level 5 nc summer program erika's class

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Activities & Excursions Julia Ursula Sara Lara Lara Junny & Jin 1. Niagara Falls on July 31st - by Julia 2. Volleyball on August 31st - by Ursula 3. Niagara Falls at night on August 2nd - by Sara 4. Niagara on the lake on August 6th - by Lara de la PENA 5. St. John’s Woods on August 7th - by Lara Villarmea 6. Toronto on August 10th - by Junny & Jin

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The Level 5 class in the Niagara College summer program made this publication to remember their summer in Canada.

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Activities & Excursions

Julia Ursula Sara Lara Lara Junny & Jin

1. Niagara Falls on July 31st - by Julia

2. Volleyball on August 31st - by Ursula

3. Niagara Falls at night on August 2nd - by Sara

4. Niagara on the lake on August 6th

- by Lara de la PENA

5. St. John’s Woods on August 7th

- by Lara Villarmea

6. Toronto on August 10th - by Junny & Jin

Julia Ursula Sara Lara Lara Junny & Jin

Activity : Niagara Falls Date : July 31st Place : Niagara Falls

What is the “Niagara Falls”?

Niagara Falls is three of the most amazing waterfalls

in the world. They’re located in the international border

between the USA(NY) and Canada (Ontario).

The names of the 3 waterfalls are the Horseshoe

Falls, the American Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls. Their

water belongs to the Niagara river, which communicates

Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.

Due to the huge amount of water which strongly falls

per minute, Niagara Falls an important hydroelectric

source. They’re also one of the most interesting and vis-

ited places for tourist who come to NY or Ontario.

How was “Niagara Falls”?

On the 31st of July, all summer students went to Niag-

ara Falls. We took a bus at 12:30 and first, we went to

“One Factory Outlet”. There were many shops like Nike,

Sony, Coach, etc. A lot of Korean students bought Coach

bags!

Julia Ursula Sara Lara Lara Junny & Jin

Activity : Niagara Falls Date : July 31st Place : Niagara Falls

At 3 O’clock, we finished shopping and went to Niaga-

ra Falls. However, students split into two groups be-

cause most of Korean had taken the “Maid of the Mist”.

So, Korean students did the “Journey behind the Falls”,

and the other students took the “Maid of the Mist”.

The “Maid of the Mist” is a strong boat which takes

tourists to see the falls from the river. We were given

raincoats but we got really wet. Despite that, it was a

very funny trip & a good experience to remember.

During the “Journey behind the falls”, we walked into

the cave which is behind the Canadian Falls. So we could

see the falls at a really close point. Frankly, the “Journey

behind the Falls” was better than the boat, when we

couldn’t see the falls because of the mist. However with

this journey, we saw the rainbow!

I have been to Niagara Falls more than 3 times. How-

ever, in every visit, the falls look different. I was a little

bit disappointed because only the Koreans did the jour-

ney, but it is still a valuable memory!

Activity : Volleyball Date : August 1st Place : Athletic Center

Julia Ursula Sara Lara Lara Junny & Jin

On the 1st of August, we went to play volleyball at

4p.m. There were 4 different volleyball courts and in

each court around 10 people playing. The place is very

nice kind of new-including the balls-

The teams were all formed by different people from

different country and not only summer students but reg-

ular students from the college as well.

We think that the Korean students were the best

player but some of Spanish students were quite good,

too.

Not everybody knew how to play and some of us, like

me, didn’t find it easy at the beginning-sometimes the

impact of the ball hurt- but, after 30 minutes, we im-

proved and the game got better as people learned how

to play it. At the end, all of us were very happy after 2hrs

of fun.

Julia Ursula Sara Lara Lara Junny & Jin

On the 2nd of August, the students of the summer

program went to Niagara Falls. The buses picked us up

at 6p.m, after the end of the classes. We arrived in only

one hour, and the we had free time to visit Clifton Hill

before the fireworks show.

We enjoyed our time doing many different things,

such as taking pictures, visiting strange and funny build-

ings (a house upside down was our favorite one) and rid-

ing the huge sky wheel.

We also had dinner before the fireworks, in my case I

bought a hotdog with chips and an ice cream as desert.

The negative point of the day was the big storm : it

started to rain just before the fireworks and we couldn’t

watch them as well as we wanted to. But despite that,

we enjoyed the colorful night of the Falls!

At 10:30 p.m. the bus picked us up and we finally ar-

rived at the College at 11:30p.m.

Activity : Niagara Falls at night Date : August 2nd Place : Niagara Falls

Julia Ursula Sara Lara Lara Junny & Jin

Excursion : Niagara On The Lake Date : August 6th Place : Niagara on the lake

We decided to discover Niagara on the lake, a beauti-

ful village which is surrounded by a lot of wine yards.

The bus left us in King Street and we walked to Queen

Street which is the main place in the village. There, we

had a walk, looking at the shops which surprised us very

much. I mean, some of them were only lots of shops,

but others were really picturesque. For example, we saw

a store which sells Christmas stuff…all year.

After our walk, some of us decided to have a cookie

on our ice-cream, while others wanted to explore the vil-

lage (everyone), and went to see lake. There, we en-

joyed the beautiful scenery-the day was so clean that we

were even able to see the skyline of Toronto, so far from

there, in the other side of the lake. We took a lot of pic-

tures at dusk and often that we realized it was time for

us to go back to college.

Julia Ursula Sara Lara Lara Junny & Jin

Activity : St. John’s Woods Date : August 7th Place : St. John’s woods

On the 7th of August, the students went all together

to St. John’s Woods to do some hiking.

In the morning we were afraid because the activity

was going to be cancelled since it was supposed to rain.

Nevertheless, the weather remained good and we finally

took the bus.

We arrived at around 1pm and started to walk

through the forest. The landscape was really beautiful

and lovely, and we enjoyed being all together having a

great time in such a natural environment. For one mo-

ment we got lost, but soon found the right way and ar-

rived at a pond where we could see some ducks and tur-

tles. Most of us enjoyed this trip more than the previous

one in Niagara Parkway because we had more time to

relax and take some pictures at the end!

Julia Ursula Sara Lara Lara Junny & Jin

Activity : Toronto Date : August 10th Place : Toronto

1. Jin

On the 9th in August, we went to Toronto after class.

We didn’t decide where to go, so we asked staff at the

information desk. The staff recommended us famous

places in Toronto and gave maps of Toronto and traffic.

First, we went to St. Lawrence market which is the old-

est market in Toronto. When we arrived at this market,

we were very hungry. So we ate sandwich in MUSTA-

CHIO which is famous sandwich shop, and then we saw

the sights of this market. There were so many delicious

foods and shops. We bought maple syrup for family and

friends as a gift.

Then, we went to CN tower (Canadian National tow-

er) which is the tallest tower in Canada. We bought City

Pass including CN tower, Casa Roma, Royal Ontario Mu-

seum, Ontario Science Centre and Toronto Zoo. We

went up by an elevator. We could look down Toronto in

one sight.

