ELI Newspaper

Fall 2013, Issue 1

Online at eli.gmu.edu

International Student News

• Written by Tirad Al Maiman

• Main photo by

Abdulla Al Kaabi • Side bar design

based on photo by Sultanah Alsenani

Contents:

Field trip p 1

Survey p 2-3

Opinion p 4-6

Hobbies p7-10

Travel p 11—17

Sports p18-19

As American as Apple Pie!

I think this field trip was the best trip in the ELI’s history! On September 25, the Eli students and their teachers went to an apple farm, called Stribling Orchard, in Virginia. Although it was far from the GMU campus, 97% of the teachers and students went on the trip.

We traveled on two big buses and it took an hour to get there. Everyone enjoyed the ride on the buses because our ELI teacher, Sarah, taught us the American saying “As American as apple pie”.

At the orchard the students learned about American culture and the farm’s history. We all had the opportunity to pick many kinds of apples in the orchard. Each student got a free bag to put all the apples they picked. Also we could buy different things like honey at the store.

All the students and teachers ate lunch together on the hill at the top of the farm. We had delicious apple pie and apple cider. We all had a good time because the trip was excellent and well

organized even though we were about 150 people.

Finally, we got back to campus at 3:00 pm after a beautiful, sunny and warm day in the Virginia countryside. After that day the students only have one sentence about their experience on that trip with their friends and teachers and that is “You should give it a try and go to Stribling Orchard one day.

In conclusion, these are the reasons why this was the best trip in the history of the ELI!

Stribling Orchard

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Survey results written up by Moni

Page designed by Abdulla

My class-mates and I have done a survey at GMU on speaking more

than one language.

Here are the results that we have found : half of the students we

surveyed speak English as their first language, and the other half speak

another language as their first language.

We discovered that 100% of the native English speakers we

interviewed believe that is important to speak a second language, even

though, shockingly, 42% of them only speak their own language which is

English! However, 58%, of them speak at least one other language. In fact

22% of native English speakers speak more than two languages.

Most native English speakers said that Spanish or French were the

language they would most like to learn. Also, for those people who only

speak English, Spanish was the most popular choice. It was twice as popular

as the next most popular language which is French.

Also, 68% of native English speakers think that Chinese would be the

most difficult language to learn. However, people who speak Chinese as their

first language, voted Arabic as the most difficult language to learn for.

(But, Arab people agreed that Chinese is the most difficult language to

learn.)

It is good to learn that everybody agrees that it is important to

speak more than language, even if not everybody does!

Survey on speaking more

than one language

Do you think it’s important to speak a

second language?

o Yes

o No

How many languages do you speak?

o 1

o 2

o 3

o more than 3

What new language would you like to

learn?

Spanish___ Arabic___ Chinese___

French___ Korean___ Russian___

Other___ nothing___

Which language do you think would be

the most difficult to learn?

_________________

P 3

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Student

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Moni Alhaidr

I was born in

Riyadh, the capital

city of Saudi

Arabia. I am very

ambitions girl who

is trying to find

her pathway to

reach her big

goals. I am trying

to create something

in my life by being

useful, giving

meaning to the

world, and adding

unique color to

life. As a result

of that, I decided

to finish my

studies in the U.S.

to finish my

education there. My

name is Moni

Dreams For The Future

Silence

Silence! Silence has

kept a circle of trust in people’s lives. People believe that silence is the secret of living happily ever after! What is the reason for silence becoming part of human life? Freedom of speech, practicing different religions, and telling the truth has disappeared from the human dictionary by choosing silence. People forget that freedom of speech exists to save public rights and dignity. However, the irony is that some people fight anyone who tries to speak out. It does not matter if the person is right or not, or even if the person is making sense or not. People just do not want to change because of fear.

Humans are restricting their visions by their behaviors. Not only are they actually causing racism and sectarianism, but also they are helping segregation and inequality. For example, women in Saudi Arabia are not allowed to drive

Alhaidar and my

hobbies are:

listening to music,

jogging, traveling,

reading, and

meeting new people.

I also got talent

at printmaking art

I created a profile

on social network

called Instagram to

post my artwork

there. I wanted to

see some criticism

about my work to

figure out if I

need to improve and

get better with my

drawings. I capture

realty reflecting,

people’s condition,

and summarize songs

in my drawing.

