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.
This is writing PRACTICE. It does not have to be perfect.
My name is Diem Phan. I was born and grew up in a rural district in Vietnam. That's why I'm shier than my friends. I've never thought that I'll be in the US,but at present, I'm studying at University of Houston. Although I graduated college and had a stable job in a high school, my desire is help my family have a better life. Coming to the US would be a mark that my life have changed. I have no talent, but some people said I'm good at listening to someone patiently. After class, I usually help my uncle at his store. I like cooking although i don't know how to cook before. Also, I like watching TV, especially Disney Channel. That's something about me.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing this with us. Being a good listener is something very special. I look forward to getting to know you more during this term.
DeleteI'm Petra! Born in Zimbabwe-Harare, but raised in Angola-Luanda. I just finished my graduation from college in a University called University of Lusiada from Angola. I did Human Resources (HR) for 4 years. I worked for sometime during my degree at human resources and it was the best choice ever, it helped me to choose either continue or not, in HR. I came to US to continue my Master in Human resources and perhaps, who knows, if i get a great opportunity work and live here after i finish. My parents don't have much in life, so my inspiration comes from them, i really wanna be able to do something for my family, especially my mom and my little sister, i'm everything they got. I'm a person who doesn't like to do a self evaluation, i prefer to let people know me and make there conclusion's, but i can say that i'm a person who always tries the best to be perfectionist and to achieve the goals that i set to myself. I'm a social person but sometimes i can be the worst social person ever, i like to hang out with friends, party, discos, beach, camping, i'm a very curious person (for some things), i'm addicted to movies, i love animals and i consider myself a funny person. :D
ReplyDeletePetra, you wrote:
Delete"i really wanna be able to do something for my family, especially my mom and my little sister, i'm everything they got."
Wow! That's a big burden to shoulder! But only having known you for a few days, I think you can handle it.
I consider you a funny person also, especially after your debut performance yesterday!
Good writing; thanks for sharing. I look forward to reading more of your writing this term.
I'm Diem, was born in Hochiminh city, Vietnam. I've graduated university for few years, with the major of tourism management. But since i graduated, i've worked in Sales & Marketing field. Sometimes, i worked as tour guide as part time job, i like this part time job, it allows me to travel to many places in vietnam and meet many people from other countries, so I had chance to understand different cultures. My previous job is to work in Marketing Department of a french company specializing in retail, i love this job, it's dynamic and always need new ideas. I would love to have my own business, so i decided to go to US to learn Finance, i'll try to get internship or work in US for a short time to learn practical experiences, then i'll go back to my country and focus on my goal. The slogan of my life is "do anything i want, just go ahead, as long as i don't bother all the others". I love hang out with friends, party, travel, beach, mostly out door activities.
ReplyDeleteWow! You have had many wonderful experiences so far in your life. I'd like to know more specifically what you did as a tour guide. Diem, you sound like a person who makes the most out of every opportunity; I admire that so much.
DeleteHi Holly! I really appreciate your comments, that encourages me a lot. About my job as a tour guide, at first i worked for a travel agency and they send tourists to me, i was a tour guide in english and french, i guides tourists mostly around Hochiminh city and Mekong Delta. And then, i found a webside which allowed me to create my own tour to present to tourists who visit the website and they took a part of each tour that i sell to tourists. So i started to work for myself. But i just do this job during weekend or i take some days off of the current job.
DeleteWow, I am really impressed, first with your being a tour guide for your city/country and then for your starting your own touring company. That shows a lot of drive and initiative. I hope one day I can come to Vietnam and experience your tour. You are awesome!
DeleteHi everyone, i'm Bander. i'm very ambitious, so i like chllanges and enjoy achieveing goals. . i believe that no ones can live without hops ,dreams, and ambitious.Successful day consider the best day in my live. I love the life. I’m gregarious, I walling to help others. although I spend long time alone reading and listening to slow music. One of my dream is getting Ph.d in communication. everyone knows that the US is the best place to study this field. I have many hobbies , but trvaeling is the most interesting one especially to islands.
ReplyDeleteI really like what you wrote, Bander. You sound like a highly motivated person who knows how to live life well!
DeleteHello ladies and gentlemens,I'm Franco and from China :),I graduated from high school and I intend to study Business of Administration.My job is a student,I like a lot of thing,such as beatiful ,gentle and cute girls,basketball stars,some popular musics(except country music:) )and my family menbers,I really like to compose love music to the girl which I loved,and I really try,however, it doesn't work :( , I also continue to write some new songs and accompany.I hardly ever play basketball although I'm really tall,oh, I forgot to tell everyone that i never learned music before,my friends also amazing about that,Maybe that is music intelligence,but i really shy about sing song at public:),Thats mine
ReplyDeleteI like your humor, Franco. I hope you meet a "beautiful, gentle, and cute girl" soon so you will be inspired to compose some beautiful music to share with us!
