Issue 2 - November 2019 PDF

Issue 2 | November 2019

Student Newsletter

Remembrance Day Activity Highlight: Heartland took part in the Halloween festivities
on October 31! Turn to page 6 for some spooky photos!
Why do we wear a poppy?

Every year on November 11 at
11:00 am, we have a moment of
silence to remember those who
fought and died in the Canadian
military during the war. We wear a

poppy flower to show
that we remember those
who sacrificed their lives
to keep us free.

What’s happening in Winnipeg? Winnipeg Jets Home Games:
November 8, 10, 12, 23, 25
There are many craft sales and markets happening this month! www.ticketmaster.ca
Bring a friend and do some holiday shopping together! Tickets start at $63+

Crafted Show & Sale Third + Bird
November 8-9 November 22-24
The Hudson’s Bay Downtown
Winnipeg Art Gallery $10—buy tickets online!
$5 per day—includes
admission to the galleries! Signatures Handmade Market
December 5-8
Crafts & Cocktails Market
November 14, 6-10pm RBC Convention Centre (free!)
Club Regent Casino (free!)

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A Great Place To Cure Your
Homesickness and Save Your Belly ByJunhua (Mike) Yan)

I came all the way from my hometown, Wuhan, extremely delicious.
Hubei Province, China, to Winnipeg to study English There’s definitely
one and a half month ago. nothing better than

During the first week, I was overwhelmed by home cooking to
the unfamiliar climate, new learning patterns, comfort my stomach
hamburgers and hotdogs, and double-double coffee. and reduce my
To be honest, it drove me up a wall. Luckily, one of my homesickness. Even
classmates took me to an absolutely fantastic Chinese more surprising was

restaurant near Heartland International English School the after-dinner tea,
during the second week. Once I entered the spectacu- which calmed my nervous mood in a flash. I have to

lar lobby, I found that its decoration style was exactly admit that it was one of the best Chinese food restau-
my cup of tea. Its style made me feel warm and peace- rants I have even been to in North America. If you

ful immediately. must ask me to mention one of its disadvantages, I
I couldn’t believe my luck when those dishes were suppose it is the price, which is maybe slightly higher.

served. Braised pork in brown sauce, Kung Pao chick- Oh! I almost forgot to tell you, its name is Kum Koon
en, and potato and beef brisket. Each one was Garden. It is at the junction of King St. and Logan Ave.

Happy Thanksgiving Day

By Chang (Rose) Zhang

October 11th, 2019 was a very significant day Ricardo (Germany); spicy fried rice and roasted chicken
for me. That was the last workday before from Omosalewa (Nigeria). The Chinese students

Thanksgiving Day. Actually, it was also the last day we brought spiced beef fish, BBQ honey pork, roast duck,
studied with our teacher Carol. We held a party to cel- fried eggs, stir-fried celery, dry bean-curd and apples. I

ebrate Thanksgiving Day and enjoyed each other’s think that the soul of the party was a very delectable

company. This was the first party I had with a foreign dessert brought by Carol: pumpkin pie! We took some
teacher and classmates together in Winnipeg. Before funny photos to imitate the world famous painting by

then, Carol told us a lot about Thanksgiving Day, and Leonardo Da Vinci’s called “The Last Supper”. Carol sat

how Americans and Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in the middle and portrayed Jesus, while the others

on a different date, and how every family enjoys deli- chose their preferred pose.

cious foods and celebrates together. The popular food Carol is my first teacher at Heartland. She gave

that Canadians often cook is roast turkey, pumpkin pie, me a lot of encouragement when I didn't do well on

and so on. Our party was a potluck. Everyone brought the exams. I am very grateful to her for teaching me a
their favorite foods of their country’s style. There were lot, such as Canadian customs and traditional

eleven students in our class, eight of them from China festivals, knowledge of Canadian politics, elections,

but different cities; the other three were from Tur- parliament, and so on. Her profound knowledge and

key, Germany and Nigeria. I tasted a lot of different strict attitude also deeply affected me. In the end, I
and delicious foods like a pastry that was a kind of cake want to say “thank you very much” to her.

made by Secil (Turkey), ham, sausage and cheese from

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My Winnipeg By Hiu Wai May Tang

When I stepped outside, the whole world
smelled like a new empty refrigerator. Yes, this is winter
in Winnipeg.