Julia Ursula Sara Lara Lara Junny & Jin

Activity : Toronto Date : August 10th Place : Toronto

After then, we went to Greek town to see the Greek

festival by subway. The place where a festival was held

is Pape & Danforth station. There were so many people

and shops. We ate Greek food, fish tacos. It was little bit

salty, but it was interesting to taste Greek food because

it was the first time for us to taste that kind of food.

We walked so much, so we were exhausted. We went

to our accommodation where we booked, and it was

easy to get there because it was located near Finch sta-

tion. We had a good time.

Julia Ursula Sara Lara Lara Junny & Jin

Activity : Toronto Date : August 10th Place : Toronto

2. Junny

I visited Toronto Aug 9 to Aug 10. Aug 10 is second day

of my Toronto trip. In the morning I ate Korean breakfast.

It taste was very good. I bought to city pass so I visited

sights that were included.

First, I went to Casa Loma . It was house built by Sir Henry

Pellatt. It took three years and $3.5 million to build. That

architecture is Toronto’s famous landmark. It looked like a

castle and there was garden near that. And I went to in-

side of that. There were lots of rooms, so I couldn’t count

that and decorated well. When I was there I feel like that I

was at the princess room. I wanted to live here.

Then, I went to University of Toronto. I heard that it was

the biggest University in Canada. I looked around there It

was really big. It was bigger than all of my country’s uni-

versities. I saw many buildings and players at the play-

ground. The University was very big so I couldn’t see all. It

was different with Universities in my country. There was

no boundary. So University harmonizes with Toronto city.

Julia Ursula Sara Lara Lara Junny & Jin

Activity : Toronto Date : August 10th Place : Toronto

At lunch time, I ate pastas near university. It tasted

good. There were lots of people to eat pasta.

Then, I went to ROM. ROM is Royal Ontario Museum.

Before I went to there, I thought it was just museum. But I

was surprised because it was very big and lots of things.

There were all things of our lives so I could understand life

styles of all over the world. There were furniture, dishes,

clothes … so many things in here. They were chronologi-

cally arranged.

And there were things about not only humans but also

animals. I saw the dinosaur and fishes too. And there was

an experience site for children. That place could help enjoy

all ages.

Canadian culture – Activities in Welland

By Marta

Festivals are very popular in

Welland. The most popular one is

Niagara Food Festival, known as The

Peninsula’s tastiest party, which

takes place in downtown in early

fall. Lots of people from the entire

region come here to eat lots of

different kinds of food.

Niagara Regional Exhibition is

held at the Fairgrounds in the north end of the city, also eve-

ry fall. It’s been running since 1853, and tradition stands that

on at least one day it will rain.

Farmers’ Market’s held downtown, in Market Square. It

features about 60 stalls offering food and homemade items

every Saturday morning.

The Welland Dragon Boat Festival takes place in June,

and it is one of the most popular water sports event in which

over 1,000 competitor paddled their way across the finish

line on large flat water racing canoes.

The Welland Rose Festival includes many events such

as the Rose Parade, Baby Show, Rose Show, Days in the

Park and more. There’s also a big parade with many bands

and live music.

You can also go

walking, jogging, rol-

lerblading, picnicking,

hiking or cycling

around Merritt Is-

land, which is full of

beauty and serenity.

It’s located on the

Welland River. There

are approximately 447 acres of parkland all around the city,

such as Memorial, St.

George, Chippawa, Mer-

ritt and Maple Park. You

can view the crystal re-

flection on the still

ponds, listen to the

songbirds announcing

spring, or smell the fra-

grance of the wild rose.

There are lots of wild

animals such as squirrels, bunnies or even deers, so don’t

let the park to be disgraced with litter or fires.

Canadian culture – Nightlife in Welland

Welland is not very popular for its nightlife. There are

only a few bars and they close very early, though you really

can have a good time if you know where to go.

One of the most popular bars among Niagara College

students is Handlebar Hanks, in the corner of Rice Road with

Thorold Road. You can have delicious hot dogs, chicken ten-

ders, a soda or a beer while you’re playing pool with your

friends or just relaxing in the terrace, but forget about it if

you’re under 19!

Korean people

really like MT Bellies,

in Niagara Street. It’s

a great place to have

dinner and then en-

joy a drink with your

friends. Nachos,

wings, pizza, burgers and sandwiches are delicious, and you

will find cocktails and soft drinks very refreshing. There’s also

a big beer menu for you to taste the best pint you’ve ever

had!

There’s one last popular bar in downtown called The

Park, near the canal. There are some benches for you to sit

and smoke outside, and inside you can find some pools, ta-

ble soccer and table hockey. Drinks and food are really cheap

in there, which is why most Canadian teenagers love it, so

don’t forget to stop by and meet some real Canucks!

Canadian Habits

By Rodrigo

Despite Canada is a multicultural country, the truth is

that due to its proximity to USA, Canada is very influenced

by the occidental culture. And obviously that has an impact

on Canadian habits, both inside and outside home.

For instance, Spanish students faced some new rules.

For instance, we have to take off our shoes while being

home. This might not be news for our Asian classmates,

but it was quite shocking for the European students, in-

deed.

Then, we found out that sandwiches are a Canadian

best friend (beside Hockey and Molson beer, of course).

Turkey or egg sandwiches. White or whole-grain bread. All

shapes and colours, Canadians don’t mind as long as it’s a

tasty sandwich.

Canadians are very fond of BBQ’s as well. In fact, a

warm and welcoming Canadian home is not complete until

you own a big BBQ in your backyard. Call your neighbors

and your friends and cook some juicy beef hamburgers

once a month if you want to be a true lumber jack!

This country is also mad about recycling. In our own

countries we recycle but here it’s almost an obsessive im-

pulse. I mean, there are worst addictions than recycling,

but it’s pretty scary. Don’t you dare to throw a tin can in a

paper bin or you will suffer unimaginable Canadian tor-

tures.

Another funny Canadian custom (I swear this is a good

one): people are EXTREMELY polite. I sometimes wonder if

Canadians ask for forgiveness after winning a competition.

Don’t get me wrong, I love such (sometimes fake) polite-

ness, but truth being told: Canadians turn into wild animals

when they get into a car. I don’t dread to think what hap-

pen to them, but they forget anything about being well-

mannered.

Because of its background and education, Canada is a

very open-minded country. There’s no place for bigotry in

Canadian minds and that’s one of many things I love about

this country. For example, there is almost no discrimination

concerning religion or sexual orientation, and lots of coun-

tries should imitate Canada.

YOUNG CASUAL BRANDS

COMFORTABLE PLACE

LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN

Shopping focus FASCI N AT IN G SHO PPING C ENT ER I N T O RONT O

There is super busy place in Toronto.