DeleteI'm Yang, maybe I am a shy boy.I just finished my graduation from high school.Actually,I didn't want to go to the United States after my high school graduation.I thought I would be alone if I came here.But my parents wanted to do this,and my grades of extrance examination is not good,so I have no choice.And now,I have study at The LCC for two semesters,started at level 3.There is no doubt that I have big problom with speaking and listening.When I first arrived at Houston airport,I couldn't understand the people's speaking.In China, I only use English at the paper,like writing,doing some grammar practice...etc.Even the English teachers always talk with us in Chinese after class.But now,is much better than the beginning.My dream is to be a doctor,so I will study biology at university,but I konw "The Doctor Road"is really hard to go,I talk myself that I should be more struggling.In the fact,I like stay at home,and do nothing of the activities,but I konw it's bad.I am honest boy.right?I knew I needed to face the facts，so now,I try to do some activities,and attend some party.
ReplyDeleteWell, I hope you have a good and productive semester, Yang! I think it is true that "the doctor's road is really hard" but you don't have to get there all at once... step by step, one day at a time.
DeleteHello!, my name is Christian Gerardo Góngora, I was born in Hidalgo, TX but raised in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico when I was in High School I moved to live by myself to Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, that's when my life changed haha and it wasn't easy, I never though i would be living in the U.S since Mexico was the country I wanted to stay but became a dangerous country to live , I quit of the University of Monterrey and after that i moved to the U.S, I consider my self as a social person, sometimes quite when i don't know the people that I am with but as the time passes you'll get to know me, my hobbies are play video games, work out and one of my passion is to draw and why not say it i like to party a lot!
ReplyDeleteYou wrote:
Delete"when I was in High School I moved to live by myself to Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, that's when my life changed haha and it wasn't easy..."
You really lived by yourself when you were in high school?
What do you like to draw? I hope we will get to see some of your creations.
Well in Mexico is different you start high school when you're around 16 and yeah i used to live alone my parents supported me but still wasn't easy and i might say that I'm able to draw anything, I'll post a pic later
DeleteHello everyone! As you can see my name is Nadyeska, and I’m from Venezuela which is located in south America. Right now I’m a dentist. I finished my dental studies and boards in June of 2011. Almost one year ago. My life project for right now is to get into a masters degree in pediatric dentistry. I would like to work with handicap children, I have a weakness for them and I would like to help on development of this area. Talking about my hobbies and interests, I like to read articles related to my field. As a latin person I love to dance almost any kind of music. I also enjoy doing kayak, I find it relaxing and fun. I’m always looking for something new to do. I have started a scuba diving lessons and is something that I definitely want to finish but the beaches here in Texas are not good for diving. I can say I like adventures but I like to go by my rhythm enjoying the nature. I hate hurry people in this kind of activities. In conclusion I can say that I am a nice and calm person who always try to see the positive aspect of everything.
ReplyDeleteYou wrote: "As a latin person I love to dance almost any kind of music."
DeleteSo does that mean rhythm is in your genes? :)
I also enjoy kayaking, scuba (you have to go to Belize), and nature.
I love your last sentence; it sounds like the right formula for life.
hello everyone my name is Mohammed Baduwais you can call me Moe if you want to , and some people call me the boss :D. well Im from Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Im 18 years old. i graduated from high-school last summer, and Im planning to join University of Houston after i finish studying language, and I'll study Geology " Earth Sciences ". on my free time i like to hang out with my friends, and play soccer. I used to play in a club when i was in my country but i didn't continue with them because i came here to study. thats a little bit information about me. have a good day and if you got any questions you can ask me in class =).. thanks for reading.
ReplyDeleteYou said you used to play in a club. I'm not sure what you mean. What kind of club? A soccer club? A night club?
Deletesoccer club. before i said i play in a club i said i play soccer.
DeleteYou're right, but I didn't know that those two sentences were necessarily connected. I didn't think that you played in a night club, but I asked to be sure!
