Language Exchange Program: Week 9: Story Telling

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Week 9: Story Telling

the entire group is already getting very pumped up and socially locked into the activity. With the Japanese group on the left, Chinese on the Right, and Korean in the middle, three stories are easily being told at the same time with everyone having a good time.

Last week, the event of the day was to tell a story about the topic we were given in the language we want to learn. If the person telling the story came to a word they didn’t know, they could ask for the word, and then continue on until they had nothing else to say. Another person would tell their story after them.

With the long gray tables connected at the corner to form an L shape, a dozen happy Japanese, Korean, and Chinese members face each other to begin story-time. Our special guest from Japan, Wakana Komiya, is dressed in a textured ash blue knitted sweater, with the smooth mix of brown and black hair slightly longer than shoulder length, her modest smile revealing her glossy white teeth, and a single distinct mole marks a pleasing spot upon her right cheek. The table has purses, bags, mint chocolate cookies, and phones randomly sprawled across the table. In the background stands our other guest, Kevin, who standing with his back toward us in a green military style field jacket.

I think this event really helped us practice our languages. In my group, I learned new vocabulary and grammar for my target language. I hope everyone was able to learn as much as I did, or help out someone who wants to learn the language you’re familiar with.