Crazy Weekend

Hi, everyone:

    Are you excited to go surfing? I am so excited. ><  I have waited this day coming since I knew this event. I went surfing several time in Thailand, Bali and Taiwan. However, today is my first time to go surfing in the U.S. I hope everyone have fun on surfing and get tan.

    

    If you are not going surfing, you can go to Disneyland tomorrow. There are also a lot of fun in Disneyland. (I will go to Disneyland,too) By the way, it is free to go there^^

    If you are not going these two places on the weekend, I feel sorry for you, but hope you have a memorable weekend, too.

A Memorable Experience in My Life

A Memorable Experience in My Life  

    There was a unforgettable experience when I was made fun of by my

 

classmates. One day, we had an oil painting class, and our teacher

 

taught us the concept of oil painting. During the break, two of my guy

 

classmates felt bored. So, they planned to play a prank on one of

 

our girl classmates, but not on me. They put blue paint on her chair, and

 

they  waited for her to sit on that chair, and they wanted to see her

 

embarrassed face. However, I didn’t know their plan and sat on that

 

chair. I saw some of my classmates were trying to hold their laughter, but

 

I didn’t know what was happened. After oil painting class, we had math

 

and PE classes. Meanwhile, I heard a lot of people laughing at me, but I

 

still didn’t find out there was paint in my white pants, until I went home.

 

My mom noticed the paint on my pants, and blamed me. She asked why I

 

wasn’t careful. I felt curious about when and where I had paint on my

 

pants. None of my classmates told me what had happened, until the day

 

we graduated from elementary school. Now, I think they just felt sorry for

 

me because they played a prank on the wrong person.  

Q/A

 

B) If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? What has been you favorite place to visit?

 

   If I can visit anywhere in the world, I would go to Europe. It is very

 

expensive to take a trip in Europe , so I never visit Europe before. I saw a lot of  beautiful 

pictures of Europe in magazines or internet, such as French manor, Spanish bull-

 

fight, Italia men and England Big Ben. There are full of exotic atmosphere

 

in Europe. I hope  I can visit Europe as soon as possible.

 

   So far, South Africa is my favorite place to visit. I have visited there

 

five or six times in my life. The people there were very friendly and

 

passionate. Every time I went to South Africa, and there were always a

 

lot of surprises let me explore. I am so excited about tradition Africans food, Safari,

 

wide animals, traditional custom and music. They didn’t have crowded people, a lot of noise 

and messy cities. Every time I came here, and I felt released and peace. I cannot wait to visit

 South African again.  

A Person Who Has Made a Difference

A Person Who Has Made a Difference

   When I was studying at the university, there was an amazing person,

 

Wendy-Zhuang, who changed my life a lot. We studied in the same

 

major, we had the same English name and we also were college

 

roommates. At first sight, she had short hair, and wore T-shirt, jeans

 

and sneakers. I thought there is a tomboy who is going to live with

 

me. She was the first homosexual in my life. I was a little bit shocked and

 

wondered how to speak to her during these four-year life of dormitory.

 

Which way should I talk to her, as a girl or a boy? I was judging her by

 

her semblance. But I found out I was totally wrong by the first

 

impression.

 

   She loved reading and helping people. She admired knowledge and

 

she was reading all the time. I always called her Dr. Zhuang because she

 

learned wisdom. If  I had any kind of problem, no matter if it was a

 

studying question, a mental problem, or illness, she always could solve

 

these problems. On the other hand, she liked to help people out. She was

 

not only helping her friends, but also other people who needed help. She

 

had been a volunteer since she was in high school. Unlike her

 

appearance, she was an intelligent, wise, kindhearted and open-

 

minded girl. Although people are quick to give lesbian judgments, she

 

didn’t blame them, and sometimes thought of their ways.  I learned a lot

 

from her, such as reading broad, judging a person without appearance,

 

being open-minded and so on. We have been good friends for five years,

 

and she is my best friend, who always give herself to other people than is

 

helped by others.

ALP Composition-Introducing Myself

  Introducing Myself

  Hi everyone! Today, I am going to introduce myself. My name is Hsiang-

 

Ting, or you can just call me Wendy. I was born in Hsin-Chu, the windy

 

city of Taiwan. I had a wonderful childhood with my family in Hsin-Chu.

 

There are four people in my family, my parents, my younger brother and

 

me. But we have been separated and now live in different countries. My

 

dad has to work in China, and my brother studies in South Africa. I miss

 

them so much, and hope we can get together as soon as possible. I spent

 

most of my student life in my home town, until I went to university in

 

Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan. Although my major was business and

 

finance, I was interested in advertising and traveling. However, no matter

 

what subjects I study, I think English is not only helpful but also very

 

important. I have studied English for more than five years. However I still

 

cannot use it fluency. Therefore I joined the American Language Program

 

to improve my English ability. At the end of this program, I hope there is

 

a lot of progress in my English. I can do  some art, but I don’t have other

 

special talents. My hobbies are listening to music, visiting art galleries,

 

and traveling. 

ALP Composition-Introducing My Classmate

Introducing My Classmate

  Today, I am going to introduce my classmate Faisal Al-Ibrahim. He was

 

born in the United States, but grew up in Saudi Arabia. He speaks Arabic

 

very well. Faisal has a big family with five brothers and one sister. He also

 

has a wife who is studying at CSU Fullerton, and they have a beautiful

 

six-moth-old baby. Before he came to the United States, he had ten years

 

work experience: five years in the hotel industry after he graduated from

 

high school, and another five years in the environmental production

 

industry. Now he is back at school. He joined the American Language

 

Program so he can apply to a university in the United States. His dream is

 

to get a bachelor’s degree. He wants to major in value engineering

 

because he was good at math and calculus in high school. He doesn’t

 

have special talents, but he likes playing soccer and watching comedies.

 

Now, he spends most of his time with his beautiful wife and their lovely

 

daughter.