International Mother Language Day

III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, had a profound impact on the ancient world in little more than a decade. Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BC. His father was Philip II of Macedon and his mother Olympias. His father, Philip was assassinated in 336 BC and Alexander inherited the kingdom. Alexander made use of his father’s Macedonian forces, led the magnificent army across the Hellespont in Asia. With some 43,000 infantries and 5,500…

As a child, I was extremely curious about anything I got my hands onto. Something would break and my mother would lose patience. I’d run over to tinker with it and figure it out in half the time. I just enjoyed fixing anything I could. The most entertaining dilemmas pertained to complex mechanisms. Coming from a family of engineers on both sides with none being in my immediate family at home, I still gravitated towards it, finding pleasure in huge puzzles and art pieces. I believe I would bring…

The fact or the matter is that I was born in a refugee camp in Nepal and life wasn’t easy with death and disease looming everywhere.I roamed the streets as carefree as young kid could. Life was normal as I went to school every day, my dad worked countless hours,and my mother stayed home like so many other women in the community. But then our lives would change forever. There were rumors that we would be resettled in countries like England, Netherlands, Australia and the United States, as the…

There’s nothing like meeting an international student for the first time. Their experiences in a new country become new experiences for yourself as well, even though your environment does not change. You remember how it is to interact/communicate with them for the first time and as time goes on you get to see a first hand account of the progress that is being made throughout the year(s). I had an amazing opportunity that opened my eyes to diversity and perseverance that began my freshman year of…

It was August 24th, 2009… I remember my first at in Vietnam for studying abroad in the American International School as if it was yesterday. I started going to middle school since when I was 7th grade. It was a memorable situation day ever in my life. First day of school, my hand clenched in my mother’s hand because I could not understand or speak any English, and also it was unfamiliar surroundings; I did not know what class to enroll me in. Even if the teacher says something, I did not…

friend to be an International Student Ambassador, and it was such a valuable experience that I learned a lot which even beyond of what textbooks could teach me. Having been doing ISA for Winter 2015, Summer 2015 and Winter 2016, I started from a member and became captain for ISA the passed Winter 2016. I began to realize how much happiness I was giving back from assisting new incoming students and working with all these enthusiastic people. A few smiles every time easily made my day. Until I…

Yesterday February 25, I met my former teacher Christine Holloway at ELS. I remembered when the first time that I came to ELS. I didn’t know ant thing about English language. She was my best teacher ever because she helped me a lot with language. After a year, I had interview with her at large class room at Wirtz Hall 324. So, the room was really lightly. There were six three tall tables, and three table in right and the other three are on the lift. So, we sat in the lift in the first table, and…

or family concerns. While some of these challenges may be problematic it is possible to have a successful marriage if one can be understanding and patient. It can be rather enlightening and joyful to marry someone from another country; however, language barriers, differences in culture,…

realized my interest to study law whilst playing with a law-book. In lieu of a toy my mother would hand me one of the many law books piled up on the kitchen table. I recall reaching for the book, dragging it to the nearest chair and accepting my mother’s friendly invitation to join her. The law books my mother had piled up had a unique way of influencing different aspects of our life. I remember thinking how my mother and I used the law books in completely different ways. Its intriguing because…

English is the National Language Language is something that is inherent in every culture. The words might be different, but the purpose is the same: communication. Can you imagine what it would be like if you couldn’t communicate with anyone in the country that you live in? We use language every day, but have you ever thought about how important and powerful language really is? In America today, there is much debate on whether a national language needs to be established or not. Opponents say…