a.what did I learn about the practice of journalism and or expectations of journalists as described in the ten elements of journalism?
I learned that we should go back to the principles of journalism started by the forefathers of the profession and offer voice to the voiceless rather than focusing on celebrities and stars. We should also know what we are talking about, how can we tell the truth if we don't understand what is happening?
We need to always fact check, don't just get quotes from people making a crazy statement and leave it at that, get the facts of why they think what they do and also have facts to back up your story so it is truthful and not biased.
b.what did I learn about the ethics of journalism or an ethical challenge faced by a journalist?
We should avoid the sins of mischaricterization, such as saying their are large numbers of Americans for or against something, it misrepresents the public opinion, actual data should be used. We should cover all the points, views and groups, not just the groups we agree with. We should avoid point and laugh coverage which is where you find a group doing something crazy and make fun of it.
We shouldn't pay too much attention to when someone steps way over the line, you need to dig into the policy objection. So, if someone says something crazy you can't just put it in your story because it would seem biase, and you can't leave it out because it is biased as well, this is why you need to cover all the views and angles.
c.how can I apply what I learned from my chosen source this week to improve coverage of my beat or my future work in journalism?
What I learned this week can apply to my beat or future stories because it made me realize that I don't just need quotes from leaders, experts, and well-known people, I need to offer voice to the voiceless as well and tell their stories and opinions. I also learned that I need to be better about doing research and background information so I can know what I am talking about and be better able to share the truth.
I learned that I need to get more points of view for my stories as well so that I don't sound biased. I also learned to avoid and (ook for when listening to the news my self) the sin of saying this group believes this or the majority thinks this, without having good hard numbers to back it up.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
French Fondue
The French Association had their closing social on Friday, March 26 at 6pm at French teacher, Sister Geddes house.
Students from BYU-I French classes, French speaking Returned Missionaries, and French Teachers and their families were in attendance.
After a prayer was offered in French, the Fondue party began.
There was fondue from different French speaking parts of the world. choices included traditional cheese, marinara, and chocolate fondue from France, and a pot of maple from the French speaking region of Quebec, Canada.
You could dip a variety of bites sized food into the big pots including, graham crackers, grapes, bananas, strawberries, olives, tomatoes, meatballs, cheese, angel food cake, and homemade french bread.
"All the fondue was delicious, although my favorite fondue was missing, which is Fondue Bourguignonne, an oil fondue," said Branden Pronk, a Senior studying Mechanical Engineering who is a French-speaking Canadian, who served his mission in France. "It consists of heated oil in a small pot and your choice of raw meats including small pieces of steak which you dip into the hot oil and deep fry to your preference, such as rare, medium rare, well, and well-done."
As everyone ate, soft french music played in the background while laughing and chatting in both French and English could be heard.
Then some of the group went down to the basement and watched a french movie called, Les Choristes at the end of the party.
Students from BYU-I French classes, French speaking Returned Missionaries, and French Teachers and their families were in attendance.
After a prayer was offered in French, the Fondue party began.
There was fondue from different French speaking parts of the world. choices included traditional cheese, marinara, and chocolate fondue from France, and a pot of maple from the French speaking region of Quebec, Canada.
You could dip a variety of bites sized food into the big pots including, graham crackers, grapes, bananas, strawberries, olives, tomatoes, meatballs, cheese, angel food cake, and homemade french bread.
"All the fondue was delicious, although my favorite fondue was missing, which is Fondue Bourguignonne, an oil fondue," said Branden Pronk, a Senior studying Mechanical Engineering who is a French-speaking Canadian, who served his mission in France. "It consists of heated oil in a small pot and your choice of raw meats including small pieces of steak which you dip into the hot oil and deep fry to your preference, such as rare, medium rare, well, and well-done."
As everyone ate, soft french music played in the background while laughing and chatting in both French and English could be heard.
Then some of the group went down to the basement and watched a french movie called, Les Choristes at the end of the party.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
International Students Statistics
According to Mike Oswald, Dean of International students, this semester there are 430 International Students at BYU-I on track.
"The majority of International students are from Canada, then South Korea, and either Brazil or Mexico depending upon the semester," said Oswald.
The statistics for winter Semester are being calculated right now.
In analyzing the trends from previous semester's data we can extrapolate to predict trends of this semester and the future.
