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3 Mind-Blowing
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Who is
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What is it
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INTERNATIONAL DAY

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CONTENTS

Internaonal Day

Contents

Neighborhood
Lincoln Park Chicagos Green Lung

Food
Chicagos Best Tradional Places

Paulas Interviews: Plymouth

Opinion
Mr Sunshine: Ernie Banks

10

Soccer in the US

12

Host Family Experience in Chicago

14

Chicago Acvies
Discovering New Life Skills in Chicago

16

Visit to the Museum

18

Adversement

19

Storytellers
The Smiths

20

Soulmates

24

Extras
Teachers Advice

26

Newspaper Team

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CONTENTS
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Lincoln Park Chicagos Green Lung

By Margit Flaa

hicago is changing. From its sleep through winterme, cold and

silent, to waking up and being alive again. People are waking up,
they are smiling. Trees are blooming and I want to spend my days
outdoors. Its spring, its April, and I have to look for a new neighborhood
to write about.
Under these circumstances the choice was easy: Lincoln Park - a green lung
in the middle of Chicago.

Lincoln Park is a well--known

neighborhood on the north side,
which is popular to Chicagos residents and to tourists that come
and visit. Its named a5er the
huge park, Lincoln Park, that
stretches all the way from downtown, and up through several
neighborhoods, before it ends in
Edgewater. Lincoln Park is bordered to Lakeview and North Center to the north/northwest, Logan
Square to the west and West
Town and Near North to the
south/southwest. Lake Michigan
decorates the east side with a
beauful beach. On a sunny day,
you can reach Lincoln Park via a
nice walk along the coast from
downtown. If you are lazy, you can
also go by bus, or choose one of

the lines - red, brown or purple .

If you are spending your spring
and summer in Chicago, I recommend a visit to this area. Lincoln
Park has all a city can oer shops,
restaurants and entertainment.
There are also many bars and
clubs in the area, especially along
Lincoln
Avenue
between
Wrightwood and Webster. But the
thing that makes Lincoln Park
dierent, and the reason Ive chosen it is the huge park and the
beach. A place to breath. A place
to get a distance from the city, but
sll being in it. If you are vising in
a hot summer day, remember to
bring your swimming suit. In the
meanme, the water is freezing
cold! Im enjoying si>ng on a
bench, angled towards the sun.

The thing that makes Lincoln Park dierent is the huge

park and the beach.
NEIGHBORHOODS
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The park, Lincoln Park, is an area

for recreaon. Here you can nd a
conservatory, which has a collecon of exoc plants, or you can go
to the zoo and look at all the
trapped animals. As my word reveals, I prefer the exoc plants.
You can also row on the canal, go
to the Chicago History Museum or
just lay down on the grass with
your eyes closed and dream your
way out of the city. Many people
come to this area with their family
for a relaxing day, to eat lunch or
just hang out with friends. Others
have their daily running or biking
path along the coast of Lake Michigan. On a good day the seaside is
busy. Then, you have to be aware
so you dont get in peoples way.

Some people become very disturbed and shake their sts at you
if you unfortunately tumble around
on a wrong spot.
When I told people that Lincoln
Park was going to be my next
neighborhood, I got a lot of posive response. Many have this area
as their favorite one, for dierent
reasons. Some were referring to
the Kingston Mine, that many of us
EF students have goCen to know
through the EF acvies. Others
told me about nice roo5op bars
and cafes. I haven't tried them yet,
but I know for sure that this area
will be one of them I will visit again
and again during the hot season.

NEIGHBORHOODS
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Chicagos Best Traditional Places

By lvaro Parriego

ny city has its own disncve and tradional places, which are the
kind of restaurants that you must check out if you visit the city or
live there. Chicago is not an excepon. Hundreds of interesng
restaurants are located in the windy city. It is impossible to visit all of them,
but I will show you two amazing opons to visit with your friends. Not only
is the food incredibly tasty and delicious, but both restaurants are decorated with original decor. Trust me, you will enjoy them!

