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  • enjoy well I'll ride look at that

  • well I'll ride look at that

  • well I'll ride look at that look what i have here i'm back

  • look what i have here i'm back

  • look what i have here i'm back in America for this month's

  • in America for this month's

  • in America for this month's masterclass video lesson and I

  • masterclass video lesson and I

  • masterclass video lesson and I have none other than my father

  • have none other than my father

  • have none other than my father say hello say hello say hello

  • say hello say hello say hello

  • say hello say hello say hello hello

  • hello

  • hello and low and low goodness so he

  • and low and low goodness so he

  • and low and low goodness so he and I I like to joke around a

  • and I I like to joke around a

  • and I I like to joke around a lot and I get a lot of that from

  • lot and I get a lot of that from

  • lot and I get a lot of that from him we say the apple doesn't

  • him we say the apple doesn't

  • him we say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree this

  • fall far from the tree this

  • fall far from the tree this means that when I'm I'm like my

  • means that when I'm I'm like my

  • means that when I'm I'm like my father and what are you looking

  • father and what are you looking

  • father and what are you looking at

  • at

  • at oh my goodness those look it I

  • oh my goodness those look it I

  • oh my goodness those look it I know the Apple like it

  • know the Apple like it

  • know the Apple like it oh my goodness see we don't get

  • oh my goodness see we don't get

  • oh my goodness see we don't get this either you get to see all

  • this either you get to see all

  • this either you get to see all of this

  • of this

  • of this so his name is you want to

  • so his name is you want to

  • so his name is you want to introduce yourself to everybody

  • introduce yourself to everybody

  • introduce yourself to everybody my name is Richard batcher and

  • my name is Richard batcher and

  • my name is Richard batcher and so I'm drew badger as you

  • so I'm drew badger as you

  • so I'm drew badger as you already know and this month

  • already know and this month

  • already know and this month because I'm here back for a

  • because I'm here back for a

  • because I'm here back for a vacation about family and

  • vacation about family and

  • vacation about family and reunion we have a little bit of

  • reunion we have a little bit of

  • reunion we have a little bit of a reunion this month here in

  • a reunion this month here in

  • a reunion this month here in Oregon

  • Oregon

  • Oregon so I get to see my dad I haven't

  • so I get to see my dad I haven't

  • so I get to see my dad I haven't seen how long has it been

  • seen how long has it been

  • seen how long has it been no it's been almost two years

  • no it's been almost two years

  • no it's been almost two years nearly two years since your

  • nearly two years since your

  • nearly two years since your sister got married yes I my

  • sister got married yes I my

  • sister got married yes I my sister got married this was

  • sister got married this was

  • sister got married this was about

  • about

  • about I guess a year and a half two

  • I guess a year and a half two

  • I guess a year and a half two years angles and that was the

  • years angles and that was the

  • years angles and that was the last time we got to see ch

  • last time we got to see ch

  • last time we got to see ch how's the girlfriend I don't

  • how's the girlfriend I don't

  • how's the girlfriend I don't know what you're talking about

  • know what you're talking about

  • know what you're talking about my girlfriend why not

  • my girlfriend why not

  • my girlfriend why not well that makes a kind of public

  • well that makes a kind of public

  • well that makes a kind of public what do you mean listen it's not

  • what do you mean listen it's not

  • what do you mean listen it's not even that little public

  • even that little public

  • even that little public my girlfriend is fine oh very

  • my girlfriend is fine oh very

  • my girlfriend is fine oh very good

  • good

  • good well we will leave that one it's

  • well we will leave that one it's

  • well we will leave that one it's a secret

  • a secret

  • a secret don't worry about that in case

  • don't worry about that in case

  • don't worry about that in case you're watching as is don't tell

  • you're watching as is don't tell

  • you're watching as is don't tell anybody look in the camera in

  • anybody look in the camera in

  • anybody look in the camera in the camera right here don't look

  • the camera right here don't look

  • the camera right here don't look over here don't get confused by

  • over here don't get confused by

  • over here don't get confused by that

  • that

  • that so sometimes when i'm recording

  • so sometimes when i'm recording

  • so sometimes when i'm recording people they get a little bit

  • people they get a little bit

  • people they get a little bit they see themselves in the

  • they see themselves in the

  • they see themselves in the camera so this video camera we

  • camera so this video camera we

  • camera so this video camera we have a regular screen that

  • have a regular screen that

  • have a regular screen that you're looking at right here but

  • you're looking at right here but

  • you're looking at right here but also there's a monitor on the

  • also there's a monitor on the

  • also there's a monitor on the side so you can look at yourself

  • side so you can look at yourself

  • side so you can look at yourself right now I'm looking at the

  • right now I'm looking at the

  • right now I'm looking at the monitor and it looks a little

  • monitor and it looks a little

  • monitor and it looks a little bit confusing when you do that

  • bit confusing when you do that

  • bit confusing when you do that but anyway so you're doing here

  • but anyway so you're doing here

  • but anyway so you're doing here is how my head gets bigger as I

  • is how my head gets bigger as I

  • is how my head gets bigger as I get closer

  • get closer

  • get closer yes just keep your eyes and the

  • yes just keep your eyes and the

  • yes just keep your eyes and the camera like that

  • camera like that

  • camera like that very good very good but what it

  • very good very good but what it

  • very good very good but what it would also you working on back

  • would also you working on back

  • would also you working on back home anything going to talk

  • home anything going to talk

