2019

  4/6      Tod Tollefson  "Early work experience"

  4/13    Justin Peinado  "National park service"

  4/20    Michael Zhuang  "The cultural differences between Japanese and

               American business"

  4/27    Harry van Gilpen "Facts on the Netherlands"

  5/4      Golden week

  5/11    Michael Zhuang  "Trip in Asia: Singapore, Bali, Indonesia"    

  5/18    Michael Zhuang  "Scams and tricks targeting Japanese people"

  5/25    General meeting

  6/1      Tod Tollefson "Childhood friendship"    

  6/8      Nyasia Sibanda " A brief history of silent cinema"

  6/15    Tod Tollefson "A significant event in your life"

  6/22    Ian Platford  "Brexit" 

  6/29    Party

  7/6      Michael Zhuang "The biggest story of the 21th century"

  7/13    Tom Gibb "Insomnia"

  7/21    Fireworks

  7/27    Tod Tollefson "Marriage #1"

  8/3       Michael Zhuang  "My travel to Philippine and Vietnam"

  8/10　 お盆休み

  8/17　 Tod Tollefson　"Marriage #2"

  8/24      Daniel Desmarais "French in English"

  8/31      Dion Thorpe "King Arthur"

  9/7        Michael Zhuang "My travels in Philippine, Vietnam, and Hong Kong

  9/14      中止

  9/21　  Michael Zhuang "My travels in Hong Kong and Macao

  9/28      Tod Tollefson "How you learn English?"

  10/5      Tod Tollefson "How you learn English?" + 懇親会

  10/12    台風のため中止

  10/19    Tesfaye Gelaye "Ethiopia Now and Then"

  10/26    Paa-Kofi Atkins "The trichotomy of humanity: Body, soul & spirit!!!"

  11/2      Tod Tollefson "Pain management and the opioid epidemic in the

                 USA #1"

  11/9      Tod Tollefson "Pain management and the  opioid epidemic in the   

                 USA #2" 

  11/16    Cole Fairweather "Multiculturalism"

  11/23    Devon Zimlinghaus "Gun violence in America"

  11/30    Cindy Ratsamy "The internet & social media and how it affects

                 our lives" 

  12/7      Michael Zhuang "Why we celebrate Christmas : The story"

  12/14    Allyson Hildebrand "Food and health in America"

  12/21    Christmas party

  12/28    Tod Tollefson "Retirement"

 

2020

  1/4        New Year's off

  1/11      Michael Zhuang "Difference in Child raising between US and

                 Japan"

  1/18      Tod Tollefson " Death and dying"

  1/25      Tom Gibb "Immigration and Prince Harry, Princess Meghan and

                 the Royal Family"

  2/1         Michael Zhuang "The remarkable rise of Andrew Yang"

  2/8         Sophia Bonner "Reggae Music"

  2/15       Tod Tollefson " Euthanasia    

  2/22       Roisin O'Riordan "Ireland" 

                 

    Cancel due to Corona during2/29, 3/7,3/14,3/21,3/28,4/4                                

  4/11       LINE Test                                

  4/18       LINE Test                                

  4/25       Tom Gibb "Corona Virus" LINE                                

  5/2         Tod Tollefson "Coronairus" LINE                                

  5/9         Ken "Canada" LINE                                

  5/16       Tod Tollefson "Identity" ZOOM                                

  5/23       Princess "Phillipine" ZOOM                                

  5/30       Ken Kroeber " Introduction to political Discussion" ZOOM                                

  6/6         Tom Gibb "Bycle" Mito International                                

  6/13       Paa Koffi "Akan"                                

  6/20       Tod Tollefson "Police brutality in the United State"                               6/29       General meeting

  7/4         Daniel Desmarais "Proverb

  7/11       Gelaye Tesfaye "Pandemic"

  7/18       Dion Thorpe "The English Language and the Old Gods of Europe"

  7/25      Tod Tollefson "Transactional Marriage"

  8/1        Ken Kroeker "Colona Virus"

  8/8        Micheal Zhuang "Best Things I did Living in Mito/Japan"

  8/15      Obon

  8/22      Princess Ampol "Overseas Filipino Workers"

  8/29      Tod Tollefson "Gender

  9/5        Tom Gibb "raising children in Japan (particularly mixed-race

                 children)"

  9/12      Ken Kroeker "How we choose our leaders"

  9/20      Tod Tollefson "Gender II"

  9/26      Daniel Desmarais "Japanese youth, identity and Harajuku fashion.

