. It includes La Casa Grande, an enormous building with 130 rooms – three guest houses, a 104-foot swimming pool, a small airport, and more than fifty miles of private beaches.
Continuing south along the coast, take Route 101 through the beautiful town of Santa Barbara and then head on into Los Angeles, or simply “L.A.” as it’s called by most Americans. Of course, there are countless things to see and do in Los Angeles itself but, if you have time to take the ocean route south along the coast from San Francisco, getting there can truly be half the fun.-
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