Building relationships through exercise.

Have you heard about Crossfit? This is a type of work-out which combines weight lifting, cardiovascular work, and gymnastic movements in a period of time. The number of people who do Crossfit has been increased dramatically, which has made a large number of places to do this all around world. As someone who used to do this a lot, I want to say differences between Crossfit and typical exercises in social aspect. Before I started Crossfit I had been to the typical gym in South Korea. I enjoyed lifts, running on a treadmill and sauna, but after work-out there was only few chances to have a conversation with people around me in the gym. On the other hand, when I do Crossfit everyone warms-up, works out and cools down together. Furthermore, there were some events held over the weekend occasionally. Throughout these times I could get close to people around me in the Crossfit gym. Besides, two couples eventually became husband and wife in that gym. I went to those two couple’s weddings and I am still in contact with them and others who I met in the gym, whom I have a good relationship with. Briefly, think of it that you can make meaningful connections while you’re building your athletic performance.

Retrieved from : https://newsela.com/articles/crossfit-pe-class/id/23254/

Healthy and Unhealthy Food: Cup Noodles

What did you eat today? Do you usually eat Cup Noodles? As you know, it's included lots of salt and oil. It's very useful to eat this when we don't have enough time. In general, it's very harmful for our health because of these reason. However,  Li (2016) insisted Nissin Foods USA is trying to reduce salt and this food is getting healthy. I ate this when I just came here because I thought I could eat Japanese taste. (Cup Noodles is from Japan.) Nevertheless, it was terrible due to less salt. Ramen needs salt and oil! If you eat these food everyday, it's a big problem, although once a month or half a year are probably okay. I think Japanese Light Cup Noodle which is sold in Japan has better taste than American one, so if you have a chance, I recommend to compare those.  

https://newsela.com/articles/cup-noodles-healthy/id/21710/

Past, Present, and Future for Student Athletes

According to the size of territory, South Korea is 109th country in the world. However, the result become reversed in sport. In Rio Olympics, Korea took 8th among the nations. In addition, it has been in top ten over the last five successive Games. Though, there are several negative sides behind the victory; over training, missing classes, and the life after the games.

Most student athletes in Korea train about five hours per day with one day break a week. If you're a member of national team, you may train more than seven hours a day even though you're a student. It's one of the reasons that Korean athletes are competitive around the world. However, it causes not only injuries but burnout at the same time.

Because of training sessions, many athletes miss their classes in school. They usually skip their afternoon classes. Furthermore, when there is a national championship, some of them don't go to school in order to practice both in the morning and the afternoon. In addition, they sometimes go to other regions to train for a long period. Those let student athletes hard to follow their study in school.

As a result, it's difficult for athletes to get a job when they retire. There are limited positions of coach. Moreover, they're usually less educated than ordinary students. So, when they compete in a job market for positions, they don't have much competitive edge. Even though, retired athletes try to study or learn specific skills like English, computer, and networking, it may take lots of time and be too late to get a nice position.

People started considering about that issue. Excellence in sports is important, but it's not the only one that is in our lives. So, our government began making policies to protect student athletes. I hope that the changes make them keep having interest for training, form healthy culture connecting between sports and academic aspects, and expand what they've learnt through sports into the other parts of our lives.

http://www.freedomsquare.co.kr/1694#.WBLkOejhDIU

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/QYculOdWL4j/Diving+Olympics+Day+14/mm5Izw495km/Haram+Woo

One of the Changes in Our Life

  I am pretty sure that you have at least one sneaker, right? Do you know where your sneaker was made in? It was probably from China, Vietnam, or Taiwan. In the 1970s, because of the cheaper labor costs, almost all plants of athletic shoe left for Asia. However, in these days, many of them are coming back to the U.S. because the factories have high-tech like robots system, so the companies can save their money for workforce. 