You can enjoy shopping everyday and do not have to worry about the

Helping you achieve

In Toronto, there is a really huge shopping

mall named Eaton Centre. It is quite far

from Welland because it takes about one

and a half and hour by car and more than

two hours by public transportation. Here is

their internet homepage address that you

can check additional information. It might

be useful for you!

(http://www.torontoeatoncentre.com/)

CENTRE HOURS Regular Hours

Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Saturday 9:30 AM to 7:00 PM

Since the Pen Centre was built in 1958 as the Niagara Peninsula Centre, a single lever, outlide

strip mall, anchored by Loblaws and 50 retail stores, in has been at the hear of retailing in the

Niagara Region.

SMARTER

SHOPPING:

The Pen Centre is Niagara’s

largest shopping destination,

featuring 180 stores and ser-

vices and one million square

feet of shopping fun. The Pen

Centre is home to the most

popular national stores and

brands like Aeropostale,

American Eagle, the Bay,

Pen Centre in Saint Catharine If you think that it is too far to go to Toronto, there is another place to go shopping near

Welland! Why don’t you visit this cool shopping mall?

CENTRE HOURS

Regular Hours

Monday to Friday

10:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Saturday

How to get there?

Shopping Street in Niagara On The Lake

If you are tired of boring place such as Welland, here is a

new place for you! It is not a mall, it is a shopping street.

Not far from Welland, but totally different place!

In Canada's wine country, Niagara-on-the-

Lake presents a well-preserved 19th-

century village and its charms. Drive or

bike through the area, stopping at wineries

and Fort George National Historic Site.

Ride along the Niagara Escarpment on

horseback or book a white-water adven-

ture at nearby Niagara Falls (you might

have heard of them).

Niagara-on-the-Lake, often called the

prettiest town in Ontario, has a long and

distinguished history. Site of the old Neu-

tral Indian village of Onghiara, it was

settled by Loyalists coming to Upper Cana-

da, and renamed Niagara in 1798. With the

exception of the powder magazine at Fort

George the town was virtually erased by

the Americans when they burned it down

during the war of 1812.

Since that time, the town has been histori-

cally preserved and is now teeming with an

abundance of antique shops and art galler-

ies, wonderful fine dining restaurants,

charming B&Bs and beautiful first class

hotels and country inns. Today, tourists

come to Niagara-on-the-Lake in droves to

experience all that Niagara-on-the-Lake

has to offer – world-class wineries, superi-

or dining, fresh organic produce, challeng-

ing golf courses, picturesque scenery and

famous theatre and festivals – all year

round.

History is richly represented throughout

You do not have to go far away for shopping

because there is a really cool place to go

really close from Niagara College. The name

of the mall is Seaway Mall. If you want to

buy some clothes, you can go there. If you

want to buy some groceries, you can also go

there. If you want to watch a movie, Seaway

Mall is the best place to go. Since students

do not have a car, and it takes a lot of time

to use go somewhere else, Seaway Mall is

here! You might already know that there is

no place to go after school. You do not want

to waste your time just staying in your

home, right? Why are you hesitating? Just

go out, and visit Seaway Mall. You can buy

almost everything there. If you are hungry,

you can also eat some food there! There is

also food court for you!

SMARTER

Seaway Mall is one of Ni-

agara's top shopping desti-

nations since the day its

doors opened in 1975.

With over 120 shops and

services, Seaway Mall of-

fers the region an unparal-

leled shopping experience

with a strong emphasis on

community involvement.

Located in the heart of the

Niagara Peninsula, Sea-

way Mall is anchored by

Sears, Target, Winners,

Shoppers Drug Mart, Sport

Chek and a 7 screen

Cineplex Odeon.

MALL HOURS

Regular Hours

Monday to Friday

10:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Saturday

Architecture

By Ekaterina

A. Spain

Due to its historical and geographical di-

versity, Spanish architecture has drawn from a

host of influences.

An important provincial city founded by

the Romans and with an extensive Roman era

infrastructure, Córdoba became the cultural

capital, including fine Arabic style architecture,

during the time of the Islamic Umayyad dynasty.

Simultaneously, the Christian kingdoms

gradually emerged and developed their own

styles; developing a pre-Romanesque style when

for a while isolated from contemporary main-

stream European architectural influences during

the earlier Middle Ages, they later integrated the

Romanesque and Gothic streams. There was

then an extraordinary flowering of the gothic

style that resulted in numerous instances being

built throughout the entire territory.

The arrival of Modernism in the academic arena pro-

duced much of the architecture of the 20th century.

An influential style centered in Barcelona, known as

modernism, produced a number of important archi-

tects, of which Gaudí is one.

The modern living building of the North Spain region.

B. Canada

Victorian styles of architecture dominated in Canada from the mid-nineteenth cen-

tury up to the First World War. Unlike during the previous centuries there was now easy

communication between Canada and the architectural centres of the United States and

Britain. It was common for Canadian architects to travel, study, and work in these other

areas, and it was also increasingly common to hire foreign architects. This meant that ide-

as and styles developed elsewhere were quickly adopted in Canada. These were diverse

styles, but one common element was attempts to revive

ideas of the past. The first such style to come to promi-

nence was the Gothic Revival style, which first came to Can-

ada in the 1830s. This became the dominant architectural

style for churches, especially Anglican and Roman Catholic

ones, which both embraced Gothic Revival as evidence of

their conservatism. It also was used for scholastic struc-

tures, such as universities and some houses. Some of the

most prominent Gothic Revival structures are the original Parliament Buildings in Ottawa,

by noted architect Thomas Fuller (architect)

Other revived styles also became prominent. Romanesque Revival buildings such as

the British Columbia Legislature

At the same time developments, especially those in United States, were not ignored. To-

ronto closely followed Chicago and New York as the home of skyscrapers employing new

steel framed construction and elevators.

C. Korea

South Korean Architecture refers to any architectures in South Korea which in-

cludes architectures from Neolithic–7th century, three-kingdoms of Ko-

rea, Goryeo, Joseon, Japanese occupation, Korean War, and modern architectures. Chusun

era – influence of Korean empire (from 1392 to 1910)

American models heavily influenced new Korean buildings of any importance,

with domestic architecture both civil and rural keeping to traditional buildings, building

techniques, and using local materials, and local styles. The pragmatic need to rebuild a

country devastated by exploitative colonization, then a civil war, led to ad hoc buildings

with no particular styles, extended repeatedly, and a factory system of simple cheap ex-

pendable buildings.

This urgency for simple fast

housing left most Korean downtowns

faceless, consisting of rows and rows of

bland concrete towers for work or liv-

ing and local neighborhoods rebuilt

with cheap materials. Little or no at-

tempt was made for planning, if plan-

ning had been possible. In the country-

side, traditional building continued.

