This booklet contains the writings of international students enrolled in the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) at Onondaga Community College (New York). The contributed writings were viewed as bridges to understanding among the world's peoples. The collection of essays, poems and short stories includes: (1) "Our Lives in the USA" (Theresa Letkiewicz--Poland); (2) "The New Immigrant Experience" (Alexander Woode--Ghana); (3) "Thoughts from Puerto Rico" (Marisol Carrasquillo--Puerto Rico); (4) "Yao the Orphan, A Hmong Folk Tale" (Dee Lee--Laos); (5) "The Love" (Fareed O. Ibrahim--Congo); (6) "Dreaming Love" (Fareed O. Ibrahim--Congo); (7) "The Mesh" (Alexander Woode--Ghana); (8) "A Significant Moment" (Yaroslav Leshchishin--Ukraine); (9) "Letter to My Coach" (Carmen Mcmahon--Chile); (10) "The Ideal Roommate" (Anonymous 1); (11) "Impressions of a New Arrival" (Anonymous 2); (12) "My Favorite Place" (Igor Bloshkin--Ukraine); (13) "Learning New Things" (Nhon Pham--Vietnam); (14) "My Future" (Nelda Ortiz--Puerto Rico); (15) "Stranger at Home, Excerpt from a Journal Entry" (Elina Petrillo--Uzbek); (16) "How I Got to Typing School" (Osman Ahmed--Ethiopia); (17) "It's Not Fair!" (Jianping Chen--China); (18) "Playing Soccer" (Tan Ho--Vietnam); (19) "The Punic Wars" (Ehab F. Altajialfarouqi--Palestine); (20) "My Fears" (Louiza D'Souza--India); (21) "A Summer Festival in Japan" (Etsuko Kijima--Japan); (22) "My Twin Cousins" (Fei Zheng--China); (23) "Altruistic Behavior in Society Today" (Janna Sereda--Ukraine); (24) "Tiger Hill in Suzhou" (Chaomei Jing--China); (25) "How to Buy a Used Car" (Victor Kuts--Ukraine); and (26) "Amanda, A Characterization from 'The Glass Menagerie'" (Vivian Lee--China). (EH)