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Student from Universidad De La Salle Bajio.

JESUS ROBERTO NAVARRO DOMINGUEZ.

At the university of La Salle in Leon Guanajuato, we have many students that come from other cities and countries, and in a large campus like this there are a lot of different personalities, social experiences and life philosophies. That is why I decided to interview an out-of-town student so you can read about Mario´s life experience in the next lines.

Mario Orantes is from Irapuato, Guanajuato. And he´s studying Business Management. He told me that he´s studying this major because it is a very general major that covers a lot of topics from other majors and that his passion is doing business with other people. Mario agreed to share with us his reasons why he had chosen La Salle in Leon Guanajuato. One of his many reasons was that it is a tradition in his family. Also he loves the campus because it is really big. He also shared with us what he doesn´t like about the university and Mario said that the bureaucracy is very difficult, that maybe they have to find a more efficient way to process documents.

Mario lives near the school and admitted living near is the best thing that ever happened to him, because he could meet a lot of different people, especially the foreign people, he mentioned two Colombian girls, Laura and Valeria, and one Spanish guy, “I envy his beard, but he is a really nice guy,” he said. He also said that he loved to go out at night and living near the school is very cool because he could go to a lot of places (bars and pubs) that are really close to the school.

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We concluded the interview with his opinion about what he had learned in two years of college and he advised other students to be responsible in their classes but also to have a social life. He said that he had met a lot of amazing people in this school and he´s really happy to know that in the future he would have a lot of contacts not just in Mexico also in Colombia, Spain and he hopes to meet a lot of different persons from other places in future semesters. So I hope you can imagine with this interview how the life of a student is in college.

About the writer Roberto is a student from Universidad De La Salle BajĂ­o and he is interested in showing to the world how the life of a student can be in Leon Guanajuato Mexico.

february 2019

The language center and its importance after graduating

FRIDA´S INTERVIEW What do you know about the Language Center The importance of English in your major

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE LANGUAGE CENTER

Frida told me that she was studying business administration at La Salle Campestre. Also, she told me that she was studying in level 7 of English.

She told to me that her favorite language was English because it is a universal language to do business.

Moreover, it is used to talk with everybody in a lot of countries.

She told me that she thought the language center offered 4 different languages, besides 30 or 40 teachers working, and several coordinators.

STUDY ABROAD Your way to learn English Frida admitted that she had a lot difficulty learning English until she had been abroad to practice her English in New Zealand.

Frida admitted improving a lot; furthermore, she agreed that to the best way of learning English has been to practice. Moreover, she thought that the English book wasn’t necessary.

She told to me that she didn’t have to take a summer or winter course because the level that she has is sufficient.

Frida insisted on making her English perfect so she wanted to take all the levels that the language center offered, in addition to taking the Business English level at the end.

ENGLISH AND BUSINESS IN THE WORLD Frida insisted that she has been improving her English skills by practicing. Also, she agreed that English is very important for her major and in her future career, because a lot of countries do business using English. Moreover, today it is an international language, she admitted there are more languages for doing business, like Japanese or Mandarin.

DE LA SALLE BAJIO

* University Life *

FEBRUARY 18 VOLUME 1

INSIDE / Interview to Santiago an out of town student!

Life of an out of town student Our university is a huge and famous place where we can find a lot of people that come from another city to study here, I bet you that all of us have at least one friend that is an out of town student, or maybe you´re one of them!

In this case I had the opportunity to talk with one of my classmates Santiago Cardenas, he shared with me that he studies Law in 4th semester. Also, he told me that he studies French in level 2; however he said that he didn't like French. He said that it was a very difficult language, and that he would like to learn to speak German.

Moreover, he said that he chose Law because he wanted to protected the children from the dangers that exist in our society nowadays.

Santiago is from Valle de Santiago, and as an out of town student he confessed to me that he really missed his home, especially the homemade food. In addition, he told me that he missed his father and his stepmother because they are the best cooks. Moreover, he told me that he missed his dog Ozzi and of course his bed.

He shared with me that Valle de Santiago is smaller than Leon, the population is like one hundred people, he also said that the weather in Valle is colder than here in Leon.

He also told me that he preferred cold weather because he liked to wear winter clothes and to feel the fresh air.

Santiago shared with me that in his free time he loved sleeping after class, eating a lot and he confessed to me that he really liked KFC food!

He also said that he didn’t have a job at this time because he wanted to focus on his major and relax, without any worries.