D. Russia

Since the Christianization of Kievan

Rus' for several ages Russian architecture

was influenced predominantly by the Byzan-

tine architecture. Apart from fortifications

(kremlins), the main stone buildings of an-

cient Rus' were Orthodox churches with their

many domes, often gilded or brightly paint-

ed.

After the reforms of Peter the Great

the change of architectural styles in Russia

generally followed that in the Western Eu-

rope.

The 18th-century taste for ro-

coco architecture led to the ornate

works of Bartolomeo Rastrelli and his

followers. The reigns of Catherine the

Great saw the flourishing of Neoclas-

sical architecture, most notably in the

capital city of Saint Petersburg. The

second half of the 19th century was

dominated by the Neo-Byzantine and

Russian Revival styles.

The typical living house of 18 -19th centuries:

In 20th century, especially after the Second War, a new Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev,

condemned the "excesses" of the former academic architecture, and the late Soviet era

was dominated by plain functionalism in architecture. This helped somewhat to resolve

the housing problem, but created a large quantity of buildings of low architectural quali-

ty, much in contrast with the previous bright styles.

The buildings of nowadays:

Japan

Japanese architecture has traditionally been typified by wooden structures, elevated slightly

off the ground, with tiled or thatched roofs. Sliding doors were used in place of walls, allowing

the internal configuration of a space to be customized to different occasions. The earliest Jap-

anese architecture was seen in prehistoric times in simple pit-houses and stores that were

adapted to a hunter-gatherer population. Influence from Han Dynasty China via Korea saw the

introduction of more complex grain stores and ceremonial burial chambers. A gradual increase

in the size of buildings led to standard units of measurement as well as refinements in layout

and garden design.

Since the 19th century, however, Japan has incorporated much of Western, modern, andpost-

modern architecture into construction and design, and is today a leader in cutting-edge ar-

chitectural design and technology

China

Chinese architecture refers to a style of architecture that has taken shape in East Asia over

many centuries. The structural principles of Chinese architecture have remained largely un-

changed, the main changes being only the decorative details.

Since the Tang Dynasty, Chinese architecture has had a major influence on the architectural

styles of Korea, Vietnam, and Japan.

.

Throughout the 20th Century, however, Western-trained Chinese architects have attempted

to combine traditional Chinese designs into modern architecture (usually government), with

only limited success. Moreover, the pressure for urban development throughout contempo-

rary China required higher speed of construction and higher floor area ratio, which means that

in the great cities the demand for traditional Chinese buildings, which are normally less than 3

levels, has declined in favor of modern architecture. However, the traditional skills of Chinese

architecture are still applied to the construction of old architecture in the vast rural area in Chi-

na.

CUISINE

By Belén

Spain:

Spanish cuisine consists of a variety of dishes. Seafood is so common in Spain as the country is all

surrounded by water; it’s called “Mediterranean diet”, it uses olive oil, vegetables... Here we go

with some examples.

Fabada asturiana. It’s a bean stew very famous in the autonomous community os Asturias. It’s

a hot and heavy dish which is usually served as a starter. It may be accompanied with as-

turian cider or red wine.

Paella. It’s a rice dish that may also have seafood, vegetables, meat, beans… And saffron and

olive oil.

Tortilla española. It’s the most typical dish and it consists of an egg omelette made with

potatoes and fried in olive oil.

Canada:

Canadian cuisine was augmented in the 19th and 20th century because of the waves of immigra-

tion, and it also depends on the regions of the country.

Poutine. It’s a dish made with French fries, cheese and brown gravy. Sometimes other ingredi-

ents are added such as bacon, beef, lamb or even caviar and truffles.

Maple syrup. It’s a syrup made from the xylem sap of maple trees. It’s usually eaten with pan-

cakes, French toasts, waffles…

Korea:

Korean cuisine has evolved from agricultural and nomadic traditions through a complex interac-

tion of the natural environment and different cultural trends; it’s based on rice, vegetables and

meat. Here are some dishes:

Noodles. Noodle dishes are so popular in Korea. They didn’t become a daily food until 1945;

before that year they were eaten only in birthdays or weddings as their long shape was

associated with longevity and long-last marriage.

Anju. It’s a side dish consumed with alcohol. It includes assorted fruit, tofu, peanuts, small oc-

topus… Many Korean foods may be served as anju.

Russia:

Since Russia is the largest country in the word, Russian cuisine is very diverse.

Soups. They have always been very important in Russian meals, and they have evolved be-

cause of the influence of the countries that are close to Russia. Soups can be hot, cold,

with noodles, fish, vegetables…

Pirozhki. It’s a small pie filled with one of many different fillings such as chopped, rice, fish,

potatoes, mushrroms…

Japan:

Japanese food is based on rice with miso soup and other dishes. Side dishes consist on fish and

vegetables. Some examples of this kind of food:

Onigiri. It consists on a white rice ball often wrapped in nori, which is seaweed. An onigiri is

filled with any kind of salty or sour ingredients.

Sushi. Sushi is the most famous Japanese food outside if Japan. It’s any dish made of white

rice flavored with seasoned rice vinegar. Sushi may be topped with raw fish, hand formed

sushi, rolled sushi…

China:

Chinese cuisine has been changing in each region for thounsands of years according to climate,

imperial fashions and local preferences. Also, techniques and ingredients from other cultures has

been integrated into Chinese cuisine.

Sweet pork. This dish consists of fried pork in bite sized pieces and then fried again in a sweet

sauce made of sugar, ketchup, white vinegar and additional ingredients such as pepper,

onion, pineapple….

Spring rolls. They are a large variety of filled rolled appetizers; the wrapper and the fillings

may change (vegetables, some meat…)

Fried rice. It’s rice that have been stir-fried in a wok and often mixed with eggs, vegetables

and meat. There are many varieties of fried rice and each of them has its own ingredients.

The education systems of countries

1. Spain By Lisa

The education system in Spain is common like other countries. There are 4 education institutes such as kindergarten,

primary school, secondary school and University. The age of a kindergarten is from 3 to 5.

When I interviewed Belen who is a Spanish student in our group, she told me when Spanish children turned 6 years

old, they attend a primary school and it is compulsory and free for them aged 6 to 12 years. After finishing the pri-

mary school, they attend a secondary school for another 6 years. Boys and girls take the same class in every school.

It doesn’t distinguish boys from girls.

Admission is based on a university entrance exam and it depends on a student’s decision. Mandatory exam is com-

posed of 4 subjects such as history, philosophy, Spain language, second language (They can choose it between Eng-

lish and French). In the case of additional exam depends on the major in University. Usually they have to take an ex-

am related to math, biology and engineering etc.. When they get into the university, they have to study there for 4

years to get a bachelor. If they want to study their majors more, they study longer than they usually do.

The Popular majors in Spain are engineering, law and education. It is because of the jobs they prefer to get. They

want to be a teacher, an engineer, and a lawyer. It is very similar to other countries.

To get a job, they need to get some work experience and higher grades. So, they have to study hard but studying

atmosphere is not that competitive in the university. Professors don’t push them to study hard.

