Today each of you briefly introduced yourselves to the class. Now I
would like you to tell us some more about yourself in writing.
Here are some questions to consider:
Where
are you in life (meaning, what stage)? Did you finish high
school? College? Graduate school? Talk about your background,
and your professional and personal aspirations. Also, discuss your
interests, hobbies, and talents. Tell us something about yourself
that makes you unique. Feel free to add anything else that you would
like to share about yourself with the class.
You should post your writing as a comment to this post. Just click on comment.
In life, it is such an interesting thing that we can make friends with the others around and enlarge our relationships; especially to those who are international students like me. Thus, I will release some more about myself to get closer to you, my classmates.
ReplyDeleteTo begin with, I would like to introduce my background. My name is Dung and it also means "brave" in English. Then, I am from Vietnam (V.N), a small country in The Southeast Asia. I have a small family with 3 members and I am the only child. In addition, I already graduated from HUFLIT University in V.N 2 years ago but I felt unsatisfied with that. So, I chose to study abroad in The United States (U.S.) with a desire to be better and become a pharmacist in future.
Next, my interests, hobbies, and talents are what I want to share. As a young man and student, I always want to have a supple body with the better health. Therefore, Vovinam ( a type of Vietnamese traditional martial arts ) is my ideal choice. It usually takes me 30-40 minutes to practice in the morning. Besides that, I also enjoy reading books; especially the scary fictions. In addition, playing guitar is also my favorite in my spare time. It helps me relax and entertain my mind after class and work.
Another thing I want to present is my personality. I am friendly. Thus, I want to make friends with many people from all over the world. Perhaps, I am interested in "collecting" the international friends so that I could widen my knowledge about the different cultures and traditions in the world. Hence, the more friends we have, the more we can develop and learn to each other.
To sum up, it is a fantastic experience to study in L.C.C ( The Language and Culture Center ) in the University of Houston (U.H) and befriend with lots of people there. I already shared something about myself. How about you, my classmates?
Thank you, Dung, for this wonderful introduction. I'd like to say that you're BRAVE for going first!
DeleteThe LCC is the best place to "collect" international friends, so I'm glad that you're journey has landed you here :D
My name is Zhara Fuenmayor, I am eighteen years old and I come from Venezuela; located in North of South America. I used to live in a small town named Puerto Ordaz, which is famous because it was the only city planned in my country. I have a big family, my dad married before meeting my mom and from that marriage I have two half-brothers, Eduardo and Alejando, and once half-sister, Marianella; then he met my mom and they had two daughters: Zhandra and Zhara. Moreover, I graduated last July from High School and I was planning to study Medicine in my country. However, big problems and bad situations with the government made that my University never started; therefore, in March of this year my dad and I took the decision of studying English and a new career at the United States, Biomedical Engineering. We chose Houston because I have family here, who I am living with, but also because it has the biggest Medical Center in the World, which could help me with my career. I arrived to USA on May 9 and stated summer term in level 4 with Katey and Vincent; they are brilliant teachers.
ReplyDeleteIn my personality, I like to spend time with people: friends and family, and making new friends is a challenge I like to take. Also, I come from a Catholic school so I like volunteering; I use to do it in my country: sharing time in Hospitals with sick kids, going to Indian College where we teach them to speak Spanish and many others activities.
If we talk about my interests and hobbies I can tell you that I am a sport girl. I used to play tennis since I was a little kid but four years ago I gave up. Nevertheless, I always keep exercising and started to do spinning until I achieved the certification and began to give classes. Furthermore, I love dancing too so I took bellydancing classes since I was in middle school.
Finally, I am going to be in Houston for a long time so if you need something that I can help you with just let me know. I am really excited about this life change; otherwise, sometimes adapting to a new culture and language can be hard but not impossible.
I hope you guys enjoy this experience as well as I am doing.
First of all, if you really want to study medicine to be a doctor, we do have medical schools here in this country ;) It might take a little longer than it would in Venezuela, but if that's your dream, you should pursue it.