We can see from these graphs that the International student population is trending upwards. We can therefore predict based on this trend that the international student population will continue to grow year by year, with the majority of international students being present in the Winter and fall, but with an ever increasing percentage starting to attend during the summer months.
"The majority of International students are from Canada, then South Korea, and either Brazil or Mexico depending upon the semester," said Oswald.
The statistics for winter Semester are being calculated right now.
In analyzing the trends from previous semester's data we can extrapolate to predict trends of this semester and the future.
We can see from these graphs that the International student population is trending upwards. We can therefore predict based on this trend that the international student population will continue to grow year by year, with the majority of international students being present in the Winter and fall, but with an ever increasing percentage starting to attend during the summer months.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
On the Media: March 19
a.what did I learn about the practice of journalism and or expectations of journalists as described in the ten elements of journalism?
Plagiarism is a major sin in journalism. Journalist are known to declare to people the importance of not plagiarizing and that they won't plagiarize, so we should uphold to that and not plagiarize.
One thing about plagiarism that people forget is that if you plagiarize you don't know if the information you are lifting is the truth or not, which helps prove the claim that there is no line between fabrication and plagiarism, they are the same. The best journalism is reproduceable, given similar tools and sources, you can come up with a similar story, so there is no point to copying other's work. Don't make excuses for bad behavior and mistakes like plagiarism.
b.what did I learn about the ethics of journalism or an ethical challenge faced by a journalist?
c.how can I apply what I learned from my chosen source this week to improve coverage of my beat or my future work in journalism?
I can apply what I learned this week to my beat or future work by knowing the laws of where I live so I don't get in trouble or hurt someone else because I don't know the laws. I can also apply what I learned about plagiarism. I sometimes forget that plagiarism can happen on accident on occasion if you are not careful. So, now I will pay more attention to proof read and check my work before I turn it in to make sure all quotes and credit is given where it is due. I’ve also learned that it might be wise to look into ways to check stories for plagiarism with software or sites on the web and that I shouldn’t ever be offended if someone wants to check my work for plagiarism.
Plagiarism is a major sin in journalism. Journalist are known to declare to people the importance of not plagiarizing and that they won't plagiarize, so we should uphold to that and not plagiarize.
One thing about plagiarism that people forget is that if you plagiarize you don't know if the information you are lifting is the truth or not, which helps prove the claim that there is no line between fabrication and plagiarism, they are the same. The best journalism is reproduceable, given similar tools and sources, you can come up with a similar story, so there is no point to copying other's work. Don't make excuses for bad behavior and mistakes like plagiarism.
b.what did I learn about the ethics of journalism or an ethical challenge faced by a journalist?
Know the rules and rights of your state on things like what is ok to write about or what is considered private information such as privacy laws on things like 911 calls. Don't write about private things like this, it is not ethical. Accidental plagiarism is just as bad as intentional plagiarism because it is still plagiarism! It would be a shame if you forgot to paraphrase or quote something and it went into print when it could have been caught, so always proof read your stories multiple times so you never have to worry about accidental plagiarism and don’t count on someone else to find your mistakes.
c.how can I apply what I learned from my chosen source this week to improve coverage of my beat or my future work in journalism?
I can apply what I learned this week to my beat or future work by knowing the laws of where I live so I don't get in trouble or hurt someone else because I don't know the laws. I can also apply what I learned about plagiarism. I sometimes forget that plagiarism can happen on accident on occasion if you are not careful. So, now I will pay more attention to proof read and check my work before I turn it in to make sure all quotes and credit is given where it is due. I’ve also learned that it might be wise to look into ways to check stories for plagiarism with software or sites on the web and that I shouldn’t ever be offended if someone wants to check my work for plagiarism.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Closing Socials
Winter semester 2010 is sadly coming to an end, which means the different International Associations at BYU-I will being saying adieu, ciao, adios, and aloha.
The following is a list of closing socials that different Associations will be having:
For more information, you can contact the different Associations' pages by visiting byui.edu/associations.
The following is a list of closing socials that different Associations will be having:
- The Philippines Association will have a closing social on March 25th at Nauvoo house loung at 7:00pm.
- The Japanese Association will have a potluck closing social on Friday,March 26th in Taylor 105 from 6-7pm.
- The French Association will have a fondue party closing social on Friday, March 26th at Sister Geddes house at 6:00pm.