Before I came here, I had a picture pop up in my
mind, a bear hunting salmon in the Red River’s Salmon
run. Well, of course this is not going to happen in fact.
But, it is true that the winter here is chilly, which is why
people have called it, “Winterpeg”.

In winter, people love to stay indoors to avoid
over-exposure in the extremely low temperature. But I
would recommend a place to go and where we better go
in the winter: the Assiniboine Park Zoo. There are a lot
of different animals. The highlight of the zoo is the polar
bears and they are at their most active in winter. Don’t
be surprised if you find an opportunity to sit in a polar
bear view restaurant. When you’re there, you can see
every movement they make. I would definitely go there
again.

One more thing I have to mention is the people
here are super nice, friendly, kind, and helpful. This
brightens up my life. Thanks for everything! Thanks
Winnipeg!

A Trip to the CMHR By Fan (Steven) Zhi

One day, I took a trip to the Canadian Museum for
Human Rights. It was quite a meaningful journey. At the
beginning of visiting, there was a statement, which is believed
to be the essence of the museum’s spirit: “all human beings are
born free and equal in dignity and rights.”

Throughout the whole tour, the part where I can
participate in the judgment of some typical cases might be the
most impressive one for me. There are about 10 screens laid
out in a circle, where I can give “Yes” or “No” to the question in
my opinion and compare the result with the supreme court
judgment. These judgments could be controversial among the
public, just like the right to die, freely speak, and wearing a
religious outfit.

In a word, at this solemn museum, people can explore
and reflect on human rights in Canada and around the world. It
is absolutely a place worth visiting more than once.

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The Forks—A Must See! ByPui Wah (Sara) Ko

The Forks is a famous attraction in Winnipeg
that is located south of downtown. Included are The
Forks National Historic Site, The Forks Market, The Chil-
dren’s Museum and all of them have their own
characteristics. Everyone will definitely enjoy it.

Many famous restaurants are located in The
Forks Market such as The Original Pancake House,
Danny’s All Day Breakfast, as well as Nuburger. Every
tourist may find their favourite cuisine.

I recommend Nuburger personally since it is
delicious and the price is reasonable. They also
provide a lot of choices for the customers. For exam-
ple, they have a traditional beef burger, a chicken burg-
er and a burger with plenty of vegetables and everyone
may find their own favourite. I hope all the visitors will
enjoy their stay in Winnipeg.

How to be a Volunteer at
the Winnipeg Humane Society

By Huihui (Victoria) Wu

Have you thought about spending your time with There are just 5 simple steps!
some cute and adorable little creature? Do you want STEP 1 – Review their “Volunteer Vacancies” to deter-
to have a different way to relax as well as help others? mine what available positions they currently have
Come to the Winnipeg Humane Society and be a vol-
unteer now! WHS is a place where you can meet little STEP 2 – After you send your volunteer application,
elves. you will receive an email to book your interview with a
volunteer services team member.
WHS is the abbreviation of Winnipeg Humane
Society, which is dedicated to protecting animals from STEP 3 – Once your interview has been completed you
will be emailed upcoming volunteer orientation session
suffering and to promoting their welfare and dignity. dates and can book the one you wish to attend.

Volunteers at the Winnipeg Humane Society are indi- STEP 4 –Check their work place and be trained to be a
viduals who give their time to make a difference in the good helper.
lives of animals.

STEP 5 – They will schedule your first day with a volun-
teer mentor who will work with you until you feel com-
fortable in your department position.

So please don’t hesitate--they are waiting for you!