2. Canada

# It’s a little bit different between the chart right above and the interview Canadian I did. I wrote it with the inter-

view paper.

The education system in Canada is very interesting in that students don’t need to take an entrance exam for a uni-

versity. Most of all, the system has 4 stages before a university. Until 4-year-old, children attend to a junior kinder-

garten and go to a senior kindergarten at 5- year-old. When they are 6 years old, they become grade 1 in a primary

school. From one grade to grade 3, they study at a primary school. When they are 9 years old, they go to an interme-

diate school until they turn grade 8.

From grade 9(13-year-old), they go to a secondary school for grade 12. During the time when they attend the second-

ary school, they have to make a decision what to do, and what to be in the future.

The reason is that they have to pick up the university or college after the secondary school. They don’t have to take a

university entrance exam. Instead of that, the level of university and admittance of university or college are decided

with a list of a student’s record in the secondary school.

So, they have to decide what to do and aptitude of them. It is very important because it can have lots of effect on

their future. According to their aptitude and preference, their major is decided and their university or college is de-

cided. They can choose 3 universities or colleges by their preference and decide priority for each one. If the first pri-

ority of universities rejects their entrance, the second priority of university will evaluate them by their student rec-

ords.

Because of this education system, students have to study hard in their secondary school.

Also, since they have to choose what they want to do during their secondary school, they have to think about their

majors and future jobs. The popular majors are medicine, doctor, education and lawyer.

3. Russia

3. Russia

According to the interview Ekaterina who is a russian student in our group, Russian has to attend

a school for 11 years before they get into a university.

When they are younger(3 or 4-year-old), they attend a kindergarten until they turn 6 or 7 years

old. It is a basic education system in Russia.

After finishing the primary school for 11years, they can choose a university which they want to go

by taking exams. According to a major and university, they have to take 3 subjects of additional

exams besides 3 mandatory exams.

Those exams are about Russian languages, histories, literatures, and linguistic ability etc.. It takes

a lot of efforts to pass the exam.

When they get into a university, they attend the university for another 4 years and they can grad-

uate from their university with a bachelor. But it depends on majors.

There are some majors which students have to study for more 2 years.

Here are some information about the famous majors in a university. The famous jobs students

prefer to get are a lawyer, CEO and the work related to IT industry. So, Law, Finance and IT majors

are more famous than other majors.

Lastly, studying atmosphere in Russia’s education is not that competitive. It is just up to students.

They can choose what they want to do and also, the grades of major are not important that

much. The more important thing to get a job is work experiences.

But the hardest thing is that it is very hard to do both of things(getting work experiences and

getting high grades in their majors) well.

The education system of Taiwan

I think Taiwan has a very useful education system. First of all, students in elementary school have

to attend for 6 years. And then they go to junior high school, senior high school each for 3 years.

That makes all 12 years. The most important feature of the education system of Taiwan is that it

is divided into 3 parts in senior high school. Once the students learn the same things, they can

choose the part they want in second year. There are sociology sector, something related to sci-

ence, doctor or farm sector. The sociology sector usually deals with international business, some-

thing related to social circumstance. And then the science sector mainly deals with electronic. At

last, the doctor or farm sector is usually to be a doctor. Each sector affects what they will become

in the future. The most famous subject in each sector is international business, electronics , doc-

tor. And they have to prepare to take the exam to get into university.

The test is divided into 2 tests. One is early test to get into university on April. Most students

have to take this exam. If the students want to retake the test or fail the test, they can retake the

test at the end of the July.

Stereotypes:

Depending on the culture and the constumes of each country or community the concept of beau-

ty is so different. Firstly, the majority of the differences are based on the colour of the skin, the

shape of the eyes and the siluet of the body. Secondly, the main differences are about how men

considered a women have to be psysically and mentally for being beautiful women.

Before coming to Canada, I don’t really realized about the big differences which are between Eu-

ropean and Canadian thoughts about the beauty and the Chinese , Japanese and Corean ones.

The mayority of the women I asked how a man had to be for be considered handsom, said me

that they didn’t care about the psyically of the man because when they really like a man was due

to the way he treats them. However, when I asked some guys of different cultures what they

thought a women had to be for be considered like a beautiful girl, they began telling me about

physically skills.

On the one hand, I have founded a really similar concept of beauty between the Asian people and

a different and similar concept of beauty between European and Canadian ones.

On the other hand, I was surprised because for European and Canadian guys some skills of an

Asian girls result for them really attractive. However, Asian guys don’t like some of those physical

skills Asian girls have. For example, European boys think that Asian girls eyes are very attractive.

However, Asian girls think that they have the eyes so separated of each other and that they eyes

are so small, and they prefer to have the eyes closer and bigger.

For Asian guys, the more white skin a girl has the more beautiful she looks. For this reason, some

of Asian girls make up themselves with very light cosmetics. Even though, they put on their

sweater or jacket when the sun takes contact with their skin because of not getting any tan.

However, both European and Canadian girls think that a dark or tan skin make them seem more

beautiful for the boys, so that they like sunbathing always they can.

The way of dressing is something so amazing, because here in Canada because of the multicular-

ism when you are walking on the street you can see people wearing so different, some of them

they do it on a weird way.

Lifestyle:

Canada lifestyle is so different from Spain lifestyle, however, is similar as Asian ones. The first

thing the mayority of Spanish people thought when we arrived Welland was about where the

young people were. Because at the time we arrived there was nobody on the street and for us it

was so weird, although for Asian people it’s normal that there was nobody at 10 p.m. on the

street.

Firstly, the main difference between Canada way of live and Spain ones is about the meals and

the time to have its. In Spain we take above five meals: breakfast, a snack at the morning, lunch, a

snack at the afternoon and dinner. Breakfast is about six to ten o’clock it depends the job of each

other or it constumes, the breakfast is not as huge as here, we don’t use to eat neither eggs nor

bacon, beans and so on. We are used to take a coffee with a toast or some cookies. Secondly, for

lunch we are used to eat three plates , the first may be a soup, beans, spaguetti so on. The sec-

ond, we can take meat or fish and finally, the dessert. However, here in Canada people are used

to eat only a sandwich for lunch and they have lunch so soon. Finally, for Canadian people their

time for have dinner is Spanish people time for a snack at the afternoon. Something, we realized

is that here in Canada people eat a lot, we don’t understand why they take dinner so early and

many of them eat again may be a hamburguer or whatelse at nine p.m.

The fact that many of Spanish people share homestay with corean, Japanese or chinese people,

let us realized that Spanish lifestyle is so different from the others and for so many Asian even

European people it sounds like crazy. They don’t understand why we go bed so late and why we

have specially dinner so late, too. Because they believe isn’t good go bed with the stomack full.