                 Hikikomori"

  10/3      Tom Gibb "Learning a Foreign Language"

  10/10    Ken Kroeker "Countries of the G7"

  10/17    Tod Tollefson "Aging"

  10/24    Daniel Desmarais "The death business" 

  10/31    Princess Ampol "The fear of the Pilipino"

  11/7      Tom Gibb "Cricket"

  11/14    Ken Kroeker "A closer look at Canada"

  11/21    Tod Tollefson "Winter"

  11/28    楊猛 "Amazing growth of my hometown Dalian"

  12/5      Tom Gibb "The issue of drugs and alcohol"     

  12/12    Ken Kroeker "Countries of Eastern Europe"

  12/19    Tod Tollefson "Charity"

  12/26    李冉冉 "City Shenshen and new technologies that have affected

                 or changed people's life styles"

 

2021

  1/9      Tom Gibb "Afternoon tea"

  1/16    Ken Kroeker "Food around the world"

  1/23    Tod Tollefson "The attack on the Capital building in Washington, DC"

  1/30    Daniel Desmarais "Lie"

  2/6      Tom Gibb "Sports injuries"

  2/13    Ken Kroeker "The rights and freedoms in the US constitution"

  2/20   Tod Tollefson "Anger"

  2/27    Members "Activities under Corona"

  3/13    Tom Gibb "Reading"

  3/20    Ken Kroeker "Immigration in Canada"

  3/23    Tod Tollefson "Anger II"

  3/27    Princess Ampol "K-pop"

  4/3      Tom Gibb "Cycling holiday I took in Hokkaido"

  4/10    Ken Kroeker "Why is English spelling so weird?"

  4/17    Tod Tollefson "Adoption/Foster care"

  4/24    Tod Tollefson "Humor"  Zoom

  5/1      Tom Gibb "Working in films and TV" Zoom

  5/8      Ken Kroeker "Is environmentally friendly really environmentally

              friendly?"

  5/15   Tod Tollefson " Counselling"

  5/22   Daniel Desmarais "Showa"

  5/29    General meeting

  6/5      Tom Gibb "Railroad system in the U.K."

  6/12    Ken Kroeker "Drinking around the world"

  6/19    Tod Tollefson "The Tokyo Olympic 2021"

  6/26    Shigeo Suzuki "Pandemic Invasion and Virus"

  7/3      Tom Gibb "The Welfare state in the U.K."

  7/10    Ken Kroeker "Canadian sports"

  7/17    Tod Tollefson "Capital punishment"

  7/24    Daniel Desmarais "Invention/Innovation"

  7/31    Tod Tollefson "Idealism, Utopia and compromise"

  8/7      Tom Gibb "Covid-19 inUK" ZOOM

  8/14    お盆休み

  8/21    Jeroen Bode "Books; a scary/?/epic? adventure" ZOOM

  8/28    Ken Kroeker "The economic problems America is facing as COVID

                  ends" ZOOM

  9/4      Clay Bussinger "American music; Blue grass" ZOOM

  9/11    Ken Kroeker "The election in Canada" ZOOM

  9/18    Tod Tollefson "The exercise of power in human relation" ZOOM

  9/25    Tom Gibb "Leading an eco friendly lifestyle" ZOOM

  10/2    Tom Gibb "Star Wars :Episode IV, A New Hope"

  10/9    Ken Kroeker "South East Asia"

  10/16  Tod Tollefson "Civil disobedience"

  10/23  Geleye Tesfaye "Olympic"

  10/30  Clay Bussinger "American music; Blue grass II"

  11/6    Tom Gibb "Crime"

  11/13  Ken Kroeker "Social programs of Canada"

  11/21  Tod Tollefson "Disobedience over the life course"

  11/27  Yoshiki Ikeda "Welcome to Portugal"

  12/4    Ken Kroeker "Green Vehicles"

  12/11  Tom Gibb "Christmas in UK"

  12/18  Cindy&Ryan Paradillo "Columbia, beauty and resilience" and 

   "The life of Ryan, Philippine"

  12/25  Tod Tollefson "Christmas Nativity Story and Christmas song" 

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