Archive for June, 2013

Piano recital – maybe our last

Thursday, June 27th, 2013

Last weekend we had the piano recital for our sons. They have been preparing for a while, but it has been very difficult to have enough time these days with everything else going on in their schedules.

Also, much like sports festival, this is likely our last. It just isn’t worth the added time, stress, and yes, expense.

This time Ahn played a duet with his friend Yahtzi. I wasn’t too thrilled about the idea of doing a duet, especially with someone besides his brother since you’re only learning your part and can only play the song with two people…

It was a good thing for them though I think. They had to practice together and that’s always a good lesson to learn.

We of course took a few pictures.

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Chukyo Common Room activity

Tuesday, June 4th, 2013

Last week, sorry for the delay, I had my Common Room Activity for students at Chukyo University in the British and American Cultures Studies. It is pretty much always fun, but sometimes there aren’t a lot of students who come and participate.

This time that wasn’t an issue 😉 We had lots. Maybe 16 or so? Several of the international students also came and played along. The first semester is usually Boggle. It’s not a game for English learners. It’s a game English speakers play, but also good for learners.

I have some simple rules. I am the final judge on whether something is a word or not. The dictionary is full of ‘words’ that no one knows or uses or come from places other than native English speaking countries.

You get a lot of fun ones with these groups, too, hehheh.

Here are a couple of pix I promised to post. They’re not so great, but they’re all I have.

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