  • home anything going to talk about my job

  • about my job

  • about my job yes you could talk about your

  • yes you could talk about your

  • yes you could talk about your job you can tell me tell me what

  • job you can tell me tell me what

  • job you can tell me tell me what you're working on it but how I

  • you're working on it but how I

  • you're working on it but how I am familiar with Japan

  • am familiar with Japan

  • am familiar with Japan yeah sure there's other

  • yeah sure there's other

  • yeah sure there's other countries you can talk about all

  • countries you can talk about all

  • countries you can talk about all the other countries sure

  • the other countries sure

  • the other countries sure my job is to bring in about 70

  • my job is to bring in about 70

  • my job is to bring in about 70 students every year to the

  • students every year to the

  • students every year to the University of Chicago Law School

  • University of Chicago Law School

  • University of Chicago Law School so he works as a person as dean

  • so he works as a person as dean

  • so he works as a person as dean and at the law school and these

  • and at the law school and these

  • and at the law school and these students are in a program for

  • students are in a program for

  • students are in a program for foreign trained lawyers so their

  • foreign trained lawyers so their

  • foreign trained lawyers so their lawyers in their country already

  • lawyers in their country already

  • lawyers in their country already but they come to the United

  • but they come to the United

  • but they come to the United States to spend a year and

  • States to spend a year and

  • States to spend a year and during that year they will study

  • during that year they will study

  • during that year they will study about American law and then

  • about American law and then

  • about American law and then afterwards they'll go back to

  • afterwards they'll go back to

  • afterwards they'll go back to their countries and this will be

  • their countries and this will be

  • their countries and this will be beneficial to them because they

  • beneficial to them because they

  • beneficial to them because they will be dealing with clients who

  • will be dealing with clients who

  • will be dealing with clients who may be us clients wanted to do

  • may be us clients wanted to do

  • may be us clients wanted to do business in their countries or

  • business in their countries or

  • business in their countries or dealing with American lawyers

  • dealing with American lawyers

  • dealing with American lawyers representing us clients and so

  • representing us clients and so

  • representing us clients and so familiar with American law will

  • familiar with American law will

  • familiar with American law will be helpful and they come to me

  • be helpful and they come to me

  • be helpful and they come to me about commercial for the you

  • about commercial for the you

  • about commercial for the you know how well you asked me to

  • know how well you asked me to

  • know how well you asked me to talk i'll go ahead and go ahead

  • talk i'll go ahead and go ahead

  • talk i'll go ahead and go ahead and ask you know

  • and ask you know

  • and ask you know yes and so I'm sort of their

  • yes and so I'm sort of their

  • yes and so I'm sort of their social chair

  • social chair

  • social chair I take them to a baseball game I

  • I take them to a baseball game I

  • I take them to a baseball game I have them over to my home for

  • have them over to my home for

  • have them over to my home for Thanksgiving

  • Thanksgiving

  • Thanksgiving so you teach them the culture

  • so you teach them the culture

  • so you teach them the culture and here's just do it is the law

  • and here's just do it is the law

  • and here's just do it is the law and my children grew up thinking

  • and my children grew up thinking

  • and my children grew up thinking that that's what Thanksgiving

  • that that's what Thanksgiving

  • that that's what Thanksgiving once

  • once

  • once yes having a bunch of people

  • yes having a bunch of people

  • yes having a bunch of people from abroad in their home and

  • from abroad in their home and

  • from abroad in their home and and of course the byproduct that

  • and of course the byproduct that

  • and of course the byproduct that is I have a son

  • is I have a son

  • is I have a son who goes off to some of the

  • who goes off to some of the

  • who goes off to some of the country yeah so basically what

  • country yeah so basically what

  • country yeah so basically what what Thanksgiving even know

  • what Thanksgiving even know

  • what Thanksgiving even know where we're at Christmas or the

  • where we're at Christmas or the

  • where we're at Christmas or the holiday season at the end of the

  • holiday season at the end of the

  • holiday season at the end of the year right now

  • year right now

  • year right now basically for thanksgiving this

  • basically for thanksgiving this

  • basically for thanksgiving this is the main time for people to

  • is the main time for people to

  • is the main time for people to come back from wherever they are

  • come back from wherever they are

  • come back from wherever they are and together as a family and

  • and together as a family and

  • and together as a family and there's a lot of eating a lot of

  • there's a lot of eating a lot of

  • there's a lot of eating a lot of eating turkey or other

  • eating turkey or other

  • eating turkey or other traditional thanksgiving foods

  • traditional thanksgiving foods

  • traditional thanksgiving foods and this is one of the probably

  • and this is one of the probably

  • and this is one of the probably it's still the biggest holiday

  • it's still the biggest holiday

  • it's still the biggest holiday I think it has traveled

  • I think it has traveled

  • I think it has traveled thousands of the year the

  • thousands of the year the

  • thousands of the year the thanksgiving always comes on a

  • thanksgiving always comes on a

  • thanksgiving always comes on a thursday in November so it's

  • thursday in November so it's

  • thursday in November so it's always a four-day weekend and

  • always a four-day weekend and

  • always a four-day weekend and many people will actually a

  • many people will actually a

  • many people will actually a couple of days earlier

  • couple of days earlier

  • couple of days earlier so they'll turn it into a major

  • so they'll turn it into a major

  • so they'll turn it into a major travel time and since my

  • travel time and since my

