Welcome a newly-arrived Japanese student to Tempe!
Preston and Kumiko participate in the OvECS Homestay program, which arranges host families for international students coming to the United States to study. The majority of these students come to study English, such as in ESL programs at Arizona State University.
These students are encouraged to participate in family dinners every day and participate in family activities. A new student will be coming from Japan and will study English as a Second Language (ESL) at Arizona State University for three weeks. She would love to meet some Arizona neighbors and practice speaking English.
Limited seating event. This dinner is planned for a relatively small group of people. Prior students who came here as part of this program looked forward to attending many neighborhood potluck events, large and small. But for this initial "welcome dinner" we keep the number of dinner guests relatively small, so as to not overwhelm the newly-arrived student.
On February 16, the day after she arrives from Japan, we want to give her a warm welcome.
Free event. Those who come to this event are asked to bring any kind of food, except for Japanese food. Main dish, salad, appetizer, etc. all welcome. (Drinks, utensils, plates, etc. will be provided by the hosts. No desserts, please.)
Here is a photo of Haruka, the student we will be welcoming:
Items guests have signed up to bring:
K. F: main dish
S. N: Ribs, sauerkraut, hoppin john
H. C: Mash potatoes
L. D: tamales
P. H: chicken marsala
V. H: TBD
D. A: ?
S. N: ?
D. K: ?
G. T: ?
J. R: ?
M. S: ?
V. J: ?