From the mayority of Spanish people the biggest difference we find here if we compare our con-

stumes is that in Spain, in all towns there are a lot of shops, restaurants and bars where you can

spend the time talking with your friends and specially in summer time there are so many parties

in the towns and everybody is on the streets walking, sitting on the banks and enjoying the day,

the sun and so on. However, here in Welland everybody spends the time inside their homes and

there’ s nobody on the streets comparing with Spain’s towns. Spanish people were surprise when

Asian people explained us that there in Asian people ‘s lifestyle were so similar from Canadian

without considering the food.

To conclude, we have to say that it was nice to meet Canadian , chinese, corean people and so

on. And that we are proud of us for getting used to a different constumes, lifestyles and for giving

the best of ourselves to make this experience the funniest as possible and one of the best of our

lives.

My Awesome Canadian Family

My name is Tamara, I am from Ukraine and I am living in a very friendly family in Welland, Ontar-

io, Canada. My Host Family consists of three members - a woman, Debbie McGregor, and two

her children Jessica and Christopher who are 15 and 17 years old respectively. Their grandfather

and grandmother are living the next door from us. Also, by the time of my arrival there was an-

other student staying in McGregor’s family – positive and open-minded girl from Spain Ursula

Rodriguez.

On photo from left to right: Jessica

McGregor; Ursula Rodriguez; Debbie

McGregor and their grandmother –

Christa Kolchew;

Eventually, we became nice friends

Undoubtedly, we all have different backgrounds and customs but however we are pretty

similar. We all appreciate spending time with family. So one weekend we spent on their grandfa-

ther’s place. Their grandfather, Victor, who was by the way born in Russia, lives in trailer during

summer time. It is located in the park or woods, I am not sure, anyway, the place is awesome!!!

There is a river and pool, so we were swimming and sunbathing all day, and Victor grilled sausag-

es, bacon and potato and mushrooms. So that day was filled with positive emotions and new ex-

perience of Canadian culture.

On photo: Victor on his motorcycle)

Surprisingly for me, their grandfather has a motorcy-

cle so he took Ursula on a trip to the Niagara Region

and showed Horseshoe waterfall and other out-

standing places. She was really excited about that

trip and advised me to do the same.

For me it was really pleasant surprise, that all children in my host family are so well-

behaved and polite. Under such circumstances it was really easy to find common language with

them and spend time together playing different games or just watching movies. All of them are

fond of going in for sports, such as figure skating, soccer, hokey, MMA, boxing, volleyball and

some others. As for me, I enjoy going in for sports too or just playing volleyball in free time. In a

short time I will watch hokey and soccer games with my host family members participation, and I

am really excited, as I’ve never seen those games in real life before. Actually, it is very interesting

to see completely different lifestyle and even better participate in it. I am glad that I have such a

unique opportunity and that my host relatives remind positive and active, explain new words to

me and help to adjust to Canadian lifestyle.

Undoubtedly, my staying in Canada is full of exploration and irreplaceable experience and

I still have varieties of things to try, places to see and people to get acquainted with. Naturally,

for now it is only my third week in Canada and I still feel myself like a bunny in the headlights,

but what I know for sure is that I’m really lucky with my homestay family!!!

Written by Tamara Glavataya;

Summer English 2013;

On photo: Grandparents and all their lovely

grandchildren)

We have only 1 month left for our summer school course. We had a lot of great experience like fun activities, travels, and meeting foreign student, spending time with homestay family. We had great time in Welland because our teachers always support us.

But we don't’ know well about our teachers, so we want to be aware of them. We interviewed James, Jim, Steve, Erika, Kate, and Natalie at part 1. Although Natalie is not a teacher, but she did her best for our activities all the time. That’s why we interviewed five teachers and one activity organizer.

And part 2 is about our opinion about class. It tells about three classes which we attend to and our classmates.

Before Interviewing

With Summer School Teacher

N i a g a r a C o l l e g e

Volume 1, Issue 1

August 14, 2013

James 2

Erika 3

Kate 4

Steve 5

Nattalie 6

Jim 7

About Class 8

Inside this issue:

Amy: And I heard that your

wife is Chinese. It’s very inter-

esting to me. Because some-

times I really want to have a

foreign boyfriend. Haha So,

When and How did you met

her?

James : I met her 6 years

ago, at the barbeque on the

street. There was long table.

Me and my friends sat one

side, her and her friends sat

one side. And we started to

talking.

Amy: So did you fall in love at

first sight?

Amy : I heard you lived in chi-

na for 10 years. When did you

go china, and why did you

lived china for 10 years?

James : I went to china in

2001 or 2002 October at the

first time. At that time I was

21 years old. I went to China

to teach English. Because I

studied TESOL in the college

and China needs English

teacher a lot. I taught Eng-

lish at the middle school for 1

year. After that year I found I

really liked china, culture,

custom, people, and lan-

guage. So I decided to go to

university in china.

Most important thing is see

many things as much as you

can. Do your best without

hurting others. Play as hard

as you work. If you don’t work

hard, don’t play hard.

Amy : Thank you for your

coming for the interview. Have

a pretty love with your wife.

And Thank you for teaching

us!

Amy : Do you have last state-

ment to international stu-

dents or all students???

James : hmm… I would say

the most important thing is to

follow your heart. See what

you have not seen. Listen to

other people even if you dis-

like them or disagree with

them. To stand above the

situation. And Look at both

sides.

Love story in China

Interview with

Handsome teacher James : ) - by Amy

Last statement to International Students

James : Yes she immigrated

to Canada last Christmas.

Amy : Oh, But she has friends

and family in china. Does she

want to immigrate?

James : She loves me that

much. Hahaha

Amy : So when did you mar-

ried?

James : We married in 2010,

Aug, 8th in China.

Amy : Did your family and

friends come to china to

celerbrate your wedding?

James : Of course. They came

to my wedding .

Amy : Wow it’s awesome. It

must be expensive wedding.

One more question, why did

you decide to marry her?

James : It’s just feeling. I can’t

expain it….

Amy : Ok, I can understand

what you mean!

James : No, but I was very

interested in her.

Amy : Why??

James: Because she was very

attractive, she was very out-

going, very funny, very friend-

ly.

Amy : So she has opposite

personality with you?

James : Yes, She likes talking

a lot and I like to listen a lot.

Amy : Did she immigrate to

Canada?

Follow your heart.

James’ Love story

Page 2

Teacher Name: James

Subject :

-Pop Culture Lv.3A

-Culture & Custom Lv.3A

-Core Lv.4A

Part 1

Reported By Amy

Page 3

Erika : Well, it just happened.

I had an English degree then I

didn’t know what to do in the

future. I went to Japan for

some adventures, trying to

find a job. Then I became a

teacher! I thought I could do

it. So, after coming back to

Canada, I got some training

then I entered Niagara college!

Doris : So what was your

dream?

Erika : I don’t really have one.

Maybe being an opera singer!

As for normal one, I used to

want to be a car driver! I really

love to drive!