  It usually takes months to deliver the shoes after it is made, so many companies try to reopen their factories in the U.S. According to Matt(2016), a sports industry analyst, "Brands want to move closer to the U.S. to get products to market faster". Reebok is going to open a laboratory in the U.S., and Adidas is also going to have the first plant, which will need only 150 employees. Even Nike which is the biggest company doing outsourcing is considering to have a manufacturing.

  High-tech has been developed and it has given us not only better life, but big changes in our life as well. The time that we will see shoes made in the U.S. is not far away from now. 

https://newsela.com/articles/american-sneaker-factories/id/23362/

https://www.google.com/search?q=nike+shoes&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjyjZG_wfzPAhVF4yYKHWWEDT0Q_AUICSgC&biw=1440&bih=702#imgrc=aXGeSy_RKJ_xdM%3A

                         HOW SCARY IS TOO SCARY?

          I remember every Halloween season the haunted house at school, full of  spooky decorations It was  in charge of high scholars dressed in terrify costums, It was a challenge and fear experience,  what about the nightmares and impact. According to Steams and Timothy Haggerty (1991)- the parents’   mission is  help  the children to  control the anxieties caused  and  teaches them to deal with their feeling.  

             

         Dr. Benjaming Spock was recommend ovoid scare tactics and punishments as a method to hold their children in good behavior in stead Dr. Benjaming advice the parents to use and practice the technique  "tends to suggest techniques like breathing with your children."

          Now days be a fearful guy  is not a good option for those whom want success. An individual must be able to catch every opportunity without fears. So the behaviorist urged the parents to encourage  children to face their anxieties and apprehension. “success is for brave people”.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/liking-the-child-yo

u-love/201402/five-anxiety-lowering-strategies-children

JSTOR CITATIONS

The Role of Fear: Transitions in American Emotional Standards for Children, 1850-1950

BY: PETER N. STEARNS AND TIMOTHY HAGGERTY

The American Historical Review, Vol. 96, No. 1 (Feb., 1991), pp. 63-94

Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Historical Association

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PRACTICE YOGA ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME

Yoga: “Hindu Theistic Philosophy”

Yogis: “person who practice Yoga”

Yoga  helps   to improve body and  mind to maintenance health balance. This system of exercises  requires discipline, self-control and continuity.

There are many routines that can be adapted to every one and  lifestyle , the most famous is the “Sun Salutation”, It consists in stretch the body in a particular position each day at first wake up. To understand the  Yoga routines, there are many websites, all of them excellent, are very useful to have a very good idea about how the moves flows. Also at the web page  you can choose the specific level by according to the information you provide. I had got a  printable routine tailored for me. I got a good experience .  

www.yogajournal.com

An excellent news about Panda!

Good News! 
Some Chinese scientists stated: Panda will not be endangered. Panda quit the ranks of endangered animals. Panda is a cute animal, it is China's national treasure. A few years ago, because of excessive human hunting, they become an endangered species. However, the scientists of China tell us that they are safe and growing now. The number of newborn pandas is increasing every year.

There is a new situation is that one of our scientist claim that he does not want pandas out of endangered list because it will let them endangered again. Because people will not try to protect them even if they are so cute and lovely. On the other hand, the wild weather will kill them, too. The reason is the panda that was fed by human can not live in the wild by itself. So, that is the most significant problem now. But I still hope this cute animal is being stronger everyday. Do you agree with me?

https://newsela.com/articles/pandas-endangered-status/id/22613/

Hi

Hi my name is Hao Hu or you can call me Wilson. My first name in Chinese character is 昊( Hao). It has two means, one is "to be extensive and limitless" and another is "sky". My first hobby is playing video games. I usually play games when I at home and I like play all kinds of game. For now I was focus on one game, which is "Hacknet". It is look like =>

This game can allow you to experience hacker's life. My second hobby is listening musics about what kind of music? I do not know! Because I almost listening all kind of music, but except one which is heavy metal music. I also enjoying delicious food, and especially are Chinese and Japaneses food.