  • travel time and since my students all of a broad they

  • students all of a broad they

  • students all of a broad they really can't go home for that

  • really can't go home for that

  • really can't go home for that period of time so i have them

  • period of time so i have them

  • period of time so i have them over to my home and then I tell

  • over to my home and then I tell

  • over to my home and then I tell them that the next day which is

  • them that the next day which is

  • them that the next day which is the day after thanksgiving is

  • the day after thanksgiving is

  • the day after thanksgiving is the big shopping day in this

  • the big shopping day in this

  • the big shopping day in this country where everyone goes out

  • country where everyone goes out

  • country where everyone goes out and buys stuff so we call this

  • and buys stuff so we call this

  • and buys stuff so we call this black friday that's right and

  • black friday that's right and

  • black friday that's right and it's called Black Friday because

  • it's called Black Friday because

  • it's called Black Friday because in accounting terms if the

  • in accounting terms if the

  • in accounting terms if the numbers are black

  • numbers are black

  • numbers are black that means you're making a

  • that means you're making a

  • that means you're making a profit and the numbers are red

  • profit and the numbers are red

  • profit and the numbers are red that means you're making a loss

  • that means you're making a loss

  • that means you're making a loss so the idea is that all of these

  • so the idea is that all of these

  • so the idea is that all of these stores and businesses have been

  • stores and businesses have been

  • stores and businesses have been losing money for most of the

  • losing money for most of the

  • losing money for most of the year but then all of a sudden

  • year but then all of a sudden

  • year but then all of a sudden people come and begin buying

  • people come and begin buying

  • people come and begin buying things for Christmas and one of

  • things for Christmas and one of

  • things for Christmas and one of the nice things about

  • the nice things about

  • the nice things about thanksgiving is it's not a

  • thanksgiving is it's not a

  • thanksgiving is it's not a religious holiday

  • religious holiday

  • religious holiday you know Christmas New Year's

  • you know Christmas New Year's

  • you know Christmas New Year's other events tend to be tied to

  • other events tend to be tied to

  • other events tend to be tied to a religion but thanksgiving is

  • a religion but thanksgiving is

  • a religion but thanksgiving is not religious so it's something

  • not religious so it's something

  • not religious so it's something that everyone can observe and

  • that everyone can observe and

  • that everyone can observe and that's why so many people are

  • that's why so many people are

  • that's why so many people are out celebrating and why it's

  • out celebrating and why it's

  • out celebrating and why it's such a busy travel time so the

  • such a busy travel time so the

  • such a busy travel time so the weather is also occasionally not

  • weather is also occasionally not

  • weather is also occasionally not so nice and

  • so nice and

  • so nice and a lot of people get delayed and

  • a lot of people get delayed and

  • a lot of people get delayed and it's really terrible at airports

  • it's really terrible at airports

  • it's really terrible at airports and on major roads where a lot

  • and on major roads where a lot

  • and on major roads where a lot of people are trapped but so we

  • of people are trapped but so we

  • of people are trapped but so we get to have that experience and

  • get to have that experience and

  • get to have that experience and so just as my dad said we have

  • so just as my dad said we have

  • so just as my dad said we have the experience of having all

  • the experience of having all

  • the experience of having all these international students

  • these international students

  • these international students come to our home and so that's

  • come to our home and so that's

  • come to our home and so that's instead of having a sit-down

  • instead of having a sit-down

  • instead of having a sit-down dinner with maybe you know five

  • dinner with maybe you know five

  • dinner with maybe you know five to 10 people in your immediate

  • to 10 people in your immediate

  • to 10 people in your immediate family so your immediate family

  • family so your immediate family

  • family so your immediate family is all like your mom and your

  • is all like your mom and your

  • is all like your mom and your dad and your close relatives may

  • dad and your close relatives may

  • dad and your close relatives may be your cousins or uncles or

  • be your cousins or uncles or

  • be your cousins or uncles or something like that

  • something like that

  • something like that we have all these students from

  • we have all these students from

  • we have all these students from all over the world and so I got

  • all over the world and so I got

  • all over the world and so I got to meet people from Japan China

  • to meet people from Japan China

  • to meet people from Japan China India Iraq all the country

  • India Iraq all the country

  • India Iraq all the country Europe South America everywhere

  • Europe South America everywhere

  • Europe South America everywhere everywhere

  • everywhere

  • everywhere we get lots of little things

  • we get lots of little things

  • we get lots of little things from people from all over the

  • from people from all over the

  • from people from all over the world they bring a little gifts

  • world they bring a little gifts

  • world they bring a little gifts things from their their own

  • things from their their own

  • things from their their own country and so it was a nice

  • country and so it was a nice

  • country and so it was a nice little international experience

  • little international experience

  • little international experience I wouldn't trade it for the

  • I wouldn't trade it for the

  • I wouldn't trade it for the world i use that expression a

  • world i use that expression a

  • world i use that expression a lot of means you you would not

  • lot of means you you would not

  • lot of means you you would not want to give up that I wouldn't

  • want to give up that I wouldn't

  • want to give up that I wouldn't trade it for the world

  • trade it for the world

  • trade it for the world so I do its way to prime my

  • so I do its way to prime my

