Oto lives in Kobe, Japan. Nonoka lives in Hiroshima, Japan. They are coming to our neighborhood to study English. Please help us give them a big welcome 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. Two new students will be coming from Japan and will study English as a Second Language (ESL) at Arizona State University. They 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.
These two students are arriving, along with other students from their universities, on Wednesday, 31 January 2024. The welcome dinner will be held on the first Sunday after they arrive.
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 additional desserts are needed.)
Below: Photo of Nonoka (one of the two students):
Items guests have signed up to bring:
A. G: BBQ chicken sliders
H. C: mashed potatoes
J. M: veggie platter
P. H: turkey; pumpkin pie
S. M: Dessert
T. H: homemade dessert
V. J: sesame pulled pork sandwiches
D. K: ?
D. K: ?
G. T: ?
J. R: ?
T. S: ?