康克迪亞大學
Concordia University
“我們發現Concordia University是一個小型卻蘊含著無限潛能的大學。CU可以算是一座具有卓越的學習設施和高科技且非常友好的城市。我們很驕傲能成為這裡的學生，希望你也能來加入。”—Juei-Chuan Hung和Yu-Ping Chen (台中)
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Miya目前就讀於 Concordia University, Portland
他的碩士主修為英語教學 TESOL
Concordia的英語教學課程當中可以選擇前往海外教學的實習
體驗不同國家的生活並累積寶貴的教學經驗
接下來的六個禮拜他將在南美洲的厄瓜多教導當地中學的學生
請大家給他加油打氣喔!
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好遙遠的路程, 整整24個小時,我終於到達目的地!!! 僅僅一個小時,我像是體驗了所有喜怒哀樂一路上遇到很多好人 飛機上, 主動幫我搬我夭壽重的行李 在Atlanta等待時,有個一樣從Portland來的跟我聊天,度過了無聊的等待時間到Quayaquil後,遇到一個從LA來的年輕男子要去PERU自助旅行,有人聊天一起搭CAB,感覺不那麼孤單 但,就在Quayaquil買完前往CUENCA的公車票後,我找不到我錢包了,,,,, 天呀~第一天就把所有東西都弄丟了,,,我該怎麼辦護照,錢,卡,ID,聯絡⋯⋯資 料,,,在短短三分鐘內就不見了 加上語言不通,我嚇的要哭了 還好他們拿著我的錢包來還我!!!!天呀~我真的要哭了,,, 好家在好家在X一百一千萬遍但沿路上,他一直不斷念念念~原來是要跟我要小費 給了$10後,他馬上閉嘴閃人,但好險我拿回我的錢包了!!!!!^&^ Cuenca在一個好遙遠的地方,遠離所有的大城市,在一個深深深深山裡,從Quayaquil的炎熱到前往Cuenca的涼爽 Cuenca像是個世外桃源,在深山裡整整開個四個多小時才到~甚麼樣的城市會在這座深山裡,我想著~ 一個房子外有羊,有牛,鐵皮屋頂,媽媽牽著小孩爬上坡 空氣中瀰漫著令人心情愉悅的因子,好開心我自己一個人竟然可以在語 言不通的環境裡安全到達目的地!!! 我真厲害!!! 但,正當以為終於可以卸口氣時, 發現這麼大的bus terminal, 我該怎樣跟我的Spanish only host family會和??? 打了好幾通電話,聯絡了學校,最後終於見到mi mama y papa~:) 即使車子老舊,但是跟著padres,就覺ㄉ很開心了~ 晚上跟家裡小孩們去生日趴替!!!好瘋狂~ 但晚上的我,真是夭壽累~洗了個有三隻蜘蛛陪伴的澡後 在我陌生害怕的環境裡,我瞬間睡著了~ 生平少數幾次,我開燈睡生平第一次,在語言完全不通下,我好想家~我想回去~我覺得好孤單~============================================想著,每天PO文章,記錄著我難得的體驗也分享我的生活
(It's good to write journals about my life in Cuenca. It's not only a sharing but also an important memory. I hope I can keep writing it til I go back to Portland!!!)
今天好像沒做甚麼事,一天就又過了,,, 下午跟著host family去MALL逛街,愛出去玩的我滿心歡喜
結果花了大半時⋯⋯間都在小朋友的悶死人遊樂場裡受不了裡面的悶熱空氣,以及受了Dr.TRISH的洗腦後,,,
我決定跟mama說我要去走走,等一下回來很顯然的,mi mama聽不懂,
所以等我驕傲的想說順利買到我需要的SHAMPOO 回來後,已不見人影,,,,
我好像挺老神在在,繞了幾圈不見人影,心跳也沒加快半秒繞出去停車場,車還在,我更加放心
最後終於在附近找到mi familia在吃著冰淇淋 他們見到我第一句問"felipe?"
慘了,,,,因為他們找不到我,所以打電話回家叫兒子出來MALL 找我>"< 超級不好意思 真是皇帝不急,急死太監了我
(I didn't really do anything today but went to a mall with my family in the afternoon. Since I didn't want to stay in the kid's indoor playground, I decided to tell my mama that I wanted to look around and would come back later. I was so proud of myself that I bought the shampoo, which I need, by myself. However, I couldn't find them anywhere after I came back. Surprisingly, I wasn't nervous at all. Instead, my host family called their son to go to the mall to find me!!! I felt really bad about it,,,)
回家途中,papa不知為什中途下了車
明知即使問了我也聽不懂回答,我還是問了 結果我真聽不懂,連dictionary都派不上用場
他們解釋了老半天,跟PIZZA音很像,所以我以為爸爸要去買PIZZA 晚上吃 但,車開走了,,,
所以我的猜測是錯的 僅晚他們解釋在解釋,但我沒一個字聽懂>"< 感覺到他們也很沒轍 又有些不耐煩好挫折
氣自己怎沒有早點學SPANISH
(On the way home, papa left for some reasons. Although I knew that I couldn't understand their answer, I still used my super poor Spanish, asked "Donde ir papa?" Well, I really didn't understand their response. They tried to explain it again and again, but I just couldn't get it! I was so frustrated and also regret that I didn't start to learn Spanish earlier,,,,:(((( )
晚上期待著我最愛的熱水澡,但,,, 沒熱水 姐姐說沒GAS"(maybe...cuz I don't understand)
然後很酷的點了火柴,咻一下就OK了!!! 超酷~從沒看過可以降用!!! 這就是所謂的都市小孩的無知ㄇ???(還是只有我= = )
洗完澡,勉強用著超弱訊號的網路打完了今天的分享又結束了一天的我 要去睡拉!! 期待明天的行程
(At night, when I wanna take a hot shower, there was no hot water. The sister was so cool that she used a match to light the fire, which I never saw before,,,Maybe it's cuz I'm a silly girl from a big city! I can't wait for tomorrow's meeting and class. Hope everything will be great! Good night~mi amigos~)