Porllos
The rst Porllos Place opened in
1963 in Villa Park, but Chicagoans
had to wait unl 1994 to enjoy this
restaurant, located at the intersecon of Clark and Ontario Streets.
Famous because of its delicious hot
dogs, Porllos is a typical American
restaurant, full of memories and
with a magic environment. You will
nd old cars hanging from the roof,
Blackhawks and Bulls pictures and
posters and dierent desks where
you can order your food.
The typical dish: the hot dog. In
Porllos you will nd one of the
best hot dogs in Chicago. If you are
especially hungry, it would be
beCer to order the jumbo hot dog,
which is much bigger than the regular one (so small in my opinion). The
tender sausage is really good, the
pickles (a necessary ingredient in
Chicagos hot dog recipe) are deli-

cious and the mustard sauce makes

them a liCle bit spicy. When you
bite the hot dog, a mix of avors
will be felt in your mouth. You can
also add some crispy and curly
french fries, which are the perfect
side to this dish.
But if you dont like hot dogs, dont
worry. You might choose another
dish like a burger or a Meat Sandwich. Both of them are delicious,
the high quality of the meat makes
the result tasty and delicious.

Porllos: 100 W Ontario,

Chicago

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Lou Mitchells Restaurant

Maybe you will recognize this
situaon. Saturday morning. You
are sleepy and red a5er a long
and fun Friday night. If you usually get up on Saturday dreaming
of a relaxing and tasty breakfast,
I will give you the best soluon to
your demand: Lou Mitchell,
which is a classic and typical
place where you will have a fantasc Brunch. Its a perfect weekend plan, isnt it? And I am not
the only one who recommends
that original place. Presidents
Obama and Bush would do the
same, because they have been
there several mes.
Since 1923, Lou Mitchells has
been host to many. When you
nd your seat in one of the long
tables which you share with
other unknown people, your waiter will oer you a cup of coee
or tea. You will begin your break-

fast with some fresh-squeezed

orange and grapefruit juices. If
you go with some friends, a good
opon will be sharing something
salty and sweet. For example, we
shared a Denver jumbo omeleCe,
made with so5 green pepper,
spring onions and small-cut ham,
mixed with fresh and natural
eggs. It is cooked and served in a
skillet, with fresh hash brown
potatoes as a side. In addion,
we tasted some banana and chocolate pancakes. Delicious!!
There are more than ten dierent omeleCes and pancakes, so
you can select your favorite or
add your favorite ingredients to
them. The hand-made bread is
also exceponal!
Lou Mitchell: 565 W Jackson Blvd,
Chicago, IL

Overall, both Porllos and Lou Mitchell, are must see places if you are a
visitor in Chicago. I cannot choose one
of these disncve and iconic restaurants. Each one covers dierent services for dierent moments so just
check out both of them and, if you want, let me know your opinion!

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Paulas Interviews: Plymouth

ood weather is here

(ngers crossed). Its not
awkward if every morning
you all look up to the sky to get
some sun and to check that the
clouds are not here and its a beauful day. Now, we are starng to
change our clothes and hide our
winter sweaters and boots. People
say that spring is the best season for
falling in love, so maybe you want to
go with that guy or that girl to a
special place a5er class. If you are
the kind of person who prefers to
stay outside, we have some ideas
for you!

If you want to go with that special

person to grab a drink a5er class,
we recommend you walk only four
blocks (327 S Plymouth Ct) and go
to Plymouth Grill. Near our favorite
karaoke Brandons, where some of
us had spent all winter days singing
really bad songs, you will nd a
small roo5op where you can eat,
drink and meet people unl 12 am.
News First, (as we do with our bars
and restaurants), went to Plymouth,

and had a really fun evening and

chaCed a liCle bit with one of the
waitresses.
When did Plymouth start here?
The Greek family that started this
business is the owner of two other
successful restaurants in the city, (in
Lakeview, and Ashland). All places
were really successful but maybe
the one that people remember
most is Hollywood Grill. But in 2005,
the family decided to come here to
open this amazing place. Despite
success, it is sll a family business
where you can nd the owners
around here, downstairs in the pub
or on the roo5op.
Speaking about the roo3op, what
can we nd here?
The roo5op is open all year. In winter we close all the space with plasc windows and we have heaters so
you can also enjoy the place. But its
true that now, with the sun, is when
more people come here to enjoy
the weather and the views.

