I had decided to try some english classes in my summer semester, after I my spring semester, when I studied gender classes in Sociology department. I am in US in a oficial interchange program to students of Federal universities of Brazil. In this program we apply a researsh propouse to a selection process. If we are select we come to Vanderbilt and Fisk Universities in Nashville. Here we have to develop a research topic and have some classes. Easy, no? But we had a trajic beging in US
When I arrived in Nashville in last january, I had a hard time. At first a hard cultural chock, a complete different food, the distance of my friends, my family. It was my first time so far from them. However, time is a good stuff to solve every trouble. While times continuos run I knew new people, and could turn this complete new world more familiar and start to feel more confortable here. But, as people in US have a totally different life style and other ways to live, something was missing: people more happy, professor more friendly with students, as my advisors here. So, Vanderbilt each time more was better to me, despite I haven’t contact with warm people.
The spring semester was over and my vacation began. At first I was to San Francisco, where I had a fantastic time. A big and amazing city after five months in Nashville. Then, I was to New York, center of world, where great times was waiting me. Museuns, drinks and more civilization to contrast with my time here, at “Bible Belt”. I came back to Nashville, and finally was to Chicago, my favorite city in this country. When I was back I began to study at ELC. I still did not know, but there I would have one of my best moments in Nashville.
At ELC I could meet with people from different parts of the world. Good and interesting talks in our lunchs time. Happy and fun classes with friendly and creative teachers. Usually, everyone in that place express hapiness. For me is the first time I am enjoing atudy english. My short ELC time make me desire to continuos studing english when I go back to Brasil in a few time. This ELC atmosphere is totally different of my other schools, where I had studied in US. Last Friday we was have dinner together. It was necessary just one invitetion for a lot of students and one teacher go to have lunch to our ELC Friday Lunch. Last Friday we was to Chilis. Lets take a look in some commented pictures below.
When I arrived in Nashville in last january, I had a hard time. At first a hard cultural chock, a complete different food, the distance of my friends, my family. It was my first time so far from them. However, time is a good stuff to solve every trouble. While times continuos run I knew new people, and could turn this complete new world more familiar and start to feel more confortable here. But, as people in US have a totally different life style and other ways to live, something was missing: people more happy, professor more friendly with students, as my advisors here. So, Vanderbilt each time more was better to me, despite I haven’t contact with warm people.
The spring semester was over and my vacation began. At first I was to San Francisco, where I had a fantastic time. A big and amazing city after five months in Nashville. Then, I was to New York, center of world, where great times was waiting me. Museuns, drinks and more civilization to contrast with my time here, at “Bible Belt”. I came back to Nashville, and finally was to Chicago, my favorite city in this country. When I was back I began to study at ELC. I still did not know, but there I would have one of my best moments in Nashville.
At ELC I could meet with people from different parts of the world. Good and interesting talks in our lunchs time. Happy and fun classes with friendly and creative teachers. Usually, everyone in that place express hapiness. For me is the first time I am enjoing atudy english. My short ELC time make me desire to continuos studing english when I go back to Brasil in a few time. This ELC atmosphere is totally different of my other schools, where I had studied in US. Last Friday we was have dinner together. It was necessary just one invitetion for a lot of students and one teacher go to have lunch to our ELC Friday Lunch. Last Friday we was to Chilis. Lets take a look in some commented pictures below.
Brian was invated to seat in the top of the lunch table, but he refused because we reserved that chair who would pay the bill. He decided to seat in the meddle, a strategic place to observe everyone. Who was seated in the top was this three in the picture down, but in the end of lunch they wasn’t there anymore when the waitress brought the bills!
Let’s to pledge to everybody from ELC in our international table! Here we have a Arabian guy with his cutlery (that’s strange!!), a Spanish guy, and a brazilian arm!!!
The owner of the arm holdin a coke in the picture up!
A Brazilian and a Corean really hungry waitng for food and trying smile to this picture…
And finally, some people that was in the first Friday meeting courage enogh to sit of a group picture. I hope next Friday the latest picture has everyone!
If you are not here, don’t be jelous. We will have other lunch, next Friday, july, 20th. That will be mine and Gisele last participation because it will be our last weekend in US. We will miss so much ELC people!!!
So, see you guys next Friday. Choose the next restaurant, ok?!
The Buckingham Fountain is in one of the most beuatiful park of Chicago. A large green area with a great view to Michigan lake, and portliness sculture. This was the second place visited for me and my friends. In this place, Fernanda slept deeply after a long night traveling by bus. We had spent a lot of money in our last travel to New York, and brokes we decided to take a bus. To go by bus was one of my badest experiences here in US. The travel is tragic. It take to much time, and a lot of stops before our destination. But, after this time we had a great time. For sure when Fernanda woke up of her dreams in pretty Chicago Park, she was able to begins our best travel around US.