I asked Santiago what his future plans were, after finishing his major in Law, he shared that he would like to start a company with his father or work for a public office. He confessed that in five years he saw himself making a lot of money and having a beautiful BMW car! He admitted having a special passion for nice old cars, and he also shared that in the future he would like to have an entire collection of cars!

ADRIAN ARROYO

HOW CAN I BE HEALTHY? Practicing sports Adrian is my roommate; he is 19 years old, he likes doing exercise frequently for at least 45 minutes per day. He had an injury in his knee when he was 15 years old so he can’t practice any sport. He said that if he could practice any sport he would practice tennis or swimming.

He likes contact sports but he prefers not doing it. He said that sports are good for young people, because they help them to gain certain responsibility and discipline, you become healthier also you can lose some weight. He thinks that team sports are the best because they teach you team work, and also they help you to be more sociable and how to be successful in life with more people.

His favorite food is Mexican and Italian food, like pasta, pizza, tacos, tlacoyos, enchiladas, etc. but he always also eats healthy food, he tries to achieve a balance with his food, he eats lots vegetables, fruits and he drinks a lot of water. He also said that he prefers to eat junk food on weekends with his friends.

He thinks that young people have to eat healthier food because nowadays Mexico holds the number one place in obesity in the world so he said that the parents and the school have to do something to help the young people with this problem or to fight against obesity.

Gym supplements

He said that he didn’t know much about gym supplements but he knows that if you want to consume this kind of products you have to know how to use them. He thinks that there are a lot of people who buy these products and they go to the gym for two weeks and they feel prepared to use them but no, they have first to go with a professional who can help them and put them on the right path.

HOW TO BE A HEALTHY STUDENT?

By Hector Galindo

Being healthy is really important; people have to be healthier because this way of living will help you in the future to have a better way of living.

"A healthy lifestyle leaves you fit, energetic and at reduced risk for disease, based on the choices you make about your daily habits. Good nutrition, daily exercise and adequate sleep are the foundations for continuing good health. Managing stress in positive ways, instead of through smoking or drinking alcohol, reduces wear and tear on your body at the hormonal level. For a longer and more comfortable life, put together your plan for a healthy lifestyle and live up to it." (livestrong.com) There is a lot of information that could help us to change our lifestyle if we are not healthy students, I know that it is really difficult sometimes but I’m going to show the point of view of a student at La Salle about being healthy.

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Healthy food or junk food??

BRENDA PEREZ IS THE REASON TO QUESTION

WHAT KIND OF MENTALITY DO THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS HAVE TODAY?

By Edward Martínez Brenda Olivia Perez Padilla is a beautiful girl who likes fashion, and thought that she could work on that by studying communication science. In spite of her choice of a major that focuses on the understanding of information, the writing and phrases in media, she enjoys all about learning. Her goals in life are to work as an editor of an important fashion magazine as well as to do research as an activist for women´s rights.

Brenda is studying at the La Salle University in Leon city, even though she is from Guadalajara, Jalisco. She thinks that La Salle is not the best university that she would have liked to enter, but admits taking a good decision.

Although she does not agree with all the ideals of this institution, about being Catholic and conservative, she knows the history of Juan Bautista De La Salle, who founded the school for poor children.

Some personal details about her is that she would like to get a tattoo of a triangle because her brother has it, and it is a special symbol about force and good. In addition, she would like to get a tattoo of a hummingbird. She can get annoyed very easily, she can't stand stupid people, neither disrespect nor things that she cannot understand. She dreams to travel to Europe and see London. She doesn’t remember her first toy in her childhood, but she says that she had many Barbie´s dolls.

- HOW LA SALLE CHANGES LIVES -

Every year a lot of out-of-town students arrive to Leon. Two years ago I decided to move to Leon and discovered this beautiful University and that's why I decided to interview someone who actually is in this situation to figure out why they chose this university.

Hi FER HOW ARE YOU?

WHAT MOTIVATES YOU?

I asked her why she decided to live in Leon. Fer told me that she decided to come because her

I asked Fer what motivated her

family lives here and also her

and she said that she arrived to

major is only offered at this

school everyday with the mood of

university.

"LASALLISTA" , being nice and

I think this is important because I

excited and her reason was her

found a reason why a lot of out-of-

mom.

town students arrived to Leon.The

An out- of -town student everyday

University has a lot of majors but it

has a lot of challenges but the

has new majors.

most important is being so far from their family and doing every day their best in school.

"I NEED TO GET BETTER AT INTERVIEWS." Language Center Then I asked her about the Photographed by Josiah Prince.

