Welcome to Lewis and Clark!
I’m Joann Geddes, Director of Academic English Studies.
Today, you’ll be meeting some of our current students.
Hi, I’m from the UAE and this is my roommate, Rudy.
Hi, I’m from New York. I’m his roommate.
We do all kinds of things together.
We go to football games and go shopping downtown a lot.
And I had a roommate who was an international student 
and we explored Portland a lot and she 
 taught me how to play ultimate frisbee.
I began my school after finishing the Academic English Studies
and what I like most about the program is that 
we’re pretty heavily involved in the reading and writing 
and this is what I need the most for my studies.
You’ll also be meeting some of our student assistants.
Student assistants, American native speakers, 
actually attend our English classes and share their ideas and their perspectives
within the class and they learn from you while you’re learning English.
They also coordinate activities such as football games and picnics
and going off-campus for dinners away from our school cafeteria
in lots of different regions of both Portland and the Northwest.
We teach in the classes.
We also are one-on-one tutors with students
and we work outside the classroom taking kids around downtown
and doing fun stuff around the city.
My favorite part about the program is talking to the students.
I’ve learned quite a bit about their cultures, but 
 also a lot about my culture, too.
You’ll also be meeting some of our friendship families.
Friendship families are families in the Portland community
who invite the international students to their homes
to take part in activities with them and their children throughout the region.
It’s a great opportunity both for the families to learn from you.
Hi! We’ve been involved in the Friendship Family for several years 
and enjoyed our time with students taking the pumpkin patch over for dinner,
family outings to the Trailblazer games and this is our student this year.
I’m studying English here and also I’m taking baseball class as well.
So it’s a nice class. My favorite.
Hi, I went on outdoor trips with American friends.
We went to rafting on the river and we camped two days.
Hi, I’m from Japan. I’m an AES student.
I believe AES is not only about English studies,
but the skills we learn from this class, we 
 can use it in other undergraduate class 
which will lead to our success in the future.
Hi, my name is Masara Iwaz, I’m from Iraq.
AES Department offers many classes, for example, similar class, 
sociology class and psychology class that can benefit us in our future.
Hi, this is Amir from Saudi Arabia.
Classes here gave me a new dimension to view the world around me.
Moreover, it’s a good place to start 
your successful journey to education or career. 
We hope that you will submit an application through ApplyESL
and join the Lewis &amp; Clark community in the near future. Thank you!
We look forward to receiving your application!
