February 15th, 2008

Coffee Talk is Friday from 4-5:30pm
Please bang loudly on the side door or press the gym buzzer.
Important:
If you need tutoring this quarter please contact Jenn jenncavanaugh@hotmail.com or Hillary at hillaryenglish@hotmail.com
We always need help with set up and clean up Friday if you have time.
Please let us know.
Thank you.

This week's topic:
Romance-
Is dating acceptable in your country?
If so, what age do people start dating?
Who asks for a date? The man or the woman?
How did your parents meet?
How did your grandparents meet?

February 8, 2008

Coffee Talk is Friday from 4-5:30pm
Please bang loudly on the side door or press the gym buzzer.
Important:
If you need tutoring this quarter please contact Jenn jenncavanaugh@hotmail.com
or Hillary at hillaryenglish@hotmail.com
We always need help with set up and clean up Friday if you have time.
Please let us know.
Thank you.

Lunar New Year celebrations February 10, 2008

February 10, 2008
All students are invited to celebrations at
Brighton Presbyterian church
6721 51st Avenue South
Seattle, WA
www.vietchristian.com/fyi/brighton
starting at 10am

If you would like to go please contact Pastor Truong Ta at truonghuyta@yahoo.com
or Gini at eslstay@hotmail.com

If you need to know which bus to take use Metro's Journey planner
http://transit.metrokc.gov/
For driving directions go to Mapquest
http://www.mapquest.com/

We wish all the students celebrating this week a very Happy New Year!

January 25, 2008

Important:
Tutoring is by appointment this quarter. Please let us know if you need help.
Coffee Talk is Friday from 4-5:30pm
Please bang loudly on the side door or press the gym buzzer.
This weeks topic:
Food!
How often do you eat out? (in your country & here in Seattle)Where do you usually go when you eat out? How much do you usually pay when you eat out? Who do you usually go with when you eat out?
What about tipping?
Do you like western food? Japanese? Thai? Italian? Can you name restaurants in this area that serve food from other countries? Do you ever eat at McDonalds? KFC? Other fast food restaurants? What is your favorite appetizer? Main Course? Dessert?Do you know what a Caesar salad is? Buffalo wings? Nachos? Chicken fried steak?
Did you enjoy eating out in other countries you have visited?
Which country had the best food? Which foods did you enjoy the most? Did you think the cost was high or low?
Do you know anyone who has owned a restaurant? Have you ever worked in a restaurant?
If so, what kind of restaurant? How long did you work there?
Did you enjoy your job?
(By the way, if Sandra is here, ask her about working in a restaurant!! She knows!!)
Do you like to cook?
Do you cook for yourself here in Seattle? Is this a problem? Why(not)?

January 18, 2008

Coffee Talk is Friday from 4-5:30pm
Please bang loudly on the side door or press the gym buzzer.
This week's topic:
Time
Compare the pace of time in your country to the pace of time in Seattle/the USA:

1 Are you busier here or in your country?
2 Do you wait in line longer here or there? (bank, supermarket, etc.)
3 Do you talk on the phone more here or there?
4 Do you have more or less free time here in Seattle than in your country?
5 Who do you think has more free time, men or women? (in your country or the USA)
6 Do you watch more TV here in Seattle or in your country?
7 Do you spend more time shopping here or in your country?
8 A friend has invited you to a party at 7:30. What time do you arrive – a little early, right on time or a little/very late?

Important:
If you need tutoring this quarter please contact Jenn jenncavanaugh@hotmail.com
or Hillary at hillaryenglish@hotmail.com
We always need help with set up and clean up Friday if you have time.
Please let us know.
Thank you.

Welcome back!

Coffee Talk begins again January 11th.4-5:30pm
Please bang loudly on the side door or press the gym buzzer.

Our topic for January 11th....New Years Resolutions
What are your resolutions for 2008?
Are they different from last year?
Do you make New Year's resolutions?
Why or why not?
Important:
If you need tutoring this quarter please contact Jenn jenncavanaugh@hotmail.com
or Hillary at hillaryenglish@hotmail.com

We always need help with set up and clean up Friday if you have time.
Please let us know.
Thank you.