Language Center and was her

Styled by Mindy Go.

experience was in the Diagnostic Exam.

Fer said to me that she felt angry when she did it because she

Finally I asked her about the impact

needed to do something she had previously planned, so she finished the exam as quickly as she could and she got level 3 but she was disappointed because she knew more English and she didn't deserve it. There are a lot

pf the Language Center on her life.

Top Photo Camera: Sony Experia. Top: zara.

Jeans: True Religion

In spite of all the situation in the Diagnostic Exam, she learned something but she persuaded me

Bottom Photo Phone: Apple Iphone.

Jeans: Seven Jeans

that it is necessary to change the scholar system in the school.

Diana Sofìa Basurto Moreno

of similar cases in the school .

TALK OF TOWN MAGAZINE

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SEPTEMBER 2020

UNIVERSITY LIFE OF A YOUNG GIRL I think knowing about students life is interesting and fun because you can learn a lot of things and have very important experiences for your future.

Diana Ruiz Salceda is from Salamanca. She has one little sister. She is studying International Business at La Salle Bajio.

She loves La Salle because it helps you in many things and also inspires you to create your own ideas. She is happy with the activities at La Salle; however, she would like some modern dance classes or something like that.

She lives in front of the university, in El Pueblito and she really likes living near the school. She said that it is very relaxing and comfortable because all the things that you need you can find around the university.

About her plans for her future, she would like to have her own Japanese restaurant, as well as travel around the world and get to know a lot of cultures, people, etc. She said in contrast to Salamanca, Leon has Puerto Interior and it is a great opportunity to get a good job in an important company.

She wouldn't like to have her restaurant in Leon because she would like a bigger city.

In her free time, she really enjoys singing, cooking, watching videos or browsing Pinterest for hours and hours and she also reads news, which is her main hobby.

She’s working in an acoustic group and they sing at some parties.

LAURA HUICHAPA

FOG SESSIONS Projects in life related to technology Interview with Vilchis Soto

Technology is a subject that students nowadays start getting interested in, not only for using it. The reason why Vilchis Soto got interested in technology was because his partners went to the school to talk about the main ideas of the major.

His role model was Donatieu, he is a good Mexican designer of electronic pages.

Sometimes failing in projects is not the only way not to understand. Memes, videos and entertainment was the reason in this case, in other words “wasting time”.

Professors that look at him for his abilities made him think of trying to help himself understand that everyone can make this, no matter who they are.

His new objective for finishing his major is to focus on microprocessor, signals, digital electronics, new applications to design for the future. Sometimes love for this comes along the way.

Unbelievable or not, he started when he was in high school but he said that it was complicated to combine projects and university at the same time.

Time is truly important in this life, because this major is more focused on practicing and projects than on the theory.

One of his projects is dedicated to working with the human voice, the other was related to developing new technology for children (Machine that can focus on learning in another way).

He thought that it could be amazing if a company or his school offered a scholarship.

"Sometimes your future comes as time goes"

FEB - 22 - 2018

ALÍ HASSAN ATANACIO LÓPEZ

LIFE AND EXPECTATIONS OF A LAW SCHOOL STUDENT. By Gustavo Aarón Estrada González The University, that stage in the life that quickly becomes one of the best memories of any person who decided to study a major. In this case, I had the opportunity to interview a current Law school student who shared with us a lot of opinions about the major that he´s studying. His name is Jose Octavio Peña Hurtado.

First of all, he admitted being content and happy about the interview and also told me that he-s from Zamora, Michoacán.

In addition, he shared with me that he's 21 years old and declared that he is very proud of his birth place, but he´s living in León, Guanajuato right now.

Moreover, he admitted enjoying his life as an out-out-town student because he likes the places, weather and everything about the city.

But he also told me that this place looks very different from where he comes. He admitted going outside with his friends or his girlfriend to spend his free time, also he denied playing football because he only plays soccer.

Later, he told me that he chose the University of La Salle because it´s very good and has an excellent level in the major that he is studying (he mentioned that he studies Law) and he chose the city of León because he thought it is very comfortable to live as a person or student.

Furthermore, in the moment of choosing a major to study, he told me that he chose Law because the subjects and topics in general are very interesting, but he also insisted on focusing on his strengths, as oral expression or the ability to talk in public. Although he chos Law, he liked a lot the idea of studying Communication Sciences, to be a sports commentator.

However, he prefers continuing his studies in Law and expects to finish his major.