The views are amazing: the [Harold Washington] Library,

the train were lucky because we dont have buildings
nearby.

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Why we
roo3op?

should

choose

this

Our main advantage is that we are

in the Loop. The views are amazing:
the [Harold Washington] Library,
the train were lucky because we
dont have buildings nearby. People
love these views! Also, were near
universies (DePaul, Roosevelt),
so you can nd students and people who enjoy hanging out with
their friends.
What about the food? What is the
dish that we should order?
Here you come to enjoy with your

friends, our menu is based on burgers, sandwiches, wraps our prices

are preCy good. What is our star
dish? Maybe chicken wings, its a
good choice to share with friends.
And what about the drinks?
Well, we have beer and wine, of
course. We also have a large menu
with alcoholic and non-alcoholic
cocktails like mojitos, margaritas
and all these kind of beverages that
we like to drink in summer, but you
can also order liquors. Somemes
we have special beers that are not
on the menu so we recommend all
of you to ask our workers.

SPORTS
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Mister Sunshine: Ernie Banks

By Anselme Pascal Darien

rnie Banks was born in the

state of Texas in January 31,
1931. Due to the segregaon of that period, he began his
professional career in the Negro
Leagues with the Kansas City Monarchs. He started his rst professional step on September 17 1953
and lightened his name on the newly renovated Wrigley Field during 19
years to become Mister Sunshine.

supported the game and his teammates. He engraved his name on

the hall of fame not only with a
beauful smile, but with his performance.

Why Mister Sunshine?, he received that nickname because of his

vision and his enthusiasm of the
game. His slogan "It's a beauful
day for a ballgame... Let's play two!
points to his love of baseball. He

Lets take a look:

First African American dra5ed

to Chicago Cubs
Hit 47 homeruns in 1958s season
Was the Cub's rst Gold Glove
winner in 1960 (best Major
league baseball player)
Scored his 500th home run on
May 12, 1970 at Chicago

For that light we need to say, Thank you, Mister

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As a rst African American who

played for the Cubs, he was a symbol by himself. He fought against
stereotypes of the white community, and surprisingly, also against
stereotypes of members of the
black community who called him
Uncle Tom Negro. Ernie Banks was
a versale sportsman. He also
played with the Harlem Globe
TroCers in baseballs o-season. He
was so prolic that the Milwaukee
Braves were prepared to pay cash
and trade 6 of their best players
just to have him. In 1959, The Cubs
came the closest to a winning season by breaking their winning record.
Ernie Banks was such an arrogant
winner that a5er two nights at the
hospital because of an injury (he
was hit by a fast ball in the head),
Banks forcefully retaliated and hit
three home runs at his return.
Ernie Banks wasnt only a baseball
player, he was an instuon. Far

from major league superstars who

spent their money on fancy things,
he was a builder inside and outside
the eld. In 1966, he enrolled in a
banking correspondence course
and invested his earnings into companies. It was discovered later that
he had more than $4 million in assets in his 50s. Even if he was the
most prolic player of his team, as
an African American player he was
not paid as well as the others. He
was paid at $50, 000 a season, instead of $100, 000 for several Major league Baseball players at the
me.
His courage, his enthusiasm, and
his intelligence have built his
statue of Mister Cubs. This sun
shined on the Wrigleys eld unl
1971 and nally set at the Chicago
hospital on January 23, 2015. Ernie
Banks played the rst game but his
memory will play the second. For
that light we need to say, Thank
you Mister.

