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In United States there are so many holidays. Some holidays are common but others are so unique. I researched some kinds of American holidays and Korean holidays. I can find some same things and different things between them. 1. American Holidays New Year’s Day Martin Luther King Day Washington’s Birthday Earth Continue reading Holidays in America & Korea -Guyeon As most of you guys know, I want to go to College in the U.S. That’s the reason why I choose this topic. I tried to learn more about college life in the U.S., which might be helpful in the future. In fact, it is quite hard to define my topic as a specific thing because Continue reading What Are People Doing in the U.S. College [University] ? You know?? Sports are not only just play but also have another important meaning!!! Michael Jordan, Baberuth, Tiger Woods, Michael Phelps, Mia Hamm jordan babe ruth Do you know what’s the common feature of these people?? Continue reading Melting pot of Sports in USA Hello~ I will introduce the ‘Public transportation’ in Portland, Oregon. As you can see on the street, there are MAX, StreetCar and Bus. First, I will explain Max. It just looks like subway in Korea. But, the difference is that MAX goes on the ground, while subway usually goes under the ground. In Continue reading Go Everywhere with Transportation~ Once upon a time, there were a lot of volcanic eruption in this area. That eruptions made the almost mountains in Oregon, such as Mt.Hood - as you know, it is a sleeping volcano – and Mt.Saint Helen. Then there came the Ice age, which made the rivers of Oregon. Many native american tribes lived in this area though the Continue reading Once Upon A Time in Oregon 1. Intro As both sister cities of Portland and Ulsan are beautiful themselves, it seems that flourishing of the art is natural phenomenon there. In fact, Portland and Ulsan allow many chances for the citizens to enjoy aesthetic life in the city. There are many institutions like art galleries and art centers in both cities. There also are many artists who get Continue reading Aesthetic! What would you think of when you hear the word “The United States?” It would be different depending on a person, but there are common things. Here they are! [George Washington] Continue reading What Can Remind You of the States?-Kaylee Today, 7/21(TUE), Hoon, Will(my host brother), and I went to the movie theater. There were not as many movies as I thought. ‘Transformer: Revenge of the Fallen”, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”, “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”, and “the Proposal” are shown in the movies now. As Will chose the movie ” Ice Age: Dawn of the Continue reading Movies? It’s NOT about the Money! #gallery-1 { Which one is more valuable to you, a person or a group? There are a lot of people and they compose a group. There are two ways to deal with relationships between a person and a group. Individualism Continue reading Which One Is More Valuable, a Person or a Group? Just like as you, shopping is one of the most popular hobbies in the whole world. I know that you are very curious about the shopping in US. For you, I will focus on the major differences that I felt by my self. 1. Shop assistant In Korea, there are may shop assistants to help us to Continue reading Shopping!! KOREA vs. US Walking along the street, we can see many people going on a date. In fact, it’s a general thing. There are many couples all over the world. But we can be curious about the differences by different cultures. Here is Portland of America and there should be many unusual things between Korea and America. First, Americans Continue reading The invaluable – love What kind of FAMILY did you find in USA?
BLENDED FAMILY is a social unit consisting of two previously married parents and the children of their former marriages. It is also called as step-family, reconstructed family etc. In fact, my host family is a blended family, too. My host father and host mother got married not very long Continue reading Becoming a Predominate Feature: BLENDED FAMILY My little sister loves watching TV. Except when she takes a shower, goes out with her friends or family, she always watches TV. Her favorite program is movie or sit com;It means “situation comedy”. All I can see is that she is watching TV ‘Hannah Montana’. Actually, she likes Hannah Montana. When Music Continue reading My Host Sister’s Long-time Friend -Jihye/Sophia Do you have a religion? Many people try to rely on holy gods when they get nervous. And a lot of people get religion influenced by their families. 45.71% of the citizens in Portland, Oregon are religious. 22.75 are Catholic, 12.56% are Protestant, 5.11% are Christian, 2.92%are Jewish, 1.55% are LDS, 0.6% affiliates with Islam, and Continue reading What Do You Believe in?-By Jeongeun(Molly) Wherever they live, teenagers all over the world are excited over celebrities. In Korea, we love idols like Rain, Big Bang, and 2 P.M. Americans too! In my host family, there’s a 15-year-old girl, Natalie. She is a big fan of David Archuleta and Jonas Brothers who are one of the most popular celebrities in Continue reading Teenagers are Crazy about…
Architectures in Portland Giant, Humongous, Massive and Fascinating Humans have been realized their ideas and civilization to their own special construction. Continue reading Massive Constructions Created by Us Hey, guys and gals! As we have stayed in Portland for quiet a long time, Then have you paid attention to… a person like him?? This man was actually stumbling, smoking, and was trying to find a cozy spot to take a nap… And Continue reading Lunatics?! – by Hannah(Hye Eun) Hospital? Doctor’s office? What’s the difference? In Korea, we call every place hospital that we visit to seek medical advice from doctors for disease. But in America, hospital is used only for surgery or emergency. We also can call it ‘Medical Center’. However, a place where people visit to see a Continue reading Let’s Learn about American Hospitals! Hee-eun/Vicky Drinking Syrian Coffee, Turkish coffee I visited my host father’s sister’s house. She is Syrian. I heard that the pattern on the carpet was Syrian. There were three children. First child is Benjamin, who was very quite and gentle. He said next year he would go to high school. Second is Amir, which means ”prince”. Continue reading Traveling to Syria Without an Airplane.-JiHye/Sophia One of the factors that makes people who visit the place excited is a nice scene of surroundings. If you are imagining the typical images of USA, PSU (Portland State University) is just what you expected. What makes PSU look just like United States? 1. Streets Streets around PSU are just the typical of US. Continue reading Walking Down the Streets of PSU-Jacob Many Americans enjoy decorating their houses. Here are some pictures of my host family’s house. Aren’t they pretty? Continue reading Want to See American Houses? Parenting is the rearing of children and the methods, techniques, used or required in the rearing of children. Do you know that there is general consensus around parents? Let’s learn the general basic necessities in America and Korea. First, children need physical security and development. That is, we have to prepare the safety of Continue reading LOOK! You Finally will be a Parent of Someone. American’s Idea In the American poll by AP, 73% of 1000 people want to see the movie through DVD or pay-per-view program not in the theater. So AP explained this phenomenon by two reasons. First, American thinks if they go to the theater and see the movie and buy some pop corn, Continue reading Startling Polls about a Theater – Dorah Since America has many different cultures in it, the country has millions of restaurants that offer many different kinds of food. Mexican, Italian, Greek, Ethiopian, hamburger joints, fast food places, Spanish, Brazilian, etc. In Korea 228,704 out of 505,241 restaurants are serving Korean food, which is about 45%. This is the statistics from 2001. Korea now has many Continue reading Yummy! Let Your Tummy be Happy:) Min Kyoung / Erica 1. Do you know about “CHILD CARE”?
These days, child care is a significant problem to many parents for some reasons. First, many parents who get higher education than before start to realize importance of childcare. Second increase of women’s participation in labor can be one reason. Finally, the impact of child care on the children is Continue reading How about Learning “CHILD CARE”? by Hyoni |
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