382nd FADIG Meeting

Date:Saturday,Sept 13th, 2008
Time:2:30-4:30 p.m.
Place:Ten-noji Gakkan High School
Program:The Religious Face of America
by Mr. Justin Rajalaby

Mr. Rajala was born in Tucson, Arizona and brought up in Colorado,USA. He studied religion, focusing on Hinduism and Christianity in America at the University of Denver. He visited many countries in Latin America and Europe, and also studied in Madurai, India for three months in 2005.
He came to Japan in 2006, and is currently teaching English at Osaka Ichiritsu High School in Hirakata.
He enjoys long-distance running, reading and cooking.

381st FADIG Meeting

Date:Saturday,July 12th, 2008
Time:2:30-4:30 p.m.
Place:Ten-noji Gakkan High School
Program:3 things you may or may not know about western culture

by Mr.Duane Levi

Mr. Levi was born in Los Angeles and brought up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. He studied psychology and political science at University of North Carolina Charlotte. Before coming to Japan, he visited Canada, England, Korea, Germany, Switzerland, Russia and Austria.  He came to Japan in 2001 and lived in Yamaguchi City, then moved to Osaka 2004.

Now he has his own music company ,Shalestone Music,

http://shalestonemusic.jp, and he also works at different companies as an industrial psychologist.  He also performs English Rakugo in many places in Kansai.

380th FADIG Meeting

Date:Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Time: 2:30-4:30p.m.

Place: Ten-noji Gakkan High School

Program:" Boston: from the Past to Japan "

by Mr.Gordon Gaul

Mr.Gaul was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, the USA.  He studied biology at Tufts University. He came to Japan in 2004 and is currently teaching English as an ALT in Kaizuka City. He is interested in dance , language, and meeting people from other countries. He studies Japanese and is interested in Japanese culture. He made a speech about " Salsa" for us in April last year.

379th FADIG Meeting

Date:Saturday, May 17, 2008

Time:2:30-4:30p.m.

Place:Ten-noji Gakkan High School

Program: " Northern USA & Southern USA Compared "

by Mr.Stephen Hackney

Mr.Hackney was born in Atlanta, Georgia in the USA.  He grew up in both Atlanta, Georgia and Tallahassee, Florida.  He majored in Anthropology and Asian Studies at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. He came to Japan in August last year.  He is currently teaching English as an ALT at Ikino High School in Matsubara City.He enjoys studying Japanese language,Japanese history and Japanese art.  He loves leaning about other cultures.

This is his third speech for the FADIG meeting.  He made a speech for us in October and December last year.

378th FADIG Meeting

Date:Saturday, April 19th, 2008

Time: 2:30-4:30p.m.

Place: Ten-noji Gakkan High School

Program : " Foreign Culture Communities in the United States " 

by Mr. Russell Fronk

Mr.Fronk was born and raised in Florida, the USA.  He Studied criminology at Florida State University.  He came to Japan most recently in August, 2006.  He is currently teaching English at Osaka Ichiritsu High school.  He is interested in studying or furthering the field of criminology in Japan.

We would like to collect our membership fee 2000yen for the first half of this year in April.(Our annual fee is 4000yen.)

377th FADIG Meeting

Date:Saturday,February 16th,2008
Time:2:30-4:30p.m.
Place:Ten-noji Gakkan High School
Program:"My Hometown-Minnesota and Myself" 

by Mr.Todd Dahlquist

Mr.Dahlquist was born and brought up in Brooklyn Park,Minnesota in USA.He studied Japanese Studies and International Business at Gustarus Adolphus College.He came to Japan in August,2007.He is currently teaching English at Ichioka High School.He has been to China, England, Scotland and Australia.He is interested in go (3 dan),stock market,music,movies and business.

376th FADIG Meeting

Date:Saturday,January 26th,2008
Time:2:30-4:30 p.m.
Place:Ten-noji Gakkan High School
Program:" A Year in Toronto: Holidays, Festivals & Cultural Events"

by Mr.Shawn Hazelton

Mr.Hazelton was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He studied at the University of Toronto and at Sheridan College in the Co-op Art and Art History program. He came to Japan in February, 2001. He is currently teaching English as a NET (Native English Teacher) at junior high schools and elementary schools in Neyagawa.
He finds many things interesting. He often thinks about the inner workings of the human mind.
He has made a speech at our FADIG meeting before.