DeleteI'm Abdulkarim, but you can call me Abdul because it's "easier", I go by a lots of names, Kareem, Mushroom... And the list goes on and on, but my friends call me Keemz. I'm 18, I'm going to be 19 on this month, so here's a heads up! Haha, I'm just fooling with you. However, I'm a different guy for my age, I have thoughts from other planets, I try to put it on paintings, and I will put it all on a canvass. I'm not perfect, but I'm me.. I fight for what I believe, and I'm standing from what I achieve, I'm not going to fall, because this is what I meant to be, I have a lots of dreams, and I won't stop dreaming! Dreams are goals to me. I'm the youngest kid in my family, I have a big family, I have four sisters, two brothers, 3 nieces, and two nephews. I'm not sure if I'm social or not, I know a lot of people, but I only have few friends. I'm funny, weird, unique, and honest, I can be mean sometimes with my honesty, but I can't do anything about it. That's it for now, that was a little brief about myself, thank you for reading. (:
ReplyDeleteI look forward to reading about your dreams and your ideas and I, too, can be mean sometimes with my honesty, so be prepared ;)
DeleteBRING IT ON!... Haha, I'm just kidding.
DeleteHello, everyone~My name is May, and i am from Taiwan. In Taiwan, we also use Chinese, but we write traditional Chinese that is different between China writes simple Chinese. I am a graduate student, and International Business was my major. When i studied fourth grades in the university, i started to join my family's company. I worked full-time three months before i came to the United States. I enjoyed this time, even i cloud not go out with my friends. I acquired some of important skills and experiences which i never knew. Let me talk special things about myself, i can't stand any dirty thing, specially the kitchen room and bathroom. If i feel my place is dirty, i crazy about cleaning. I have to move everything to clean. I have a unique talent which changes the pronunciation of Chinese words. Actually, I often forget the correct pronunciation, however, this unique talent used to give my friends a lot of happiness. Usually, i am a person who like to smile and help someone. Sometimes, i enjoy alone. This is the best way to relax myself and think deeply what i should do next step. Swimming and playing golf are my favorite sports. However, so far i never did them in the U.S. Traveling different countries one time in a year is my goal. I am glad that i could achieve my goal since i graduated form university. Finally, after passing level 6, i will go back my city to hard work. Opening a coffee shop is my first dream. I wish that i will have a coffee shop after five years. Above of all, those are a few about myself. Thank you for your reading.
ReplyDeleteWow! Thanks for sharing all of this great information about yourself. I'm interested to know what kind of business your family runs. And I'm a little worried about inviting you to my house since you're so crazy about cleaning! I look forward to getting to know you this term both in class and through your writing.
DeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteI am Hilal. I am from Turkey.I have been in the US for one and half years. My major is a math education. I worked seven years as a math teacher in a private school. Before I came to the US, I was working as a customs officer at an airport for goverment. My reason of coming to the US was to live with my husband. We got married two and half years ago, but we were living separately. He was in America and I was in Turkey. In my free time, I like to watch a movie, read a novel, and cook Turkish foods. Also, I dance as an amateur with my Turkish friends. Sometimes we join some activities to dance. After I learn English, I will return my old job.
It's very nice to meet you, Hilal, and I look forward to learning more about you and also to meeting your husband (I hope).
DeleteAlso, as a fellow teacher, I hope you will give me some good feedback on my teaching :)
I hope Holly ;)
DeleteHi
ReplyDeleteI am Samar from Saudi Arabia ,I am 20 years old , I graduated from high school in 2010 with proud certificate.then, I decided to study outside the country to get my bachelor degree and to build my character .I would like to be an effective woman who change positively in the society . I adore photography and my favorite kind is land scape . I love to photograph the nature because it consist different elements in one shot which create a vivid picture . Also , I love to read the body language especially peoples' reactions .It usually helps to make me understand what others feel .In addition , I like dancing ,musics ,and pets .I love to write in Arabic and express my feelings ;in other hand , I hate bikes .I always believe that bad things happen for a reason .
hi, i am manuela. im 23 years old. im from colombia. i came just for summer class to improve my english skills...
ReplyDeletei was in 5A class but now i am going to be spending some time with you guys..
hope we can enjoy it....
Hello. I have been here for nine months. I graduated from high school two years ago. Last year I was taking drawing course in art academy and improving myself more. Then I decided to come to the U.S. I do not know why I chose Houston. I hope I will like here one day. I do draw always.
ReplyDeleteHello, I'm Khalid Alanazi I'm from Saudi Arabia which is located in the Middle East. I'm 24 years old. I've graduated from King Saud University with a bachelor degree in Fiance. I'm an ambition man,who look forward to his dreams and goals to achieve. I came to the U.S because I want to learn English and Doing my Master degree in Fiance. I've other plans to stay and work in America not for living purpose but to have experience.However I would like to take a PHD in Financial markets.Furthermore, I'm a reader in my free time I like to read. I've read a lot of books in every field in History,Literature including novels, religion and politics. I believe reading is the most helpful way that you can improve your skills and open your mind. We have a wisdom was written by a famous writer that said " One life is not enough " he wrote this because he believes reading can get you other life. Reading other experience and exploring culture are aspects for reading.
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