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for no particular reason. We can say that we made culture from the dust that women should not drive. Maybe the fact that none of us women thought about it and none of us dares to speak out has made it worse. But that stopped in 1990, on the 6th of November when women started doing something about it. There were 47 women who took the wheel in Saudi Arabia trying to give hope to other women that we still have the chance to speak out and tell others that we are humans who deserve to practice our rights just like men.

Unfortunately, most of the community did not like what happen and still does not like what is happening now. What is bothering me is why people have to be aggressive and hesitant when someone is giving his/her opinion or when someone wants his/her right back? It is really a shame on

people that they are still having this kind of argument. Humans cannot settle on anything, so if some of us still argue about waiting for people to agree that will never happen because people in general rise to agree to disagree.

The point is, with silence people give the sign to their children and to the world that they are weak and they are giving up. They are making their life worse than it is already without realizing. So silence has to be broken and people should have the freedom to express, to talk, and to accept each other especially when they do not agree with each other’s opinions, behaviors, personalities, and religions. If people want to see some changes to have a decent life, then, they need to accept also to be respectfully with others opinions, period.

International student news Fall 2013 Issue 1, p 5 AlHanoof Al Sharief

Different religions have alternative ways to express their similar prayers. In traveling, Jewish and Muslims have different expressions before and after traveling. For example, Jewish people say “Shema Israel” before traveling, and that is a prayer to God to have a nice and safe trip. In English they have a similar saying which is “have a nice flight”; however, this saying is not as strong as Jewish’s saying for containing a prayer, hope, and belief in God. After arriving from a long trip, Muslims have a beautiful expression

Different expressions for different cultural

It is obvious that parents

around the world want the

best for their children;

however, these achievements

require some risks to take.

Taking care of our children

goes through many levels,

one of which is giving our

children the chance to

become more independent.

Children will eventually come

to be more independent and

more responsible, so parents

need to build this aspect while

How to take care of our children

How to take care

of our children

How to take care

of our children

It is not only a greeting; it is a combination between greeting, saying, and a praying. For instance, Muslims say

“Alhamdu llah alaa al salama’’

which means thank you Allah for our safety. It is usually told between travelers themselves or other people such as family, friends, or a person who is sitting beside you on the plane.

It is quite an important expression for its religion background and its cultural impact on Muslims

For example, people with

higher level of education

have better chance in their

life than people who do not

have. Furthermore,

education will enhance

children’s ability to

distinguish between wrong

and right. Therefore, it will

play an important part in

parents’ taking care process.

they are taking care of their

children. For example, only if

parents give children

the opportunity to explore

the world independently

will they survive in their

future. In addition, it is

crucial that parents provide

the best education for their

children. Education is the

key for everything in our

life, and there is a strong

relationship between

education and success.

International

Student News

Fall 2013

Issue 1, p 6

Written by: NEHAL Written by: NEHAL

“Here in the world

beautiful and terrible

things will happen. Don't

be afraid” Frederick

Buchner. Feeling beautiful

and feeling good are not

superficial. God created

beauty to feel good, so

we should not to be afraid

of showing what God

gives us.

Maybe that’s why I like

to play makeup artist

sometimes. I love beauty

and I like the feeling when

I put a smile on

someone’s face or give

happiness to others when

WHO AM I?

SMOKING IS HARMFUL

Smoking has become very common and fashionable, especially among young people, both women and men. They think it is a good way to be cool and that it is a stress relief if they smoke. Nowadays, we have many different types of cigarette. That variety can be the biggest way to get people interested in smoking. The difference can be in the shape or flavor. It can be more appealing for the people. However, smoking has many

I put a small touch from

my brushes on their faces.

I remember once how I

helped my cousin. She

was invited to some big

wedding, and I was her

makeup artist. She was so

happy when she looked at

herself in the mirror. She

turned around at me and

said: “Nehal, you made

my day. Thank you!”

Before I go on let me

introduce myself. My

name is Nehal Turkistani

and I am studying in the

U.S. for bachelor degree.

My dream is to be a

fashion designer. Believe

it or not fashion is my

best friend. I can tell

people’s personalities or

their moods from their

outfit. Somehow I can

express myself by

designing some clothes.

