The ELI Weekly Scholarship Winners Congratulations to the recipients of the ELI scholarships for the Summer 2024 semester! Dr. Jayne C. Harder Memorial Scholarship: Tomas Soto Jara, from Chile Dr. J.C. Casagrande Peace Scholarship: David Ariza Peña, from Colombia 1st Runner-up: Rolande Yahano Pagoui, from Chad 2nd Runner-up: Diana Barragan Caicedo, from Colombia 3rd Runner-up: Marina Darmesh, from Kazakhstan Out […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: San Pedro Festival in Colombia by Yureidy Chinchilla, RW60 In Colombia, a traditional festival called Bambuco in San Pedro is celebrated every year in June. San Pedro is a festival that all people from different parts of the country enjoy for seven days. Every day there are parades […]
The ELI Weekly Scholarship Nominees It is very difficult to be nominated for a scholarship. The nominees all worked very hard this semester and achieved the following criteria: Full-time C semester student Academic Excellence Outstanding Progress Excellent Attendance and Participation Practices English Successful Academic Work Strategies Intercultural Understanding/ Relationships See more about the scholarship here: […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About by Daniela Alarcon Guzman, RW52 My spring break vacation was incredible, I visited different places like Playa Delfines, Chichén Itzá, Cocobongo, Xoximilco, Playa Langosta and Xcaret in Cancun, Mexico. The beaches in Cancun are beautiful. They are clean, and they have a spectacular blue color and white sand. At […]
The ELI Weekly Weekend Event Saturday, March 23rd – Kanapaha Botanical Gardens: Spring Garden Festival – 9:30am – 12:30pm Visit Gainesville’s beautiful botanical gardens with over 60 acres of amazing plants and walking paths throughout. It is a special weekend to visit because it is the Spring Garden Festival! There will over 100 booths offering […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Salsa by Rolande Yahano Pagoui, RW 50 and Jake Lasi, RW40 The Gator Salsa last Thursday was so fun! There were a lot of people, including many ELI students. In fact, there were three classes, and two of them were mostly composed of ELI students. The classes were organized […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Latin Dancing in Gainesville by Patricia Moon Since many of our students are from Latin America, many know how to dance cumbia, salsa, bachata, and merengue. Which country has the best dancers? For salsa, I’ve always heard it was the Colombians! Especially the Colombians from the city of Cali. […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: My First Experience in the ELI by Yureidy Chinchilla, RW60 When I finished my first semester in ELI, I could say it was one of the best experiences of my life. So, it all started in August of last year. I was in Colombia when I made the decision […]
The ELI Weekly Weekend Events We have two weekend events this week! You are welcome to attend both but if you do, you will need to leave the first event early to make it to the second event on time. Both activities are on the same sign up. Please only sign up if you are […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: My First Week at the ELI by Joao Ambrozio, RW 30 In my first week at Gainesville taking classes, I had new experiences as a student as an independent person. It’s very difficult and tiring manage even my small apartment by myself. My first day alone was a strange […]