Welcome to 2021 and Our Spring Semester!

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Happy New Year and welcome back, Friends! 

All our meetings and classes begin this week. I am looking forward to hearing about your vacation. I hope you had time to practice your English. It is always funny to be talking about a spring semester when we have just started winter! Have you noticed the days are getting longer? It’s subtle, but significant.

American Gestures

Watch this great little video to explain game common gestures. The unspoken language of a culture is so important for understanding and being understood. Since we are all wearing masks, using gestures can help us be better understood. I did notice that when people wear masks, they don’t use as many gestures. I wonder why this is since they can help us understand and communicate when our words are muffled.

If you would like to join our meetings and classes, register online and I will send you the Zoom links.

Look at our Meetings and Classes to see we offer, and try some of our meetings for the new year!

Stories and More: Monday, 10:30-11:00. Join us to read a great book about a lost mitten and celebrate animals and snow!

American Sign Language: Monday, 5:30-6:30. We will sign what we did over the holiday and learn more vocabulary to keep signing. Signing is a physical language, and you can learn a lot about American English and culture while learning this language. 

International Bible Study: Tuesday, 9:30-10:30. We will continue reading Luke 5 with stories about Jesus healing two people.

International Friends: Tuesday, 10:30-12:00. Let’s set our agenda for 2021!

Afternoon Conversation: Wednesday 4:30-6:00. Zoom over to share your holiday fun.

English Classes: Thursday, 9:30-12:00. Come back to class! We are looking forward to hearing about your time away from us.

End of the Week Conversation: Friday, 10:30-12:00. Wrap up your week with our friends and some good conversation.

subtle: not obvious 

significant: noteworthy 

muffled: Not loud because  the sound is covered or muted