TheELI Weekly Commencement (Zoom) Friday, April 23rd – 11:00am-12:15pm Celebrate your accomplishments, see your friends, and say goodbye! The ELI Commencement Ceremony will be held on Friday, April 23rd from 11:00am to 12:15pm on Zoom. Students, Language Assistants, teachers, administrators, family, and friends are welcome to this special occasion. https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92398855675?pwd=SkVJaE9IZTRSYSsrQ2hPK2loa1h5UT09 Meeting ID: 923 9885 5675 Passcode: 932809 […]
TheELI Weekly Out and About: Poetry, Travel, and Life Nothing by Anhuai Yu, RW40 At Maine, I saw mountains and mountains, I heard birds singing, I was wondering who I am. At Florida, I see geckos and geckos, I hear gators making presentation. But, I am still wondering who I am. Scholarship Winners Congratulations to the recipients […]
TheELI Weekly Out and About: Al-‘Ula by Zuhur Aloufi, RW10 Photo Credit: Zuhur Aloufi If you love history, then you must visit Al-‘Ula. It is an ancient city in Saudi Arabia, 200 miles north of Medina. There are many reasons to visit. For example, watch the sunset from among the mountains, listen to historical singing, […]
TheELI Weekly Out and About: Kanapaha Botanical Gardens by Abdullah Alammari, RW20 If you live in Gainesville, you must visit the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. It’s a 68-acre 27.5 hectares facility in Gainesville, Florida that has 24 major gardens. There are different plants and flowers. For example, when I went with the ELI, we saw many […]
TheELI Weekly Scholarship Nominees Please join me in congratulating the nominees for the ELI Scholarships to study in the Summer 2021 semester: Abdullah Alammari Pamela Alba Maria Maza Rivero Yuki Yanagita It is very difficult to be nominated for a scholarship. This means the nominees all worked extra hard this semester and achieved the following […]
TheELI Weekly Out and About: UF Baseball by Yuki Yanagita, RW40 Photo credit: Yuki Yanagita For baseball lovers, January 1st is not the real new year’s day. MLB teams start training camp, and college baseball season starts in February, so February is the real new year for baseball lovers. The Gators won the national championship in […]
TheELI Weekly Out and About: Art is a Part of Me by Olga Moody, Instructor I grew up in a small town surrounded by nature. My school was built next to a deep pine forest, and my house had an orchard with fruit trees and beautiful flower gardens. I loved gazing out my bedroom window […]
TheELI Weekly Out and About: Relish Burgers in Gainesville by Ewaldo Rivas Millan, RW60 Every time I decide to eat outside of my house. The only option that comes to my mind is Relish. If you are looking for really amazing hamburgers, definitely Relish is your option. Every piece of the hamburger is amazing. I […]
TheELI Weekly Out and About: Souq Al Mubarakiya by Dana Alkandri, RW41 Photo Credit: https://alqabas.com Souq Al Mubarakiya is a famous history place in Kuwait. It’s located in the middle of Kuwait city. Al Mubarakiya is the oldest street market in Kuwait which was established in 1897, by the rich people who bring their goods from […]
TheELI Weekly Out and About: Cochabamba, Bolivia by Pamela Alba, RW30 Photo Credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ciudad_de_Cochabamba.jpg My hometown is an amazing place. My hometown is called Cochabamba. Firstly, we have to the biggest statue of Christ in the world. Also, there are a lot of attractions where we can go all the time like Pairumani and […]