Greetings! I’m Akirah, but I go by Kirah. I just transferred from Lincoln Southeast on the 5th of October, and I’ve found East to be very different, but I’m enjoying my time here.  This year I’m going to be a photographer for the Oracle, and I’m extremely excited.   Outside of newspaper, I like to read, write, and take really long walks.  Starbucks is usually in my weekly agenda, and I don’t think I could live without it.  Blue and Gray are my favorite colors, and I have an obsession with …

By Katie Haugen
Oksana Yerokhina
1. Where are you from?
Ukraine
2. What do you teach?
English
3. What is the name of your school?
Kherson which is a classic school, meaning it has grades 1st through 12th and it is named after V. Zabotin.
4 What brought you here?
TEA program
5. How does East compare to your school?
They have different lessons, and their students act different. Students here seem to be more open, and students there are a little more shy or
proper.
6. What are some big differences in the U.S. from your country?
They have a different …

By Katie Haugen
Photo By Kirah Houser
Halima Fatullayeva
1. Where are you from?
Azerbaijan
2. What do you teach?
English, as a foreign language.
3. What is the name of your school?
Our schools are numbered and mine is referred to as School #24.
4 What brought you here?
The TEA program, so we can present our cultures to you.
5. How does East compare to your school?
East students are more comfortable and relaxed, but are ready and know what to do. Also, students from my school do not get to choose their own …

By Katie Haugen
Photo by Shawn Zajicek
Laura Kuperman
1. Where are you from?
Argentina
2. What do you teach?
English, as a foreign language.
3. What is the name of your school?
Centro Educativo Polimodal #4
4. What brought you here?
TEA program
5. How does East compare to your school?
It is bigger then my school and has more resources.  Also, my school is split into 2 shifts, so there are morning kids and evening kids. Students also wear uniforms.
6. What are some big differences in the U.S. from your country?
The use of time is different. People seem to …

By Alex Lantz
Since 1990, when the United States soccer team first participated in the FIFA World Cup, the team has passed the quarterfinals only once, 2002.  In the 2006 World Cup the team had a very disappointing performance, eliminated early in group play, finishing with a tournament record of 2-6.
Despite the efforts to popularize soccer in the United States, the sport has not caught on to the majority of the American public. The team and loyal fans hope that the the 2010 World Cup will be an event that opens …