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Soccer in the US
By Ali Ojaymi

laying football or soccer,

which term to use? Well,
before answering this
queson, lets talk about it a liCle
bit. Well, soccer in the States is
governed by an organizaon that
governs all levels of soccer in the
country, including the naonal
teams and professional leagues as
well. Its governed by the United
States Soccer Federaon. Soccer in
the States might not be popular as
other sports like baseball or basketball, but there are over 13 million Americans playing it. The popularity of soccer in the States has
been growing since the 1960s and
1970s. It has received more popularity when the US hosted 1994
World Cup. The US has a professional soccer league that is called
Major League Soccer (MLS); it
started in 1996 with 10 teams and
increased to 20 teams now. The
season runs from March to December and it has an average
aCendance of 18,000 per game.
Moreover, the States has hosted
many tournaments that have
aCracted very well-known teams
from Europe, such as Real Madrid,
Barcelona, Manchester United,
Chelsea, and Liverpool. Those
tournaments have recorded a
huge number of aCendances. For
example, A 2014 Internaonal

Champions Cup match between

Real Madrid and Manchester United at Michigan Stadium in Ann
Arbor, Michigan had an aCendance of 109,318, a record crowd
for a U.S. soccer match.
A5er knowing a liCle bit about the
soccer history in the States, what
about soccer in Chicago? Well,
Chicago has a local team that plays
in the MLS which is Chicago Fire
SC. Although the team has lost 3 of
its 5 matches played so far, its sll
in the 4th place in the eastern
group. Moreover, one of the
matches in the Gold Cup 2015
tournament is going to be played
here in Chicago at Soldier Field at
July 9th. So, if youre interested
you should start purchasing your
ckets from now since they are all
going to be sold out soon because
soccer nowadays is more popular
than you might have thought.
In addion, I had the chance to be
here in Chicago last summer at the
me that the World Cup was being
played in Brazil. I remember when
they started showing the US naonal team matches at Grant Park.
It was such a stunning experience
because it didnt only entertain
me, but also showed me how popular soccer is in the States.

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Ive seen the games

of the US against
Portugal and Germany as well there. The
rst game against
Portugal, I arrived
about an hour before the game and I
couldnt nd a spot
that was close to the
giant screens showing the game. There
were thousands of
people gathered from everywhere in Chicago just to enjoy
watching the game and support
the naonal team. Even though
the games were on weekdays
and in the middle of the day,
people were there hours before
the games. It was really an excing experience because of the
atmosphere there and also because of people who came to
watch the games. You could have
seen people everywhere wearing
the shirts of the naonal team,
American ags everywhere, and
people were cheering for the
team just as they were in the
playground in Brazil not in Chicago. A5er the naonal team made
his way to the knockout stage by
passing its group one of the
toughest in the tournament- the
team wasnt lucky against Belgium and they lost the game with
a score of 2-1 although the US
team played one of his best

games in the tournament.

The US naonal team for men
has played in every World Cup
since 1990 and they are evolving
from a tournament to the other
and the naonal team for women has won the Womens World
Cup twice.
In addion, if you want to play
soccer instead of just watching it,
you can nd a lot of groups for
playing soccer on Meet Up, or
you can join an EF team to play
with and have some fun.
By the way, if you didnt get from
the arcle whether to use the
term soccer or football, then let
me tell you that the right term to
be used in the States is soccer
because the term football is
mainly used to refer to American
football which also Chicago has
another local team playing there.

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Host Family Experience in Chicago

By Zona Zhao

ast September, when I rst came to Chicago, I was so excited. I told

myself this year was going to be magic. Seven hours later that day, I
was crying in my liCle bunk bed. Seven months later, my host family
threw a surprise birthday party for me, and I was moved to tears. How
things changed in my life. Thats what I would like to share with you.

