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Cheryl Howard Back From Japan
FRJEE. HE_LP
Dear Louanne,
The basic problem is I
,get
insatiably jealous when my boyfriend
simply pays attention to another
woman. We've been together less
than three months. I do trust him, but
I can't help being so jealous. I'm a
,little afraid that someone will steal
him away, but I know he loves me
very much. My last two boyfriends
were respectable and moralistic, but
turned out to be unfaithful an
untrustworthy. Sometimes when I see
him hugging or chatting with a
ladyfriend (strictly platonic), I
wonder if he secretly is attracted to
her. I lay in bed at night driving
myself crazy - is thefe someone else?
Am I really the only one? He loves
me, but does he secretly hold a torch
towards another woman?
Signed,
In love and in jealous doubt
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The Collegian Advice Column
by Dr. Louanne Barton,
.Psychologist
This week:
Advice for a Jealous Woman
Dear Jealous Love,
You can give yourself credit for
recognizing it's your problem. Lots of people
who feel like you devote their energy trying to
change the other person or, like Peter, try to
put them in a "pumpkin shell".
Jealousy comes form lack of confidence or
low self esteem. Instead of focusing on your
boyfriend, try developing your self into an
interesting multi-faceted person. Be sure you
devote time to developing your friendships
with others. Look for and develop other
interests instead of spending all your time
being with or thinking about yotir boyfriend.
That way you will feel better about yourself,
and your boyfriend will find you more
fascinating and stimulating. With a broader
base to work form you won't be so dependent
on your boyfriend. When relationships break
up you won't feel so devastated because there
will be other sources of-support in your life.
You'll be somebody with or without him.
Education: Made In Japan
by Millicent E. White
Collegian Staff Writer
"Not all Japanese people fit
the popular short and thin
stereotype," says Cheryl Howard.
Cheryl has just returned from an
exciting semester abroad in
Osaka, Japan. She continued to
say it is just a myth that
Japanese people are all short and
thin, they are almost as diverse in
shapes and sizes as Americans.
After competing with students
throughout the Penn State
system, Cheryl, a junior, was
one of ten Penn State students
chosen to study in Japan for a
semester. Cheryl was also the
only student from a branch
campus to be chosen.
Cheryl, an English major
'with a minor in Japanese, became
interested in the study abroad
program while in high school.
She had a foreign exchange
student staying with her family
and thought that it was an
experience she would very much
like to have.
While in Japan, Cheryl
studied at the Kansai-Gaidai
University of Foreign Studies.
She took classes in Japanese
language, reading, writing,
history and Literature. Most of
her classes were taught - in
English by American professors.
Her Language classes, however,
The Collegian Thursday, March 30
were taught by Japanese
professors and were "very
difficult?
Cheryl also added her grades
were about the same as they were
at Behrend.
Cheryl lived in Osaka with
her host family. Her tuition was
the same as Behrend's. Her main
expenses were the flights to and
from Japan and other cost of
living expenses. Cheryl was very
disappointed that she was unable
to get scholarships through Penn
State.
In addition to living in and
touring Osaka, Cheryl also
traveled to Tokyo, Kyoto, and
Nara. Usually she traveled by
herself on the trains but was
never lonely because the Japanese
people were very friendly and
helpful. She also had many
American students studying
abroad with her to keep her
company.
Because of the mixture of
Americans and Japanese, Cheryl
said she really had no trouble
communicating because she was
constantly learning more of the
language and many of the
Japanese people knew a little bit
of English so she was able to get
by.
Socially, Cheryl had a great
time. On the weekends she would
visit discos, see a movie, go to
parties, or study. She also
enjoyed the unique Japanese
customs. Taking her shoes off at
the door and using chopsticks
were her favorites. Although
western utensils were offered,
Cheryl enjoyed using chopsticks
with her meals.
Another popular form of
entertainment was watching TV
and'renting movies. Cheryl's host
family had a bilingual TV set
which with the push of a button
would either broadcast in
Japanese or English.
Cheryl likened the popularity
of bilingual TV sets to the
Carta De Puerto Rico
Letter from a Behrend Student Studying Abroad
Hello Behrend,
This letter is pertaining to my involvement in
the education abroad program.
I am presently living in a dorm room with
three other girls on the San German Campus of
Universidad Interamericana. My roommates
speak little English so I must communicate in
Spanish outside the classroom as well as inside
the classroom.
The people of the university have made those
of us from Penn State feel very welcome.
They have made the culture shock seem less
intense.
Puerto Rico is a beautiful country, and I
encourage anyone who wants to experience the
excitement in a new land to become involved in
an education abroad opportunity.
popularity of Cable in the states.
Most families have it and many
of the Japanese people learn
English by watching TV.
Movies are also very popular.
Cheryl said her host father had a
great collection of films. Most of
the movies were popular
American movies in English
with Japanese subtitles.
Most of the news Cheryl
heard was from her adopted
country but she did hear some
American news such as the space
shuttle mission, the presidential
elections and Geraldo Rivera
getting his nose broken by a
guest on his talk show.
"The food in Japan is
incredible", says Cheryl. "The
sushi and tempora was fantastic."
They also had fast food
restaurants like Kentucky Fried
Chicken and McDonalds.
The weather in Japan is much
like that of Erie, but the
temperature is milder. Japan does
have distinct seasons. The main
difference is that Japan manages
to avoid snow.
When asked if she was
homesick, Cheryl admitted she
was at first, but eventually she
made many friendships that she
hopes will last forever. The
Japanese people were very
friendly. Cheryl also said she was
very sad to leave. And although
there were very large crowds
Cheryl says her biggest regret
was not staying a whole year.
Cheryl is from Northeast,
Pennsylvania and hopes to
become a Japanese translator and
go back to Japan to become an
English teacher, which are in
great demand.
Study abroad is a great experience
and Cheryl suggests anyone
interested should "definitely
contact Mari Trenkle about the
possibility of getting into the
program because it is definitely a
worth while program."
Sincerely,
Alicia M. Gebhardt