If you take a closer look

at life and understand it

you might get what I

mean. Life is full of great

different colors and so is

fashion.

disadvantages. Smoking doesn’t affect only these who smoke. It also affects those who smell it, which is called secondhand smoke. Smoking brings many diseases for the smokers. Research shows that smoking is killing Americans daily. Every hour that ticks by 50 Americans die from lung cancer and heart disease caused by cigarettes. And even if smoking doesn’t kill them it might still affect their respiration. For example, smokers can’t run for a long time because they

can’t breath well. Many cigarette companies are compelled to write cautionary warnings about smoking. For instance, “smoking kills.” On the other hand, smoking is also killing smokers’ money. The average cost for a pack of cigarettes is above $5 in Virginia State. The price can change depending on the state. For example, if they buy one pack daily that will costs them almost $170 monthly, and $2,040 annually. For all these reasons, smoking is a very bad idea.

International Students

News Fall 2013

Issue 1, p 7

Ghadir Batarfi

Drawing is my favorite hobby. I started drawing when I was 9 years old. I like drawing a landscape of color when I am relaxed and optimistic, but when I am upset or I have a problem I draw the things around me because it empties the worry inside me until I quiet down. I think drawing with charcoal and pencil is very wonderful and beautiful, but it needs to be in very professional and accurate hands. Usually it is used in drawing people. The landscape painting

My hobby “Drawing”

My experience in the Math Olympics Since I was a little girl I have liked math and I like solving mathematical problems and thinking about them.

I took part in competitions in school and I sometimes got first, second or third place.

When I went to high school my teacher chose me

is more beautiful and clear when drawn in color because it reflects the photo. The drawing is not easy for everyone, but now it has been facilitated by computer programs which make it easy for anyone to draw.

Actually I have a portfolio of my handiwork but I left it in my country. However I painted new ones quickly to share my hobby with you. Finally, drawing is an expression for my emotions towards objects and things and translates my feelings to musical harmony, as well as turns my impressions into forms and colors.

to participate in the Mathematics Olympics because my degree was complete.

This was the first challenge for me. Before participating in the Olympics I took a training course for three months.

After that I took the test. It was difficult, and I was very scared and nervous, but it was

a beautiful experience and it broke the barriers of fear.

Although, I did not get a high score I like Math very much.

The international

students

Fall 2013

Issue 1, p 8

Thekra

When I was in elementary and intermediate school, there were many different situations that interested me. For example, if I saw a baby in the beginning of his life crying loudly and then he stopped once his mother cared for him, I asked myself, "How does he recognize his mother?" On the hand, when I see an old person afraid of death, a person who prefers to be alone every time, or a riotous student or child I used to think about these situations in a scientific way. I was looking for the best science which would give me all the

Every one of us has a special close friend, who is different from all the other friends. We all have some one that tells us a lot of things about our life, problems, and adventures. But sometimes we have something we cannot tell anyone about, even though this person is very close to us. Sometimes, we need to keep this thing secret but we can express it through

answers to all the questions in my brain. I think Psychology is the best science to help me.

After I started

studying, I saw the

crying baby as a

normal situation

because all of us had

a birth shock in the

beginning of our life,

but we can recognize

our mothers by

smiling or feeling. For

the old person he

could have "death

anxiety". The noisy

child could be a very

"plus active child". So

Psychology tells me

the specific name for

all different

situations. Not just

that but it can tell me

all the solutions for

the problematic

situations and

depends on a

scientific base. It has

many theories which

are very important to

solve any problems

related in the human

psyche.

Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud

different ways, such as drawing, playing music or writing poems. For me, writing is my best friend who is can listen to me all the time. It records all my hopes for last mistakes because I write everything in my life and I keep it and I have never

thrown it away. Since I become able to use a pen and papers, I have used my own word to express everything that is important to me. When I am happy, sad, angry, or upset, I write everything. If I have a new experience, if I go to any new place, I write and describe the smallest details such as accurate paintings or video clips in my own words.

The writing

My Major

International

Student news

Fall 2013

Issue 1, p 9

Written by :

Tirad Al maiman

Born: 1994/08/01

Home country : Saudia Arabia,

Al Riyadh city.

In my opinion, my family is the best family in the world because of our treatment and our love to each other.

