Claire TianinLinguistics 3C Winter 2018Responses to “Achieving Community”Yesterday, I read an article named “Achieving Community” written by Suresh Canagarajah. The author started his article by telling a story…Feb 26, 2018Feb 26, 2018
Claire TianinLinguistics 3C Winter 2018Lunar New Year in ChinaWe usually say “new year happy” and “Chuxi happy” (Chuxi means New Year’s Eve) in Chinese to each other for lunar new year recent years. We…Feb 21, 2018Feb 21, 2018
Claire TianinLinguistics 3C Winter 2018language and cultureLanguage is a tool to communicate. Human beings are social animals, which means one person can not do all the thing by themselves to have a…Feb 12, 2018Feb 12, 2018
Claire TianinLinguistics 3C Winter 2018Several Difficulties I HadAs an international students who have no relatives in this country, all of us must get the driving license as soon as possible, because…Jan 28, 2018Jan 28, 2018
Claire TianMy plans in winter quarterLast quarter, as a first quarter in college, brought me lots of fun and some unusual experiences. I didn’t care about my grades so much at…Jan 22, 2018Jan 22, 2018
Claire TianinLinguistics 3BWhat I miss about homeI had planed to booked an airline ticket from LA to Beijing two months ago. It seemed very early to decide whether I should come home in…Nov 13, 2017Nov 13, 2017
Claire TianinLinguistics 3BReviewing MyselfFinishing all the midterms, I threw all my heart in having fun with my friends. We shopped at downtown and went to a party, totally…Oct 30, 2017Oct 30, 2017
Claire TianinLinguistics 3BI try to do my best in put all my things in order in my form since the first day I moved in.Even if I had thrown all the sweet things in my dorm, I could also find ants in my room. Then I sent a message to Ryan, our RA, asking if…Oct 23, 2017Oct 23, 2017
Claire TianCultural differencesDifferent states have various behaviors, accents and history, not to mention that these things between 9-hour flight distances. People have…Oct 16, 2017Oct 16, 2017
Claire TianMy GoalIt’s my first year in UCSB. Actually, it’s also the first year that I study abroad. After receiving the offer, I began to improve my…Oct 9, 20171Oct 9, 20171