Week 5: Half and Half

Happy Halloween!
We forgot to send out an email for this week, sorry!

Because of midterms, today's meeting was basically just an open conversation night again. We had movies playing in the background if anyone wanted to watch, but it seemed like most people were simply catching up with each other or meeting new people.

Towards the end though, everyone stopped conversing and started watching The Man from Nowhere together. Gotta go back and watch the beginning some time!

Week 4: Open Convo

Most people are probably having upcoming midterms, so tonight was just an open conversation night. After a short reminder about Queen Mary, everyone pretty much just talked among themselves and enjoyed the snacks (maple cookies!). Conversation night certainly may be the simplest activity LXP can set up, but it's also probably the best way to get to know the people you've met so far and learn about languages and/or cultural differences.

Thanks to those who stopped by! Good luck on all your midterms~

Week 3: Enter the Hero!

This week we combined our usual pizza night with a movie! After browsing through Netflix for a while, we finally decided on the Japanese movie Ping Pong. Hope everyone enjoyed it! It's the kind of movie that you understand a little more each time you watch it.

There wasn't really any time to talk this week, but you'll get the chance next week, so please come back for conversation night!
Also, if you're interested in going to Queen Mary's Dark Harbor, please let us know by next Wednesday.

Week 2: Strings of Things

Today we played a language concentration game! We split into two groups, and within each group we went around saying words/phrases in different languages according to the given topics (food, useful phrases, clothing). Of course, it wasn't that simple... We also had to remember and repeat what the people before us said, so in the end we had these long strings of words.

Eventually, our game just turned into various conversations, and we spent the rest of the time talking, snacking, and watching funny videos.

Hopefully you'll remember some of the new words you learned today!
See you next week for pizza and movie night!

Week 1: Breaking That Ice

It's been quite some time since this blog was last updated, but hopefully we'll revive it this year!

We had our first meeting of the quarter (and school year) tonight. It was exciting to see new and old faces! After some general information about the club, we went around the room and gave brief introductions. Then we formed a large circle, and each person told 2 truths and 1 lie about themselves. Even more people joined us in the middle, which was a pleasant surprise! 

Towards the end, everybody just mingled and talked among themselves while munching on delicious snacks. We've got such a lively group this year; you could hear the buzz of conversation from the hallway!

Well, we hope to see you again next week~

Week 1: Speed Friending

The first meeting of the quarter!! There were so many new people to meet. We started with a traditional ice breaker of telling 2 truths and 1 lie to get started, but what’s a better way to get to know all of you than a little bit of “Speed Friending”? ;]

Afterwards, we all just got into groups and spent the rest of our meeting in conversation night. There wasn’t enough time to meet with everyone, but I hope you all found people you would like to get to know more of or practice a language with. Can’t wait to talk to more of you!

Week 9: Story Telling

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.

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.

Sadly, this was the last meeting for the quarter, but not to worry! We’ll be back next quarter, and I hope to see you all again!

Have a nice spring break! :)

~Shirley