First, my father and my mother work together in the military and their age is 50. They are also cousins! Second, I have only one brother. His name is Ebrahim. His age is 25 years. Third, there is me: a kind-hearted person whose age is 20 years. Fourth, there is my little sister whose age is 15 years, and fifth there is my older sister who is 17years old. Therefore, there is not a big difference between our

THE BEST FAMILY IN THE WORLD

Our Family’s Horses

On our farm, there are 5 horses that we bought from the U.K.All of my family like the horses because it is a sport, a hobby and a business at the same time.

Usually, we buy the horses in their early years from anywhere, and then we train them for jumping and racing. We have two trainers who have excellent experience.

Every weekend after school, all of us go to the farm to renew and spend the whole weekend there. We enjoy that a lot because we gather together there after a long week.

Hetler grown up.

ages and we love each other . In addition, our parents gave us freedom. They told us, “Do whatever you think is your duty for your life”. Although, each of my parents works in the military, they treat us with kindness, and equality.

Moreover, I am a student in the U.S now and my brother is in Austrialia. We keep in touch every week together with my parents, and my sisters every weekend. On the other hand, the military is in my parents` blood. They are still serious and strict sometimes.

Finally, I hope and I hope

to graduate from George Mason University where I am staying. And then I will stay with all my family for good.

In conclusion these are some of my reasons why I regard my family as the best family in the world.

Horses are very expensive. They cost a lot of money and need very high care. For instance, they need special fruits, sugar and vitamins. We have a saying in The Middle East “the horses sport is the kings” sport .” On the other hand, horses are extremely friendly. There is research which shows the second most friendly and loyal kind of animals after the dogs are the horses.

There are two kinds of horses in the world English and Arabic horses. English horses are heavy and huge. People use them for the

jumping. Arabic horses are beautiful and slender. People usually use them for the racing and running.

In my opinion, it is the best hobby and sport to all. And you should give it a try one day.

Our horse Plara with her son Hetler, at our farm north of Al- Riyadh city.

My father’s English horse.

My mother’s Arabic horse.

International student news fall 2013 Issue 1, p 10 Essraa alsobhi

It is interesting to talk about myself. I am married and I have a son. His name is Ayed. He is two years old. I have a bachelor’s degree in English. Now, I live in the USA to study English language at George Mason. I am going to tell you a little bit about my background, hobbies, and goals.

Although I am from Saudi Arabia, I was born in Egypt. It is a very beautiful city. I lived 11 years there because my mother is Egyptian. I enjoyed it a lot there.

Cairo is known as the Pharaohnic civilization. Moreover, there are the pyramids of Giza and theSphinx. The pyramids

Introduction of myself

Traveling is my hobby A hobby is a special

activity that we like to do

for our entertainment. I

think hobbies are the

greatest thing in people's

lives.

My hobby is

traveling. I have a passion

for traveling. Traveling is

a charming way to

discover new places. I

have visited many

countries, such as Egypt,

Turkey, Dubai, and the

USA.

In Egypt, I visited

are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Further more, there is the Nile River that is the longest river in the world. In addition, millions of tourists visit Cairo every year.I like Cairo a lot because I spent my child hood there.

After that, I moved to Saudi Arabia with my family. It is an amazing place. It is the most important place of Islam because there are the holy mosques there. It is a comfortable country. Then, I come to USA to complete my master’s degree in teaching English language.

My interests are playing with my son and cooking.

When I play with my son, I forget the entire world. I can see the happiness in his eyes. Also, I like cooking. I have become a good and famous cook in my family. I can cook all kinds of food like Italian, Chinese, Indian, and Mexican.

I hope to get better in English. I want to get my master’s degree in English language with high grade. Also, I wish to be a good teacher in college. I have to work hard to achieve my goals. My primary goals are to get high scores in master’s degree and to be professional teacher in English

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the pyramids and Sphinx.

Also, I saw many

museums. I shot many

pictures there. I learned

about their cultures and

the Pharaohnic

Civilization.

Also, I visited

Turkey many years ago. It

is an amazing country. I

was impressed with the

nature. I liked the tall

trees that were like sky

scrapers. I rode the cable

car between the green

mountains and trees. I

took a lot of pictures with

my husband there.

Moreover, I went

to Dubai. I visited Khalifa

tower. It is the tallest in

the world. I went up to

the highest point to take

many pictures of Dubai.

Finally, I came to the USA. I found every thing in this country, such as mountains, natures, beaches, and museums. I have enjoyed all my travels a lot.