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Enjoying Lunch Time with Friends ByPui Wah (Sara) Ko

On Saturdays, I have been eating lunch with arrived, oh my God! It was too much. It was so
my classmates. The time that we have spent there delicious, but the portions were over the top.
has been incredible with a lot of experiences and Finally, we needed to eat everything, but it was
most of them very funny. I remembered the first impossible. We ate as much as possible. However, it

place where we met to eat was at Ye’s Buffet. There wasn’t enough so we had to pay for each piece that
was complete disorder because everybody started to we didn’t eat. Due to this experience, we decided
order like crazy people. I was in shock that in fact I that next time we need to know what the
couldn’t order because to be honest, I didn’t restaurant’s policies are and reach an agreement as

understand the menu. Consequently, when the food to how much food to order.

The Winter Dawn—Lili Chen

Woke up at the dark dawn,
Shuffling on the lonely street.
A moon is guarding in the Western sky,
As the Sun is still in its sweet dream.

Streetlights accompany somber trees,
North wind took away all their leaves.

Don’t be sorry for the farewell;
Clouds never stop the flying birds!

Birds will return when snow melts,
With strengthened wings and venture tails.
So as leaves will grow up in coming spring,

When the trees have stronger branches.

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Halloween By Shumin (Laura) Xiong

October 31st is the day when Canadians have Moreover, on Halloween Day, almost everyone
Halloween, which happened at the end of last month. wears a costume and, as a consequence, you may
It is said that ghosts, no matter good or bad, all come hardly recognize a familiar friend because he or she is
out to visit their old places and acquaintances because quite well disguised and you may fall into many
the boundary between the worlds of the living and the unexpected surprises too.
dead become obscured on that day.
All in all, Halloween Day has become a unique
Most people use horrible and frightening way for people to have fun. And actually, ghosts might
decorations to greet old ghost friends and scare those have fun together with people, too. There’s no doubt
evil ones away. People also trick-or-treat to have fun. that there are similar festivals related to ghosts in
To act as a witch is always a very popular choice for other countries. But it’s generally known that ghost
adults; they not only scare away bad ghosts coming to festivals outside the Halloween Day countries mostly
visit their houses, but they also frighten children in the have an atmosphere of mourning instead of fun, com-
neighborhood. However, some children are so memorating the passing of the dead. Thus, we can see
experienced that they trick the witches back very Halloween Day is quite different in contrast to other
smartly, which often ends up making the witches have similar festivals.
to appease the children by giving them candies before
the witches themselves are badly treated. So the So, which way do you prefer to celebrate ghost
Halloween Day turns out to be a game of who tricks festivals? With mourning or with fun? If you intend to
who? and treat or be tricked? try a new way, I suggest you get your costume ready!

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The Legend in the Flag By Dante Herrera

Mexico’s flag has meaning in its colors as all · The snake is associated with the god creator,

flags do, but not everybody knows the true meaning of Quetzalcoatl, one of the wiser gods.

the shield in the middle. · The cactus is associated with the immortality

The common explanation is the legend of the because wherever you throw it, even a small piece

foundation of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, the pre-Hispanic could grow no matter the circumstances.

main city that was conquered by Spain in 1521. They After, the Christian conquerors made the

were looking for a place to build the city where they wrong interpretation because the snake was an evil
found an eagle perched on a cactus devouring a snake. symbol for them.
This is half true. The pre-Hispanic cultures had many
During the years, they had many remakes of
symbols in most of the things. They profess that what the shield, like adding and removing elements. The
they were looking for was “find the bravery exalting one that we have nowadays has a pedestal, where the
wisdom standing in immortality”.
cactus grows and the Aztec symbol for water to

· The golden eagle is associated with the war god, represent what was found in the middle of a lake, as

Huitzilopochtli. That is why the bravest warriors well as oak and laurel leaves encircling the eagle as a

were the eagle warriors. symbol of triumph against the Spanish monarchy.