- The Chinese Association will have a potluck closing social on March 31st at Sister Shen's place from 6-8pm.The Hmong Association will have a Movie/Closing Social/Pot Luck Saturday, April 3.
For more information, you can contact the different Associations' pages by visiting byui.edu/associations.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Cultural Extravaganza
On Wednesday March 17th at 6pm, the Crossroads was filled with students from all over the world.
Colorful flags from countries around the world lined a wall. M.C. Wesly Two Eagles dressed head to toe in traditional Native American apparel, took the stage to start the nigh of East/West Fusion.
Two Eagles played a traditional son he made up and How Great Thou Art on the Flute. He later did a traditional dance and got about 25 people from the audience to come up and join him.
The Polynesian Association was definitely a crowd favorite. They performed the hakka, a New Zealand dance where the men chant, make faces, stick out their tongues, while making a beat on their chests. The members all had red hand prints on their chests after the performance. The association later did a Somoan dance in colorful sarongs, sitting on the floor slapping, clapping, and yelling in unison. The third dance they performed was a fast paced Tahitian dance.
The Latino Association's girls dressed in flowy black and polka-dot dresses did a Flamingo Dance with fans from Spain.
The African Association performed a modern dance, and skit about a king.
The Vietnamese Association in long modest dresses sang a song about their dress and how it represents Vietnamese women.
The Desi Association got the crowd excited when they performed two Bollywood style dances while they wore colorful sari's.
The Chinese Association had a girl sing A cappella Opera about women.
The Russian Association did a dance about how girls meet guys and later sang a Russian song A cappella.
"Everything went really well, minus some technical difficulties," said Eric Christoffersen, who was in charge of the event and President of the Russian Association.
The night included many skits, songs, and dances and showed that BYU-I has many talented students. It also showed that we have students from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures that we can learn a lot from.
Colorful flags from countries around the world lined a wall. M.C. Wesly Two Eagles dressed head to toe in traditional Native American apparel, took the stage to start the nigh of East/West Fusion.
Two Eagles played a traditional son he made up and How Great Thou Art on the Flute. He later did a traditional dance and got about 25 people from the audience to come up and join him.
The Polynesian Association was definitely a crowd favorite. They performed the hakka, a New Zealand dance where the men chant, make faces, stick out their tongues, while making a beat on their chests. The members all had red hand prints on their chests after the performance. The association later did a Somoan dance in colorful sarongs, sitting on the floor slapping, clapping, and yelling in unison. The third dance they performed was a fast paced Tahitian dance.
The Latino Association's girls dressed in flowy black and polka-dot dresses did a Flamingo Dance with fans from Spain.
The African Association performed a modern dance, and skit about a king.
The Vietnamese Association in long modest dresses sang a song about their dress and how it represents Vietnamese women.
The Desi Association got the crowd excited when they performed two Bollywood style dances while they wore colorful sari's.
The Chinese Association had a girl sing A cappella Opera about women.
The Russian Association did a dance about how girls meet guys and later sang a Russian song A cappella.
"Everything went really well, minus some technical difficulties," said Eric Christoffersen, who was in charge of the event and President of the Russian Association.
The night included many skits, songs, and dances and showed that BYU-I has many talented students. It also showed that we have students from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures that we can learn a lot from.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Hmong Cultural Association
I had never heard of Hmong until I looked at the list of associations on campus. I decided to go to the Hmong Cultural Association's potluck dinner Saturday night, interested to learn what Hmong exactly was.
I arrived promptly at six and was sad to see no one was there. I waited for about 10 minutes hoping the event wasn't canceled. A few minutes later a group of very friendly and welcoming people started to arrive. They brought with them an array of Asian cuisine, rice, sushi, spring rolls, pork, won tons, egg rolls, and a variety of sauces. As everyone ate I started to ask questions to figure out what Hmong was.
It turns out Hmong is not a place, it is a language and a culture of a minority of people. Hmong people are primarily from Thailand and Laos, but they can be found all over, from France, Vietnam, China, Germany, even Australia and South America. All of the students in the club however, were born in America or moved over when they were younger and then were raised here, so none of them are actually International Students.
