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These slides are for our free group class. They are multi-lingual–the flags are language buttons.

Train tomorrow

Train tomorrow

Do you want to be a bird or a mammal?If I had more arms I would __ . My train of thought follows the path of least resistance.Hey look at that. The sky is tearing in two.I know it’s a telephone pole. I can see its smooth sides.My train leaves tomorrow.

Garbage day

Garbage day

Why are garbage cans bigger in America?Do you work better late night or early morning? Garbage day comes once a week.The garbage cans are always full.Here comes the dump truck early in the morning.When the dump truck stops coming, it will be garbage mountain.

Urban garden

Urban garden

Can you garden?Do you have grandparents? I saw a gardener in South Central LA.I was walking through the neighborhood, and I saw a yard with freshly tilled soil.It was in the middle of the big city, but there it felt different.A neighbor shouted hello over the fence.

Long Christmas

Long Christmas

What did you do yesterday?Do you like junk food? I had an extra long Christmas.A 20 hour layover and an 11 hour flight.I didn’t sleep much and I ate a lot of junk food.and when I landed in LA it was still Christmas.

Scrunchie trick

Scrunchie trick

have you done sales before?What is there in LA? I’ve been trying for a long time to do this trick.I’m going to turn 1 scrunchie into 2 scrunchies.I want to stop in LA a few days.Maybe there the trick will work.

Thinking about what to do next

Thinking about what to do next

When I wake up in the morning , the first thing I want is .I have to decide ______. When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I want is to breathe the air outside.This morning my back woke me up when it was still too early, and I wasn’t fully awake yet but I didn’t want to stay in bed.I put on my shoes but then just sat there deciding whether or not to go out the…

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Keep focus

Keep focus

What are you nervous about?How to be a safe driver? You need to be careful. You need to stay focused.You are handling something dangerous high up on a ladder.and all around you is the noise and blur of motorbike traffic.Every day is a gamble.

8 hour journey

8 hour journey

I have a lot of _ .Did you eat dinner yet? In a single day I travelled by taxi, plane, train, boat and foot.From the airport I took the train into the city center.I can walk a long ways if I have time and food.Once I found the canal I rode the ferry to the temple. I knew the way from there.

Monday morning

Monday morning

What are you doing tomorrow morning?I want to try something new, like _. It’s easy to handwash your socks in the sink and not pay for laundry.Yesterday evening I saw a cafe i wanted to try, but when i went this back morning it was closed.My socks weren’t dry yet so I had my shower sandals. I walked to the same coffee place as always.When I got back I blow dried my socks and put them on. That night I…

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Raincoat

Raincoat

What weather do you like?What makes a day perfect? It was perfect weather. The sky was grey.I was walking near the docks and it started to rain. There was an empty cafe.I had no place else to be. The rain continued for a long time.Afterwards I walked to the docks. I saw the clouds reflected on the water.