DeleteI like that you love volunteering. Last semester we gave out a list of places for students interested in volunteering. I will look for it and give it out to all of you. Volunteering is great to do because it's something great to do, but it's also a good way for you to meet people here and practice English.
I like your very positive attitude. I hope that it's contagious :D
Regarding spinning and belly dancing, perhaps you can give your classmates (and teachers) a lesson!
DeleteHello everyone, I'm Tesia from 5D.First of all,I just want to tell that I'm really a lucky girl that I can make friends with you guys,I am so glad to meet you and spend time with all of my classmates.
ReplyDeleteI come from Tianjin,China,a big city next to the capital of China.I went to a college which called Tianjin University of Finance and Economic two years ago.And my major was ACCA( Association of Chartered Certified Accountants）which is a kind of British accounting.I won't give up my previous major because I really love it.What's more,I have a warm family,my father,my mother and the only child that's me.
Next,I'd like to tell you that I am a sports girl.I like playing basketball and pool.Actually,I go to gym everyday with my friends.Kobe Bryant is my favourite basketball player,the person I focused on for six years!And I really really like playing shoot poll,you guys who are interested in it can contact with me.Also,I like music.l like singing and I can play piano in spite of I am not very good at it.
It is not the first time I come to US,but it is the first time I study in a college in US.I am impressed by all the things around me.I like the campus so much,I hope everyone of us can lead a happy life here!
It sounds like you have many diverse interests, Tesia. I hope we get to witness some of them this term :D
DeleteHello everyone. My name is Hoa and I'm from Vietnam. VN is located in Southeast Asia. I was born in the North of Vietnam but when I was 4 years old, my family moved to the South of Vietnam - Vungtau city. I grew up there and I really love it. It is a beach city with a long coast, the atmosphere is awesome, people are friendly. Hoping one day you guys can visit to my hometown.
ReplyDeleteI have an older sister and a younger brother. My sister also stays far away from home, so there is only my parents and my brother live together. I graduated from a pedagogy university in my country, but after that I feel that I do not suitable with this career so I decided to study another major in US.
My wish is I can travel around the world, so it is great when I study in US, especially in the LCC because I can make friends with a lot of awesome people from different countries.
I love watching films and listening to music. I like a lot of actors, actress, singers.
I really hope that we can have an amazing semester and I'm really happy to be friend with all of you!
If you're interested in international travel, you certainly have landed in the right place! One classroom--10 countries!
DeleteI wish we could all come visit you in your hometown!
My name is ali. I'm 19 years old. I'm from saudi arabia. I was born in alkhobar but I lived my entire life in Alhassa. I'm undergraduate . I like to watch soccer .
ReplyDeleteYou are a man of few words ;)
DeleteMy name is Natinee Nuengsigkapian. I am from Thailand. I have two brothers, older and younger. Both of them live in Thailand. I was born in Bangkok but I did not live there. I grew up in a small town. It is called Nakornpathom where is located in a center of the country. My hometown is also located next to Bangkok. It takes about 40 minutes driving. It is a small town but it is quite crowded. There is the biggest pagoda in the world in this town. Although it is Thailand's province but there are full of Chinese-blood live here, including my family. I had lived there since I was born until I graduated high school. After that I moved to Bangkok to go to the university and had stayed there for four years until I graduated the bachelor degree in geo-resource engineer. I wanted to continue my education so I decided to come to the United States. That is the reason why I am here.
ReplyDeleteWhen I have free time, I would like to spend time with myself such as laying down on a couch and relax, listening to music, or surfing the internet. I enjoy playing guitar even though not very well. I like to watch and play sports.
I am an introvert; moreover, I am not a talkative so my introduction is a little bit short. Nevertheless, it covers all about of me.
I hope you have a wonderful experience here in the US. I look forward to getting to know you.