David Chambers a recent graduate in History was one of the few people in the association who was not actually Hmong. He however served his mission in Thailand and knows more about Hmong people than anyone in the association, because he plans on getting his Masters in Hmong studies and the History of South East Asia. "Hmong means free and Hmong people are often referred to as Nomads or Hill people," said Chambers. Apparently, they lived in the mountains doing small scale agriculture and whenever their soil wasn't good anymore they would migrate.
"The Hmong people started in China and had wars with the Chinese in the 1800s and they got pushed farther down China and Laos," said Chambers. "On the way they picked up things from different cultures, like Tai and Chinese words, and food from different places like egg rolls from Vietnam." So, their culture really is a fusion of several different Asian cultures, as was the food at their potluck.
I arrived promptly at six and was sad to see no one was there. I waited for about 10 minutes hoping the event wasn't canceled. A few minutes later a group of very friendly and welcoming people started to arrive. They brought with them an array of Asian cuisine, rice, sushi, spring rolls, pork, won tons, egg rolls, and a variety of sauces. As everyone ate I started to ask questions to figure out what Hmong was.
It turns out Hmong is not a place, it is a language and a culture of a minority of people. Hmong people are primarily from Thailand and Laos, but they can be found all over, from France, Vietnam, China, Germany, even Australia and South America. All of the students in the club however, were born in America or moved over when they were younger and then were raised here, so none of them are actually International Students.
David Chambers a recent graduate in History was one of the few people in the association who was not actually Hmong. He however served his mission in Thailand and knows more about Hmong people than anyone in the association, because he plans on getting his Masters in Hmong studies and the History of South East Asia. "Hmong means free and Hmong people are often referred to as Nomads or Hill people," said Chambers. Apparently, they lived in the mountains doing small scale agriculture and whenever their soil wasn't good anymore they would migrate.
"The Hmong people started in China and had wars with the Chinese in the 1800s and they got pushed farther down China and Laos," said Chambers. "On the way they picked up things from different cultures, like Tai and Chinese words, and food from different places like egg rolls from Vietnam." So, their culture really is a fusion of several different Asian cultures, as was the food at their potluck.
On the Media: March 12th
a.what did I learn about the practice of journalism and or expectations of journalists as described in the ten elements of journalism?
I didn't really learn anything about journalism in this weeks episode, except that in order to have a great story it is important to get as many sources and quotes as you can from a wide range of different people who are experts, leaders, or just the averge joe, but who have an intersting view to add to your story. This week's podcast had so many different people from the music industry on this episode, and each person had something completely different to say, which made this episode really informative, enjoyable and interesting to listen to.
b.what did I learn about the ethics of journalism or an ethical challenge faced by a journalist?
I learned that it's important to know the laws behind journalism, but it's also important to learn the laws and details of the story you are covering. I really liked how in the podcast they went over the laws of fair use when it comes to sampling, which are, "are you using the borrowed bit commercially, did you transform it in some way, did you take a sizeable portion of the original, the heart of it, will your use have an effect on the market for the original song, these are the legal questions designed to be applied to music sampling." One thing I thought about is how Greg Gilles could be sued one day for his samplin and the more and more coverage he gets the more popular he gets and the higher chance he has for being sued so it made me think whether having publicity such as on this podcast is a positive or negative thing for him.
c.how can I apply what I learned from my chosen source this week to improve coverage of my beat or my future work in journalism?
The main thing I learned from this podcast is that I need to be much better about getting multiple human sources who are really different from each other for my news stories rather than just one or two people. The more people you add to a story the more colorful and interesting your story can become. Another thing I learned is that adding sound to a story can have such a greater impact rather than just the written word. The music in this podcast really made the story, even if you are an amazing writer I still don't think the feeling from the actual music in the podcast could have been conveyed.
I didn't really learn anything about journalism in this weeks episode, except that in order to have a great story it is important to get as many sources and quotes as you can from a wide range of different people who are experts, leaders, or just the averge joe, but who have an intersting view to add to your story. This week's podcast had so many different people from the music industry on this episode, and each person had something completely different to say, which made this episode really informative, enjoyable and interesting to listen to.
b.what did I learn about the ethics of journalism or an ethical challenge faced by a journalist?