  • so I do its way to prime my favorite holiday i'm good i

  • favorite holiday i'm good i

  • favorite holiday i'm good i think i like it a lot of people

  • think i like it a lot of people

  • think i like it a lot of people like Thanksgiving and it's a

  • like Thanksgiving and it's a

  • like Thanksgiving and it's a night it's a nice time

  • night it's a nice time

  • night it's a nice time it's all right now you're you're

  • it's all right now you're you're

  • it's all right now you're you're out here visiting yes in Oregon

  • out here visiting yes in Oregon

  • out here visiting yes in Oregon and it's a bit i'll show you

  • and it's a bit i'll show you

  • and it's a bit i'll show you guys the snow later it's a

  • guys the snow later it's a

  • guys the snow later it's a beautiful day outside my dad was

  • beautiful day outside my dad was

  • beautiful day outside my dad was 22 cold he didn't want to sit

  • 22 cold he didn't want to sit

  • 22 cold he didn't want to sit outside and record this he's a

  • outside and record this he's a

  • outside and record this he's a smart man

  • smart man

  • smart man yeah only a fool would sit

  • yeah only a fool would sit

  • yeah only a fool would sit outside for 15 minutes and you

  • outside for 15 minutes and you

  • outside for 15 minutes and you can be in a warm place right now

  • can be in a warm place right now

  • can be in a warm place right now and we have i'll show you also

  • and we have i'll show you also

  • and we have i'll show you also we have any other school is he

  • we have any other school is he

  • we have any other school is he has a full a fool will write it

  • has a full a fool will write it

  • has a full a fool will write it down here for you right down

  • down here for you right down

  • down here for you right down here fool is a person that you

  • here fool is a person that you

  • here fool is a person that you know they do stupid things kind

  • know they do stupid things kind

  • know they do stupid things kind of like I do on occasion i can

  • of like I do on occasion i can

  • of like I do on occasion i can be foolish but my dad is no fool

  • be foolish but my dad is no fool

  • be foolish but my dad is no fool he's no fool he's no he's an ok

  • he's no fool he's no he's an ok

  • he's no fool he's no he's an ok so we're enjoying our time and

  • so we're enjoying our time and

  • so we're enjoying our time and bend in anything you

  • bend in anything you

  • bend in anything you specifically like to do out here

  • specifically like to do out here

  • specifically like to do out here or just the actually know about

  • or just the actually know about

  • or just the actually know about what we didn't do

  • what we didn't do

  • what we didn't do yes we go ahead you can tell

  • yes we go ahead you can tell

  • yes we go ahead you can tell them a story so the weather is

  • them a story so the weather is

  • them a story so the weather is not so great my dad will tell

  • not so great my dad will tell

  • not so great my dad will tell you the story right now

  • you the story right now

  • you the story right now well in Bend Oregon which is a

  • well in Bend Oregon which is a

  • well in Bend Oregon which is a relatively small city maybe it's

  • relatively small city maybe it's

  • relatively small city maybe it's like 80,000 80,000 people

  • like 80,000 80,000 people

  • like 80,000 80,000 people yeah they have a tradition here

  • yeah they have a tradition here

  • yeah they have a tradition here lots and lots of what they call

  • lots and lots of what they call

  • lots and lots of what they call local breweries

  • local breweries

  • local breweries yeah it's called a brew pub

  • yeah it's called a brew pub

  • yeah it's called a brew pub group up will you can explain

  • group up will you can explain

  • group up will you can explain what a brewery is yes a brewery

  • what a brewery is yes a brewery

  • what a brewery is yes a brewery is where you brew beer that's

  • is where you brew beer that's

  • is where you brew beer that's where beer is made and most beer

  • where beer is made and most beer

  • where beer is made and most beer in this country is made by large

  • in this country is made by large

  • in this country is made by large companies in very large

  • companies in very large

  • companies in very large factories basically and they

  • factories basically and they

  • factories basically and they ship it all around

  • ship it all around

  • ship it all around but in recent years there's been

  • but in recent years there's been

  • but in recent years there's been a growth of these brew pubs

  • a growth of these brew pubs

  • a growth of these brew pubs where people make their own beer

  • where people make their own beer

  • where people make their own beer and very small batches and then

  • and very small batches and then

  • and very small batches and then sell it to people in the sort of

  • sell it to people in the sort of

  • sell it to people in the sort of the city or the community

  • the city or the community

  • the city or the community these are called micro brews

  • these are called micro brews

  • these are called micro brews right micro meeting small and so

  • right micro meeting small and so

  • right micro meeting small and so there again there's a couple of

  • there again there's a couple of

  • there again there's a couple of big maybe verte of budweiser

  • big maybe verte of budweiser

  • big maybe verte of budweiser coolers Miller these are like

  • coolers Miller these are like

  • coolers Miller these are like the big three companies that

  • the big three companies that

  • the big three companies that make most of the beer in America

  • make most of the beer in America

  • make most of the beer in America but then you have a whole bunch

  • but then you have a whole bunch

  • but then you have a whole bunch of these tiny companies and some

  • of these tiny companies and some

  • of these tiny companies and some of them actually make the only

  • of them actually make the only

  • of them actually make the only make beer and other companies

  • make beer and other companies

  • make beer and other companies they they make beer but they

  • they they make beer but they

  • they they make beer but they also have a place where you can

  • also have a place where you can

  • also have a place where you can go and eat is called a brew pub

  • go and eat is called a brew pub

  • go and eat is called a brew pub and there are a lot of these in

  • and there are a lot of these in

  • and there are a lot of these in Bend I think they're about 15 of