In addition to the major, he agreed that he is satisfied with his subjects in general. In spite of having a lot of good subjects, he has one or two subjects that he doesn´t like and considers a bit of useless and thinks they need to be re-moved.

The previous idea is similar to his thoughts on his teachers, because he admitted paying more attention to the teachers that are very well prepared. In general, he´s fine with his subjects though he wants to remove a couple of subjects.

He also told me that he liked the subjects related to criminal or constitutional things even though he preferred the subjects that involve oral expression.

In terms of his expectations and goals, in the short term he wants to finish his major with great grades because he has the mentality that being a hard-worker is the easiest way to achieve anything that you want. In addition to his goals, in the medium and long term, he sees himself with a great job in an international Law firm related to Mexico and also, he wants to get a very good salary and a nice lifestyle. Finally, I asked him to think about the ways he sees himself between 10-15 years from now and I was surprised to hear that he wanted to become a rich man with a beautiful family, traveling around the world, but he also wanted to be a powerful lawyer who can help society and humanity. ***

engineering student

LASALLE STUDENT Article by Nora Turrubiates

In this interview my friend Karla will tell us about her life as an engineering student, she is studying technology engineering and business solutions, she is in the second semester. She is 20 years old. Before she started to study that, she was in another major, she was in the software major.

My interview is about the major and how the English classes are connected, because She saw herself in five most of the students year married and with a think that English classes great job, she was thinking cannot help. For of specializing in quality example, most of the management. engineers think that English is not used in life, but they don’t know that most of the articles are in English and also most of the engineers speak English, and besides that, some of the subjects are in English.

Karla said that one of the most difficult subjects in her new major is programming. At the moment she is really happy with her change, she loves her new major, because she can specialize in many areas, not just in one.

She likes English classes, and she thinks that English classes are important for the engineers because now, in most of the jobs, they need people that speak English very well.

The healthy life of an

OUT-OFTOWNSTUDENT

PHOTO: Fatima Paz

AN INTERVIEW WITH FATIMA PAZ

BY PAMELA RAMIREZ Nowadays, there are thousands of young people who are looking for the best options to study, some of them decide to leave their comfort zone and face the life of an out-oftown-student. Having a good healthy life can be very complicated.

I decided to interview Fatima Paz who is currently

I asked her if she could tell me which sport she would play if she played any sport? “I would like to be a cheerleader again, but in this university, there is no team,” she said.

Also, I asked her if she would mind telling me how many times a week she did exercise, she told me that three to four times a week.

an out-of-town-student. She has been away from home for two years, and she is from Zamora

I was further interested in knowing about her diet so I

Michoacán.

asked her if she could tell me what she thought about eating healthy food, she told me that it was very

To start the interview my first question was to

important to have a good diet because if you don’t eat

ask about her age, she said she is 20 years old.

well it could affect your lifestyle. In addition, she said that she doesn't always eat healthy food but

I asked her if she liked to do exercise, “I like it

she tries to be constant. On the other hand, she told me

because is a way to relax and stay in shape,” she

that her favorite food was enchiladas, despite the fact

said.

that she was trying to stop eating fast food.

Moving forward with the conversation, I asked her

I told her that I am interested to know if she thought it

if she could tell me If she played any sport to

was good for young people to play sports, to which she

which she responded “Not currently, but before I

responded that it was very good because they activate

was a cheerleader.”

their body and have good physical condition.

Student Goals By: Paola Estrada

Hi! I´m Diana

At La Salle are a lot of that will help with her students with professional and different goals, it academic depends on what they development. are studying.

Maybe in this town Even when they study there are many in the same major, universities with these nobody has the same programs, but La Salle plans. In addition, some has good facilities and majors are more takes care of the difficult than others and needs of students. these ones don’t have many opportunities in In this major are a lot of opportunities. She their field. said that she wanted to Walking around the University “La Salle”, I work in an enterprise, but she knows what decided to interview someone who needs to kind of jobs are related to her major. travel a lot to find a better job and needs to Also, she agreed that she will find job in know different another country. In languages to do that way, she could business. work and improve the languages she knows.

One advantage with Diana Ramírez is an International Business this major, you can work everywhere. student, and she is from Leon. Her hobby Around the world, there are some is traveling a lot and international learning about some companies that have cultures, persons, the most important business, and everything that can solvency, and need help her. That’s the bilingual workers. reason she decided to It’s so difficult for a study International traveler to have a lot of business, not only to responsibilities, but she travel but also to learn admitted that she could how to conduct have a family. professional relations. Furthermore, she She said that she has wants a dog, especially decided to study at La to have an inspiration and work better if you Salle, because this have someone to University has exchange programs support you.