I have two host families and I love

them all. The reason why I was
crying on my rst day in Chicago
was that I wanted to have a single
room which my rst family didnt
have. I was so conicted about
whether I should change my host
family and was too afraid to talk to
school. In the end, I decided to tell
my rst host mom what I was
thinking about. She told me I
should choose whats best for me,
and that there was nothing wrong
with that. From her, I learned a
precious life lesson: always be honest with ourselves and show respect to each other. I had stayed
with them one week. They were
the very rst friends that I had in
American, and we sll keep in
touch. From me to me, we send
pictures to each other showing our
misses and wishes.
On the second week, I moved into
a new host family which I didnt
know then. I would have had a
new family and new friends and so

much happiness. My host parents

and their mom live on the rst
oor. Both parents have their job,
and their mom stays at home.
Somemes she would cook for us.
I live with two girls on the second
oor that were all single rooms.
We can talk and keep our space at
the same me, which is perfect for
me.
But me ies. Suddenly, it was the
end of 2014 and all kind of fesvals
came to our family. On Halloween,
my host parents put candy beside
every girls dinner plate. On
Thanksgiving, they invited all girls
to their family dinner party. Before
dinner, everyone gave thanks for
this year using their nave language and English. A5er dinner, we
played games and dances and
picked our secret Santa. At that
day, my host dad told me that I
was his daughter and a member of
this family now. I had so much fun
at that day and felt so touched by
their family.

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We decorated Christmas tree

together, and had Christmas dinner. I sll remember my whole
host family and I were si>ng
under the beauful Christmas
tree while the music was surrounding around us. And we exchanged presents. Everybody
was laughing and hugging. At
that moment, I realized that what
I love about their family most is
their laughter. Always full of happiness, It feels like no sorrow
exists in this world when you
hear that. The love and care they
have given me made the winter
of Chicago feel warm. Not only
did they make my life easier in
Chicago, they taught me so much
more about American culture
and their life and helped me gure out mine as well.

I feel I am the lucky one who can

meet the kindest family which
gives me so much happiness and
makes my life abroad so wonderful. I will take this beauful
memory with me no maCer
where I go and use this as a raincoat to protect me from all kinds
of rain that life pours on me.
I guess what I really want to say
to you is that host family experiences can be the best thing that
happens in our life. Giving us
dierent perspecve and experiencing the same eternal love of
the family. We are lucky to have
another family in this world. Be
grateful and be honored. You will
enjoy being here as well. Good
luck.

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Discovering New Life Skills in

Chicago
By Elina Sobur

e know that Chicago is wealthy in many ways. Courses and

workshops are some of these aspects in the city. From the
workaholic to the food lovers, there are so many courses for
everyone to enjoy. Be careful, this could be a turning point in your career!
One of the most fun ways to socialize is to also parcipate in these courses.
In this way, hobbies can ll your spirit and your spare me acvies can help
resolve your loneliness: to nd a girfriend or boyfriend, to establish new
business contacts on courses and many more. It is an important fact that, in
some countries, hobbies are a common job interview queson. Many
candidates give simple answers without thinking, such as reading books,
shing etc, but all these hobbies give important clues about their personality.
Therefore, its important to discuss what you really like to do instead of
rambling when they ask. As we understood the importance of the hobby, Ive
listed some of the best course sites and places here. Lets try to nd the most
appropriate course for you, and keep in mind that theyre sure to ll up fast!

Bridgeport Art Center

Do you love to create jewelry, sew, paint
or make clay bowls? If you said yes, then
keep reading. The Bridgeport Art Center
provides instruconal art classes in a
social se>ng. Dont wait to register for art
classes. Its not too late to discover the
spirit of art. If you just want to parcipate
in events or exhibions, you can also
enjoy it here. Do you need informaon
about classes? You can call them at (773)
247-3000 or you can visit them at 1200
W. 35th Street.

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The Chicago Botanic Garden

If you believe in
the power of
plants for your
soul, then you
are in the right
place because
beauful gardens and environments are fundamentally eecve
for the mental and physical wellbeing of all of us. Under the topic,
Adult Educaon, you can nd
that training is given. They provide
some cercate programs. For example, in the Midwest Gardening
Program, you will discover praccal, learner-friendly training on
growing plants, plant propagaon,
and home garden design and you
will become a more successful
home gardener. For specic program quesons, you can email registrar@chicagobotanic.org
Dabble.com
If youd like to
share
your
knowledge and
passion
with
others, then you
can be a teacher. Or, if youd like to learn something good for your soul, Dabble
has so many opons with a wide
range of courses. You will not have
these courses just in class, but also
in a park, a coee shop, a bar or a
restaurant. In the Build a Blog in 2

