These slides are for our free group class. They are multi-lingual–the flags are language buttons.
I want to stay in the shade and lay in the cool soil like a worm. I looked under the weeds, and it looks comfortable under there. The worms are relaxing in the shade while I’m roasting out here like a peanut. If there were bun cha under the banana trees, then I’d stay there all day. I’d like to have what the worm has. Q. agree or disagree: I usually feel relaxed.Q. I’d like to have _.
Doing the same thing, following a pattern everyday, might be nice. Maybe eating the same thing for breakfast is a little boring. But the familiarity is nice. I wonder if I’ll still be doing the same thing when I am old. I imagine it would be nice. Q. What do you do regularly? Why?Q. How do you imagine yourself in old age?
After getting rained on a couple times, I finally decided to buy an umbrella. Today I used it for the first time. When you walk outside with an umbrella in the rain, it feels nice. The rain is nice to look at. The world looks different in the rain, and with an umbrella you can go out and see it. At the coffee shop I like to go to, there are big umbrellas to sit under. The storefront faces a…
After the rain, there were puddles and leaves all over the ground. The air was cool and still. There was nobody at the park. Some insects were examining fruit that fell from a tree. There were flags waving in a puddle’s reflection. The soccer nets hung damp with water. Yesterday evening was a different scene. There were football games going on, and there were many people waving. It must have been dreary during the rain. Now the flags are waving…
Rice paddies are so beautiful. I had never stood in one before. I stood and watched the wind in the grass. My eyes explored the water. It was so green all around. The sun was so hot. After that, I ate mangoes like a monkey. I drank bottled water. The rice paddy gave me an appetite. I wanted to see a rice paddy. I am hungry for Vietnam. Q. How was the weather today? What do you want to see?Q….
It is a beautiful day. There are many interesting things to see. A restaurant sign says ‘buffalo’ and ‘pho’ on it. Inside the restaurant, there is buffalo pho. Capybaras are suddenly in fashion. You can see them everywhere. Hundreds of them staring at you from the sidewalk. Many interesting things can be seen. Q. How was your day? Did you see anything interesting?Q. Tell me something interesting about you?
Sudden shower My apartment was starting to feel dirty, so I went out to buy a broom, a brush and some toilet cleaner. It was sunny and hot when I went out. I bicycled to the store and carried everything back on my handlebars. On the way back, it suddenly started pouring rain. I got completely soaked. So did the new broom I bought. It’s already stopped raining now. Q. How was the weather today? What did you do?Q. What’s…
I like instant noodles. I know that they’re not very healthy, but I don’t eat them every day. I still like them. I like that they can be just normal instant noodles, or if you add a bunch of stuff to them then they can be more fancy and special. I had some with pickled bamboo and an egg today. I like how I ride a bike because I zone out. I like the clouds because they are beautiful. I…
Today I found a beautiful temple. I went inside and sat down on a stone bench. It was calm and peaceful. There were beautiful works of art all around, and trees were casting shade overhead. There were flower petals on the ground. There was a young man also sitting there by himself. I spoke to him a little bit. In this lovely land, I am the stranger. Q. Tell me about a place you found.Q. Have you ever experienced difficulty…
This morning I picked up a beetle. I found it at the top of the stairs. The beetle was on its back. I touched it, and it climbed on my finger. It didn’t fly away after that. It stayed on my finger. I could wait at the bus stop and get on the bus. I don’t know where the bus is going. But I can go where it goes. I just want to get on the bus. Like the beetle….