By Barby
Today I interviewed Laura, a lady from Ecuador. She has been in the USA since 2006. We talked about her favorite Olympic athlete, her most memorable vacation, and her dreams for the future.
Laura admires Michael Phelps, a famous swimmier in the 2008 Olympics going on right now in Beijing. She believes he is an achiever, and he is a young man who is working hard to reach his dreams.
Laura’s dreams for the future is to be a missionary. She wants to preach and teach about the Bible in areas surrounding Ecuador.
The final topic we talked about was Laura’s most memorable vacation. She traveled to Niagara Falls with her sister, brother-in-law and niece. She was very happy, but at the same time she said she was sad because she was without her immediate family.
INTERVIEW WITH KAI
By Tomoko
Today I spoke to Kai of Madison, who is from China. She talked to me merrily about her most memorable vacation. This July, she went to the Grand Canyon with her family.
She saw nature, which God made. She felt the strength and the power from nature. She thought God is the strongest, and beyond our world.
INTERVIEW WITH TOMOKO
By Kai
Today I interviewed Tomoko of Huntsville, Alabama, who came here from Japan. We talked about her favorite Olympic player, a Japanese swimmer -- Kitajima.
Tomoko says that in this Beijing Olympics, Kitajima got two gold medals, and in the last Olympic games he also won two gold medals. That means he kept his record this year in the 100 meters and 200 meters breaststroke. Tomoko likes Kitajima because he can outdo himself and overcome pressure.
INTERVIEW WITH LI-PING
By Toshiko
Today I spoke to Li-Ping, who now lives in Madison, Alabama. She came to Madison 25 years ago from Taiwan.
Li-Ping’s favorite Olympic athlete is Michael Phelps, who had just won gold medal #8 in the Beijing Olympics.
Li-Ping admires Phelps because of the effort he put forth to reach his goal. (Go, USA!)
INTERVIEW WITH TOSHIKO
By Li-Ping
I spoke to Toshiko today, who came from Japan three and one-half years ago to live in Madison, Alabama.
Toshiko’s favorite Olympic athlete is Kosuke Kitajima, because he won the Beijing Olympics gold medal for the breaststroke. Kitajima was also the gold medalist in the Atlanta Olympic games.
(Editor’s note: Another fan of Kitajima is Toshiko’s friend Tomoko Takahashi, whose interview is printed above. Go Japan!)
INTERVIEW WITH MEGUMI
By Wei
Megumi is a nice, world-traveling Japanese girl, who lives in Madison, Alabama, USA. In her traveling history, Australia is Megumi’s most memorable country, because she likes nature and enjoys living with the animals.
It was summer when Megumi visited a big Australian zoo, which was a quiet and beautiful place. She saw many kinds of animals – for example, kangaroos, emus, and koalas – which she had never seen before. In her opinion, they are so nice and special.
Megumi especially liked the koalas, because they look warm and calm. She held a little gray koala and touched its fur, which was rough, warm and thick. The feeling was calm and close. At that time Megumi suddenly felt how great God is, and because of her strong feeling asked a person to take a picture for her.
Even today Megumi misses her time in Australia. She often brings out the photo of herself and the koala bear, and remembers the feelings of peace and closeness with nature.
INTERVIEW WITH WEI
By Megumi
Today I spoke to Wei of Madison, Alabama, who is originally from China.
Wei traveled to Quebec City, Canada, last winter, where she stayed at the Emperor Hotel.
In this hotel, Wei enjoyed seeing many paintings and sculpture, because she is interested in European art.
INTERVIEW WITH AUGUSTA
By Sue Ann
Today I had the privilege of interviewing August. We spent time talking about her most memorable vacation, when she and her family went to St. Petersburg, Russia.
The year was 2001, and Augusta was only ten years old. Her mother, who is originally from Russia, wanted to share with her family the country where their roots came from.
Augusta said the country was so beautiful! It was winter, so there was a lot of snow, and it was very cold.
Her most memorable memory of the trip was that the food was so different than food in her home country France, and that the people were very poor. She said that the Russian church was beautiful, as was the Hermitage Museum, where the Princess Anastasia lived in the early 20th century.
For Augusta, it was very interesting to see how her ancestors had lived in earlier days.
INTERVIEW WITH SUE ANN
By Augusta
Today I interviewed Miss Sue Ann about her most memorable vacation, which took place in Orlando, Florida, during the summer of 2000, with her family.
Her family was all together in Disney World for six days. It was very hot, but SueAnn was happy to spend time with her family, enjoying a new adventure together in fun places like the Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, MGM, Epcot and others.
The only long and boring moment was the travel to go to Disney World, eleven hours of driving! But actually, SueAnn says, it was wonderful, too. They saw a lot of different landscapes and different states.
So, to sum up, SueAnn would say that vacationing in Disney World is a good idea, to spend time with family, when you have young children.
EDITOR’S NOTE:
The ladies of Conversation Club at The Brook Church in Madison are a diverse, interesting and talented group, with many fascinating stories to tell and ideas to share. It is a privilege to be part of that group, and to get to know these dear people from all parts of the world.
I am sure that each of them would extend a warm and cordial welcome to anyone seeking good friendship, delicious lunches, challenging conversation, and lots of laughs, as we practice English language skills, learn about each other’s lives and cultures, and use the Bible to improve our vocabularies and enrich our lives.
COME AND JOIN US!
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