Hours course, you will decide

which blogging pla^orm to use
(free or self-hosted), understand
the cost of starng a self-hosted
blog on your own domain, learn
how to set up your site and pick a
theme manually, and learn how to
outsource some of the techie
work to a techie guy. If you want to
get more informaon, you can
email hello@dabble.com.
Chicago Photography Center
Whoever wants to
pracce the art of
photography, come
in!
Chicago
Photograpy Center
is focused just on
photography.
Classrooms,
computer labs, darkrooms, and
lighng studios are all that you
need and they have it. Even if you
want to take free photography
classes, its possible. You will learn
basic SLR camera operaon, an
overview of your camera controls,
and use of your cameras exposure
meter. Here are other upcoming
classes: Environmental Portrait
Boot Camp, Fundemantals of
Digital
Photography,
Street
Photograph,
and
Wedding
Photography Boot Camp. So turn
your passion into business or
expand your knowledge and reach!
If you need more informaon,
email info@chicagophoto.com .

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Visit to the Museum

By Sylvie Gauthier
Tuesday, it's ve oclock, and Im
vising the Art Instute of Chicago
for a second me. This museum is
so big; you cant see all the exhibits in only one me. You should go
several mes. Fortunately the
Museum is in front of the school
on Michigan Avenue. Moreover,
each Tuesday at ve oclock it is
free. Bring your student card and
your zip code (60603). This museum is the most beauful in the
world. You must go!
To live this experience you should
go alone. Its very dicult to do it
with somebody. Go alone or, if
you go with somebody, give yourself one hour to meet each other
in the hall at the beginning or at
the caf on the third oor at the
end of the race. It will be interesng to talk about this experience a5erwards.
Are you ready? Go to the museum
at 6:00-6:30 not before! You will
understand why later! Bring your
free-pass to the costumer service
counter. Take the visitor guide and
a pen. Go to the rst room, look at
the number where you are and
circle this number on the plan.
Look around dont stop, look for
the card next to the picture. Look
quickly for the name of the arst,

the country and the year. Dont

stop, go to the second room and
do the same thing room to room.
If something is very interesng for
you, put a cross near the number
of the room, dont stop!
Go fast and try to see everything
up to the third oor. You must see
the third oor a5er seven oclock!
Before you can see the amazing
life-sculpture that is downtown
Chicago through a huge baywindow. If you go a5er ve
oclock you won't see the wonderful show because of the white
blinds covering the windows. A5er
seven oclock, the light changes,
they open the blinds, and it appears that all the buildings are
together like a God or a majesc
peace of art! This is my way when
I visited one permanent exhibion
for the rst me. I saw everything,
and a5er that I went back and saw
what I would like to see. I followed
the cross on my plan without
missing anything.
If you go to see and exhibion to
only one arst the way is a liCle
dierent. In this case you must
read the catalog and know the
intenon of the arst before seeing the exhibion.

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The Smiths
By Glendy Mejias

onday, October 14.

It was a rainy and

cloudy day in England
as always But to the Smiths it was
not an ordinary day, it was a dark
one. Grandma Elizabeth Smith Bartonelli had passed away.
At the Highgate Cemetery, a big
cloud loomed in sky, a loud crash of
thunder was heard and tears
dropped down the faces of the
Smith family. Sincere tears? Maybe
or maybe not. William, Elizas older
son, was quiet and calm next to his
wife Megan, a few years younger
than him. Their children were there
too: Fred, Bobby (grandmas favorite) and Sammy; all of them in their
20s. On the other side, keeping a
certain distance from her brother

and his family was Ann, a single

mom. She was devastated; crying
loud, because it was her mom who
had died. Next to her was Sebasan, her only child, giving support
to his mother. He was very mature
for his age, only 16. Even the sta of
the mansion was there: Lola the
nurse, Andy the driver, Maria the
cook and of course Dr. Miller.
The Smiths are a rich and powerful
family in England well Grandma
Eliza (as her family used to call her)
was. She inherited her husbands
fortune when he died 10 years ago
in a car accident. So every member
in the family had lived in the mansion under her control. The reason
why: Money.

