level 5 nc summer program erika's class
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The Level 5 class in the Niagara College summer program made this publication to remember their summer in Canada.TRANSCRIPT
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
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)
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.