  • Bend I think they're about 15 of

  • Bend I think they're about 15 of them and one of the things you

  • them and one of the things you

  • them and one of the things you can do is to rent a large

  • can do is to rent a large

  • can do is to rent a large it's called a bicycle but it

  • it's called a bicycle but it

  • it's called a bicycle but it really isn't a bicycle it's like

  • really isn't a bicycle it's like

  • really isn't a bicycle it's like a contraption that machine heart

  • a contraption that machine heart

  • a contraption that machine heart sort of and you can get a bunch

  • sort of and you can get a bunch

  • sort of and you can get a bunch of people maybe 10 or 12 people

  • of people maybe 10 or 12 people

  • of people maybe 10 or 12 people peddling this bike and going

  • peddling this bike and going

  • peddling this bike and going from place to place and drinking

  • from place to place and drinking

  • from place to place and drinking beer now because you have to be

  • beer now because you have to be

  • beer now because you have to be careful with all these people

  • careful with all these people

  • careful with all these people drinking beer

  • drinking beer

  • drinking beer you hire a driver with the

  • you hire a driver with the

  • you hire a driver with the contraption pleased that he's

  • contraption pleased that he's

  • contraption pleased that he's more like a steer

  • more like a steer

  • more like a steer yes but they won't let us they

  • yes but they won't let us they

  • yes but they won't let us they won't just let 12 people do it

  • won't just let 12 people do it

  • won't just let 12 people do it on their own game because the

  • on their own game because the

  • on their own game because the foolish yes that would be

  • foolish yes that would be

  • foolish yes that would be foolish although if we did we'd

  • foolish although if we did we'd

  • foolish although if we did we'd probably select one person to be

  • probably select one person to be

  • probably select one person to be the designated driver

  • the designated driver

  • the designated driver yes this is a word for a person

  • yes this is a word for a person

  • yes this is a word for a person if you go out drinking

  • if you go out drinking

  • if you go out drinking you know maybe if you've been to

  • you know maybe if you've been to

  • you know maybe if you've been to America or even in your own

  • America or even in your own

  • America or even in your own country we have very strict laws

  • country we have very strict laws

  • country we have very strict laws and for good reason

  • and for good reason

  • and for good reason if you go out drinking you can't

  • if you go out drinking you can't

  • if you go out drinking you can't have you know maybe let's say

  • have you know maybe let's say

  • have you know maybe let's say five people go out drinking and

  • five people go out drinking and

  • five people go out drinking and one of them is the designated

  • one of them is the designated

  • one of them is the designated driver so to designate means to

  • driver so to designate means to

  • driver so to designate means to have a specific person that

  • have a specific person that

  • have a specific person that won't be drinking or they drink

  • won't be drinking or they drink

  • won't be drinking or they drink you know some non-alcoholic

  • you know some non-alcoholic

  • you know some non-alcoholic things so they can drive and

  • things so they can drive and

  • things so they can drive and their brains okay right so that

  • their brains okay right so that

  • their brains okay right so that person will sort of volunteer to

  • person will sort of volunteer to

  • person will sort of volunteer to do that or be selected to do

  • do that or be selected to do

  • do that or be selected to do that but even here they probably

  • that but even here they probably

  • that but even here they probably wouldn't want us to do it

  • wouldn't want us to do it

  • wouldn't want us to do it because you know you're driving

  • because you know you're driving

  • because you know you're driving this contraption up and down

  • this contraption up and down

  • this contraption up and down these little Hills in the town

  • these little Hills in the town

  • these little Hills in the town and I probably take some

  • and I probably take some

  • and I probably take some experience through its not like

  • experience through its not like

  • experience through its not like just riding a bicycle it's a

  • just riding a bicycle it's a

  • just riding a bicycle it's a it's a long thing with all the

  • it's a long thing with all the

  • it's a long thing with all the people on it

  • people on it

  • people on it pedaling trying to move it

  • pedaling trying to move it

  • pedaling trying to move it forward but it's probably

  • forward but it's probably

  • forward but it's probably difficult to drive so so we we

  • difficult to drive so so we we

  • difficult to drive so so we we were supposed to do that today

  • were supposed to do that today

  • were supposed to do that today instead of shooting this video

  • instead of shooting this video

  • instead of shooting this video right now we're going to shoot

  • right now we're going to shoot

  • right now we're going to shoot this later actually

  • this later actually

  • this later actually but we had a little bit of snow

  • but we had a little bit of snow

  • but we had a little bit of snow last night and the roads are

  • last night and the roads are

  • last night and the roads are pretty icy

  • pretty icy

  • pretty icy so we had to cancel our

  • so we had to cancel our

  • so we had to cancel our reservation there was going to

  • reservation there was going to

  • reservation there was going to be maybe I think 10 of us

  • be maybe I think 10 of us

  • be maybe I think 10 of us yes I think that's a ten of us

  • yes I think that's a ten of us

  • yes I think that's a ten of us sit on this thing and we're all

  • sit on this thing and we're all

  • sit on this thing and we're all peddling except for me maybe I

  • peddling except for me maybe I

  • peddling except for me maybe I would sit back and relax and let

  • would sit back and relax and let

  • would sit back and relax and let the rest of them pedal while I

  • the rest of them pedal while I

  • the rest of them pedal while I that's called that's called

  • that's called that's called

  • that's called that's called being a free ride is a free

  • being a free ride is a free

  • being a free ride is a free rider or a low for i'm relaxing

  • rider or a low for i'm relaxing