DeleteYooooooo! My name is Jianzuo, I'm really excited to study in class 5C with y'all guys. For me, LCC is not only a program to study English, it's more like a chance to make friends and learn many different cultures. The more I study about your cultures, the easier for me to get along with you. It's extremely a valuable and interesting challenge. I'm Chinese, and my hometown is a small city called Yingkou in the southeast of China. My parents didn't bring me any brothers or sisters, so I'm the only boy in my family, and also I'm a single boy lololololololol. In order to become more familiar with everyone, I'll further introduce myself.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I'm going to introduce my experience, I had studied in an university in China for one year, and my major is Environmental Art Design. But the approach to education of Chinese university is not for me, so I gave it up and came here for a better education. I'm going to pick Petroleum Engineering as my major and study at least 6 years here to get undergraduate and master degree.
As my personality, I'm really active!!!! The most time you see me, I'm full of energy. I have the infinite passion of life, and that's the reason why I'm happy everyday! You will find that I'm funny.
My interests, lolololol, I'm interested in everything catch me. As I said, I'm really active, especially reflected in my interests. I love poppin( a kind of street dance by shaking your muscles and rolling your body) I love painting, I love riding(I have a fixed gear!!!), I love skiing( but there is no snow in Houston lol) And I really really really love cat !!!!!!!!!
I hope y'all don't be SHY!!!! Let's just have fun!!! Of course first of all, we have to do well in our class, but regard it as an interesting game, life will be more colorful.
I like what you wrote about "the infinite passion of life." You sound interesting and FUN--what a great combination! I hope we get to see some of your poppin' moves!
DeleteHi, everyone, my name is Valeria Cristina, if it makes you difficult to say, you can call me “Valerie”. I’m a twenty-three years old Venezuelan woman but I feel like forty because sometimes I can be pretty serious and seem extremely righteous and honest -fortunately I’m still young-. On the other hand, I can be an excessively perky and funny person.
ReplyDeleteI’m Clinical Psychologist since 2012, I have worked with children and teenagers in some hospitals and schools in Venezuela for the last two years. That has been one of my biggest experiences that I’ve ever had because I’ve always loved to share with them all my thoughts and learning; at the same time, I’ve liked to enjoy their world , how they think, feel, and see themselves; also, every single thing around them.
I've been in Houston for nine months studying in LCC. After finishing this program, I hope to be accepted in a Master’s degree in any university of Houston; if I get through the Master’s degree in Psychology as soon as I hope, I would like to get a job in a Hospital or School in U.S.A. or another country. Furthermore, I hope to get a long experience that helps me to be success in life.
Regarding to my hobbies, I am inclined toward art, I love reading books, drawing when I feel inspired, visiting some museums, watching any performance about romance, literature and real life also, watching ballet performances because I’ve always wanted to be a professional dancer. Moreover, I like to share my time with my friends and family, make jokes and cheer them up, dancing, running, cooking and singing any musical style.
Finally, I hope to share and help you with everything you need. I love to know about diverse cultures and thoughts. Feel free to ask me every question or doubt that you have
Wow. You sound like a VERY INTERESTING PERSON! I look forward to getting to know you more during this term (and beyond).
DeleteHi everyone , my name is Abdulaziz Bahkali , but you can call me Aziz , i'm from Saudi Arabia and i'm 19 years old .
ReplyDeleteI'm normal person lives in normal life , i like to stay at home for most if the time i like to watch movies or playing online games.
Nice to meet you all
What is a normal person living a normal life? You'll have to explain that!
DeleteHello everybody, my name is Kant Nguyen, you can just call me Kant, was born in Vietnam and graduated from an university in Cn, I left home since I was 17 and had been in Hongkong for almost 7 years, after got the bachelor degree of Economics, I moved to Thailand and Singapore to work for a little while.
ReplyDeleteI love travel, love to discover the new land, new culture to experience new and different lifestyle that people have around the world. Ive traveled to so many countries in Asia and U.S is now become my first station in America
My favourite leisure activity is playing guitar as a hobby. I love Rock and R&B music, I used to be a guitarist of a rockband when I was still in HongKong. Im an easy going person, very active and love to make new friends.