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How to Go to a House Party in Winnipeg

By Yingke (Nicola) Li

Have you ever been invited to a house party? should bring and nine times out of ten could be the
Were you wondering what kind of gifts to bring to the right choice. So, don’t be hesitant to go to the liquor
host and what’s suitable to wear to the party? Even mart on your way to the party. By the way, please bring
you may still be confused about what’s going on in the your legal ID as well. Some of the parties are called a
party. Here are some tips for you to join a party. “potluck”. All the guests will bring their food to the

First of all, you should really know who’s on the owner’s house and share them together. This will be
list. If there’s no handsome guy, probably you need to great if you have good culinary skills, then you can
think about another Friday night plan. But, yes, just make some yummy food for others. Otherwise, you
kidding. The first thing you have to do is to decide on might go to some restaurants to order some to-go.

your outfit. Is it necessary to dress up? Or just wear Thirdly, it might be a little awkward if the party

something as normal and comfortable as you can? is full of strange people you don’t know. How do you
Basically, the host will tell you the theme of the party deal with it? No worries. Just head to the counter

when they invite you. If it’s a big costume party, that directly and serve yourself a couple of glasses of
means you are going to go to some spots to figure out whiskey. When you come back to the crowd, I bet all

your own costume. There are some good places for a your shyness will be gone and you will be able to break
costume in Winnipeg. I used to go to “Party Stuff” to the ice. Just to remind you, don’t be a chatterbox all

have a quick look, which gave me inspiration for my the time. Listening is a better social skill as well. And
costume. Also, you can get some at Dollarama, please remember, marijuana and alcohol should be

Walmart and Superstore. Sometimes they have separated at all times.
the high quality stuff for a cheap price. Dress yourself
up with awesome make up. Don’t just be narcissistic to Finally, when the party is ending, helping the
enjoy your beauty in the mirror. host to clean up shows your appreciation for being
invited. Don’t go with someone who drank a lot and
Secondly, what you should do next is to think
about your gift. It’s polite to bring some gifts to a party. offers to give you a ride. That’s definitely not generous.
Wine is always the most recommended thing you Wish you guys have a wonderful party.
Happy Friday night!

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Dungeons and Dragons
and Roleplay Games By Guilherme (Gary) Cordovil Freitas

From 1974 until nowadays, Dungeon and you and your friends can homebrew depending on the

Dragons, also called DnD, has been the most famous type of story that you want to live.
RPG in the world. Maybe you have seen it in TV shows The game needs to have one Master and least
like Strange Things and Big two Players. The role of the
Bang Theory or in the master is to build the world and

strong influence on middle put it in action, creating big
ages movies, DnD has conflicts, great treasures,
spread to through pop dangerous monsters, magic

culture. So if you would like kingdoms and much more. So

to know more about it, let the players can focus on build
me introduce you to this interesting characters that have

world. Roleplay games are a background, a cool look, or a
strange way to behave that

like board games. The only fun to play. could make the campaign more
difference is that most of the time, the board is our

Imagination, and this makes all the difference because Having this is all ready to start an amazing ad-
the possibilities are endless. You can be or do whatever venture with your friends in a new magic and challeng-

you want, from a big and strong guy that wields a magic ing world. If you like and want to discover more, look
sword bringing peace to the world, to a little girl that for the DnD player’s handbook— there you will find all

trust in the gifts given from an ancient god, to defeating about possible rules and more possibilities to your

any dragon. Just make sure to see if it fits the rules that game. Have fun and never trust in the necromancer!

