Advising a friend for furnishing her dormroom

You should buy at least the neccessary things below:
1. You need buy a talbe to put your computer on.
2. You had better buy a bookself for your books.
3. You should buy a lamp for reading or studying in the evening.
4. You should buy two blanket - the think one to keep warm in the winter, and the thin one for the rest of reasons.
5. You ought to buy a wardrobe for hanging the clothes

I think they are the most neccessary things for you; beside them, you could buy something for decorating like: a tree; a vase of flower; some posters of person who you admire; frames to put your family and friends pictures in because you will miss them much...

I hope my advices are helpful for you!

April break

During spring break, i would like to cook Vietnamese foods. I miss Vietnamese food all the time. So I went shoping and bought a lot of things like vegetables, some kinds of flour, meat and fruit... But the favourite dish that i like the most is "steamed rolled rice pancake". I have never tried to cook it before because i have not had a special pot to do. I had to replace this pot by non-stick frying-pan. It was too difficult at the first time so i just thought it was an experiment. But you know, it was really a successful experiment, so delicious. It was a source of inspiration for me to cook this dish again and again! :)

Discribe thoughtless, rude, or somehow inappropriate

1. She was happy because after so long days she had time to cook for her husband. She cooked the food that her husband like the most and decorated the food table with flowers and. She received a phonecall from her husband. He said that he was busy at work and could not go home to have lunch with her.

2. She studied very hard. She stayed at her desk almost day to do her assignment. When she finished, she pressed the buttom "No" when it was said "Do you want to save the changes to "assignment"?".

3. The singer was lip-singing in the stage. He didn't remember when the song would end. He had stopped to perform when the disc continued to sound his voice.

Mindset list explanation

1. All the television screens in America have been flat.
I think America has the most high-tech system, so all Americans have used the flat or more modern television screens.

2. When you flight from America to Canada, there has been no visa requirement.
Because they are both members of NAFTA (north american free trade area), so the movement between them has not requested for visa.

3. In America, all the clothes have been washed and dried by machine.
Because i think nobody in America put the wet clothes on the balcony to air.

4. All the American students have used pencils.
I saw that many times in movies.

5. Everywhere in America has taxi and bus.
I think America has the best transportation system, so it would be easy for moving.

6. America has a free speech system and has not been controlled by any agency.
Because they can make a show about politics humorously or make a funny movie about the presidents and comment what they really think about the politics.

7. American also call football is "football", not other name.
"Football" is the popular name in the world for the king sport.

Mindset list

1. All the television screens in America have been flat.

2. When you flight from America to Canada, there has been no visa requirement.

3. In America, all the clothes have been washed and dried by machine.

4. All the American students have used pencils.

5. Everywhere in America has taxi and bus.

6. America has a free speech system and has not been controlled by any agency.

7. American also call football is "football", not other name.

Mindset

1. Electronic filing of tax returns has always been an option.
Since Internet has not always been an option before, electronic filing of tax has only been available in the last several years.
2. Shampoo and conditioner have always been available in the same bottle.
Shampoo and conditioner were separated in different bottles before. They are only in one and the same bottle over the last decade
3. Harry Potter could be a classmate, playing on their Quidditch team.
He is an fictional character and there is no real sport as Quidditch, where people could fly using their broomsticks.
4. GPS satellite navigation systems have always been available.
GPS system has been in orbit for the last several decades; however, it is available to consumer usage to navigate only recently.
5. Lenin’s name has never been on a major city in Russia.
Leningrad was a major city in Russia named after the country leader (City of Lenin)

Where am i?

I'm now in a place which is quiet and has many students. Some of them are using computer for writing assignment, checking mail or printing out the homework; some are reading book; some ones are finding books or DVDs on the selves; others checking out books from a desk. Students don't make noise here. It's the place that students and maybe professors come before or after classes. Where am i??? :)

Changing season!!! :)

I havenot ever been in Eau Claire in Sping, but I’m now await it too much! It’s going to the end of winter and changing season is coming. It will be spring soon! The landscape color will be change from white of snow to green of trees, yellow of sunlight and colors of flowers. We won’t see the white snow covers the whole of grass, trees and houses any more. It will be replaced by new spout of grass, leaves and we could hear the sound of birds which seem almost silent in cold winter. We could take off the heavy winter clothes and wear motley dress… Everything will go so brilliant. It will be more crowed in street because spring is the best time for us to walk and travel.
This is just my imagination, but I do hope it will be corlorful and lively in spring, because it’s the most beautiful season in a year.

In groups

One hundred years ago, Vietnam was under the occupation of France. I would have attended a French established school. Not only would I have been studying French, but I also would be involved in Hanoi Elegant for young females, which was very popular during that period of time. We would have to learn how to dress properly, how to cook and sew. The school would teach us proper manners of what were thought to be elegant by the European standard. As a child, I am certain that I would have many friends my age in my neighborhood and from school. We would play different traditional games after school hours such as “choi chuyen”, “o an quan”.

Service Learning as Reading partner

I chose reading partner as my service learning activity for several reasons. First of all, I like to work with children. They always make me feel younger and more energetic. Their innocence is always make me laugh and feel better about the my life. It is also very fun to listen to their understanding of the world around them, it reminds me much of my childhood. Secondly, as a English student, reading is a good way for me to not only improve my language skills in vocabulary, and simple grammar, but it also helps me to understand the culture better. I think service learning is a good way for the students to give back what they have learned to the community.

BOB

I was so excited with BOB - the Blugold Organizations Bash which hold on Feb 4th in Council Fire Room, Davies Center. I was surprised at the bustle and crowd there, many organizations, many students, many colors and a lot of funny activities playing at a time! I walked around the room, saw and heard all the things that organizations showed such as pictures, presentations, sang songs, played magic... They were really attractive.

I stopped at Photo Phanatics table and talked with the club's advisor. She talked to me about photography and several possible field trips to take photos during the school year. She is a photography professor at the University and she was willing to give the club some picture taking techniques for the field trip. She also suggested me to have a minor in Journalism during my course of study here. I felt really connected with her and I am looking forward to the first club meeting next Tuesday.

The second club that I wanted to join is Two To Tango. It is a organization to teach students from the University how to dance for free of charge. Their agenda has a wide variety of dances, from the more modern like Salsa or Cha-cha, swing, to the ballroom dances. I have planned to attend the first session this Sunday at 6:30 pm in McPhee building.

First time in UWEC

1. What you thought would happen last week/this week?
I thought I would have been freezing in the cold. The weather in Vietnam is normally milder than the weather in Wisconsin. Coming from a country where the temperature is around 60 degrees Fahrenheit, a below-zero temperature climate has been a real shock for me. All of my clothing from Vietnam were not warm enough. The first day when I walked to school, I thought I would be frozen. I also thought that I would got lost in translation with being in the school where almost everybody is a native speaker of the language.

2. What actually happened last week/this week?
My husband took me to get a huge coat. I also got a new pair of snow boots, and some sweaters. It has also been warmer in the last several days, and I could be able to enjoy the sun this past weekend. I have also felt very warm and welcoming from my professors, my peer guides and my classmates. They have tried to spoken slower, and allowed me to have time to construct my sentence. I have felt much more comfortable now with the weather and the classes than when I first came.

3. What do you think will happen next week?
I think I will have much more homeworks from all of my ESL classes. I know the program is the intensive ESL program so it will get harder and will require more work and effort. I also want to participate in some extracurriculum activities. Not only that will improve my English, but the activities will help me to have more friends and connections here in Eau Claire.