For CoffeeTalk volunteers

There are lots of ways to help Coffee Talk if you can't make it Friday.
* preparing side dishes, snacks, desserts, etc. to drop off earlier in the week
* coming later Friday or Saturday morning to help clean up or put away dishes
* helping with administrative tasks like maintaining contact lists, updating the website, etc.
* coordinating or participating in special events or field trips
* meeting with students at other times to help with homework or conversation practice
* hosting a barbeque, party or karaoke night (at your place or the church)
* donating foreign language bibles or other Christian materials in different languages.
* doing some of the grocery shopping
* inviting international students over for Thanksgiving or just any homemade meal
* working at the InterVarsity information table at SCCC to let students know about CoffeeTalk
If you have any questions or can help please contact us.

Happy 2008!

Happy New Year!
Coffee Talk begins again January 11th.
4-5:30pm
Please bang loudly on the side door or press the gym buzzer.
Important:
If you need tutoring this quarter please contact Jenn jenncavanaugh@hotmail.com
or Hillary at hillaryenglish@hotmail.com
We always need help with set up and clean up if you have time.
Please let us know.
Thank you.

Our topic for January 11th....New Years Resolutions
What are your resolutions for 2008?
Do you make New Year's resolutions?
Why or why not?

Holiday Reminders

Coffee Talk resumes January 11, 2008 at 4pm!

We will have special services to celebrate Christmas.
The Family Service is from 7-8pm
Our Christmas Eve candlelight service is 11pm- midnight.

Please visit www.capitolhillpres.org for more information.

Iconostasis (our alternative worship service) is January 4th at 8pm.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Christmas greetings from Matthew and Jill

Greetings from Princeton, Coffee Talkers!
Jill and I continue to have a wonderful time here at the seminary. We recently had our neighbor over for dinner. She is the one in the picture with us. Her name is Oan. She cooked us some wonderful Thai food. We loved it! We are truly blessed to meet such wonderful people. We also had a lot of fun putting up our Christmas decorations in our apartment. We even had a little snow recently, but now it is all melted. We miss you and hope you are all feeling well!

Love,
Matthew and Jill

December 2007 Happenings

Reminders:

Coffee Talk is over until January 11th!

However we have holiday happenings at church and everyone is welcome to attend!

All the girls from Coffee Talk are invited to come bake cookies at church on December 10th at 6: 30 pm. Soup, and cookie making ingredients will be provided.

We will have special services to celebrate Christmas.

The Family Service is from 7-8pm

Our Christmas Eve candlelight service is 11pm- midnight.

Please visit http://www.capitolhillpres.org/ for more information

We wish you all a blessed holiday season and a wonderful New Year!

November 30th, 2007

Reminders:

Last of Coffee Talk of the Quarter

Come celebrate the end of final exams with us!
Friday, November 30th at 4pm
Our topic will be Holidays

Afterwards we are having Kareoke at Seattle's Best Karaoke

(1818 Minor Ave.)http://www.sbkaraoke.com/pages/location.html

Please bring $5 if you want to come for that.

We always need help with set up and clean up if you have time.
Please let us know.
Thank you.

November 16th, 2007

Tonight's topic was puns and the telephone game

Examples:

A bicycle can't stand alone; it is two tired.

A will is a dead giveaway.

When she saw her first strands of gray hair, she thought she'd dye.

When she got married, she got a new name and a dress.

A very Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Enjoy the time off!

Reminders:

No tutoring until Tuesday the 27th. 4:00-5:30

The last Coffee Talk of the quarter is November 30th.

Please come celebrate the end of final exams with us!

November 9, 2007

This week's topic:

3 Days 3 Ways for Disaster Preparedness

What natural disasters happen where you live?
How does the government tell you to prepare for them? What do they do when one happens?
Have you ever been in a natural disaster? What happened?
What do you think is the scariest natural disaster?
Here is a survival kit our government recommends….

http://www.seattleredcross.org/show.aspx?mi=4171

What else would you put in a survival kit?

Reminders:

The last Coffee Talk of the Quarter is November 30th.

No tutoring November 13th or 19th.

We will have a special tutoring session Tuesday the 27th for finals.

Hillary is still recovering from neck surgery. She is happy to give homework advice or edit papers via e-mail.

