Spring II 2013 Edition

International Voices

Yoko  Takahashi  –  Level  5  

When  a  person  comes  to  the  US  for  the  first  time,  preparation  of  the  journey  is  very  

important,  especially  if  that  person  comes  from  a  country  which  has  a  very  different  culture  from  the  

US.  For  example,  how  well  is  the  security  maintained  in  the  area?  or  what  is  the  weather  like?  

Consequently,  it’s  better  to  know  the  differences  between  your  city  and  the  US  or  it’s  easy  to  be  in  

an  inconvenient  situation.  

First,  I  want  to  tell  that  person  not  to  bring  too  much  cash  because  you  can  use  credit  cards  

in  most  places.  Furthermore,  there  is  a  possibility  of  having  your  pocket  picked.  However,  if  you  have  

a  credit  card  instead  of  cash,  you  don’t  need  to  worry  about  losing  your  cash  all  the  time.    

In  addition,  it  is  good  to  know  that  the  US  is  a  huge  land.  Consequently,  if  you  want  to  

travel  anywhere  in  the  US,  you  need  plenty  of  the  time.  The  main  facilities  of  travel  are  airplane  and  

car.  However,  if  you  travel  with  a  lot  of  baggage,  it  might  be  better  to  drive  because  you  don’t  want  

to  bring  them  place  to  place.  Furthermore  when  you  take  a  plane,  you  have  to  pay  an  expensive  fee  

for  your  baggage.  

Finally,  you  need  to  speak  English.  Whether  you  stay  in  the  US  a  short  or  a  long  time,  

having  conversations  with  the  local  people  is  fun  and  you  can  get  some  new  information  easily.  That  

might  bring  you  some  special  experience.  In  addition,  when  you  have  to  replan  or  when  you  are  in  

an  emergency  situation  speaking  English  is  very  helpful.  Because  even  if  you  bring  a  translator,  there  

is  a  possibility  to  lose  your  translator  in  that  situation.  

In  conclusion,  the  US  is  a  huge  country.  You  can  see  various  local  cultures  and  so  many  

wonderful  sites.  If  you  know  those  three  things  beforehand,  bring  much  money  is  not  good,  the  

traffic  and  geography  of  the  US,  and  trying  to  speak  English,  you  can  enjoy  staying  the  US.  

 

Ahmed  Almadani  –  Level  2  

                                                                                                        Phone  Conversation    

Three  days  ago  I  talked  to  my  father  on  the  phone  .  My  father  said  "  we  miss  you  baby  "  .  

He  was  kind  of  missing  I'm  the  youngest  son  and  I  do  all  the  trouble  in  my  house  or  out  .  

I  said  "  I  miss  you  too  "  He  said  "  how  is  your  school  "  I  said  "  good  don't  worry  dad  "  .  

He  said  "  when  your  vacation  ?  "  I  said  "  after  one  month  ".  And  he  told  me  "  do  you  want  to  come  

back  to  Saudi  Arabia  ?  "  I  said  "  yes,  sure  why  not  "  .  Then  he  told  me  "  your  brother  has  a  job  "  .    

I  told  him  "  ooh  really  congratulation  "  .  He  said  "  I'm  coming  to  United  State  with  your  sister  "  .  

I  said  "  are  you  serious  "  .  He  told  me  "  yes  ,  son  "  .  I'm  so  happy  and  missing  to  him  .    

I  said  "  tell  to  my  sister  if  she  coming  soon  she  should  be  teach  me  how  can  I  do  kabsa  "  .  

My  father  said    "  okay  son  I'll  tel  her  and  take  care  of  your  self  baby  "  .    

I  said  "  okay  dad  I'll  "  .  

 

IELP Student Class List Spring II 2013 (April 1– May 24)

Level 1 Mark, Phoebe Level 2 Kayla, Mark, Jarrod

Muntder Alabuabdulla Bader Alanazi Ali Aldubaisi Abdullah Alhasni Hassan Alqahtani Abdullah Hejji Raito Kubo Tetiana Rudenko

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Japan Ukraine

Abbas Alali Nezar Alhashim Hanan Aljuaid Ali Alkhalifah Naif Alkhamis Ahmed Almadani Ahmed Alsahfi Johann Lozano Ruben Montero Vaca Mohsen Shawkan Pongsathorn Sirisawat Camila Viana

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Colombia Bolivia Saudi Arabia Thailand Brazil

Level 3A

Laurie, Mike

Level 3B

Becky, Mike

Rayan Abukelab Mustafa Alabuabdullah Mohammed Aldosari Mutaz Aljurays Abdulrahman Alqahtani Yong Cho Nelson Ossius Amer Sirdar Leila Zahmatkesh

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia South Korea Haiti Saudi Arabia Iran

Mustafa Alabuabdullah

Omar Alghamdi

Abdulrahman Alsaedi

Fahad Althufairi

Morteza Ebrahimpour

Nabil Khawaji

Nazima Normatova

Masse Seye

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

Iran

Saudi Arabia

Kyrgyzstan

Senegal

Level 4A

Phoebe, Kayla

Level 4B

Karen, Bethany

Mamdoh Alanazi

Nawaf Alismail

Saleh Almohammed

Yasser Almohawes

Jwahr Alotaibi

Fahad Alotaibi

Khalid Alsahafi

Ahmed Alshaibani

Manar Alshehri

Jin Young Lee

Priscila Lima

Abid Sardar

Abir Tarhuni

Kuwait

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

South Korea

Brazil

Saudi Arabia

Libya

Nawaf Alghamdi

Elham Alharbi

Abdullah Almuaweed

Abdullah Almusharraf

Faisal Alqahtani

Fahad Alsawidan

Abbas Alshokan

Mohammed Alsubaie

Zhixin Li

Marcio Lima

Anel Ossius

Teeraphorn Santiwat

Michelangelo Taglietti

Isamu Ueki

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

China

Brazil

Haiti

Thailand

Italy

Japan

Level 5A

LaTesha, Jamie

Level 5B

Antonio, Coleen

Basil Abahusain

Faris Abdulhamid

Ameer Abed

Salman Alhajri

Faisal Alotaibi

Abdullah Alqessir

Khalid Alyusuf

Daniele Banfi

Marine Cruz

Serigne Diouf

Jonathan Hernandez

Anh Pham

Yoko Takahashi

Marie Yokozeki

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Italy

Switzerland

Senegal

Venezuela

Vietnam

Japan

Japan

Omar Alali

Saud Almudaiheem

Mohammed Almutairi

Abdualaziz Alqahtani

Bandar Alqbali

Meshari Altuaymi

Mudaysh Bajawi

Ahmad Ebrahem

Maria Gomez

Farida Pigache

Tahiana Silva

Byeongseok Song

Hideki Togashi

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Libya

Guatemala

Congo

Brazil

South Korea

Japan

Level 6A

Bethany, Karen

Level 6B Coleen, Antonio

Obid Almotiry

Fahad Alqarni

Nina Balan

Xiaoxu Chen

Jose Gomez

Rabee Hindi

Nargiza Khajiyeva

Lorena Matarredona

Vy Nguyen

Laura Smith

Preeyarat Widtayanond

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Moldova

China

El Salvador

United States

Kazakhstan

Spain

Indonesia

Costa Rica

Thailand

Mohammed Abdullatif

Abdulkarim Aldhayyaf

Ali Alessa

Adnan Aljandal

Muhanad Alunami

Muhannad Alshaikhjafar

Faisal Alsharredah

Mohammed Alsulami

Thamer Alyahya

Taewook Choi

Liyao Mao

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

South Korea

China