Inda’s journey at STU has just begun

By Maiko Tanabe You may not know who Khairunnisa Ayutami Intiar is. But you may know Inda and recognize her if you see her singing. Intiar is an international student from Indonesia at St. Thomas University (STU). When she first came here last September, it was  full of “first-times”. She was only 18 and it [...]

Will newcomers fall in love with New Brunswick ?

When Mami Osanai graduated from St. Thomas University (STU) in 2005, she had never thought she would come back to Fredericton again. But she did somehow and she didn’t even know why. Osanai left her home, Venezuela, and first came to Fredericton in 2001 to study Criminology at St. Thomas University. When she graduated from [...]

Being different can make a difference

“Difference” is a perfect word to describe Li Song.

Song moved to Saint John, NB, Canada from her country, China in 2002. She studied at University of New Brunswick Saint John (UNBSJ) and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education.

Holocaust survivor remembers

Pinchas Gutter remembers. He remembers horror, pain and the suffering from the Holocaust. He remembers everything, except for his twin sister’s face.

Gutter gave a lecture on his experiences through the Holocaust in Kinsella Auditorium at St. Thomas University on Jan. 27 – the International Day to Commemorate the Victims of the Holocaust.

Canadian immigration process often challenges newcomers

  Lily Boisson, a third-year journalism student at St. Thomas University (STU) got her Canadian permanent residency in 2003. She said she still remembers going to the Canadian embassy and being interviewed as a family. The Haiti-born moved to Canada with her family six years ago. Her family prepared and applied for a permanent residency [...]

Does anyone here speak ‘Engrish’?

By Maiko Tanabe My friend from Australia went to Japan this summer for a week and he admitted he didn’t know a word in Japanese and didn’t speak any while he was there. And he told me about this language called “Engrish” and about his weird “Engrish” experience. “Engrish” refers to broken English spoken or [...]

Brazil’s Olympic excitement exposes country’s social problems

The world is not yet ready to see the “real” side of Brazil. On Oct. 2, Brazil was selected to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), beating Tokyo, Madrid and Chicago. The result came as a bit of a surprise, yet it will be a historic moment for Brazil [...]

Swine flu around the world: Japan’s swine flu paranoia masks the reality

By: Maiko Tanabe  Madoka Sato thought she was prepared to go back to Japan for the first time in a year. Sato is a third-year international student from Japan at St. Thomas She packed her essentials in her carry-on and everything else she needed in her suitcase. Obviously, she wasn’t prepared enough, at least, for [...]