I won't be at our meeting on Wednesday (April 6), so we will NOT meet at Collegium Novum. Instead you'll meet (without me) at Sweet Surrender coffee shop at Most Teatralny. Here's the address and directions.
Aaron and Anna will reserve a room for us beginning at 18:30, so come whenever you can. There will be games and the opportunity to just relax and talk in English. I will try to stop by later in the evening.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Dessert Sampling on Sunday
Sweet Surrender coffee shop has graciously offered to host us for an American dessert sampling this Sunday, April 10, at 15:00. They will open the shop especially for our group! The cost for this delicious event is only 5 zł per person (or 10 zł with coffee or juice).
All are welcome, but we need a headcount so that Sweet Surrender knows how much food to make. Please respond to this post or email me by Wednesday if you want to attend. See you there!
All are welcome, but we need a headcount so that Sweet Surrender knows how much food to make. Please respond to this post or email me by Wednesday if you want to attend. See you there!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
First Annual UAM Spelling Bee
TOMORROW in Collegium Novum, 212b Bloc B at 19:00 sharp:
First Annual UAM Spelling Bee!
A spelling bee is a contest to correctly spell as many words as possible. We will follow the rules of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the U.S. Every participant will have the opportunity to spell at least one word; however, once a participant misspells a word, he/she will be out of the running. There will be prizes!
There's even a Broadway musical about a spelling bee, let alone a number of movies.
To practice, check out the Merriam-Webster list of sample words. May the best speller win!
First Annual UAM Spelling Bee!
A spelling bee is a contest to correctly spell as many words as possible. We will follow the rules of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the U.S. Every participant will have the opportunity to spell at least one word; however, once a participant misspells a word, he/she will be out of the running. There will be prizes!
There's even a Broadway musical about a spelling bee, let alone a number of movies.
To practice, check out the Merriam-Webster list of sample words. May the best speller win!
Green Eggs and Ham
As we read at our Dr. Seuss meeting last week, here's the text of Dr. Seuss' original Green Eggs and Ham.And here's Moxy Fruvous' modified music version:
Monday, March 21, 2011
Wednesday meeting
Apologies for not being to post a reminder last week. I was away (with little internet access), so there was no meeting.
However, this week we WILL be meeting. In fact, because some people have a conflict later in the evening, we will start earlier this week only. For Wednesday, March 23 ONLY, we will start at 18:45 and end earlier. 212b as always.
Also, for those of you who are interested in studying in the USA, check out the Fulbright program. This exchange program (my program!) offers scholarships for Polish students and graduates to study in the US. It's recognized as very prestigious in the US, and the scholarship funds almost all of the costs of travel, living, and research expenses. The only catch is that you do need to apply about a year-and-a-half before you want to go. For example, for the 2012-2013 academic year (arriving in the US and beginning around Aug/Sept 2012), the application deadline is April 29, 2011.
If this is something that you are interested in, let me know! There's a Fulbright info session next Monday in Collegium Minus at 13:00. If you cannot make it, email me if you have questions. I'll bring extra materials to our meeting in a week.
See you Wednesday!
However, this week we WILL be meeting. In fact, because some people have a conflict later in the evening, we will start earlier this week only. For Wednesday, March 23 ONLY, we will start at 18:45 and end earlier. 212b as always.
Also, for those of you who are interested in studying in the USA, check out the Fulbright program. This exchange program (my program!) offers scholarships for Polish students and graduates to study in the US. It's recognized as very prestigious in the US, and the scholarship funds almost all of the costs of travel, living, and research expenses. The only catch is that you do need to apply about a year-and-a-half before you want to go. For example, for the 2012-2013 academic year (arriving in the US and beginning around Aug/Sept 2012), the application deadline is April 29, 2011.
If this is something that you are interested in, let me know! There's a Fulbright info session next Monday in Collegium Minus at 13:00. If you cannot make it, email me if you have questions. I'll bring extra materials to our meeting in a week.
See you Wednesday!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Meeting tomorrow!
Next meeting is tomorrow (Wed), again at 19:00 in 212b. We'll have some extra American students visiting (otherwise known as Liz drafting her friends to help), so we'll talk about the differences between university life in the U.S. and in Poland.
Also, if you haven't found our Facebook group yet, you should join.
Also, if you haven't found our Facebook group yet, you should join.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Multiculturalism in the USA
Here's a couple of the videos that I wanted to show last time, but technology made things too difficult.
Schoolhouse Rock was a TV show (and later a musical on the stage) to teach kids about history, math, grammar, and more in a fun way. When I was in elementary school, teachers were still showing these videos in order to teach us different lessons, so I will probably share a lot of them this semester. This one tells the story of America, the nation of immigrants, and tries to explain the blending of cultures. (Lyrics)
Also, every few years there are TV miniseries which focus on our very different family histories. Americans generally are fascinated by genealogy (studying the family's past and tracing its roots through a family tree), but many of us may know nothing about our ancestors. This PBS reporter hunted through the history of a number of famous Americans and shared their families' stories, as a means to show just a glimpse of the diverse backgrounds of Americans.
Watch it here: Our American Stories: Faces of America
Schoolhouse Rock was a TV show (and later a musical on the stage) to teach kids about history, math, grammar, and more in a fun way. When I was in elementary school, teachers were still showing these videos in order to teach us different lessons, so I will probably share a lot of them this semester. This one tells the story of America, the nation of immigrants, and tries to explain the blending of cultures. (Lyrics)
Also, every few years there are TV miniseries which focus on our very different family histories. Americans generally are fascinated by genealogy (studying the family's past and tracing its roots through a family tree), but many of us may know nothing about our ancestors. This PBS reporter hunted through the history of a number of famous Americans and shared their families' stories, as a means to show just a glimpse of the diverse backgrounds of Americans.
Watch it here: Our American Stories: Faces of America
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