Book Review: Throne of Glass By Jia Hong (Andy) Ye

(Spoiler alert!) family, and make a decision between her

Throne of Glass is a fiction series personal life and the citizens' life.
which were the first books I read in English. Moreover, the Evil King who is living in the
I started to read them while serving in the Glass Castle is trying to use the magic to
military in Taiwan. They were really inter- control the people's mind and launch the
esting books for me, and I couldn't put monsters that are from the other world.
them down. Only Celaena Sardothien has chances to
stop the conspiracy, so the whole world
The story is talking about a weak waits for her to fight against it.
and homeless little girl wanting to have a
simple and safe life. However, the fate of To sum up, I really liked this book
her life is really cruel, causing her to have to when I was reading it, and the main
be a powerful assassin to protect herself. character has a lot of mysteries about her,
The main character, Celaena Sardothien, which is another reason why I always get
must face the nemesis who killed her whole absorbed in it. In the future, I hope this
story can be made into a TV show.

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Korean Alcohol Culture By Munki (Edward) Cho

What is a good way to hang out with people? Among Makgeolli. A lot of people love to drink them and mix
many ways, I want to tell you that drinking alcohol is them with other drinks. Koreans blend Soju with beer,
the most popular method to be close with people. Of which is called “somack”, or Makgeolli and Sprite,
course, there are lots of other activities to do with which is called “Maksa”. We also drink it straight.
friends without drinking. However, I would like to show Furthermore, lots of Soju brands try to make new fla-
you Korean alcohol culture especially for the young vored Soju to attract more people. Although people

generation. can experience the diverse tastes of Soju and even if
First of all, many young Koreans some Soju has lower alcohol, it can make

start to drink at 20 years old, which them drunk easily. Whatever you mix, you
is the age when they enter can experience various tastes and
university with their classmates. situations. Also, many people think side

They are not close with each other dishes are highly important to enjoy with
at first. However, they become their drinks. We prefer to go from place to

friends by drinking alcohol everyday place for drinking with lots of different side
after class and upper classman help dishes, such as sushi, barbecue, chicken, or

them to be close by holding lots of Korean soup. Most people never finish their
events like retreats and trips for freshmen. Also, there drinking in one place.

are a lot of drinking games such as “Strawberry Game” Finally, excessive drinking can bring about bad
and “BaniBani Game”, which give them chances to talk accidents and illness. Moreover, alcoholism can break

with unfamiliar classmates. Even though it is not down your life, your work and family. So I want you to
difficult to play them, many students make mistakes enjoy drinking and not cross the line. As long as you

more easily than they expect. It is because their judge- drink to your capacity, it makes your life a lot richer.

ment is clouded by drinking at that time and people And I hope if you have a chance to visit Korea, you can
are forced to drink more as a punishment. But it makes try Korean alcohol with Korean style barbecue and

them funny by exposing what they are usually like. various games. Moreover, if you want to try Korean
Next, there are conventional alcohols called Soju and alcohol games, just invite me!!

Traditions By Doha Almoumen

My favourite celebration is Eid Al-Fiter, which Families visit their grandparents and other

comes at the end of Ramadan. senior relatives. Children on that

Eid Al-Fiter is to celebrate the end of day receive money gifts from

fasting and an acceptance of relatives and friends. People serve

everyone. Muslims share the morn- traditional sweets, like Mamoul,

ing with the poor during the EId Baklava, and dates with coffee or

celebrations by sharing their food tea. Many families have traditional

(Zakah) with them. People are dishes on that day for lunch: lamb

expected to wear new or very nice clothes. In the with rice, or chicken, in addition to local vegetables and

morning of Eid, men and children go to perform the Eid fruits. Eid Al-Fiter is a big social event for families to be

prayer in the mosque. together and for the society to support poor people.

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What Will Happen to My Hometown
in the Future? By Xiang (Harry) Li

Shenyang is my hometown. It located in northeast China. I truly feel
my hometown will have great changes in the future. First of all, the traffic
will not be crowded. I believe my hometown will build more subway routes
and increase a lot of bus stations, so people can take public traffic to go
anywhere. Also, the government will build several new highways to
decrease traffic jams.

Secondly, the environment of my hometown will be clean because if
the public traffic is very convenient, then people usually take it, so gas

emissions will decrease. Then air quality will be better. Also, people realize

that they must protect forests and plant more trees because the trees can
absorb Co2.

