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When: August 2nd Where: Meet in front of CESL by 2pm! How much: $13 Bring $4 for the streetcar! SIGN UP IN ROOM 101! !
Upcoming Summer 2014 Activities & Events ! 8/2 – Get Air! Trampoline Park !
Other Events: 8/7-CESL Intramural Soccer Team Final [Rec Center @ 6pm; free to watch]! 8/8 – Summer Closing Ceremony [Maker House 5 pm; tickets $5 in Room 101]
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Interviewed by Muath Alziadat
What is your name?
Hamad Alshamari
Where are you from?
Alabahia, Kuwait
What is your level?
40
What is your major?
My major is civil engineering.
What is your favorite sport?
I love soccer.
Who is your favorite athlete?
Messi is my favorite athlete.
Why did you choose Tucson?
Some of my friends recommended coming to Tucson, and they said that the University of Arizona is a good school.
What are your plans after CESL?
I plan to study civil engineering at the University of Arizona.
What do you do in your free time?
I like to play soccer and watch movies in my free time.
What are some places that you want to visit in the US? I want to visit Miami, Hawaii and New York City. What do you miss the most about home?
I really miss my family and friends.
What is your favorite food?
I love Middle Eastern food.
What kind of movies do you like to watch? And what is your favorite movie? I like to watch Indian Movies, and my favorite movie is Saw. Describe yourself in one world?
Enthusiastic
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! In addition to teaching students of English, CESL also trains teachers to teach English in its Teacher Training Program. This interview is with one of CESL's teachers in training.
Interviewed*by*Kelsie*Owen*
What is your name?
Suzanne Pasch
Where are you from?
I am from Tucson. I moved to Massachusetts, then moved to Cornville, Arizona, and came back to Tucson to go to the University of Arizona.
What is the number 1 thing on your bucket list?
I want to sing more. I started when I was six, but stopped when I got busy with school and work.
Why do you want to teach English?
Being a native English speaker is the key to traveling the world and meeting great people.
What do you want to do after you get your TEFL Certificate? I want to teach English in Korea. They have such a different culture, and the students could teach me. What is your favorite thing to do in Tucson?
I visit the Farmer’s Markets and the local music scene.
What do you think of CESL?
CESL is a community of very dedicated, compassionate, educated individuals that are committed to watching students grow and develop, not just as students, but as people.
Where do you want to travel?
Southeast Asia and Central America.
What did you do before you came to CESL?
I got my BA in Political Science, with a minor in French from the U of A.
What is your favorite place to travel?
I haven’t been to many places, but I like Mexico. I feel like a better person every time I come back.
If you were a musical instrument, what kind would you be? A harp, because it’s beautiful, except it would be no fun to be plucked and pinched all day.
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Teacher Spotlight!
Each week, a Student Council representative will interview a different teacher so you can get to know your instructors better!
Interviewed by Raiana Ribeiro and Lincoln Marques
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My!Name!is!Glen!Piskula! I!am!originally!from!Wisconsin.!I!grew!up!in!a!little!town!called!East!Troy.!
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Very!different,!actually.!I!just!came!back!from!a!
short!visit!there.!The!summers!are!nice!and!cool.!Everything!is!green!and!there!is!a!lot!of!grass.! There!are!a!lot!of!big!green!trees,!lots!of!cows!and!many!lakes.!It!is!very!humid!and!wet,!but!Tucson! is!hot!and!dry.% What%languages%do%you%speak?%I!speak!English,!proficient!Japanese!and!a!little!bit!of!Spanish.!! What%university%did%you%go%to%and%what%did%you%study%there?% I!went!to!many!different!universities.!I!finished!my! undergraduate!degree!at!the!University!of!Wisconsin!Whitewater.!I!got!a!certificate!from!Madison,! which!is!the!capital.!Then,!I!studied!abroad!in!Japan,!and!then!I!got!my!masters!at!the!University!of! Arizona.!I’m!working!on!my!PhD!right!now!and!it!is!almost!done.! What%is%one%the%funniest%things%that%has%happened%to%you?%%
Well,!I!ripped!my!pants!while!teaching!one!time.!
The!back!split!and!the!front!too,!but!I!didn’t!know.!By!the!time!the!students!noticed,!I!had!been! teaching!for!20!minutes.!I!looked!down!when!the!students!looked!down.!I!was!like,!“OH!MY!GOD!”!It! was!very!embarrassing.!! If%you%had%just%24%yours%to%live,%how%would%you%spend%your%time?!I!would!spend!quality!time!with!my!wife!on!a! beach.!! What%is%one%of%your%favorite%quotes?% %
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One!of!my!favorite!quotes!is!by!Nietzsche,!a!
philosopher,!and!the!quote!goes:!“To!want!and!to!want!more!of!this!is!the!human!condition”.!And! what!it!means!is!that!people!have!a!desire,!and!once!they!feel!that!desire,!they!develop!more! desires.!It!helps!me!to!remember!to!keep!my!desires!in!check,!and!balanced.! !
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Ask CESL Q: What is the IEP GPA Competition all about? A: Every week we average the GPAs of the students in each OC class section. At the beginning of week 8, the class with the highest GPA will receive a free pizza party! Learn English and get free pizza! Check the IEP GPA competition board at the beginning of Week 7 to find out the winner! !
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