Just a Brazilian girl living at Tennesse World

My name is Claudia. I'm from Manaus- Amazonas, a big large state of Brazil (Amazon Rain Forest). I am married and  I have a beautiful daughter, her name is Camilla. I have under graduation in Forest Management  and I work at INPA- a National Institute of Research of wild life. Actually, I'm studying again for finalize mu PhD thesis. My study is about develop scenarios economics to "acai berry"  a superfluity that bring several benefits of health.  I am in USA for learning English an improve my knowledge. 

When I  don't studying, I like cooking, visit some friends, stay in home, watching movies and call to my parents and my husband to tell about the news things that I saw or I 'm living. I take a picture and records tiny videos for document my experience here.

In  moment, I don't have much time for to edit or show them. But, I'm going to prepare a short story and publish. I have a fan page  called ORGANICOS... QUANDO POSSIVEL! translate it, means Organics, when possible!  There is a space create for me  to post  about whole food and health life. So, my followings ask me to  show how I am living here.

 

https://www.facebook.com/Cl%C3%A1udia-Blair-Matos-1702673453324248/

Let me introduce my self.

Hello everyone !! This is Joanne :)

Today, let's talk about me:)

I am a student in ELI at University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

I came here 2 month ago. I'm from republic of Korea. 

I am one of member KSPO, which is Korea Sports Promotion Foundation.

My government supported our 15 members. I want to be a global sports leader, so I apply in this program and I came here. 

I love to listen to music and watch the sports game. Especially, I like to baseball and basketball. New information is, I also like football.

Let me introduce our KSPO members. We are related in Sports. Actually, 13 person was an Athlete and 2 person is sports administrators. We are different sports but same mind, that is love to sports!

My goal is, I want to learn about English and make a good relationship with other people. I can make a networking. It will be helpful for me, when I became a Global Sports Administrator. I want to be a Sports Marketer and sharing sports for people. I will do my best for my goal. 

About me~

 Hello~ do you know about Rhythmic Gymnastics?? 

    

   I’m an international judge of Rhythmic Gymnastics and my name is boyoung Kwon from Korea. I’ve been working as an international judge for 10 years. And I was a gymnast and a coach. So I have a high understanding of Rhythmic Gymnastics in overall. In addition, I am a member of technical committees in Korea Gymnastics Association for a long time. I love sports and respect all players. If you want to know about Rhythmic Gymnastics, come to ELI and find me. My goal is to be a member of technical committee in FIG(International Gymnastics Federation). To achieve my goal, I have to improve my English skills. So that's why I came here in the U.S. I am good at Japanese language, because I went to Japan and studied for 10 months as a exchange student. But I am not fluent in English yet. I will study very hard as much I can. Also I want to have many experience in Knoxville such as cultural exchange, social activities, networking and professional knowledge about sports leadership etc. Thank you. 

in Chimney Top
(One of the best place in
 The Great Smoky Mountains)

Who Am I

 I'm Yu Fukushima and I'm from Osaka in Japan. The city is Japan of second big city. There are many kinds of restaurant in Osaka so I like eating food. My most favorite restaurant is MEIGETSUKI . If you went there, you could eat unique Japanese food. My case, I often go there on my family's birthday because that restaurant makes us happy and give us flower on birthday.

Next, my hobby is travel. I've been to Australia, Korea, China, Thailand, Italy, UK, France and more. Among them, A country which I had a very good time is Italy. You know that I like eating food and there are many special Itarian food restaurant in Italy as a result I did gain weigh when I was in Italy but I recommend you guys to go to Italy. That all, my introduction!

Thank you.

 

Just a Brazilian girl living at Tennesse World.