Thirdly, I really think my hometown will be a technology city. For
example, it will have a lot of smart communities. When people get home,
they use facial or voice recognition to open the door.

Korean Culture: Pali-Pali By Woo Seok (Woody) Cho

Imagine the busiest people in the world. Now, But almost all Korean people push the button twice or

let’s travel to Korea. Whatever you imagined, you’ll more because they don’t want to wait!

see more than that! This may seem really positive, but on the other

‘Pali-Pali’ means ‘quickly’. In my opinion, hand, this is not always a good thing. This culture gives

Koreans are the busiest people in the world. If you see people a lot of pressure. And all that convenience is

a person moving really quickly from in front of the made by working hard and long hours. So most Korean

security gate at the airport, it must be a Korean (they employees are tired, and the energy drink like Red bull

can remove a jacket, a bag, shoes, and a belt at is preferred by workers for overtime working (it’s even

once!). In Korea, if you buy something at an online made for an all-night party!).

mall like Amazon, you can get it tomorrow. Sometimes For that reason, I hope we will change this

it could even arrive today! Have you been to a Korean culture. Quickness is sometimes better than slowness,

restaurant? There is a weird bell on the table, and if but it doesn’t mean that it always makes us happy.

you push the button then the waiter will come to you

immediately.

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Heartland Staff Picks!

It’s getting chilly in Winnipeg! The Heartland staff and teachers are embracing the winter season.
Find out what we like to do when the temperature dips below 0°C!

Lane: My favourite winter activity has always been skating Jon: I like going out to a pub when it's really cold. It feels cozy

outside. Before the river is ready for skating, however, I make and everybody is extra friendly, like they just survived a

do with liquids like tea, hot chocolate, or coffee with eggnog. difficult journey to get there!

Jenni: I love to bundle up and go for a walk in the park to Gary: My favourite winter activity is skating on the river trail at

enjoy the beautiful snow! I also like to drink hot coffee in my The Forks. Until the river freezes at the end of December,

pajamas at home and watch cartoons with my daughter. It watching the Jets will keep me going.

depends on the day I guess! Jeff: I usually strap on my skates and go skating at the

Fernanda: My favourite activity when it’s cold outside is going outdoors rinks. It’s free, full of exercise, and fun. Most

to the movies. I usually go to Grant Park because they have importantly, it is free.

the option of choosing your seat when you buy the tickets Douglas: When it is cold outside, I love going to the cinema.

online. The Landmark Cinemas at Grant Park Mall has a very cozy

Carol: Indoors: watch the Steven Colbert Show with my ambience, big and comfy seats and great ticket prices.

husband and roll my eyes at politicians' shenanigans. Ken: I like to put on my parka and boots and go for a walk in

Outdoors: walk, cross-country ski, or shovel snow (I know, I'm nature. There are many provincial parks for you to explore!

weird--I also enjoy brushing snow off the car and scraping the Michelle: I associate cold weather with books and bookstores.

car windows). There is something special about visiting a bookshop: the

Keira: My family loves to have board game or movie nights smell of (old) books, the atmosphere, and the tranquility.

when it’s too cold outside. When the weather is milder, we Some of my favourite stores are: Bison Books, Nerman’s

like to play in the snow with our kids and go tobogganing. Books and Collectibles, McNally Robinson, and Prairie Sky

Sara: I love going to Moksha hot yoga when it starts getting Books.

cold outside. The yoga room is heated to 35 degrees Celsius, Jeneen: I always cook soup with all the vegetables from my

and is perfect to shake that winter chill! garden. We eat some and freeze the rest to enjoy throughout

Jasmin: My best friend and I love to walk to a local coffee shop the winter.

to read our books and enjoy a tea latte (try MAKE Coffee or

Little Sister Coffee)! If it’s too cold to venture outside, I’ll stay What do you like to do when it gets cold outside? Send

home and do some baking. Jasmin an email at [email protected] and we

might publish your answers!