International Student News Spring 2011

Issue 1, p 11

Anfal

When somebody says to me” Talk about yourself, “I feel shy and all the words hide from my mind. However this time I will collect my ideas to talk about myself. I am a girl like any girl in the world. I have many dreams and wishes I want to achieve.

I live in a family with five girls and two boys. I have very wonderful parents. I am from Saudi Arabia. I studied in Princes Nora University, but I have not graduated yet. My major is business administration. In future I would like

Dream become true When I was a child, I liked to read Walt Disney stories. I dreamed that one day I would meet Cinderella, shake Snow White’s hand or play with Mickey Mouse. I didn’t expect this dream would become true. On May fifth, we, my

to work in a bank.

By the way, I am committed to the customs and traditions of my country such as weddings, food and clothes. In addition, I have many interests like listening to political news, watching movies and making

dessert in my free time. I prefer to share with my friends their interests such as swimming, horses riding and reading books, especially psychology books. I think when I do that it gives me motive to improve myself. I have a strong personality in difficult position but I am kind hearted and I like making friendship and socializing. I think I talk a lot but the words and feeling shy remain when I am asked to talk about myself.

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family and I, traveled to Orlando by airplane. When we arrived in Orlando, it was raining. Then we went to the hotel to take a rest. After that we went to Disney land. When we entered I thought I was in dream. I watched a dancing Disney character show in front of Disney Pales. After that I took some pictures with famous Disney character like Jasmina, Donald and Goofy. I spent a great time with them.

Then I went on all the rides there like I took a tour by Steam Train and I rode a race car. At night, the lights turned off ready for fireworks. I was entranced by the show. In summary, that day deserves to be written down in a diary.

International

Student

News

Fall 2013

Issue 1, p 12

Abdulla alkaabi

Traditional

confusion

I am so

interested to write

about my country in

this news paper. Iam

from the United Arab

Emirates, which is a

unity of seven

emirates.

Each city has a

governor, and they are

working to find what

the people need to live

a decent life. The seven

emirates are Abu

Dhabi, which is the

United Arab Emirates

Abu-Dhabi Ferrari World

is the biggest indoor

park in the world. It’s a

great place to spend our

time in because It has

many facilities for the

whole family. For

capital city of UAE,

Dubai, Sharjah,

Ajman, Ras Al-

Khaimah, Umm Al-

Qwuain and Al-

Fujairah.

The United

Arab Emirates also is a

center of many

different cultures and

communities. There

are more than 30

communities who live

in it.

In fact, there

are a lot of important

global conference and

events held in the

UAE. They had the

World Club

Championship in 2009

and 2010.

Also UAE is

going to host the

World Expo 2020 in

Dubai. It is one of the

most important events

which happen every

five years. It brings the

whole world in one

place to work together.

For example, they are

going to work to find

permanent sources of

energy and water and

how they can growth

and develop the

economy.

example, it has the

world's fastest roller

coaster, and this is my

favorite . I have been

there more than ten

time. Also, it has small

Ferrari cars for the

kids. Also, you will

have a chance to

choose many different

kinds of restaurants

and food, for example,

Italian, Chinese and

Arabic food. In

addition, you will not

leave without buying

gifts from the largest

Ferrari Store in the

world, for example,

clothes, shoes and

models of the Ferrari

cars. For me I bought

a model of Ferrari car,

and put it in my

room.

Abu-Dhabi Ferrari World

International Student News Spring 2011 Issue 1, p 13 Amal

I have a bachelor's degree in Human Recourse Management from King Abdul-Aziz University in Jeddah, and one day I want to be a business woman. My name is Amal, and I am from Saudi Arabia. I am an English student in GMU, and I have been in the U.S.A since April. I came to the United States of America to study English. I will be proud of myself if I can speak two languages Arabic and English! My favorite accent, which I love to listen to, is British accent. I always read Oxford short story with a British accent because I want to learn the pronunciation of

About Me

Jeddah City

Bride of the Red Sea is my city Jeddah. It is one of the main cities in Saudi Arabia. It is called “Bride of the Red Sea" because it is located on the Red Sea. Also, it has the biggest fountain in the world which is built in the middle of the Red Sea. The water enters this fountain from the Red Sea.

this accent. However, I will try to learn this beautiful luxury accent one day. I have many plans in my life, and I hope to achieve these plans. I think when I write these plans one by one then I can achieve all of my dreams. One of my plans after I learn English is to complete my master's degree. Thereafter, I hope to find a good Job in my country.

