ELI instructor Marlau
Gould addressed Japan alumni in Tokyo
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ELI instructor Marlau
Gould addressed Japan alumni in Tokyo
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The first annual reunion of Japanese graduates of the English Language Institute and the University of Delaware was held in Tokyo on October 3. Thirty-two alumni, some of whom are currently living in the United States, France, Germany and other Asian countries, gathered at the Hotel Edmont to reminisce and renew their friendships.
"I really enjoyed seeing many friends I haven't seen for a long time, even though I'm exhausted!" said one of the reunion organizers, Yoshimasa Niino. Niino graduated from ELI in 1990 and got his bachelor's degree in political science from UD in 1994.
Other organizers were Junko Mori and Miki Toda, both ELI graduates with master's degrees in communication from UD.
A highlight of the reunion, said Niino, was the attendance of "honored guest" Marlau Gould, an ELI instructor who is currently teaching at Kobe Shoin Women's University. "Hopefully, at the second reunion next year we can invite more ELI teachers as special guests, from Kobe and, of course, Newark!" Niino said.
Another special feature of the meeting was a video sent by ELI, which included a tour of the ELI building and greetings from ELI teachers and tutors.
The group hopes to include more ELI and UD grads in next year's reunion. For more information, contact Yoshimasa Niino at <961213@yurak.gw.ocnis.nittsu.co.jp>
Attention alumni reunion organizers!
ELI Director Scott Stevens and Assistant Director Joe Matterer may be visiting your country in the coming months and would enjoy attending your ELI alumni reunion. Current plans include visits to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Taiwan and Turkey. Please feel free to contact them at <scott.stevens@mvs.udel.edu> to discuss your plans.
Alejandro Henao (Colombia, '96) is thrilled that his architectural firm's design for the Colombian pavilion at the Expo 2000 in Hanover, Germany, won a competition. He is now studying in UK.
Björn Tibell (Sweden, '93, '94) finished his second Vasaloppet, the 90 km cross country ski race, and competed in long distance running and bicycle races.
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Ghandi Kaanan
(right) (Syria '87) wed on January 8, 1998
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Carla Pinto Gonçalves (Brazil, '96) visited Newark with her parents and husband in April and will be moving to Rio de Janeiro from Sao Paulo.
Carmen Paz Rodriguez (Chile, '98) is an editor for Apertura, a business magazine in Chile.
Dae Hwan (Dan) Kim (Korea, '98) was one of 21 participants at Yale University in an Asian scholars program in July. He began his doctoral studies at the University of Pittsburgh in September.
Dae-Seog Choi (Korea, '97) is now marketing manager for telecommunications equipment for Samsung.
Diana Villate (Colombia, '97) spent last summer working as a speech therapist at a large private hospital. In the fall, she completed her English studies at the Colombo American Center.
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Mami Arioka (Japan, '94) married Mark Osler of Troy Michigan on May 15, 1998. She is shown here with her homestay "parents," Judy and Bill Vaughn. The couple is living in Colorado where Mami is studying to become an elementary school teacher. |
Enzo Savino (Venezuela, '95) graduated from UD with a master's in composite material science. While he was in graduate school, he and wife Isabella (Venezuela, '95) had a baby girl, Francesca. They returned to Venezuela and just had their second child, Stephanie.
Eri Yokoyama (Japan, '97) is an undergraduate student living in Tennessee and hopes to pursue graduate studies in environmental studies later.
Evelyne Koumoua (Côte d'Ivoire, '98) wed Justin Koffie on July 17 in Washington, DC.
Fernando De Lucca (Brazil, '97) returned to Sao Paulo, Brazil and has recently been promoted at ALCHOA, which allows him the opportunity to travel throughout Brazil.
Fumiaki Hayase (Japan, '95) is currently attending graduate school in San Diego, CA in international relations and will be graduating in December '98. He is contemplating the idea of pursuing his doctorate in China.
Hak Kim (Korea, '96) is working on Samsung's distance education team and developing web-based training courses. He manages the system and is also the web master for the training home page.
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Valeria Wolsey (Argentina,
'96) wed Alejandro Damian Parysow in November '97
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Haruna Serizawa (Japan, '98) is studying massage therapy in Philadelphia.
Hector Rubio (Venezuela) is working as an accountant for Chevron.
Jasmine Bucher-Schneider (Switzerland), wed in July 1993, is working in the textile industry and is using her English both on the job and in her travels to Australia.
Jessica Garcia (Puerto Rico, '96) is working for the DuPont Company in Wilmington as an associate scientist.
Ji-Young (Sophia) Shim (Korea, '97) is in graduate school at Georgetown University.
Jose David (Paisa) Montoya (Colombia, '98) is operating an Internet Spanish class using a chat software, with two female students from Georgia and one male student from New York. He says he is practicing not only his Spanish, but also his written English!
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Chiharu Kuriyama (Japan,
'97) celebrated her Coming-Of-Age Day in a traditional kimono
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Juan Canitrot (Argentina, '98) passed the residency test in Argentina and has begun a medical residency in psychiatry.
Jumsan Kim (Korea, '97) is engaged to be married in spring '99 to Hyun-Joo Choi.
Kanji Nagafuchi (Japan, '98) lives in San Francisco, where he is working on his master's in hotel management at Golden Gate University.
Kwang-no (Kenny) Lee (Korea, '96) had his own homepage on the Internet
during the spring of 1998. The address is
< http://ix.bit.co.kr/~ iw03/ >
Mario Baracaldo (Colombia, '96) has been accepted in the University of Saskatchewan's master of veterinary science program.
Mauro Mello (Brazil, '97) is working hard in Sao Paulo for Allied Signal, where he is finding his English skills indispensable.
Mehmet Sukru Gulay (Turkey, '95) has finished his master's in veterinary medicine at Florida State University and is beginning his doctoral studies there.
Nobuyuki Sanuki (Japan, '95) and Mayumi Ishihara (Japan, '88) married in March '98 in Hawaii.
Patricia Oliveira (Brazil, '94) is getting married on June I, 1999. She met her fiance, Alexandre, six months after returning to Brazil from Newark.
Rosendo Jurado (Panama, '83) has studied industrial and administrative engineering and right now is the purchasing manager of UNESA, a construction company. She is married and has a two-year-old daughter.
Takeshi Odagiri (Japan, '95) graduated from Cecil Community Col-lege in Maryland in the spring of '98.
Varinthorn (Kay) Bumrungton (Thailand,'98) is now living in Baltimore and studying fine arts at the College of Notre Dame.
Yasuo Kato (Japan, '95) passed the fourth and final phase of the American Certified Public Accountant Examination. In the spring of 1998, he accepted a position with an accounting firm in Tokyo, Japan and is getting used to life in the big city!
Yoko Mukai (Japan, '97) is studying international relations at UD and hopes to graduate in 2000.
Yuki Bito's (Japan, '94) parents attended her January '98 graduation from UD. Yuki is working in Japan.
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ELI alumni in Saudi Arabia enjoyed a visit from ELI Director Scott Stevens |