My name is Claudia. I'm from Manaus- Amazonas, a big large state of Brazil (Amazon Rain Forest). I am married and  I have a beautiful daughter, her name is Camilla. I have under graduation in Forest Management  and I work at INPA- a National Institute of Research of wild life. Actually, I'm studying again for finalize mu PhD thesis. My study is about develop scenarios economics to "acai berry"  a superfluity that bring several benefits of health.  I am in USA for learning English an improve my knowledge. 

When I  don't studying, I like cooking, visit some friends, stay in home, watching movies and call to my parents and my husband to tell about the news things that I saw or I 'm living. I take a picture and records tiny videos for document my experience here.

In  moment, I don't have much time for to edit or show them. But, I'm going to prepare a short story and publish. I have a fan page  called ORGANICOS... QUANDO POSSIVEL! translate it, means Organics, when possible!  There is a space create for me  to post  about whole food and health life. So, my followings ask me to  show how I am living here.

 

https://www.facebook.com/Cl%C3%A1udia-Blair-Matos-1702673453324248/

Information about me

  Hi everybody! My name is Guangxiao Zhang, and you can call my English name Troy. I live in Knoxville, I love Knoxville, I think it is a beautiful city. Now I am a student in ELI, because my English is not good, so I need learn English at ELI. I study English because I want go to the University of Tennessee. In free time, I like to go with my friends. We will go to the the library to study everyday after school, they can help me with my study. Sometime we will also talk about the trip, we may go on a trip together. And we have a dog together, the dog name is cookie, we like to go for a walk with cookie. I like to stay with my friends.

My Life As Panni

Hi,


Sooooo my name is Panni. It's hard to spell my name so someone call me Panna someone call me Panda(don't use it :P ). I'm from Hungary and I'm a pretty loud girl. I'm just 19. I know I know! I look older but I'm just 19. :) If you see me on class or somewhere it's good but I think first you will hear me loud laugh. Sorry! I do love meet new people and go out all the times. I love partys, adventures, cook some food, bake, do sports, dance, or just have fun with others. I'm not a morning person so if you see me tired don't come to me because I hate peoples on morning!
Kidddddddddding! :P :D
I'm here in the USA because my dream is to live here. I need a citizenship so if you are a USA citizen please MARRY ME!!! :D
I love to learn new things about other cultures so if you want to teach me a Japanese sentence like

わたしは、あなたを愛しています

do it!

I came from Hungary which is not a big country but I think it's beautiful. Not HUNGRY. 

https://vine.co/u/1230648127699722240?mode=list ( watch the video).HungAry. :) Come to visit me when I'm at home. :) We love spicy foods, we have a lot of dessert and we love to be creative and do everything for our selves. Have a good day and remember you have nothing to lose!!!! <3 <3  

I'm Sukhee!!

Hi! My name is Sukhee Lee. I'm from South Korea, and my first language is Korean. Actually, my name's pronunciation is difficult to you all, so if you can't pronounce my name, it's okey. You can pronounce my name what is easy to you. My major is economic and philosophy. Somebody asks me why do you choose philosophy even though your main major is economic. I always answer I want to know about philosophy and philosopher, so I'm happy to study philosophy. I have a lot of hobby. For example, I like playing basketball, reading a book, drinking beer with my friends, watching movies or animations, and also I like dancing!! I have danced for 3 years, and My favorite type of dance is Hip-hop, so if you are interested in dance, please come and talk with me! But I live in Papper Mill where is west of school, so it is hard to talk with you after school. I live with my older sister who is UT student for master degree, and that picture is where I live. Finally, I want to enjoy this class with you all!!

Introducation to Dan

  Hello! Everyone. My full name is Zhining Wang. Most times my friends call me Dan. Dan is my nickname. Now, I am a ELI students.When I finish ELI classes, I will go to UT. My major is Computer Science. I like playing basketball and swimming. But I prefer to play basketball. I play basketball twice a week go to TRECS. And other hobby is traveling. Traveling is very interesting things. It make me feel relax. I love it. Another thing is movie. I like watching movies because English movie can help me quickly increase levels. My favorite movie is The Fast and The Furious. My superstar is Paul Walker. He died and I am so sad. But my life should continue. I am happy live in Knoxville.This is my the second hometown.

