The purpose of it is to improve our English and to keep in touch with each other.
At our meeting, we enjoy lunch while we chat.
Today, our meeting was at a Peruvian restaurant. I like Peruvian food even though I've never been to Peru.
I baked some chocolate cakes for our all members and brought baby gift for a member who is going to deliver a baby within two weeks.
Our member consists five people.
I'm going to introduce one of our members.
A Japanese gentleman who was the principal at an elementary school in Tokyo. He came three years ago to the U.S. because he and his wife wanted to help their daughter. She is married to an American man and has two boys. Before he came to the U.S., his daughter didn't have a job. So they were on a tight budget. She still relied on her parents' support. After they came to the U.S., she went to school for some medical qualification. Now she has a job at hospital. When she is out of the house, her parents take turn caring for her children.
Now, he is an ESL student. Two years ago, he started working on an English textbook for elementary students in Japan. His textbook is almost complete. He is going to Japan to publish it next year. I'm really impressed with his hard work.
I'll introduce the other members someday.
Today's vocabulary
・former : adjective / かつての、前の、元の
ex) former colleague : 元同僚
former actor : 元俳優
・Peruvian : ペルーの
・deliver a baby : 出産する
・consist : verb / （～から）成る、成り立つ
・principal at an elementary school : 小学校の校長先生
・be married to : （人と）結婚している
marry with : （人と）結婚する
・be on a tight budget : 金欠である、予算がきつい
・qualification : noun / 資格、免許
・take turn caring for : かわりばんこに～の面倒をみる
・be impressed with : ～に感銘を受ける
・work on : phrasal verb / ～に取り組む、～に取り掛かる
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