Archive for July, 2010
What is it to be an international student in the U.S.?
Saturday, July 31st, 2010If you are coming to the U.S. on a student visa it can be a bit of a challenge and a somewhat tedious process. VOA’s Lisa Vohra talks to a couple of students from Africa who have been through it and has this report.
Watch the stories of two young African students who are busy taking classes and living their lives in the U.S.
If you want to study in the USA, this is the first thing to : meet with an advisor from EducationUSA. It’s your official source on U.S. Higher Education. You will find centers in your own countries here.
For tips and access to local information specific to your projects, please contact us here
What is the most important to you about studying in the the U.S and why do you care?
How Not to Write Badly?
Saturday, July 31st, 2010This week on WORDMASTER: Charles Harrington Elster, author of “The Accidents of Style: Good Advice on How Not to Write Badly.”
RS: It’s full of examples, such as this common error.
Continue reading here
Listening to the story here
The Accidents of Style: Good Advice on How Not to Write Badly
How do you feel when you write in English? How difficult is it for you to write in English?
Why we do What we do?
Monday, July 26th, 2010In 2006, I left my corporate job at HP France to move to Los Angeles as an international student. I wanted to improve my English language skills, learn about the American way of doing business and eventually start my own. More importantly, I was in search of making meaningful changes in my life in order to add value to my own existence while possibly making a positive difference in the lives of others.
Not only was coming to the U.S. difficult, but once I arrived, I experienced a wide variety of both encouraging and negative feelings, such as excitement, surprise, happiness, loss of identity, anxiety, disorientation and confusion, while facing language, academic and integration challenges. I sometimes felt like a child.
Thankfully, some great people both from my university, UCLA, and off campus taught me the skills that I needed, showed me around, helped me adjust to the American culture, and inspired me. Some also provided me knowledge and methods for a better understanding of the ins- and- outs of running a business in this country, encouraged me to challenge the conventional thinking, and helped me discover and articulate my greater purpose.
I believe that the majority of international students and foreign exchange visitors to the United States face the same challenges. However, not all of them are lucky enough to receive the same attention, care and consideration — helping them to improve their experience, develops a better understanding of people of different backgrounds, or even get the tools needed to realize their dreams. For those people, I founded “U in the USA”.
In brief, our mission is to simplify international students’ and foreign exchange visitors’ lives, to help them interact more effectively with Americans, and to assist them in achieving their goals. We also try to encourage them to take advantage of this program to create connections and even make lifelong friends.
To learn more about what we do, and how we do it, please visit us www.uintheusa.com or contact us at www.facebook.com/uintheusa
Jean-Marc Dedeyne
President and Founder of U in the USA
Tel : 1-800-464-7681
Southern California – Cultural Center of the New Age
Sunday, July 25th, 2010This Disney-made video on the origin of the California Institute of the Arts was made when the Music Center and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art were still being talked about and designed. Narrated by Sebastian Cabot, it includes rare footage of the Chouinard Art Institute near MacArthur Park and the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, which were merged to form CalArts in 1961, under the guidance of Walt and Roy Disney. (The new school didn’t move to Valencia until 1971.) It was posted to Vimeo by Christine Ziemba.
Source : LA Observed
The CalArts Story from Christine Ziemba (CalArts) on Vimeo.
Visit CalArts here
A Story of Chinese immigrants in the Old American West
Saturday, July 24th, 2010Today, American Mosaic in VOA Special English shares with us some new music from the West Coast band Wavves.
They also talk about a colorful bridge in Northern California, The Golden Gate Bridge.
And a mystery from the Old West concerning empty graves, a faraway homeland and long-forgotten papers. Continue reading here
Listen to the story here
Source : VOA Special English
Photo: T. Banse
Baker City Chinese Cemetery
What matters more than your talents?
Saturday, July 24th, 2010In this Princeton University graduation address, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos makes the case that our character is reflected not in the gifts we’re endowed with at birth, but by the choices we make over the course of a lifetime. Watch this talk below:
Social Media: Get Your Foot in the Virtual Door
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010The key to getting a job is getting in front of a decision-maker, which isn’t as impossible as it may seem.
If you’re savvy, social media can get you and your resume through the virtual front door to the person doing the hiring.
The key is to shift your emphasis from looking at positions to finding people. It starts by having comprehensive profiles on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Without fully complete profiles, which includes uploading all of your contacts and connections, none of these sites are effective for jobseekers.
Tory Johnson explains how to use Facebook and Twitter to get a new job.
What is the American dream?
Monday, July 19th, 2010USA TODAY, Voices, asked tourists in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., What is the American Dream? This great video will you their answers.
Source : USA TODAY
Ten Top Smartphone Apps for College
Saturday, July 17th, 2010If you’re headed to college in the fall, it might be the last thing on your mind in July. But summer’s the perfect time to explore the world of smartphone apps, particularly those designed with college students and MBAs in mind. Even the best ones are free and they offer functionality that includes everything from increasing the size of your Facebook following to boosting your vocabulary. We’ve compiled a list of 10 useful applications—most available on iTunes—that cover both prepping for school and succeeding once you’re there. Take a look, explore your favorites, and begin downloading. Continue here
By Sommer Saadi
Source : Business Week
What It Takes to be a Doctor in the US?
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010This week, SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English looks at how people train to be medical doctors in the United States.
It is not easy to become a doctor in the United States. The first step is getting into a medical college. More than one hundred twenty American schools offer study programs for people wanting to be doctors.
People can get advice about medical schools from many resources. One of these is a publication, the Princeton Review. It provides information about colleges, study programs and jobs.
The Princeton Review says competition to enter medical schools is strong. American medical schools have only about sixteen thousand openings for students. However, more than two times this many seek entry. Many of those seeking admittance are women.
Read more here or Listen to the story here
Source: VOA News