I miss the Chontaduro

Hi, everyone I'm Ana Lucia but my friends call me Anita, i dont know why.I'm 18 years old, and I'm from Colombia a beautiful country, i think the thing  i miss more from my country is, first my family obviously and second the food, i love colombian food is awesome we have crazy kinds of fruits and vegetable like chontaduro my favorite fruit, is oranges and the taste is so weir i cant explain you but is delicious, in colombia we say is the fruit of love, i dont know why, but i love it, so i really dont care, we eat it with salt and honey, not all the people like this fruit in my country, actually is very weir but in my city Cali is super common because is a tropical fruit and Cali is in the pacific coast so is easy to find there, whatever i really miss that fruit so when i return to Colombia i going to eat chontaduro.

I am CK

        Hello everyone. I am Kai Chen. You can call me CK. I can be a friends with other very fast because I have a lot of hobbies that you can find something we both interested with. For example, I like working out. thus, if you are interesting with that, we can working out together and I can protect you when you do some heavy weight and prevent you get hurt. By the way, I really like films and TV serial. I want to be a Master about Film Study. Therefore, if you are fond of film and movies, please make a conversation with me. I am glad to talk with everybody in film topic.                                         

Korean Seafood Soup

 Did you have a dinner last night? What will you have for dinner today? I highly recommend you Haemul Jeongol which English name is Korean Seafood Stew.' In South Korea, it is the famous food for dinner or lunch. Specially, if you go to a Korean restaurant in South Korea, you can find it easily. It was a dish for royal families in the past. I want to introduce about it.
 Main ingrediant of it is sea food. It need various sea food such as mussels, crabs, clams,  squids, ear shells, and shrimps. In addition, main sauce is red pepper paste but you can cook with only salt.
 It has a deeper flavor if you cook a long time. It really tasty. When you taste just one time, you could know what I told. Please try it and tell me how it wonderful. Thank you.

http://cfile23.uf.tistory.com/image/25452543550FA79216D9CD
http://www.koreanbapsang.com/2016/02/haemul-jeongol-spicy-seafood-hot-pot.html

Okonomiyaki — "whatever you like" grilled — is city's signature selection

Hi, everyone. I gonna tell you about Okonomiyaki from this article. It has been so famouse food in Japan since WWⅡ because it is cheap dish.  You could like it because you can add  whatever ingredients which you like such as squid, shrimp, beef, tomato and so on. Okonomiyaki sause is the most important thing for Okonomiyaki. Otahuku is the biggest Okonomiyaki sause company in the world and makes 210000 of them every year in japan and also they are trying to make new products. In addition they sometimes hold Okonomiyaki cooking demonstration to improve their products. they will have comsumers who buy it forever.
https://newsela.com/articles/hiroshima-okonomiyaki/id/21921/


i want to say one thing . i think japanese doesnt link to Okonomiyaki and Atom bomb. i have never heard that and we have just enjoyed Okonomiyaki.

Do you think is it good marketing strategy of Dole?

Hi guys, I'm going to tell you about interesting article.

  Dole Food Company, which sells fresh fruits, vegetables and salads, is going to join with Disney.
  Disney is well known for animated characters such as Elsa in Frozen and Cinderella. The popular characters of Disney will appear on Dole products.
  The company wants children to eat healthy foods, so they believe children will be interested in bananas, broccoli with Elsa and Star Wars. Also, the Disney products show that they sell only reliable and healthy foods to parents because healthy food has been more important.
  Collaboration between Dole and Disney is superb choice to sell products. This plan convince both children and parents. Children will be glad to get a foods with Disney characters and parent will be able to feel relieved because they can buy healthy food for their children.

https://newsela.com/articles/cinderella-elsa-veggies/id/23151/