You lived in Hong Kong for 7 years; so do you speak Chinese? And you worked in Thailand and Singapore so do you speak Thai and/or Malay?
DeleteI'm sure that we CAN'T wait to hear KANT play guitar one day soon. That is so cool that you were in a rock band!
Hello everybody,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Chamari Perera, and you can call me "Chama". I am from Sri Lanka. I was born in Colombo which is a big city in my country, and also it is former capital of Sri Lanka.
I did my high school studies in Sri Lanka. After I graduated from my high school I worked as a secretary less than three years. I had been learning Japanese since I was in my high school. I keep continue studying Japanese even I graduated from my high school. In year 2006, I moved in to Japan to feather education. I studied Japanese language deeply and I graduated from BSc. & Masters in Economics.
The very special think that I learn when I was in foreign country is intercultural relationship. I really like to know about you guy’s culture. It gives chance to increase friends to me. In additionally, I would like to read books in my lesser time. Actually, this habit came to my life after I joined LCC because my previous teacher Katy Porter encouraged us to read more. According to her assistance I read lot and now do reading as my hobby.
Thank you very much
You wrote many interesting things here. First of all, I'm sure we'd all love to hear about your life in Japan. And I'm so happy to hear that you have become a real reader. I will have to tell Katy about the impact she has had on you. That is the biggest honor for a teacher!
DeleteHi everyone! My name is sang a choi. I'm glad to meet you all. I'm from Gong Ju in South Korea. Gong ju is a small town that's very quiet and peaceful. I'm 24 years old, and i have one younger brother. My major is chemistry. I already graduated from a university in Korea. Because I love my major so much, i want to study chemistry deeper, and I plan on getting my master's degree in the usa. I like swimming, so I often swim at the gym in the mornings. If not, I still workout every morning. Also, i like cosmetics, expecially nail polish. During my time here, I've enjoyed experiencing different culture and meeting new friends. I hope you also enjoy time in the usa.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should study the chemistry of nail polish :)
DeleteI'm glad that your experience here has been a good one so far. I hope that this continues with our class this term.
Hello everybody,
ReplyDeletemy name is ramatou bamba. I'm from west Africa, CÔTE D' IVOIRE, . I'm 18 years old and it is my third semester here at llc . I hope that we will enjoy this semester together. Nice to meet you guy!!
You're a woman of few words, Ramatou!
DeleteHello, my teacher and classmates. My name is Rawan. I am from Saudi Arabia. Since I graduated from high school, I have been in Houston. I live here with my parents and my older sister. I have been accepted at the university of Arkansas; however, I am trying to apply to the University of Houston as soon as I graduated from level six. I have made that decision because of my father's medical situation. I have plan to get my bachelor degree in accounting in order to be able to build my own business. Being a business woman is one of my future dreams. One of my hobby is riding a horse which I used to do this in my family's farm. In addition, I love dancing , listening music, and cooking. My unique feature is that I have never given up until I achieved my target. Hope that we have a great time studying English together.
ReplyDeleteYou sound like a very impressive young woman. I think it's great that you want to build your own business; that's so exciting! I wish you success in everything you set out to achieve. With your determination and tenacity, I have no doubt you'll succeed.
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ReplyDeleteMy name is Fofana El Hadj Siriki, I am from Ivory Coast. I has been leaving in Houston since January 2014. Before coming in USA, I had already graduated from high school. I am actually looking forward to attending the University of Houston for the pursue of my education. I have had a scholarship from my government in order to study petroleum engineering which is actually my major. I have about 4 years left to have the bachelor in that field. Here is a little description of my education.
My family is composed of six members who are father, mother, one older brother, two little sisters, and I. They are all living in my hometown actually, except I who is in the USA. I live on campus, precisely in cambridge oaks. I am an external person, I like to share my feelings with other people. I am also some kind of crazy since I like joking, teasing people, and seeing a shining smile on the face of everyone surrounding me.