My big plan, that I wish to achieve someday, is to have my own business. I hope to

have my own daycare, it is my best dream! In addition, I have a lot of hobbies and interests, I love to shop with my friends, and buy a lot of new things. My favorite things which I always love to buy are clothes and bags, I cannot stop buying these things. Also when I am in my country, I always meet my aunt on weekends, and we watch movies with each other. We love to watch scary and funny movies. I really miss my family, and I hope to see them very soon. I wish to meet new people, and learn more things from the life experiences.

Jeddah is a wonderful city. However, it is a crowded city! It has many tourists and people from different countries. It has many malls such as Mall of Arabia and Red Sea Mall.

These are the most popular malls in Jeddah. In addition, it has a lot of famous American

restaurants like Apple Bees, Chili's and Fridays. These were my favorite restaurants in Jeddah.

There are many palm trees in Jeddah's street. The palm trees produce a lot of delicious dates which come in different kinds. Over all, I hope my city always be a beautiful bride.

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International

Students News

FALL 2013

Issue 1, p 14

Sultanah

Alsenani

Education:

I graduated from the Chemistry department at University Of Taibah. And I am planning to complete my study in Master and PhD in the same major. Now I am an English Language International student at George Mason University. Hopefully, I can complete my higher education here, because I like living here and it has international students and I want to learn about cultures, too.

Hometown:

I am from Yanbu, which is in the west of Saudi Arabia. Yanbu has an amazing sea”Red Sea”. I ike going to the beach every weekend with my family and friends. I like seeing view of sunrise and sunset. It is the most beautiful view that I have seen in my life. Also, people in my city are friendly and kind.

Hobbies:

I like reading, especially books that talk about self-development and time management because I like to develop myself and control my time. Also, I like cooking and I love to create a new dish. All my friends and family like my cooking and they call me great cook. I like watching television, especially movies, but I do not like watching News because there is some unrealistic news, which exaggerates everything and repeats it too.

MY BACKGROUND

In Yanbu we have a big annual celebration every spring called “Flowers Festival”. Lots of people from other cities come to see it, and take lots of pictures. Also, there is a big carpet design. It is quite amazing. And there are lots of activities in this festival such as songs and old style dance from yanbu. Men and children wear special clothes for that kind of dance, It is narrow at the top and a very wide at the bottom. There is also a bazaar for selling traditional food from my city and some traditional clothes, too. I took some pictures of the festival with my own camera and I hope you like them.

Flowers Festival

Additionally, the things that I most like are the kinds and colors of flowers such as Iris which is a purple color, tulip which is a yellow and red color, daffodil has a yellow color, and anemone is blue, purple and white, finally Persian Buttercup is yellow and pink . And these are some pictures of them.

Daffodil

Tulip

International

Student

News

Fall 2013

Issue 1, p 15

Soheir Alamri Puctures from google

I am like a butterfly. I can’t stay in one place for a long time. I have dreams and a lot of things to do in my life.

First of all, my name is Soheir. I come from desert country. This means high heat temperature. I came to the US in February so it was cold and snowy. This was a shock for me.

I have two amazing children who are usually very activity. They like to play all the day. However, in my life I have had a dream since high school to take a science major and I did it. Now I have two

Impassioned Life

Natural Disasters

The natural disasters are common now. There are many kinds all over the world, and the impact cannot be changed by the easy way.

Hurricanes, floods and volcano are examples of natural disasters. All countries which are located on the risk line are in real danger.

majors: physics and computer science.

In addition, I have a lot of other dreams. One of them is to take a master and then begin my own business.

My life is an adventure. I like to travel to stirring new places. I traveled to Malaysia, France, Egypt and Dubai. I wish I could travel to Jamaica,

Maldives and Seychelles too.

As for the end of the week, there is another plan. I go to the shops, parks, museums and watch movies. You can’t find me at home in the weekend

In conclusion, I have a varied life and I still want to do more and more new things

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Volcanos are the great danger, and they occur because of collision between tectonic places in the earth. Indonesia is a famous country for volcanos. It has 130 of them. The worst one was in 2012 at Merabi Mountin. It killed a lot of people.

