Showing posts with label Japanese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japanese. Show all posts

Monday, October 6, 2014

Japan Festival 2014

 

St. Matthew Lutheran International Friends

 
 
Great Lakes Taiko Center and The Bon-Odori Dance
 
 
Traditional Tea Ceremony

 
Japanese Calligraphy
 
 
Awesome Kid Attractions
 

Delicious Japanese Food

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

International Friends and ESL



We had an awesome opportunity to be a part of an International ESL class at a local church in our area. Since Bennett has been teaching himself the Japanese language and culture this has been a blessing. We have met some awesome friends in the process and look forward to volunteering more in the fall.


I was invited to the end of the year celebration given by the ladies group. The mens group had a dinner as well but I was not able to get any pictures.


The ladies were really nice in explaining to me the difference between American Japanese and Japanese food. They always laughed when I showed them what was considered Japanese cuisine here. It was nice to try authentic Japanese food.  


Bennett has really enjoyed this experience and looks forward to the direction that God leads him. 


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Friday, April 25, 2014

ESL Classes


I am so proud of my oldest son Bennett. He has been asked to volunteer as a ESL teacher. The program organizers were so impressed with how well he spoke Japanese fluently. Did I mention that he is self taught. The class has 8 class members right now. Seven are Japanese and one of them is from Sri Lanka. Generally averaging around 3-5 class members in attendance each week.
Volunteering will give him some exposure to what it's like to interact with Japanese men and to understand their needs and interests.
The main purpose each week is to build friendships with these men, discuss life issues & experiences, help them understand any English words they don't understand, learn everyday American expressions (i.e. Idioms), read a short story from bible and also sharing how Jesus impacts our everyday lives.