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Heartland Student Newsletter—Issue 2 | November 2019

Did Chinese People Really
Only Eat Half a Fish? By Yi (Michael) Li

The traditional habit of most Chinese people is to part of the traditional habits of the Chinese people. If
eat the whole fish instead of only eating part of it, as is someone does not obey it, it would be very rude and be

the habit of other countries. Normally, small fish species regarded as disrespectful for the guests.
with an adult weight of around 2 kg are the most This habit comes from the long-ago history of

suitable for Chinese recipes. Here, I would like to southern China. During that time, people's long trips
introduce a Chinese habit of eating fish, which may be depended on boating. The shipbuilding industry and
helpful to you when you visit China. sailing skills in ancient times were very poor and river
China is a country that likes to enjoy the table transportation was not safe, so deaths often occurred as

culture. Chinese people usually arrange a dinner party a result of capsized boats. Therefore, people have a
for their relatives, friends, partners , and customers wonderful prayer to wish people who travel by boat to

before they leave on a trip. Fish is very common and be safe. They do not flip the fish's body while eating
indispensable dish on the table. All diners should be fish; they only eat half of the above, so as to pray for the

careful to eat the upper part of the fish only. Even if the safety of the passengers who are going to travel. Many
meat in the upper part is finished, you can't flip the years have passed, and this special form of prayer has

fish's body to eat the other half. After the meal, the fish continued at the dinner tables of the Chinese people
is only half eaten, which is a bit wasteful, however it is today.

1. Typical Chinese steamed fish 2. Ancient Canal Channel in South China

3. Ancient Chinese painting (ink) 4. Graphic eating fish

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How to Waste Your Time ByBin (David) Dai

I was born in a traditional Chinese family. My his interests and passions to play games or shoot vlogs
parents and teachers told me to focus on the main on YouTube; now he has over 100 million followers on

subjects such as Math, Chinese, Physics, and Chemistry, YouTube, and Time Magazine made him as “world’s
which could help me to enter a good university, then influential person” in 2016.

get a good job. When I was reading a novel or playing a I might guess that if you are fully engaged in do-
video game they would shout to me, “don’t waste your ing something that is more efficient and can stimulate
time!” your potential, such as playing guitar for your lover,
However, I do not believe them. I believe that drawing a sketch for your Mom, and cooking for your

especially since the development of the internet, more kids, then you can learn them quickly and enjoy the
and more people can become success ful or make mon- process. Some things seem to be difficult to others; you
ey through their interests and hobbies. I have a friend can do it very well though. I believe many people have

named Jianxiong Wu, who was not good at similar experiences. When I was in university, I was
studies but liked reading novels and writing. Two years completely fascinated by a lovely girl. After one week, I

ago, he resigned from a national corporation, where he learned ukulele and played a song for her.
had worked for over ten years as an administrator. He However, I am not saying you should not learn

began to write novels on social networks to gather fans math or something like that. The key point is to find
and sell products to the fans. Now he has over what you really love or are good at. If you are

1,000,000 followers and makes about 150,000 RMB per interested in math, you can spend other time to do
month. This is called Fans- more math research. Every-

Economy in China. Not to one’s time is precious, but
mention Pewdiepie, the world’s don’t worry about wasting your

biggest YouTuber, depends on time on what you really love.

