By lhenriks on Sep 26, 2011 in Uncategorized | Comments Off
Hello WWN readers!
The Willamette World News is an online publication written exclusively by
international students studying and working here on campus. Each issue centers around a specific theme
to bring worldwide perspective. Check out the Willamette “Highlights” article written about the WWN!
http://willamette.edu/news/library/2010/11/willamette_world_news.html
All of us here at the LLC are really excited to bring you this year’s [...]
By saitok on Sep 26, 2011 in Japan | Comments Off
Please check my hometown on the map in below.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/asia/japan/
As you might know, this place has very hard time now because of TSUNAMI. But we all know the people around the world could help and encourage us a lot. So we are doing our best so that it become to retrieve as early as we can. I am also doing my best here!!
By Catalina Velez on Sep 26, 2011 in Colombia | 3 Comments
Hi Willamette! My name is Catalina Vélez and I happen to be one of the two Spanish language assistants for this year. You should know this is my first time living abroad, and it is challenging but also exciting.
I come from Medellín, and I started to teach English after getting my BA in translation in [...]
By adebejar on Sep 26, 2011 in Spain | Comments Off
My name is Alba de Béjar and I’m one of the the two Language Assistants of Spanish at Willamette this year. I’m at Willamette thanks to the Fulbright FLTA program that, every year, sponsors teaching assistants from different countries all over the world to come and share their culture and experiences with students in the [...]
By fpoete on Sep 26, 2011 in France | Comments Off
Hi everyone !
My name is Fabien, and I am from the city of Lyon, which is the third largest city in France after Paris and Marseille. Incidentally, Lyon is also between Paris and Marseille on the map of France.
By lrosa on Sep 26, 2011 in Denmark | Comments Off
Halløjsa!
I’m Rosa from Denmark –the little country with the big ego!
My home university (Aalborg University) has an exchange program with Willamette University, which I am extremely thankful for, because without it, studying abroad would never have been possible for me. This Semester here at Willamette is something I have worked hard at to get to [...]
By ibirke on Sep 26, 2011 in Germany | Comments Off
My name is Ilka Birke and I am the German language assistant at Willamette University this year. I come from Münster which is located in the North-West of Germany. It is close to the Dutch border and to the Ruhr region which is an urban area including cities as Düsseldorf, Dortmund and Essen. Münster is [...]