Doris : What is the best thing

to be a teacher?

Erika : Some people come to

Canada to start again.

will go to Asian restaurant

when hang out with friends!

Chinese, Korean, Vietnam-

ese…It’s really great!

Doris : Can you give some

advice for us?

Erika : There are two things:

Don’t be afraid and Be confi-

dent. Without fear you can

always be confident :)

Doris : What do you usually do

in your free time?

Erika : I like to be with my

friends. Sit with coffee or

have dinner with them.

Doris : What kind of restau-

rant do you usually go?

Erica : I love Asian Food! I love

it so much! Nighty percent I

However, without English ability, they can do nothing. It is really good to see my student get a job and

be successful in Canada!

Don’t be afraid and Be confident.

be he/she just has a bad day

so they don’t show in class.

When changing mind, there is

no need to be disappointed.

Doris : What is the craziest

thing you have done in your

life?

Erika : when I was 24 years

old, I went to Toronto then my

friends and I sneak up to the

roof of Royal York Hotel.

Doris : Did you drink beer

there!?

Erika : No!! we just feel excit-

ed!

Doris : How about disappoint-

ment in your teaching life?

Erika : To be a teacher, you

must to be creative and have

a good class. Students do not

show in class and don’t pay

attention on learning really

make me disappointed. But

everyone has their lives. May-

To be a teacher?

Well, it just happened!

Reported By Doris

Here comes

teacher Erika !!!!!!! - by Doris

Teacher Name: Erika

Subject :

-Pop Culture Lv.5

-Culture & Custom Lv.5

-Developing

communication Lv.4B

Why do you

want to become

a teacher?

Eat spleen!

Page 4

Kate: When I was young, I was

an artist. But, as you know, an

artist doesn’t make money.

So, I am painting in my free

time as my hobby, not my job.

Julie: What was the best expe-

rience in your teaching life?

Kate: When I see my students

go into a career. For example,

one of my students came

from Pakistan. She was a

refugee. She was an assistant

in her country before coming

to Canada. One day, her boss

was killed by the explosion.

Julie: At first, thank you for

spending your time with me.

Why did you decide to be a

teacher?

Kate: I don’t think I would be

a teacher. I just love lan-

guage. Most of my students

were refugees and immi-

grants. I wanted to help them.

I decided to be an ESL teach-

er and stared teaching my

students in 1999. I was happy

I could make much difference

in them.

Julie: What was your dream

job?

However, I wasn’t in the mood

because my mother passed

away. I wanted to stay at

home. Nevertheless, me and

my husband decided to go

there. It was awesome. I had

family there, drank wine, and

visited beautiful places. I was

really relaxed.

Julie: Can you tell us some

advice as a teacher?

Kate: As I said, I paint in my

free time. I usually draw

things in the garden or peo-

ple, etc. I am going to draw

my feet soon. Besides paint-

ing, I ride a bike.

Kate: What was the best trip

in your life?

Julie: Last summer, I went to

Italy with my husband. My

step-daughter married an

Italian guy, and they invited

us to their 5th wedding anni-

versary.

Kate: Eat spleen! Take risks!

You don’t know how short

your life is. You should get out

of your comfort zone and try

anything. If not, you won’t

grow.

About her life

Interview with Kate! - by Julie

Kate: Hmm… (Putting $20 on

the coach) Here you are. This

is for you. But, you don’t take

it. Like this, I give students

opportunities to learn and

speak English as much as

possible, but they don’t pick it

up. They have to take those

opportunities to improve their

English.

Julie: What was the craziest

thing you’ve done in your life?

Kate: I went to Europe a long

time ago. I planned to study

French, and then travel. I

went to Austria for trip. I met

an Austrian man, and we fell

in love with each other. 3

months after we got to know

each other, we got married

without any permission from

my parents.

Julie: What do you usually do

in your free time?

She came to Canada. When I

met her for the first time, she

didn’t know how to speak

English. She was in her forties

and had 4 children and no

husband. I taught her English.

As time passed, she recov-

ered her hearing. She is a

student in Niagara College

now. She is going to be a

nurse here. I am so happy.

Julie: Have you ever felt disap-

pointed when you taught your

students?

Teacher Name: Kate

Subject :

-

-

Reported By Julie

Page 5

Be honest.!!

1. What is your hobby?

-Actually, my hobby is cooking. When I cook, I’m really happy. I can all kinds of

food even Korean food, bulgogi, japchae and so on. And I can also make kim-

chi. When I lived in London Ontario, I have nothing to do. So I tried to make a

kimchi.

2. What is your motto?

-Live everyday like it’s your last day.

3. When did you start a band? -First, when I was 15 years old, I started a band. Many many years ago.

4. What kind of music do you like? -My favorite kind of music is classical music and jazz.

5. Tell me your most interesting story as a teacher. -Okay you will like this story. It is funny. When I taught in London, I taught many

European students. They don’t take a alcohol. They really like a coffee. Their coffe is

different with other coffee. It really gets you go in. It’s strong. But different kind of

strong. Your whole body goes up…. One day, one of my students brought me a cup of

coffee. Coffee was in very beautiful tea pot. First when I took a sip, but I didn’t notice

anything different. Then I turned around on the board, my head……you know. And I

turned around, I said “oh it’s very strong coffee.” And they said “yeah steve. We don’t

drink alcohol, but coffee, we love coffee.” That coffee is like a rocket fuel. It’s like a

drug.

6. please, give a advice to student about life. -Be honest. Always keep relations with many people. And keep learning. Keep

open mind.

Interview with Steve -by Jake

Follow your heart.

James’ Love story

Page 6

Interview with Nattalie - by Mindy

Q. You are managing our activities for summer school students. How do you take charge of this

position?

A. The process are generally I put for calendar with activities and then I introduced to students

during the orientation or their class time, and I organized payment for tickets, buses and then on

the day of activity, I get student on the bus and sign up for make sure what they understand

where they are going.

Q. And what do you think about activities which we already have done? Choose some activities

good for us.

A. It's probably Toronto trip. is usually Toronto. The first reason is that many students come from

large cities. So coming to welland is a little shocking. It's very quiet and all things are going all the

time. So Toronto is more comfortable for them. Because they're used to people and noisy actions

welland doesn't have. The second reason is because welland is smaller town which doesn't have

cultural places, ethnic food and their restaurant or grocery stores.

When many students go to toronto, they go to a Korean restaurant, and they go to Korean gro-

cery stores or Chinese grocery store or Russian and so on. They're very exciting. And they bring

their empty suitcase and then fill with food. And they bring it back to homestay or their apart-

ment. Because they miss their own food. And I understand that. When I have traveled to another

places, I miss Canadian food, most I miss salad, and tim holtons' coffee. But I miss certain things

and so I totally understand whatever reasons students get so excited. Because that is a little

tastes of home. Food brings us home.

