The ELI Weekly Out and About: Volunteering with the ‘Canes! by Alvaro Herrera, RW52 This semester I am volunteering with the Gainesville High School water polo team. Water polo is a game played in the water in which a team scores by throwing a ball into the opposite team’s goal. The Gainesville High School […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Finding Inspiration by Seokhyeon Sim, RW42 Do you believe the easiest way to change people is through encouragement? I believe this after what happened recently. A few days ago, my friend and I were talking in the classroom. We were speaking English although we are both Korean. Then suddenly, […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Hidden Treasure in Gainesville by Jinoh Yoo Do you know that there are old hidden treasures in the creek in Gainesville? On New Year’s day, I went to a small creek in the Loblolly Woods Park in Gainesville. Loblolly Woods Park is a small nature park that is located […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: The International Mixer by Jeesu Yun, RW 30 The International Mixer was a nice activity to meet friends from around the world! This was an activity for ELI students and UF students who are interested in various cultures and languages. Many people attended this activity to show and […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Looking for Gatorwake by Sumin Hwang, RW42 Surfing is my favorite sport and hobby, so I tried to find a surfing club in UF. There was a surfing club called Gatorwake. I followed their SNS right away and found out the date and place of the orientation meeting. Last […]
The ELI Weekly Where in the World? This semester, the ELI has 161 students from 28 countries. Ask your classmates where they are from! Angola Côte d’Ivoire Korea Puerto Rico Bolivia Dominican Republic Kuwait Saudi Arabia Brazil Haiti Niger Spain Chile Iran Pakistan Switzerland China Italy Panama Thailand Colombia Japan Peru United States of America […]
The ELI Weekly Photo of the Week: In the French Fries One famous landmark something in a city or landscape that is easily recognized on the University of Florida campus is a sculpture art in 3 dimensions created by John Raymond Henry in 1987. While the formal name of the sculpture is actually Alachua, students […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Goodbye! by EunGyeong Lee, RW 53 Time flies like an arrow. Just a few weeks ago, it was hot enough to swim, but fall has come in Florida. This means that a lot of time has passed. How was your experience in the United States? Each person is full […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: The Best Way to Refresh Yourself by Sinyoung Kwon, RW50 How often do you work out a week? Before I came to UF, I have never exercised in Korea because I was so lazy. However, after I came here, I start to exercise actively! It is exciting to work […]
The ELI Weekly Scholarship Winners Congratulations to the recipients of the ELI Scholarships for the Fall 2021 Semester! Dr. Jayne C. Harder Memorial Scholarship: Sol Ha Kim from South Korea Dr. J.C. Casagrande Peace Scholarship: Alvaro Herrera Fernandez from Spain First Runner-Up: Mireya Arreaga Ramirez from Ecuador Second Runner-Up: Ali Salou Moumouni from Niger Out and […]