I learned that it's important to know the laws behind journalism, but it's also important to learn the laws and details of the story you are covering. I really liked how in the podcast they went over the laws of fair use when it comes to sampling, which are, "are you using the borrowed bit commercially, did you transform it in some way, did you take a sizeable portion of the original, the heart of it, will your use have an effect on the market for the original song, these are the legal questions designed to be applied to music sampling." One thing I thought about is how Greg Gilles could be sued one day for his samplin and the more and more coverage he gets the more popular he gets and the higher chance he has for being sued so it made me think whether having publicity such as on this podcast is a positive or negative thing for him.
c.how can I apply what I learned from my chosen source this week to improve coverage of my beat or my future work in journalism?
The main thing I learned from this podcast is that I need to be much better about getting multiple human sources who are really different from each other for my news stories rather than just one or two people. The more people you add to a story the more colorful and interesting your story can become. Another thing I learned is that adding sound to a story can have such a greater impact rather than just the written word. The music in this podcast really made the story, even if you are an amazing writer I still don't think the feeling from the actual music in the podcast could have been conveyed.
Friday, March 12, 2010
The Japanese Cultural Association
The Japanese Cultural Association meets Fridays at 6pm in Taylor 105. In tonight's meeting, President Courtney Dommer gave announcements and then members broke up into beginning and advanced Japanese speakers. Dommer went over simple nouns like book, pencil, and watch, with the beginning students. Then they went over numbers and counting.
While the beginners were just students interested in learning Japanese, the advanced students were made up of a few fluent speakers and returned Missionaries who spoke Japanese on their missions. The advanced students went into another room and just chatted together in Japanese like old friends. "I miss cultural diversity and being able to speak Japanese with people," said Jintoku Tai. "I'm in the association so I can feel that once a week." The students enjoy their weekly meeting because it is the one time they can get together and speak Japanese, since there aren't very many people who speak Japanese in Rexburg.
The Japanese Association will have a Soap Opera night next week where several beginning students will act out a dramatic scene, like that of a Spanish Soap. The Association will also have a potluck closing social on March 26th.
While the beginners were just students interested in learning Japanese, the advanced students were made up of a few fluent speakers and returned Missionaries who spoke Japanese on their missions. The advanced students went into another room and just chatted together in Japanese like old friends. "I miss cultural diversity and being able to speak Japanese with people," said Jintoku Tai. "I'm in the association so I can feel that once a week." The students enjoy their weekly meeting because it is the one time they can get together and speak Japanese, since there aren't very many people who speak Japanese in Rexburg.
The Japanese Association will have a Soap Opera night next week where several beginning students will act out a dramatic scene, like that of a Spanish Soap. The Association will also have a potluck closing social on March 26th.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
On the Media: March 5th
I learned that an expectation as a journalist is to abide by the wishes of the government as a media person both in our country and other countries. So, as a journalist I need to know the local, and national laws of where I live and plan to do my work, and if I am to do work else where, such as over seas, I need to know some of the basic laws I need to follow as a journalist. Also, I need to have an independence from those I cover, so if someone is paying me to write a positive article (like in the podcast about a movie), that is definitely breaking that element.
b.what did I learn about the ethics of journalism or an ethical challenge faced by a journalist?
The podcast had two ethical challenges journalists would have to face. The first ethical challenge would be should I report about a terrorist event because the public needs to be informed of it, or should I follow the laws of the country it took place in and not cover it because it is against the law. This is a tough ethical question but it seemed as mentioned in the podcast that most journalists would still cover the event. The other ethical topic brought up in the podcast was writing a positive review of a movie because you knew that the movie was going to pay you. I think the answer to this is, don't work for a newspaper or magazine if you know that this type of unethical behavior goes on.
c.how can I apply what I learned from my chosen source this week to improve coverage of my beat or my future work in journalism?
I can apply what I learned this week to my beat or future work that I should have independence from those I cover because than I won't have to worry about being biased or having others accuse me of being unfair. Another thing I learned is that I should strive to work for companies that are ethical and honest and strive to write stories that are ethical and honest. Another thing I learned is that when interviewing it is good to play the devil's advocate and ask questions that the interviewee might not agree with to get different points of view and answers for my piece.
Friday, March 5, 2010
The American Dream
Even though America has gone through some tough times over the last decade, people around the world still dream of coming over to have the American dream. Jintoku Tai a Freshman studying Economics is from Yokohama, Japan and has always wanted to come to America. "I've always dreamed of going to school in America," said Jintoku Tai. In preparation he took English in school and did a lot of self studying. 4 years ago he joined the church and it helped his dream become a reality.