There are thousands of people who drown in floods every year. Actually, it is a common disaster in many places. For example,, two weeks iago n Colorado they had a big flood where several people died.

Every where we can find different kinds of natural disasters by different ways. So we must anticipate them happening any time.

All in all, no one can stop any natural thing because it just happens, but we need to be prepared for it so we can minimize the damage and loss of life.

International Student News

Fall 2013

Issue 1, p 16

Rakan

Like many people, I

have a lot of strange things

that have happened in my

life and specifically when I

was a teenager. So when I

remember what I and my

friends did, I remember one

of the strangest and biggest

things that my friend did in

his whole life which was The

Theft!

The story began in the high

school exam time. He

finished the exam and went

home by taxi. His parents

were at their work, his older

sister was in the university

and his younger brother was

sleeping deeply! So the

position was very good to go

to his parents’ room and

steal one of his father’s cars.

He opened the key box and

got the van’s key. He

thought that it would be

okay to drive and get

From My Memory

experience, because there

were some of our friends

driving cars and they were

making him feel exited, and

he wanted to be like them

because he did not want to

be afraid. He knew just a

little of how to drive but he

was not doing well with the

mirrors because there are

several mirrors in the car. So

what happened was he had

an accident with the car

when he was right in front

of me because he didn’t

notice that. He was just

looking for who was next to

me and who was behind me.

He absolutely learned from

that thing a lot of lessons.

First of all, he should be a

frank person with his

parents and tell them clearly

what he wants because they

Second, the parents’

permission is not enough to

do anything. He

should think before he

decides what he wants. The

last one and the most

important thing is to not

take others’ stuff because he

does not know what might

happen if he uses it. And

even if he uses it, he should

be very careful and

remember that is not his

own stuff.

If time takes him back to

the past, he will not steal the

others’ stuff and specifically

the dangerous things like the

car keys for many reasons.

First of all, if he does not

drive today, he will drive

tomorrow. So he will wait

until the legal time to drive.

Second, he will try to drive

more carefully and avoid the

accidents. Third, he will

learn how to drive perfectly

without any mistake.

In the end, he hopes he

gained some benefits from

his experience and that you

enjoy reading about it.

Remember that driving is

not hard to do because most

of us have a car at least and

drive it, at the same time

but it is not so easy. So be

careful and see what the law

says because the law is the

correct way to be on the

safe side.

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Student News

Fall 2013

Issue 1, p 17

Varis

Uyghur

Crzay Transfer Deadline Day

“I’m Uyghur not Chinese. Ok! What is Uyghur? ” This kind of conversation always happens to me. As a Uyghur student, and maybe the only one in the ELI, it’s my pleasure and responsibility to introduce my country and culture to people who don’t know anything about Uyghur.

Our country is East Turkistan that the Chinese government calls XinJiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is located in the west of mainland China and next to Kazakhstan. Our language is also named Uyghur which means together and united. Since we are one of the Turkic ethnics, our language is similar to Uzbek, Turkish and other Turkic ethnics’ talking. Moreover, we are

UYGHUR

Arsenal F.C. 5-1 Real Madrid

Maybe, you are curious about the headline. I think you want to ask me,” Did they play recently?” My answer is “NO”. But do you know what happened on the transfer deadline day? After Gareth Bale transferred to Real Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur, Mesut Ozil went to Arsenal, and this is the beginning of my story.

On the transfer deadline day, everybody was waiting for Real Madrid to announce that they had finished the trade to bring Bale to Bernabeu stadium.

Nobody thought that this trade would fail, and it was

Muslim; Islam reached this area in the 11th century.

Culturally, 12 Mukam is really famous since it is the longest piece of music in the world. 12 Mukam includes 12 songs whose lyrics are kind of like epic, and every one has its own background based on the different places where it was produced in East Turkistan.

This is a famous painting named Muqam. Also, it was drawn from a Muqam performance.

In this picture they used several well-known instruments; for instance, Dutar- on right side and half way down of the picture; Rawap- at the bottom right. Satar- in the centre of the picture. These instruments are also used in regular music.

East Turkistan is a large country, so you can find something in each area. As a Uyghur, I hope you become familiar with us. I can tell you more if you want to know more.

a big deal this season. But when the deal was almost done, some new gossip broke out, “Arsenal wants to get Ozil.” Immediately, Ozil became the hot topic of deadline day.