  • rider or a low for i'm relaxing and I'm not the rest of the

  • and I'm not the rest of the

  • and I'm not the rest of the people doing all the work is or

  • people doing all the work is or

  • people doing all the work is or they discovered that that makes

  • they discovered that that makes

  • they discovered that that makes them unhappy because they feel

  • them unhappy because they feel

  • them unhappy because they feel he should be doing just as much

  • he should be doing just as much

  • he should be doing just as much work as I am

  • work as I am

  • work as I am yeah or you could say I'm I

  • yeah or you could say I'm I

  • yeah or you could say I'm I don't know

  • don't know

  • don't know I'm trying to think of a good

  • I'm trying to think of a good

  • I'm trying to think of a good expression for that where I'm

  • expression for that where I'm

  • expression for that where I'm you said you could say I'm not

  • you said you could say I'm not

  • you said you could say I'm not pulling my own weight

  • pulling my own weight

  • pulling my own weight yes that's true I'm not not

  • yes that's true I'm not not

  • yes that's true I'm not not pulling my own weight you have a

  • pulling my own weight you have a

  • pulling my own weight you have a whole bunch of people doing

  • whole bunch of people doing

  • whole bunch of people doing something and I'm not doing that

  • something and I'm not doing that

  • something and I'm not doing that so that's another good

  • so that's another good

  • so that's another good experience all the other people

  • experience all the other people

  • experience all the other people have to pull their weight and

  • have to pull their weight and

  • have to pull their weight and his way yes but had we so we

  • his way yes but had we so we

  • his way yes but had we so we were thinking about doing that

  • were thinking about doing that

  • were thinking about doing that today but now we get to sit down

  • today but now we get to sit down

  • today but now we get to sit down have a nice conversation is like

  • have a nice conversation is like

  • have a nice conversation is like father-son yeah it is it's been

  • father-son yeah it is it's been

  • father-son yeah it is it's been a while we talk sometimes we

  • a while we talk sometimes we

  • a while we talk sometimes we send emails but we don't really

  • send emails but we don't really

  • send emails but we don't really take so much time to talk about

  • take so much time to talk about

  • take so much time to talk about as much as we should

  • as much as we should

  • as much as we should that's probably right and we we

  • that's probably right and we we

  • that's probably right and we we should be talking more and maybe

  • should be talking more and maybe

  • should be talking more and maybe traveling more as well

  • traveling more as well

  • traveling more as well in addition I think that's for

  • in addition I think that's for

  • in addition I think that's for sure and you can come out to

  • sure and you can come out to

  • sure and you can come out to japan i would I can i went to

  • japan i would I can i went to

  • japan i would I can i went to japan

  • japan

  • japan unfortunately about 10 years ago

  • unfortunately about 10 years ago

  • unfortunately about 10 years ago before and we got there or drool

  • before and we got there or drool

  • before and we got there or drool I guess he's also my real name

  • I guess he's also my real name

  • I guess he's also my real name if it's just for you

  • if it's just for you

  • if it's just for you you subscribe so everybody so I

  • you subscribe so everybody so I

  • you subscribe so everybody so I have I maybe I don't remember me

  • have I maybe I don't remember me

  • have I maybe I don't remember me i think maybe i was in high

  • i think maybe i was in high

  • i think maybe i was in high school as well my real name is

  • school as well my real name is

  • school as well my real name is Andrew you probably knew that

  • Andrew you probably knew that

  • Andrew you probably knew that already if you've heard that

  • already if you've heard that

  • already if you've heard that before but I go by Drew and so

  • before but I go by Drew and so

  • before but I go by Drew and so most of the people that have

  • most of the people that have

  • most of the people that have known me since I was a young lad

  • known me since I was a young lad

  • known me since I was a young lad a young boy they call me Andrew

  • a young boy they call me Andrew

  • a young boy they call me Andrew or some people even call me

  • or some people even call me

  • or some people even call me badger they refer to me by my

  • badger they refer to me by my

  • badger they refer to me by my last yeah that's a tradition

  • last yeah that's a tradition

  • last yeah that's a tradition that people call me badger -

  • that people call me badger -

  • that people call me badger - yeah so it sits there like

  • yeah so it sits there like

  • yeah so it sits there like that's a common thing in America

  • that's a common thing in America

  • that's a common thing in America if you were very close with

  • if you were very close with

  • if you were very close with someone you can use their last

  • someone you can use their last

  • someone you can use their last name in an informal kind of way

  • name in an informal kind of way

  • name in an informal kind of way this is not like the Japanese

  • this is not like the Japanese

  • this is not like the Japanese style where people use a

  • style where people use a

  • style where people use a person's last name in a formal

  • person's last name in a formal

  • person's last name in a formal way or other other cultures that

  • way or other other cultures that

  • way or other other cultures that do that as well so it's a

  • do that as well so it's a

  • do that as well so it's a because a term of endearment

  • because a term of endearment

  • because a term of endearment it's just a a polite way or a

  • it's just a a polite way or a

  • it's just a a polite way or a kind of casual way of

  • kind of casual way of

  • kind of casual way of introducing someone or toward

  • introducing someone or toward

  • introducing someone or toward referring to

  • referring to

  • referring to amusingly and because some of

  • amusingly and because some of

  • amusingly and because some of the people who applied to my

  • the people who applied to my

  • the people who applied to my program do come from Japan and

  • program do come from Japan and

  • program do come from Japan and China where there may be a

