Come and Feast!

Hello, Friends.

Thanksgiving is an important holiday in the United States. Come and learn how to prepare Midwest traditional dishes. Learn about the history of Thanksgiving. And bring your favorite feasting dish/food to share. It can be from any country or holiday. Come and share you

Seasonal Favorites 

Hallmark movies are a holiday seasonal favorite. These light romance movies have a formula plot. Check the Hallmark Channel or local stations to binge away the season.

Indiana has a migration fly way for sandhill cranes. These big and beautiful birds are on the move. Jasper Pulaski park is a favorite stopover. Click to see Sandhill crane counts and directions to Jasper Pulaski park to see thousands of cranes gather for the evening. Deer join them in the field and coyotes stop by to see if they can grab a quick meal.

International Friends Meeting Notes

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International Bible Study: Monday, 8-9:00 PM, Zoom

November 11: Psalm 36 and Genesis 25-27. Indiana falls back. We are keeping our meeting time at 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.

American English and Culture: Thursday, 9-11:00 AM, Zoom

Small groups work out great in our Zoom rooms. We can listen to each other and focus on what is being said. Telling, asking, and retelling are important ways to practice language learning. Key for adults learning a new language is relearning how to listen without expectations.

November 14: Meet at Cornerstone Lutheran Church to learn to cook traditional dishes: turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberries, and green bean casserole. Bring a dish to share! Bring friends and family!

American English and Culture: Thursday, 7-8:00 PM, CLC, Carmel, room 102

We learned more about each other. Telling "where you are from" involves more than a location. It also may be an answer to an immediate question ("Where are you coming from?" could mean that someone wants to know your location for someone to give directions or it could mean that they want to understand your state of mind or your opinion.

November 14: Meet at Cornerstone Lutheran Church to learn to feast on traditional dishes: turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberries, and green bean casserole. Bring a dish to share! Bring friends and family!

American English for Kids: Thursday, 4:30-5:00 PM, private Zoom

Yow! Falling back fell off of Mrs.Willard's radar screen! She missed our meeting because of the time change. Never fear! She set alarms for our next meeting

November 15: Tell Mrs. Willard about your week. Talk about a time when you missed an appointment. What happened.

Words and Phrases

binge away: spend time doing the same thing over and over

fell off of the radar screen: lose track of time or something

formula: standard for doing something

Mrs. Willard: in the United States, teachers and other authorities are called Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms and last or family name 

never fear: don't worry

state of mind: a way someone thinks at a certain point of time; overall mental state; here are 120 Examples of States of Mind