By Armando Morales Gallegos

Soccer is a really famous sport around the world.

This sport has the largest group of fans and the most loyal ones, it also has the most amazing stadiums on the planet and a very large history. This sport is played with 2 teams for each match, and each team has 11 players on the field.

Also there is a referee who is in charge of checking that everyone follows the rules and he can give a punishment to the players and also to the coaches and directors of each team.

La Salle students think that soccer is the best sport in which strategy and skill are combined, this is why they have been playing this sport for years, it's a sport in which they find a way to de-stress. Everyone agreed that Ronaldinho was the best player of all time because of his great skill and performance.

I did my interview with Daniel MuĂąoz, a Law student of La Salle, who told me that his favorite soccer team is Leon and Real Madrid but his favorite player is Ronaldinho, who used to play for Barcelona, the main competition of Real Madrid.

He also told me that he liked soccer very much, because he was in the basic teams of Leon since he was a kid and since then he fell in love with soccer.

In conclusion, soccer is much more complex than it seems, you need to know strategy and have several abilities to become a professional.

LANGUAGE CENTER MAGAZINE | 2018

Elizabeth THE YOUNG SINGER Elizabeth is a younger singer who lives in Salamanca. She

She said to me that her favorite music gender is

also writes her songs and her inspiration is Whitney

country. It sounds kind of weird because it is not

Houston, who is a beautiful singer that died at forty

common in Mexico to hear country music.

eight years old. One of the most beautiful songs is “Saving

At the end of my interview with Elizabeth I asked her

All My Love For You” or the most common around the world

to sing for us. She was very shy and I don´t know why,

“I Will Always Love You” from "The Bodyguard" movie.

but she decided to sing a little paragraph of her

I decided to do this interview for one reason: my friend's

favorite song: "If we make it through December" from

voice is beautiful and when she starts singing you can see

Merle Haggard; a country song masterpiece.

through her eyes the most valuable thing in a singer, passion. Even in an audio i recorded her voice. She said to me that she loved to read a lot of books. Her preference is for books about love because she is very sentimental. She told me about her first love, but she ended the topic because she started to feel sad. For that reason I started to ask another question of my interview. Elizabeth said that she read a lot of books, for that reason she is inspired very easily. Books are a big inspiration even for other writers, you need to know a lot of things and fill your mind with different ideas or perspectives in life.

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. And after sing, obviously".

French student, English teacher

By Paulina Amaro

WHO

IS

SHE?

She started to learn English when she was 13 years old, but she had English classes since Daniela Rivera Ramos was born in Salamanca

she was in kindergarten until university, where

and is currently a student at the University De

she finished the levels and started to learn

La Salle from León city. She not only studies

French. In addition to this, her mother took her

her major in communication, but also studies

to an English school, which was Peer 2 Peer, in

French language in the language center at the

Salamanca, and this way she started with her

same university. As well as being a student, in

formal English lessons.

her free time she teaches English language in

Daniela studied there for 2 years and when

her city.

she was 15 years old she continued studying English, but now only in her school. She continued studyingbecause she said that no one manages a language 100%.

It happened when she was 14 years old and one of her aunts asked her if she wanted to learn English and convinced Daniela to teach her. Then, the classes continued with her neighbor, who was 10 years old and wanted to learn.

WHEN DID

SHE

ENGLISH

BECOME

TEACHER?

AN

Daniela admitted being happy sharing her knowledge and helping other people.

When she was 18 years old, she wanted to start teaching, but in a formal way, so she went to Peer 2 Peer, her old school, Daniela tried and got the job, now she was part of the team. Daniela thinks that the best way to keep the knowledge and not forget a language is practicing it, and a good way to do this is teaching.

Daniela Rivera Ramos loves teaching, but also she wants to design and create, as her goal is to become a professional in communication. She had participated in some projects related to design and marketing, with her aunt, who is make-up artist.

Mainly, she think that independent of what we think or the job that we’re doing, we need to be motivated and, by the end of the day give the best of us.

ABOUT

TEACHING...

Daniela prefers teaching adult people than kids and teenagers, this is because she think that an adult really knows the effort of each one, because they know what they want and the money that they spent for learning English.

Her best experience as a student was meeting all the people in the process, and as a teacher, was with a Japanese teenager, Keijiro. He moved to México because his parents work at Mazda, which is in Salamanca.

She believed that he was very intelligent, and this motivated her to teach him, although he was a teenager.