All About Pilates BySecil Guler

Do you know what Pilates is? Pilates is an than mat
exercise program for strengthening the muscles, in- exercise. The

creasing flexibility and generally being healthier. pilates ball

Pilates is a full body exercise. Pilates was invented increases your

by Joseph Pilates. When he was a child, he had flexibility and

asthma, rachitism, rheumatic fever. He was a balance.

prisoner at the beginning of the First World War. He If you do
exercised the prisoners daily and he created Pilates Pilates, you are less likely to get injured because Pila-

for the purpose of rehabilitation. After, he went to tes strengthens your joints. Another important ben-

the U.S., opened a Pilates studio, and taught Pilates efit of practicing Pilates regularly is that it improves

to dancers. your posture and makes your muscles stronger. You

If you do mat Pilates, you can stretch and can be more relaxed after you do Pilates because
strengthen your body. A reformer is a Pilates Pilates breathing helps to be calm and feel good.

machine. With it, you can work different exercises

14 Heartland Student Newsletter—Issue 2 | November 2019

Improving My English at Heartland ByHoang Gia Phan

I joined Heartland just one week ago. After a Secondly, the learning atmosphere and context
few classes, I surprisingly realized that my English was also contribute significantly to my English improve-
making a quick pace. Spurred by my curiosity, I decided ment. Though I attended the class a week late than the
to take careful observations of the class activities for a others, to my surprise, I learned that I was really warm-
whole week, and here are some of my intriguing ly welcomed here. My classmates and I all caught up
findings. with each other in no time, and after only three classes,
we all got to know something about each other. For
First, I found out that all teachers at Heartland example, we learned about each other’s previous
are significantly helpful and patient. They are willing to
professions were or how long we have been here in
help and correct me, as well as listened to me Winnipeg, and what challenges we have to deal with
attentively and patiently let me finish my talks. This is now. Competitive, a bit aggressive, and fully active as
critical in my fast improvement because I got the they are, my classmates truly excite my journey here
feeling that I was heard, and I felt so inspired to move every day.
on with whatever ideas, whether they are severe or
ridiculous, it did not seem to matter to my teachers. A word of advice for those who are still
They listened carefully to understand rather than struggling with their English at Heartland is that you
abruptly cut me off, which is contradictory to the ought to gather all your guts to participate in all the
teachers in my home country, who were so impatient class activities actively to learn from your mistakes. I
and did most of the talking. As a result, I found that my know things are always challenging first, but with the
English speaking skills have improved and my two advantages presented above, I believe you guys
confidence to speak out has built up quickly. will soon enjoy seeing your English improve.

Graffiti Art by Jian Jun (Sawyer) Ma

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How to Make a Papaya Perfect! ByJinKang

Today, I would like to introduce one of my favorite Making this salad could be easy, however all materials
dishes, it is originally from Thailand or Laos and also could only be bought in Asia supermarket. Traditional-
very popular in Southeast Asia. That is Papaya Salad. ly, the papaya should be tapped into shreds. Attention
here, “tapping” is not “cutting”, use a knife, but it’s a
Of course, we need a papaya first and that should be different action.
an unripe one. If a papaya was growing to be ripe, it is
a fruit, but not a vegetable.
Then we cut cow-
So the main ingredients are as follow: peas and chili into

--- an unripe green papaya 80g more or less small pieces, mix the
papaya shreds with
--- cherry tomatoes 5-8 pieces cowpeas, chili and
cherry tomatoes.
--- cowpeas 50g

--- fish sauce 1 teaspoon (5g) Use a big and dura-
--- shrimp paste sauce 1 teaspoon (5g) ble bowl. Usually
papaya salad is made in a mortar and pestle, gently
bruise them with fish sauce and shrimp paste sauce.
--- small red chili 2-3 pieces Don’t miss the salt and sugar, how much can be decid-
--- green lime 1-2 pieces ed by you.
--- salt and sugar

At last, squash one or two limes, put the juice into this

dish, a perfect papaya salad has been well done!

Hello students!

Do you remember your first day at Heartland? How did you feel?
Excited? Stressed? Nervous? Heartland wants to make that first day easier for future

students, and we need your help!

We would like to try...
- Classroom ambassadors who welcome new students on Mondays at lunch

- A social committee that plans evening/weekend outings
- Student clubs and groups

(for hobbies—photography, chess, board games, or more!)

What do you think? Email Jasmin at [email protected]
Let’s have a conversation! :)

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