Fans of Real Madrid were depressed by this information, so they posted, “Don’t sell Mesut!” to Perez during Bale’s welcome ceremony. However, some people didn’t believe it was true, because Wenger had a reputation of being a stingy manager for several years even though he showed a sly smile after the north London derby.

Finally, the gossip became news. Arsenal announced that they had gotten Ozil for €50m which was half of Bale’s transfer fee.

To contrast the sales status of Arsenal and Real Madrid; Arsenal has sold five times more Ozil uniforms than Bale’s. Perez wanted to use Bale to cover Neymar’s sensation, but he failed. But we should wait to know whether they are reasonable trades. Also, we do not know yet who the winner is, but the loser is certainly Tottenham.

(MUQAM-provided by

Google)

International Student News

Fall 2013

Issue 1, p 18

Omar Almasoud

Hello, here is a little bit about me and my family. I'm Omar Almasoud. I’m from Saudi Arabia from Riyadh. I have a great mother, three sisters and two brothers. We live in a big house in Riyadh. We meet every weekend in our house. I like it when we stay together. We talk, drink tea or coffee and laugh. I miss those days.

That was a little bit about my family. For me I studied school in Riyadh. I graduated with my bachelors from

Me & my family

Barcelona VS Valladolid

Last Saturday there was a match between Barcelona and Valladolid. The match was in round 8 of the Spanish La Liga. When the match ended, Barcelona had won four goals to one against Valladolid. The referee of the match was Fernando. The Valladolid team scored the first goal, and then Barcelona scored by Sanches in the 14

th

the Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport in Egypt. My major is logistics. It's hard but so interesting. It’s hard because we learn something new and difficult. Interesting because we work out of the college and we like what we learn.

I lived four years in Egypt. I like that country. I made good friends. We had a good time hanging out many times, and I miss them.

My future plan is to speak English very well. After that I will start my masters, and I wish to study for my PHD. I hope after that to get a good job.

That's a little bit about me and my family.

minute. The first half ended a draw between the teams. In the second half Xavi scored for Barcelona in the 25

th minute. Then

Sanches scored a third goal for Barcelona and the second for him. The last goal for Barcelona was by Niymar in 70

th minute.

The match was good and exciting from both teams. But Barcelona was controlling most of the

match. The referee Fernando tried to control of the match but the fans were angry about some of his

decision. After this match Barcelona is now first in the Spanish La liga and has 24 points. Valladolid now is 17th in the Spanish La liga and has 6 points. Finally the fans cheered the players for their performance.

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Student News

Fall 2013

Issue 1, p 19

Varis

Glee

The USA has as many TV

series as it has apple pies.

When in Rome, do as the

Romans do. So I’ve

started watching TV series

since I came here. Thus,

the TV series that I am

going to recommend is

Glee.

Glee is showing on FOX

9/8C every Thursday. It is

a musical drama and

involves a little bit of

comedy and romance.

In Glee, the story

happens in a local high

school in Ohio. The

storyline begins with Mr.

Will (Matthew Morrison),

who is a Spanish teacher

in this high school,. He

wants to create a glee

club to help students to

achieve their music

dreams. Rachel Berry (Lea

Michele), Finn

Hudson(Cory Monteith),

Kurt Hummel(Chris

Colfer) and other students

attend it.

But Ms. Sue Sylvester

(Jane Lynch), who is the

coach of the cheering

team, doesn’t want Mr.

Will or glee club to

become successful and

popular. Plus, because

everybody in the glee club

has different

GLEE

backgrounds, Mr. Will

always has a lot of

problems getting

everyone to get along

with each other. But the

glee club makes some

achievements and many

funny and moving things

happen.

The most exciting part of

Glee is that they always

sing songs in the glee

club. They sing not only

for practicing but also for

showing their emotion.

You could listen to so

many famous songs, and

they cover them really

nice with their own style.

With the development

of story line, more and

more characters will

attend the club, and some

members will go to

colleges to continue their

musical dreams. If you ask

me to give stars, I will give

4.5 stars; Glee is very

appropriate for our peer

group.

Moreover, I think this is a

good TV series to

welcome Friday on

Thursday night.

MORE APPLES !

International Student News

Fall 2013

Issue 1, p 12

Apples by Soheir

Apples by Abdulla