Her address is hillaryenglish@hotmail.com

Our regular schedule is as follows:

Tuesdays 4:00-5:30 Homework Help (hot beverages and snacks)

Fridays 4:00-5:30 Conversation Lounge (and dinner).

We always need help with set up and clean up if you have time.

Please let us know.

Thank you.

Hello from Matthew and Jill!

Greetings Coffee Talkers!
We love it here in Princeton. The beautiful autumn weather, fascinating classes, and wonderful people have all enriched our experience. Jill is taking four courses, including Hebrew, Christianity in Africa, American Religion and Literature, and the Gospel of John. Matthew is sitting in on a theology course and a course in ethics and the problem of evil. We have found a great church and attend a Bible study on campus with three other couples. It is a joy to see Matthew's family regularly.
We just took a trip to Maine with Matthew's parents. We ate lobster and walked on the beach. What a terrific time it was! We miss you all very much!
peace to you all,

Matthew and Jill

November 2, 2007

Today's topic:
Observational humor...

ONLY IN AMERICA…
Why do people order a double cheeseburger, large fries, and a diet soda?
Why do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters?
Why do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage?
Why do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight?
Why do we have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering?
EVER WONDER
why women can't put on mascara with their mouths closed?
why "abbreviated" is such a long word?
why the time of day with the slowest traffic is called rush hour?
why there isn’t mouse-flavored cat food?
why sheep don’t shrink when it rains?
why they are called apartments when they are all stuck together?
If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?

What questions do you have about American culture?
What funny things do you think people do everywhere?

Reminders:
Important:There will be NO tutoring Tuesday October 30 or November 6th.
The last Coffee Talk of the Quarter is November 30th.

Our regular schedule is as follows:
Tuesdays 4:00-5:30 Homework Help (hot beverages and snacks)
Fridays 4:00-5:30 Conversation Lounge (and dinner).

We always need help with set up and clean up if you have time.
Please let us know.
Thank you.

October 26, 2007

Today's Topic:

Superstition

Here some common superstitions in America-

It is bad luck to light three cigarettes with the same match.
It's good luck to find a four-leaf clover.
It's bad luck to pick up a coin if it's tails side up. Good luck comes if it's heads up.
Step on a crack, break your mother's back (Don't step on a crack on a sidewalk or walkway.).
If your nose itches you will soon be kissed by a fool.
It's bad luck if a black cat crosses your path
It's bad luck to walk under a ladder
To break a mirror means 7 years bad luck.

Questions:

What are some superstitions in your country?
What brings good luck?
What brings bad luck?
Are you superstitious? Why or Why not?

Reminders:
Important:
There will be NO tutoring Tuesday October 30 or November 6th.


Tuesdays 4:00-5:30 Homework Help (hot beverages and snacks)
Fridays 4:00-5:30 Conversation Lounge (and dinner).
We always need help with set up and clean up if you have time. Please let us know.
Thank you.

October 19, 2007

This week's topic:

What do you spend the most money on?
What do you wish you could spend more money on?
What was your best "find" or favorite purchase?
Have you ever experienced buyer’s regret?
Is there anything you want to take home from Seattle as a souvenir?
What would you recommend that a tourist buy in your country?
What would you recommend they not buy in your country?
Is bargaining acceptable in your hometown? Do you like to do it? Are you good at it?

Reminders:
Tuesdays 4:00-5:30 Homework Help (hot beverages and snacks)
Fridays 4:00-5:30 Conversation Lounge (and dinner).
We always need help with set up and clean up if you have time. Please let us know.
Thank you.

Thank you!

Thank you Marc (Squatch -the Sonics mascot) and family for making our "Unusual Professions" game so fun and interesting!

October 12, 2007

This week's topic is "Unusual Professions"
Questions:
What is the most unusual job you've ever heard of?
If you could have any job in the world what would it be?
What is the worst job you can think of?
What is the best job you can think of ?
When you come this week please press the button for the gym or bang loudly on the side door.
Thank you.

Reminders:
Tuesdays 4:00-5:30 Homework Help (hot beverages and snacks)
Fridays 4:00-5:30 Conversation Lounge (and dinner)

We always need help with set up and clean up if you have time. Please let us know.
Thank you.