  • China where there may be a

  • China where there may be a tradition of having the order of

  • tradition of having the order of

  • tradition of having the order of the names different where you

  • the names different where you

  • the names different where you have the family name first and

  • have the family name first and

  • have the family name first and then the given name or your

  • then the given name or your

  • then the given name or your familiar name second

  • familiar name second

  • familiar name second I have to explain to them that

  • I have to explain to them that

  • I have to explain to them that this is the way we do it in this

  • this is the way we do it in this

  • this is the way we do it in this country but people still will

  • country but people still will

  • country but people still will write to me as Badger and

  • write to me as Badger and

  • write to me as Badger and realize that yeah it's my last

  • realize that yeah it's my last

  • realize that yeah it's my last night yeah and sometimes it's

  • night yeah and sometimes it's

  • night yeah and sometimes it's interesting I I know when I if I

  • interesting I I know when I if I

  • interesting I I know when I if I get a like an email since i had

  • get a like an email since i had

  • get a like an email since i had i speak with people from all

  • i speak with people from all

  • i speak with people from all over the world i get emails from

  • over the world i get emails from

  • over the world i get emails from people and I don't actually know

  • people and I don't actually know

  • people and I don't actually know which is the first name or the

  • which is the first name or the

  • which is the first name or the last night just because i'm not

  • last night just because i'm not

  • last night just because i'm not i'm not used to that so don't

  • i'm not used to that so don't

  • i'm not used to that so don't don't be afraid to ask somebody

  • don't be afraid to ask somebody

  • don't be afraid to ask somebody if you hear their name or you

  • if you hear their name or you

  • if you hear their name or you see something written down

  • see something written down

  • see something written down number one if you don't know how

  • number one if you don't know how

  • number one if you don't know how to pronounce it you can always

  • to pronounce it you can always

  • to pronounce it you can always ask them see how do you

  • ask them see how do you

  • ask them see how do you pronounce this

  • pronounce this

  • pronounce this how do you pronounce this or you

  • how do you pronounce this or you

  • how do you pronounce this or you can say which is your first name

  • can say which is your first name

  • can say which is your first name so your family name or your last

  • so your family name or your last

  • so your family name or your last name that's the second name also

  • name that's the second name also

  • name that's the second name also my middle name is Mark

  • my middle name is Mark

  • my middle name is Mark so it's andrew marc badger

  • so it's andrew marc badger

  • so it's andrew marc badger that's my full name

  • that's my full name

  • that's my full name but you often don't use the

  • but you often don't use the

  • but you often don't use the middle name unless your mom is

  • middle name unless your mom is

  • middle name unless your mom is mad at you and then she will say

  • mad at you and then she will say

  • mad at you and then she will say and rhubarb

  • and rhubarb

  • and rhubarb my mom will my new and you've

  • my mom will my new and you've

  • my mom will my new and you've heard that many times is really

  • heard that many times is really

  • heard that many times is really like this you know so the file

  • like this you know so the file

  • like this you know so the file name it in again it's it's

  • name it in again it's it's

  • name it in again it's it's different in different countries

  • different in different countries

  • different in different countries but usually in America we have a

  • but usually in America we have a

  • but usually in America we have a first name middle name and the

  • first name middle name and the

  • first name middle name and the last name as well and sometimes

  • last name as well and sometimes

  • last name as well and sometimes the middle name we get that from

  • the middle name we get that from

  • the middle name we get that from having like a like a you get

  • having like a like a you get

  • having like a like a you get like maybe your grandfather's

  • like maybe your grandfather's

  • like maybe your grandfather's name would be like your first

  • name would be like your first

  • name would be like your first name and your uncle's name is

  • name and your uncle's name is

  • name and your uncle's name is your middle name something like

  • your middle name something like

  • your middle name something like that people do lots of different

  • that people do lots of different

  • that people do lots of different things but usually the middle

  • things but usually the middle

  • things but usually the middle name isn't you

  • name isn't you

  • name isn't you unless your mom is angry now

  • unless your mom is angry now

  • unless your mom is angry now when my students graduate from

  • when my students graduate from

  • when my students graduate from their program

  • their program

  • their program I have to read their names in

  • I have to read their names in

  • I have to read their names in front of a big audience and of

  • front of a big audience and of

  • front of a big audience and of course i'm reading names that

  • course i'm reading names that

  • course i'm reading names that i'm not familiar with the

  • i'm not familiar with the

  • i'm not familiar with the language some of the South

  • language some of the South

  • language some of the South Americans may have six or seven

  • Americans may have six or seven

  • Americans may have six or seven names because the custom there

  • names because the custom there

  • names because the custom there is that when you get married you

  • is that when you get married you

  • is that when you get married you take on the names of the parents

  • take on the names of the parents

  • take on the names of the parents it's very complicated

  • it's very complicated

  • it's very complicated so what I do in the very

  • so what I do in the very

  • so what I do in the very beginning of the program is I

  • beginning of the program is I

  • beginning of the program is I have them say their name and

  • have them say their name and