Since I am an external person, I like hanging out with friends, and practicing sports as hobbies. The kind of sports that I like are soccer, football, and Taekwondo which is like a profession for me. I have a second black belt in that sport which I has been practicing since I was seven years old, I have also been a member of the national team of Taekwondo in my country for two years. I was looking forward to keeping doing it, but unfortunately there is no club of Taekwondo in the U of H gym.
This is a brief introduction about me..
Thanks for all of the information.
DeleteI'm surprised that there's no Taekwondo on campus. Perhaps you can learn another form of martial arts while you're here. Anyhow, I'll make sure not to get into a fight with you ;)
You are an EXTROVERTED person (not an external person).
Hi everybody.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Hussain Alawa, I'm from Saudi Arabia, I'm 19 years old. I have graduated from high school last year, and I am going to study Chemical Engineering at U of H.
A little about me:
My hobbies are playing soccer, working out, swimming, and so on. That because I like to do any kind of sport which helps me to improve. Also, I like to make new relationships with new people. My routine is almost the same each week for that I hope to make some interesting things to make it different; if you want to call me and do out with me that is good and I welcome that so don't be shy just call me!.
In conclusion, I hope to pass the level with full of knowledge and interesting and also with new friends. I hope I have told you all about my self and given you short idea about me. Thank you all.
It's a pleasure to meet you, Hussain!
DeleteHi, My name is Zengye Tu. My nickname is Justin. You can just call me Justin. I just came to America. I am 19. I am from China. I live in the countryside of Shanghai.
ReplyDeleteI just graduated from high school in China. Now I am learning English for coping with study in the university. I like my teachers and my classmates, therefore I hope that I can make friends with you. I think It is not difficult to be your friend after reading your introductions. I am a easy going person as well.
I will tell you something about me. I actually have many friends. I like spending time with my friends doing whatever we want to do. I like sports, especially basketball. Now I go to the gym on campus every day, which makes me energetic. Also, I meet many different students in the gym. I am glad and willing to talk to everyone so that I can improve my speaking. communication is the most important skill for a ESL student. I am trying to make my speaking better by talking to others.
That's all for now. Nice to meet you!
I'm glad you're taking advantage of the gym! It's great not just for working out but also for meeting friends and speaking the language (the ENGLISH language!). You're going to have a great experience here. I'm glad you're in my class :D
DeleteHi everyone,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Vy and I come from Vietnam which is located in Southeast Asia.
I'm studying twinning programs that is I study 2 years in University in Vietnam and then transfer all my credits to UH and study 2 years more.
I really like playing basketball with my best friends even though I'm not tall like other guys play it. Besides, I also enjoy reading novels and travelling. I like the feelings when I explore new places and get new experiences about different cultures or lifestyles around the world. That's all about me.
Nice to meet all guys, have fun and enjoy our time at LCC!
You're certainly in the right place if you like exploring new places and learning new cultures and lifestyles! Welcome to the LCC!
DeleteGreeting from Another Vietnamese member in the class to everyone. I, Phuong Nguyen; or you can called me Denny. Well, i am from Ho Chi Minh City and grown up in that city for 16 years. Until one day, i realized that i want make some change then i decided to go to Singapore to start my journey. My took "O" level Cambridge and Diploma of Computer science. In Singapore, i grown up and learned many thing about life about how to take care myself, balances the finance and the way treating people around me. Learn how to trust people and face off difficulties. It had been also most 9 years lived there. However, life never stable for human being to wall along. The crisis happened with my family so I forced to stop my B.A and came back home to handle family matters. Since that day, my life turned to another page of long journey. I started my job as IT teacher for high school after came back for 1 month. I worked so hard and promoted to Operation Manager after 1 and half year. Those was my glory day. As i said. Earth spin around then life do so. I quitted my job after 2 years. I started to apply many differences position but i found that i in love with IT or some thing technical. Finally i worked as IT Manager but that wasn't last for long until i had a visa to come to US to restart my life again. May be you will wondering why i kept restart my life so recently. Well, sometime we feels lost and try to get on track again but I realized if i already didnt do well on current way o walked, i better change it before it's going worst.