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October 14, 5:00 PM.

Whispers lled the room, luxury
everywhere, black suits. It is her
funeral, an extravagant one, just
like her. Even dead she looked
elegant in the con. Megan,
Williams wife, had hired an
event planner to keep every detail under control. The media was
there too. Ryan LoreCo for Channel 6, was there covering the
news. The ocial cause of death,
according to Dr. Miller was natural death. But although Elizabeth
Smith was 79 years old, she had
been in good health somost of
her friends had thought that
Elizabeth Smith Bartonelli had
been murdered. It was well
known that all her family was
behind her heritage- her fortune.
Suddenly, in the middle of the
room a loud scream was heard. It
was Ann: I know my mother was
murdered, she pointed at her
brother
and
his
family.
You...you killed her!! All the
eyes turned to them and voices
were heard everywhere. Ryan
LoreCo immediately got into the
acon: So, are you saying that
your mother was murdered?
Yes, I am. Ann kept her posi-

on; Sebasan was squeezing

her hand, harder.
Ha! Williams mouth curved into
a smile, and then he turned
away. But Bobby the favorite
grandchild confronted his aunt:
How could you say that?? We
loved grandma!! We couldnt kill
her, she was the most important
thing in our life.
Dont be a liar Bobby! Sebasan said.

September 7/ AM
As usual, Bobby made tea for his
grandma, with Marias help. He
said that it was a special tea. Elizabeth had felt so happy since
Bobby had started to act so nice
to her and serve her tea. . Her
other grandchildren didnt pay
aCenon to her; they lived in
their own world.

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September 29. Dr. Millers Oce.

Yes, in small doses every day. No problem William, we have a deal so keep it in mind. I trust you
sowhen the problem is resolved I want my part.
Dr. Millers hung up the phone.
Sebasan, who had been listening at the door,
walked into the Doctors oce. Oh! Sebasan,
how can I help you? Dr. Millers said nervously.
Never mind, Im just passing around to say hi to the
doctors family but it seems youre busy so, see you later!
Over the last few months, The Smiths had started to be more interested in
taking care of Grandma Eliza so William had hired Lola, the nurse. At rst Elizabeth refused because she was feeling ne unl one day she almost fell because Fred and Sammy threw juice on the oor. Finally, she accepted Lolas
help.
October 15, Smith Mansion.
Good A5ernoon England! Today will be the announcement of the testament
of Elizabeth Smith Bartonelli if everything goes well, stay tuned.
Inside the mansion the grandchildren
were talking to each other. For sure all
the fortune of Grandma Eliza has been
le5 to me, I was her favorite grandchild. Bobby said. Sebasan rolled his
eyes.
At the same me the police were interviewing the other members of the family and employees, because Ann had proclaimed that her mother had been
killed. It was a mess in the room: serious faces, crying, screaming. Chaos!

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If Elizabeth had been killed who

could have been the murderer?
That queson was in every social
media. Curiosity grew. In one
second the Smith Mansion was
surrounded by cameras, ashes!
The press was chasing the big
news. And the other queson:
Who should be the new heir?
In the Mansion library, the
Smiths were reunitedwaing.
The constant c-tac of the
clock was the only sound in the
room. . Suddenly, behind the
desk was Elizabeth Smith Bartonelli, next to her Andy, the
driver. The room was astonished.
SHE IS ALIVE!!! How is it be possible? William said, looking at
Bobby and Dr. Miller. Ann ran to
hug her mother but she stopped
her. Wait. Elizabeth said.
In fact, Yes, I am alive. I always
knew that all of you wanted to
kill me! Thank God I have Andy,
my loyal Andy with me, since my
lovely Henry died in that car accident, he has been my support.
And now I only want live in peace
without you. I order you to go
away from MY house right now!

The scandal was huge but a few

months later the people forgot it,
the police didnt open a real invesgaon.

