I just found out that "Never say never" is so true.
After I got my master degree, I wanted to become an engineer, but I didn't get an engineer position at that time.
Instead I started to teach General Physics Lab, which I never thought before.
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I found a tasty peanut from Beaverton Farmers' Market. When I told the man that I wanted to take a picture of Old School Peanut Roasters, he hold the pose for me.Therefore, I got one bag of peanut as a gift to my friend, who told me that was tasty.
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I believe as a Physics instructor my duty is to challenge and support the students. In Community College I teach 200 level general Physics lab and seminar. The big picture for the courses is to learn basic Physics concepts. I know that learning is a development process, so students might need to face challenge and feel a little down when they cannot solve the questions at the first time, but I just need to give them a little push, and soon they will develop their own way to work most effectively.
In the beginning of each lab, I have brief introduction about what we are going to do in the lab, and I will also give students the goal what we are going to approach in the lab. The most important idea for students to learn in the general Physics lab is to have experimental verification of different principles or laws. The goal is to insuring that student know the foundational concepts from the hands-on experience. In other words, learning by doing and also to see is to believe can give students an easy way to understand difficult ideas and concepts.
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The new bus begin to appear in the spring.
The sun is out... Time to celebrate!
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Time flies, spring break comes to solve the winter blue with me.
I come to Hood River for spring break, and I am so happy to be here with my lovely family.
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The Beaverton City Library presents community crafting for adults, and I am so luck to join one of them this month.
Our instructor is Daniela Mahoney who shows us alternative methods to work on eggs.
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Since the daytime is getting longer, I spend more time taking a walk around the neighbourhood.
I find out that cherry blossoms in Portland before spring break comes.
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Most of time I stay home to prepare the class or just take a walk in my area, but this weekend I try the Urban Hiking in Portland with my friend.
After parking the car, we started to hike in Forest Park.
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Almost every month I spend one or two days in Portland Art Museum.
Museums on Us - Bank of America.
more info. please check the following link : museums.bankofamerica.com
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This is my fifth time to have Chinese New Year in the US. 
Wish you and your family a happy and prosperous 2016!
今年應該是第五度沒在台灣和家人一起過農曆年，雖然已經漸漸習慣沒和大夥一塊圍爐的日子，可是我也是有看到舞龍舞獅的精彩表演，當然也沒忘了去廟裡上香祈福，希望新的一年大家都能平安喜悅，諸事大吉。
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This is my first time to writing a recommendation letter for a student.
She told me that she wants to apply for higher education, and I am few of her instructors who keep in touch with her. Therefore, I asked her to give me more details about the department that she wants to go for her degree.
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After white New Year weekend, Commonwealth Lake Park has beautiful views as usual. Therefore, I like to take a walk when I need to release some stress.
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In the beginning of this term , I received my student evaluation results, and I also got message from Science Department Chairperson. In reviewing the student evaluations, she was reminded of the commitment of time and energy I put into the classroom and would like to sincerely thank me for all I do.
I was struggling with stress when I started to teach as a science instructor. Therefore, I was not surprised to have the following comments:
I like applying the laws of physics to simple activities so that I can see how the graphs and measurements compare to what is expected.
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It was amazing to see an American White Bald Eagle near the lake.
When I sent the photo to my friend, I got a question about where I found the Eagle kite.
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Last month I went home for short break, and I had very busy schedule to fit everything into my daily life.
Let me start from the flight experience.
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