ReplyDeleteMy hobby is love to play badminton and hangout woth friend and play pool. As a out going person, i m easy to get along with thing.
Finally, i wish this semester will be the great semester with all our classmate and everyone will succeed in study
I hope this chapter of your life's journey will be interesting and meaningful :D
DeleteHi,my name is Okome Ndoutoume Doris.I'm from Gabon(a country located in Central Africa) whose official language is French.My major is related to Law,International relations to be more specific.That discipline is absolutely fascinating.
ReplyDeleteDuring my spare time I like listening to music,watching movies.Reading is also another of my hobbies.I have a passion for soccer.Thay may sound weird because usually girls don't,but I have a serious raison: I have 5 brothers.Finally,I like to read.
I think I've said enough and we have time to know each other.
This semester is going to be great.
I've been your teacher twice before and I don't think I knew that you had 5 brothers! Or at least I don't remember that. I'm happy you're back in my class :D
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ReplyDeleteMy name is Abdulrahman Alsayid, as I mentioned last week you can call me"Dahoom". I am nineteen years old from Saudi Arabia; It is a part of the middle east. I was born in "Tabuk "city which is located in north of Saudi Arabia. Moreover, I lived and grew up in Riyadh city which is the capital. I have 9 siblings ,4 brothers, 5 sisters, and I am number three between them.
I graduated from high school last year,After that, during the summer I was searching and planing to choose what I am going to do, Furthermore, I applied for many local universities in additional to the LCC and visa for the U.S. In fact I attended 4 days at the university, in that time I had to decide either to continue studying at the university ,or at the Language and Culture Center, finally I decided to go to the U.S, then I traveled to Houston. I have been studying at the LCC for a year, I started from the bottom, I started from level 1 then I jumped to level 3, after that I continued until I reached this level. Since I came here I have had some culture bump. I have learned more about different cultures and languages.
My habits are play soccer, swimming, and workout, My best habit is playing soccer, and watch all the news about this sport,however, I can't play soccer in this time because I got an injury in my knee 4 months ago; and I'm still in the period of treatment.
In conclusion, This is a brief information about me, I'm glad to see you all and know about you guys. I hope we're going to learn as much as we can ,and enjoy our time as team.
Wow. I'm very impressed that you started in level one and look how nicely you speak and write! The LCC must be a good place to learn English!!!
DeleteSorry to hear about your soccer injury :(
Hi everyone, my name is musaed and you can call me by my name. I'm undergraduate student. I've been in Houston for almost 2 years and I like it in here . As a student thinking about getting to University is something really necessary for our future. What makes me crazy is that universities in general ask for SAT or ACT tests. The ACT test has 6 different subjects Reading ,writing ,math ,biology, chemistry and physics. The thing is I graduated from high school three years ago , so I got nothing left except English, which is totally different from the one in the test . I'm trying to do my best to pass this test .Thank you and it's a pleasure to meet you all.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you have a lot on your plate! I wish you success in accomplishing all that you set out to do.
DeleteHiya Guys i think i am the last one who posted a comment so last but not least hehe
ReplyDeleteAnyways I am Rayan from saudi arabia and you can call me ray because it seems the my name is hard to pronounce Im 19 years old but i look like 10 lol if i shaved my beard so i arrived in Houston 2 weeks ago and im new and totally lost i hope that i can make friends and meet new people here in the LCC and to get to know you better guys and thats it love yall ^^
So where did you learn English? You speak so comfortably and fluently.
DeleteHello everyone
ReplyDeleteThis is Inoussa from Burkina Faso in West Africa. I have 3 siblings (2 sisters and my little brother). I have the bachelor degree in economic that I got from University of Saint Thomas in my country in July 2010. After I graduated, I worked in the bank for 2 years. I’ve been in Houston since April 2013. After my English program I will attend to the master degree in Business and management at the UH. In my free time I listen to music, watch Tv and go out with friends. I hope we will have a great semester together. Thanks. INOUSSA