EELI Student Quotes
(Regular EELI Students Studying at EELI During the Five 7-week Sessions)
"I enjoy every class. They are all beneficial to me."
"My teacher is so sweet with good teaching."
"She is a very good teacher and person."
"He is a wonderful professor. He is nice, respectful and he has a sense of humor."
"In EELI Level 5 I learned many things. Now I am prepared to go to EKU."
"It was a wonderful class!"
"She is an excellent teacher."
"I like these classes. We have a chance to practice our speaking and this is very good."
"She is shining every day!"
"He made us feel confident about our English."
"All teachers are cooperative with me, and I respect all of them."
"I thank my wonderful teachers."
"Thank you EELI!"
Daegu Haany University Korean Students
(after one month at EELI late June to late July)
"EELI of EKU gave confidence for me."
"Here is the best place for English practice. I am quiet but potentially capable."
"I look fragile but I am very strong life designer."
"I have to go back to Korea soon. It’s a pity that fact."
"I feel woodpecker in my heart."
"I touch my soul to make an effort to realize the goal."
"When I smell this place of fresh air I feel comfortable."
"I disappearing sensation of fear about English."
"I wondered what will I change for weeks but my mind was changed by EELI."
"In America fireworks exploded …..spread to the black canvas! Fireworks embroidered on the sky. I saw something shining with EKU family."
"I’m going to Korea missing you. I love EELI."
"If you open your mind, you can be a friend of the whole world."
"A month has already flown…The kindness and warmth that all persons who read this writing gave to us will keep in my heart until I die."
"The outside becomes darker and darker. There is a full moon in the sky. By the light of the moon everything looks beautiful. Tonight I want to take a walk arund Brockton."
"To me, you are the American I will remember all my life."
"Everything in Kentucky is perfect. I like EELI teachers, what I spent all of the time in here, beautiful scenery, and my peaceful feelings. I enjoyed everyday. I’m so thankful to my God. "
"The farm is really wide. When I saw the farm, my heart also became wide. I loved wide farm …fresh wind…fresh smell….twittering by birds."
"I think the condition that I speak and hear English very well is getting rid of fear of foreigners…..I learn not only English but also American culture. "
University of Yamanashi Japanese Students
(after a month at EELI mid-August to mid-September)
"Because I am new at speaking English, it is hard for me to explain what I think."
"It is difficult to say something in English that is easy to say in Japanese."
"I left Japan for the first time in my life. So I was overwhelmed by the giant statue of America. I thought what a surprise."
"At the Kentucky Horse Park, some horses could jump as tall as me."
"I was astonished"
‘cause everything is very, very big
in America of freedom.
"When it’s getting dark, "
I’m sad, time is up to spend here
looking summer sunset.
"Before coming here, I shut myself in a shell. I was afraid of making a mistake. But I think I am a mere shadow of my former self. I changed with astonishing speed physically and mentally."
"I filed my memories of here forever.""
""My impression of American people has completely changed. I’ve come to think that actually American people are kinder and more polite that Japanese people."
"I feel very lonely"
something is telling goodby to me
It is the fall wind.
"American life is exciting for me every day. I see a beautiful piece of scenery like I saw in the films. There are houses made of white wood or red bricks on green grass. I was impressed with such scenery."
"I have come to love the USA. I want to study American history and culture again. I hope this summer vacation is a watershed for my life."
"In the Homestay, I learned American and Iranian cultures. This precious experience helped to understand different cultures. Indeed, I had many chances to talk with a lot of people from other countries in EKU. For example, EELI class, International Party in Brockton, and so on. I met many people from South Korea, China, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Thailand, and so on. It was a very wonderful experience to talk with people from various countries."
"I think that the key to improving my English skills is to make many mistakes. Do not fear to make mistakes!! In the future, I want to make many mistakes and I want to learn from these."
"I want to say to all people that are concerning my short term study abroad in this time “thank you very much”!! I owe my staying here with happiness to you."