Q. We have 2weeks left. Why don't you recommend the best activity left for us?

A. I really think that everyone should go to Canada' Wonderlands. Because to me, I love Canada's

Wonderlands. And I love rollercoaster and it's a very big park and exciting park. It is a bit of long

drive to get there. But once you're there, I love being upon the air and spinning around. So I wish

that all students enjoy that sure.

Q. What do you think about Korean students? Like attendance, personality and so on.

A. I had always good experience with them. They are good students and have a good participation

and attendance. The only I would like to say to coming a large group as same Korean, Japanese,

Chinese, Spanish.

When you're coming in group, it's easier to stay as a group. And it's harder sometimes to meet

people from another culture. Because you know you have this group that you can speak Koreans

less or Chinese, Japanese and so on. It's uncomfortable thing. Know I can't use my first language.

It's easier.

Q. Suddenly I am wondering about your love story. If you don't mind saying it, tell me about your

story. How did you meet your husband?

A. I met my husband at university. He was actually a friend of my boyfriend in university. That's

how met my husband. I broke up my boyfriend and my husband and I got along as friends. After a

couple of years, we became a couple.

Q. Lastly, please talk to Korean students:) like some advice, recommendation about how to im-

prove our English ability more and more and so on.

A. Meet other cultural students and talk to them. And try to make rules no Koreans at school.

Even if you're friends, no speak your language. Try as much as possible speaking English. Also do

not use translator in class.

2. Erika’s Culture & Customs class

About our classes Part 2

Page 7

1. Kate’s Core class

3. Steve’s Technology & Art class

Firstly, we talked about misfits and troublemakers. It is more difficult in Asia to be a “different”

person, because we always follow what our parents and society tell us to do. Nevertheless, young

people in western culture are always encouraged to be yourselves and do what you want to do.

How lucky they are! The most interesting part of this topic is that we went out of the class and in-

terviewed staffs and students about their experience and opinion. Sharing is always the best way

to learn, isn’t it :)

We also learned the meaning inside “93 million miles” by Jason Mraz. As a student study abroad,

even though just for one month, it is really a touching song which tells us wherever you are, your

friends and family would stay in the deep side of your heart all the time!

Understanding sense of humor is also important to blend into a new culture, especially establish

a social relationship with Canadian. In the third week, we talked about some jokes! We watched

Big Bang Theory and tried how to tell a joke. Although not that familiar with the funny way in speak-

ing, we believe that practice makes perfect! - Doris & Julie

Steve is so cool teacher. Also he tries to help us have a good pronunciation. And his class is very

interesting but fast. So I can’t sometimes understand what he says, anyway his class is really new

for me. Because we don’t’ have many classes like Steve’s class in Korea. So his class is good and

funny experience for me I think. - Mindy

I think steve’s class style is different from other class. He always try to make us laugh. And his

class is open class. I mean his class is very active and vibrant. Not just writing or reading, he al-

ways ask us our idea. And he teaches expressions of English, like a facial expression, intonation,

rhythm. And I like his class most because I like his story and experience. He is musician too. So I

interested in that. When I evaluate his class, I would give full mark to him.

-Jake

I think Kate is a great teacher. Because she encouraged us every time. Even if we spoke only

the words or didn’t say anything, she always waited us and she tried to make us make sentences.

And she tried to give opportunity to everybody. I like her teaching style. Most important thing is

she doesn’t give us a homework we have to do at home. Thanks Kate!! I learned a lot from you. I

will practice “mad discussion’ with my friends in Korea. -Amy (Yegyeong Sim)

The class of Kate is very active and dynamic in a word. We always talk and have opinion joint-

ly. She always makes us talk as much as we can and emphasizes the importance of speaking all

the time. We learned how to say like “Level 5”. I think it is the best part of her class. All students

of the class should talk at least one sentence in the class. It makes the class more actively, and

makes me have self-confidence. -Chloe (Jihyang Choi)

With our classmates! Part 2

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Various Transportation

In Canada

In Canada, there are many transportation. For example, we can utilize airplane, train,

bus, car, bicycle, motor cycle, taxi, boat and by foot. We utilized variable transportation.

When we went to Canada from Korea, Spain and Ukraine, We took and airplane.

When we went to Niagara College from the Toronto pearson airport, we went by a

car. When we went to Niagara Falls, we went by a school bus. Also, we took a boat to

see the sights of Niagara Falls.

We usually utilize bicycle and by foot in Welland. If

you have a bicycle, you can go to anywhere. Since we

have bicycles, we are convenient to move anywhere.

And If you don’t have a bicycle, there are many means

transportation. So, you OK! Don’t worry.

Niagara College Students

Effective May, 1 2013 the U-Pass agreement will expire and students will have to pay the proper fare. * Summer Program students

: Effective May 1, 2013 the summer semester will begin and summer students with proper I.D. will be allowed access to Welland Transit local service at no cost. Stickers are available at the SAC office so please obtain yours now.

Welland Transit Trans-Cab service is provided for areas of the city not served by regular transit buses - Daimler and St. Lawrence (north of Quaker Road) in the city's north end, Cooks Mills in the east end, and Dain City/Vaughan Rd. in the south end. Trans-Cab allows you to book your trip in advance, be picked up at your door by taxi and connect you with regular Welland Transit buses headed for downtown - all for only $1.25 more than the regular bus fare!

Food Restaurants in Welland written by HYE JIN CHOI

I’d like to write about some food in our Canadian life but I think that foods in homestay is not

interesting thing to read because they are not that unique and special so I’ll tell about some

restaurants near Niagara College . I chose two restaurants to write.

1. Sushi Eight

Sushi eight is a kind of Japanese and

Chinese restaurant in Welland. It is not far

from Niagara College so a lot of students

go there to eat some Asian food. Sushi

eight has a lot of dishes on its menu such

as Teriyaki, Tempura, Udon, Ramen, Rolls,

Sushi and Sashimi. And they recommend

4 popular foods such as Gyoza, BBQ ell

don, Sushi pizza and Chicken teriyaki.

The best thing for this restaurant is the

price because we can eat all of these

menus cheaply. Sushi eight provide very

reasonable prices. For example, if adults

want to eat lunch, they just have to pay

only $12.99 for 1 person. In my case, I

went to Sushi 8 with my friends to eat

lunch last month. There were a lot of

customers eating lunch. It was very nice

because of all of delicious dishes.

However, actually Banana Tempura which

is one of desserts was not good. It tastes

a little bit strange

2. Fat cat Fat cat is one of the restaurants in

Welland and it is very close to our College.

It is located in front of the main entrance so

if students want to eat something in Fat cat,

what they just have to do is to walk only 2

minutes. Also, Fat cat provides reasonable

prices. There are a lot of dishes such as

pizza or some other things. In my case,

when I go there with one of my friend, I ate

a piece of pizza. To be honest, I didn’t

expect that it’ll be delicious but actually it

was not bad.