Adult English Class
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Wow, I just rolled over 1,000 miles on my little bicycle odometer. Hard to believe I've pedaled so far since August.

Japanese Tongue Twister
nama mugi
nama gomen
nama tamago
(say this fast 3 times!)

Adult English class for lottery winners.

Sogo Center (our bosses) have asked Frankie, John and i to teach a conversational English class for the next 9 weeks on Monday evenings. City workers and citizens were invited to apply for this free class. There were so many applicants that they did a lottery to see who would get to take this class. Wow, we were a bit nervous but our first class went off well. There are 25 people whose skill vary from not being able to read our alphabet at all and not knowing any English to a few with very good skills. We have people who work for the city, a custodian, an engineer, a junior high teacher, a few housewives and retired people. Quite a diverse group! There will always be two of us teaching at each class. We hope that we can make it fun and relaxing while teaching some basic conversational English. This will be a fun cultural exchange and we will learn as much as our pupils. What a great opportunity for all involved.