"I've been secular minded for a long time so when I goined the church I realized I really wanted to go to BYU so I could be in a spiritual environment and learn both spiritually and secularly," said Tai. "It also is is a cheap and competitive school with a good Business school." Tai didn't get in to BYU and so he decided to come to BYU - I rather than go to BYU - Hawaii. "I decided to come here because it would force me to speak English since there aren't as many people here who speak Japanese," said Tai. Tai plans on transferring to BYU in a year and then plans on getting his MBA at BYU as well.
Although Tai enjoys school in America, he was a little depressed about the Church in America.
"The church is a little bit different, in America it is too common and general, the people don't seem involved," said Tai. "In Japan the church is not big at all so the people are more respectful of it and seem more faithful from the heart." He was also very disappointed about how people in America prepared for missions because they didn't seem as responsible and prepared for it as people in Japan. Tai plans on going on a mission himself after he gets into Provo.
America has many opportunities for International students, but we as Americans have a lot to gain and learn from them as well.
"I've been secular minded for a long time so when I goined the church I realized I really wanted to go to BYU so I could be in a spiritual environment and learn both spiritually and secularly," said Tai. "It also is is a cheap and competitive school with a good Business school." Tai didn't get in to BYU and so he decided to come to BYU - I rather than go to BYU - Hawaii. "I decided to come here because it would force me to speak English since there aren't as many people here who speak Japanese," said Tai. Tai plans on transferring to BYU in a year and then plans on getting his MBA at BYU as well.
Although Tai enjoys school in America, he was a little depressed about the Church in America.
"The church is a little bit different, in America it is too common and general, the people don't seem involved," said Tai. "In Japan the church is not big at all so the people are more respectful of it and seem more faithful from the heart." He was also very disappointed about how people in America prepared for missions because they didn't seem as responsible and prepared for it as people in Japan. Tai plans on going on a mission himself after he gets into Provo.
America has many opportunities for International students, but we as Americans have a lot to gain and learn from them as well.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Canada Wins Gold
I have never been a hockey fan, but I married a Canadian, which means I married a hockey fan. I was pretty happy when the US beat Canada in their match, not because I like hockey, but because I love when America wins and I thoroughly enjoyed rubbing it my husband and our Canadian friend's faces.
So, when I learned that the US would be playing against Canada for the final Olympic game for the gold I was pretty happy.
My husband and I gathered with our fellow Canadian friends at one of our Canadian friend's houses. I was the only one out of 7 people cheering for team USA. It was a very exciting game and my eyes were glued to the TV.
Canada was a ahead the whole game but the US got a goal in seconds before the buzzer and it went into over time. I literally jumped in the air down to my knees with several fist pumps in the air. I was the lone one cheering. The Canadians in the room were all booing, but I didn't care, I was so shocked and excited.
Then minutes into overtime Canada got a goal in and won. I felt so sorry for the US goalie, he looked so upset and sad. Needless to say I was happy in the end because I didn't want to have to deal with a grumpy husband for the next week. And hockey really is Canada's sport and it was on their home turf so it would have been really sad if they didn't win.
I guess I learned from this game that no matter where you are in the world you will always have the pride of your country in your heart. Even when you are not in your own country, or maybe you will have even more. And I guess I found out that hockey isn't as boring as I thought.
So, when I learned that the US would be playing against Canada for the final Olympic game for the gold I was pretty happy.
My husband and I gathered with our fellow Canadian friends at one of our Canadian friend's houses. I was the only one out of 7 people cheering for team USA. It was a very exciting game and my eyes were glued to the TV.
Canada was a ahead the whole game but the US got a goal in seconds before the buzzer and it went into over time. I literally jumped in the air down to my knees with several fist pumps in the air. I was the lone one cheering. The Canadians in the room were all booing, but I didn't care, I was so shocked and excited.
Then minutes into overtime Canada got a goal in and won. I felt so sorry for the US goalie, he looked so upset and sad. Needless to say I was happy in the end because I didn't want to have to deal with a grumpy husband for the next week. And hockey really is Canada's sport and it was on their home turf so it would have been really sad if they didn't win.
I guess I learned from this game that no matter where you are in the world you will always have the pride of your country in your heart. Even when you are not in your own country, or maybe you will have even more. And I guess I found out that hockey isn't as boring as I thought.
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