January 5th. Smith Mansion.

Andy darling, said Elizabeth,
All that me that we dedicated
to organize my husbands murder, and then my family wants to
killed me?! Hahahaha It isnt
fair right? Poor them. We deserve all this fortune.
Andy, the former driver and Elizabeths longme lover, just took
Elizabeths hand and smiled into
her eyes.

THE END

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Soulmates
By Sol Andino

nce upon a me in, a forest not far away. There

was a blue fairy who lived
immersed in her fantasy world,
her named was Andrea, she was
an eternal dreamer and whenever
she felt her dream world was disappearing, and she invented
something to revive it. What she
wanted was to be happy because
her life was monotonous and
empty.
She had many friends like fairies,
goblins and cherubs but she had a
special friend named Benjamin, an
elf who once roamed the faerie
world looking for friends like her.
They didnt know each other physically, but they knew their souls.
That what was important to Andrea.
One day, Andrea received a message from Benjamin. It was an
invitaon for a spin in his magical
carriage.
Andrea hesitated to accept, but
ulmately thought it would be a
good opportunity to meet and
hangout with Benjamin and share
new experiences with him.

She
was
waing for
him, at a
beauful
spring near
the valley,
nervous
and impaent, anxiously watching the sunset, when at the distance she saw
that her friend was coming.
He had a blond hair and his blue
eyes that let her see the tenderness that he had in his heart. His
lips highlighted how frank and his
sincere smile, was framed by his
ny chin on very parcular cut, his
large pointed ears and dark glasses barely covered his eyes to see
the blue fairy carefully undetected.
It was their rst meeng, but they
know each other before because
a5er a few minutes, the nervousness that Benjamin felt his whole
body dissipate. They hardly spoke,
for the eyes said it all. The atmosphere was something special,
something magical.

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She thought so many things to tell

him that ulmately she didnt say
anything. He asked for a hug and
she agreed because deep down she
wanted him, she wanted to feel the
warmth of his arms, she felt safe
and secure in his company.
He could feel the beang of her
heart, as she looked into his eyes,
and her breath accelerated.
Everything happened so fast. Suddenly, that were in a huge cave full
of dragonies and reies lighng
up the space, cherubis watering
forget me not with gold sparkles in
its path. It scared her but at the
same me, she felt safe at his side.
He showed his tenderness to her.
The atmosphere incited them to
express their emoons and to link
their arms. There was a love moment between a fairy and an elf,
liCle people unknown in body, but
known in soul and heart.

her reality. But now she had the

beauful memorable memory with
her beloved Benjamin something
so special and he will never forget.
Finally, he found his beloved fairy.
Maybe in his mind, he realized that
one day, he will go back at the fairy
valley and will revive this magical
moment of true love that existed
between blue fairy and an elf, but
he doesnt know when. He was
thinking that he never will see his
beloved anymore.
But always He realized that he
wasnt alone in the universe, he
had a soulmate.

Both wanted me to stop to take

all the love that they had been unable to express. But it was useless.
Time passed and she returned to

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Teachers Advice

hat are the best ideas to improve your English skills in Chicago?
Our teachers give us their advice. Lets put them in pracce!

Mia - Whether for English or life in general: Don't be afraid to

make mistakes.

Priya - Speak English and don't text in your language all day. It
slows your progress.

Josh - Don't just try to translate your language into English, but
learn commonly used words and expressions in English and which
situaons to use them in.

Miranda - Go and do things outside of EF! Join a gym, parcipate

in a meetup group, talk to people on the train, and live your life
just like you do in your home country!
Adam - Get out of downtown Chicago!

Oscar - Make friends with people that do not speak your own language. You should try to get out there and meet Chicagoans. Stop
going to Bar Louie every week. Once a month should be enough. If
you think pares at Automac every weekend is the right Chicago
experience, then you are doing it wrong. This is a two way street
and as much as we all try our best to make this the best experience for you, we really depend on you having a posive a>tude.
We put the tools out there, it's up to you to make use of them. Ask
me quesons,
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