Noah Wisecarver

Trying it again, Hi I am noah Wisecarver. i am currently attending UAF. I am taking a arabic course. this is a picture of me an dmy girlfriend.

About Angie

Hello, my name is Angie Largen and this is my last year at UAF. I will be receiving my BS in biochemistry but I love studying languages as well and am excited to start learning arabic.

Hmmm… let’s see… I’ve lived in Fairbanks my entire life but enjoy traveling when I get the chance. I spent last summer in Costa Rica studying Spanish and volunteering at a small clinic. In my free time I like to read, go running, hiking, biking, snowboarding… pretty much anything outside. I also love ballroom dancing, my personal favorites are West Coast swing and salsa.

A little about Mike Nelson

Hello, My name is Mike Nelson. I have always wanted to learn a foreign language, so I am excited to be in Beginning Arabic. It is a very relevant language these days. I have gotten word that I will be going to Iraq with the US Army in July, so Arabic will be extra helpful for me.

I was born in Chicago, IL in 1961. I came to Alaska in the Army in 1981 and have been here pretty much ever since. I work as a Firefighter in Clear. I live in Nenana with my wife RJ. My daughter is 17 and is attending advanced individual training with the AK Air National Guard. My hobbies are reading, flying, gold prospecting, and fishing.

introduction

hi my name is noah wisecavrer. This is my last semester at school. I am currently at uaf.

Bit about Joe

Hi all! My name’s Joe. I earned my MA in English at UAA in ‘05, and I teach composition (online) through the UAA main campus. I’m also the office coordinator for the Anchorage District Office of UAF Cooperative Extension Service. Oh, and I might be moving back to Fairbanks in the near future. Kinda exciting. 

 

Zeina Nehme, Instructor

Lebanese Canadian, Zeina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the American University of Beirut, and a Master’s degree in Pure Mathematics from the University of New Mexico-Albuquerque. She has been teaching Math for many years. She has also worked in Tourism, organized tours and traveled extensively throughout her life. She received a teaching job offer in Nome, AK, in Fall 2004, and she flew straight from Beirut to Nome!In Nome and in the remote and rural villages in Alaska as well, she started by offering dual credit math classes for the high school students, intensive sessions for math tutors in the villages and taught in the prison in Nome.

In Spring 2005, she started teaching Math online and Arabic language as well. She became a Certified Online Instructor through Lern. In Fall 2006, Ms. Nehme relocated to Fairbanks as a Visiting Scholar working for the Center for Distance Education.

About Audrey

Hi, I’m Audrey Johnson. I’m nineteen years old and this is my third year taking courses through UAF. Right now I’m a Linguistics major so I’m very excited to see what I’ll learn from this class. I live in Dutch Harbor and have been here for just shy of 4 years.

I’ve been teaching myself to play the acoustic guitar for about two years now and I really enjoy it (I’m the proud owner of a beautiful Baby Taylor). I also am a vocalist whenever I get the chance and singing is something I really love to do. I like to read and even dabble in a little bit of writing on occasion. I love to be outside and go hiking daily with my blue heeler, Gunni. I also like to snowskate, horseback ride, play volleyball, go four-wheeling, beach-comb, and just enjoy each day as it comes. This summer I did some rock climbing and now I’m hooked.

I’m taking Arabic right now in part because of my focus on Linguistics and more importantly because I expect to be working in humanitarian aid in the Middle East within the next year.