I am Wendy. Do you know me?

I am very glade to have the same composition class with you. 

My name is Hsiang Ting, and you can just call me Wendy. First, I want to tell you a story. Choosing Wendy as my English name was a coincident. When I was seven years old, I studied my grade one in South Africa. Therefore, I needed an English name, which is easier to remind for the teacher rather than using my Chinese name. However, I was so little that I didn't know too many English names. It was hard for me to choose a name, so my auntie said several names, such as Amy, Lily, and Christine. These names were very easy to remember, but I really want a special name. One day, when my auntie drove me to the school, we passed by the Wendy's burger. My auntie asked me how about Wendy. The trade mark of Wendy's burger, a little girl with red hair and some freckles, was interesting to me, and also I liked the food there, so I choose Wendy as my name. This name and the story really help people to remember my name.

Second, I want to tell you why I come to American Language Program. Before I came to the United States, I majored in finance and got my bachelor degree last June. Due to the bad economics over the world, it was very difficult to find a job, especially in banking, so I decided to give myself a chance to come to the United States, learn English and experience American culture. I have been here for five months, and I am very happy that I made this correct decision. I really enjoy the time that I have been being here. Last year, ALP made a lot of interesting activities, for instance surfing, Disneyland, watching American football games, fun lunch and Halloween parties. I cannot wait for the activities on this semester. No matter you are new students or returning students, I hope we will enjoy all classes and activities in ALP and know each other better. By the way, if you want to know me more, you can go and check Tara’s blog.

Next, I am going to introduce my partner, Tara, a 20-year-old cute lady. She just came here two weeks ago, and she lives with her brother now. Tara's habits is watching move. When she was in Korea, She went to watch a movie every week. She likes all kinds of movies except horrible ones. Tara majors in English education; her dream is being a good teacher. She will stay in ALP in one year to experience American culture and improve her English ability. Then she will go back to Korea and continue her undergraduate. Since she has been here for two weeks, she thinks that the buildings, which are flat and open space, in the United States very differ from the constructions, which are tall and limited space in her home country. During the interview, Kara was easily to talk and maybe a little bit shy. At the beginning, I was always the first person asking questions, but at the end, the more you know about her, the more you would find out how cute she is. You should go and talk to this interesting girl. It is really good to talk to her.