  • have them say their name and record it just like this and

  • record it just like this and

  • record it just like this and then I say it myself and then

  • then I say it myself and then

  • then I say it myself and then they correct me and then I have

  • they correct me and then I have

  • they correct me and then I have a tape but you do that with all

  • a tape but you do that with all

  • a tape but you do that with all of them I do

  • of them I do

  • of them I do really i doing just the ones you

  • really i doing just the ones you

  • really i doing just the ones you all of them really well with me

  • all of them really well with me

  • all of them really well with me some of them will come from

  • some of them will come from

  • some of them will come from countries like England or

  • countries like England or

  • countries like England or Australia and New Zealand where

  • Australia and New Zealand where

  • Australia and New Zealand where it's pretty easy to pronounce

  • it's pretty easy to pronounce

  • it's pretty easy to pronounce the nation but the most

  • the nation but the most

  • the nation but the most difficult names actually are the

  • difficult names actually are the

  • difficult names actually are the names from the students in

  • names from the students in

  • names from the students in Brazil and in Portugal because

  • Brazil and in Portugal because

  • Brazil and in Portugal because the Portuguese language looks a

  • the Portuguese language looks a

  • the Portuguese language looks a lot like Spanish the names look

  • lot like Spanish the names look

  • lot like Spanish the names look at spanish but they're

  • at spanish but they're

  • at spanish but they're pronounced differently

  • pronounced differently

  • pronounced differently and I try to get the

  • and I try to get the

  • and I try to get the pronunciation is correct as i

  • pronunciation is correct as i

  • pronunciation is correct as i can because the what's the

  • can because the what's the

  • can because the what's the longest name

  • longest name

  • longest name well I probably had a name with

  • well I probably had a name with

  • well I probably had a name with six or seven names remember what

  • six or seven names remember what

  • six or seven names remember what it was

  • it was

  • it was I don't you know what was it

  • I don't you know what was it

  • I don't you know what was it like daylight something you know

  • like daylight something you know

  • like daylight something you know it

  • it

  • it I can't remember specifically

  • I can't remember specifically

  • I can't remember specifically but it's it's there long

  • but it's it's there long

  • but it's it's there long in fact that we think that we

  • in fact that we think that we

  • in fact that we think that we should charge them by their name

  • should charge them by their name

  • should charge them by their name we don't do that the other

  • we don't do that the other

  • we don't do that the other alternative is to do what we

  • alternative is to do what we

  • alternative is to do what we used to do in this country when

  • used to do in this country when

  • used to do in this country when immigrants would come into the

  • immigrants would come into the

  • immigrants would come into the country we would assign them a

  • country we would assign them a

  • country we would assign them a name that was done at ellis

  • name that was done at ellis

  • name that was done at ellis island and we would say oh we

  • island and we would say oh we

  • island and we would say oh we can't pronounce your name if you

  • can't pronounce your name if you

  • can't pronounce your name if you want to live here will call you

  • want to live here will call you

  • want to live here will call you John Smith yeah and then at

  • John Smith yeah and then at

  • John Smith yeah and then at later on people of course change

  • later on people of course change

  • later on people of course change their names back but many people

  • their names back but many people

  • their names back but many people to keep the name

  • to keep the name

  • to keep the name they were given and i would like

  • they were given and i would like

  • they were given and i would like to give my students the chance

  • to give my students the chance

  • to give my students the chance to pick a name like a famous

  • to pick a name like a famous

  • to pick a name like a famous actor

  • actor

  • actor yeah i think is what I'm true

  • yeah i think is what I'm true

  • yeah i think is what I'm true yeah you could be tom cruise

  • yeah you could be tom cruise

  • yeah you could be tom cruise with that again

  • with that again

  • with that again they don't seem to like that

  • they don't seem to like that

  • they don't seem to like that idea they want to have in our

  • idea they want to have in our

  • idea they want to have in our own name sure it's been well

  • own name sure it's been well

  • own name sure it's been well they don't know you know that

  • they don't know you know that

  • they don't know you know that you're there you know and they

  • you're there you know and they

  • you're there you know and they want me to read their name

  • want me to read their name

  • want me to read their name because oftentimes their parents

  • because oftentimes their parents

  • because oftentimes their parents will come here for their

  • will come here for their

  • will come here for their graduation and you know if I can

  • graduation and you know if I can

  • graduation and you know if I can turn towards yeah you want to

  • turn towards yeah you want to

  • turn towards yeah you want to hear my name

  • hear my name

  • hear my name yeah you know when I graduate

  • yeah you know when I graduate

  • yeah you know when I graduate that's right yeah I graduated I

  • that's right yeah I graduated I

  • that's right yeah I graduated I remember when I was graduating

  • remember when I was graduating

  • remember when I was graduating he and he hugged the guy giving

  • he and he hugged the guy giving

  • he and he hugged the guy giving out his deployment yes that's

  • out his deployment yes that's

  • out his deployment yes that's quite actually I actually hugged

  • quite actually I actually hugged

  • quite actually I actually hugged the president of my university

  • the president of my university

  • the president of my university and he wasn't expecting only was

  • and he wasn't expecting only was

  • and he wasn't expecting only was when I walk but we have a

  • when I walk but we have a

  • when I walk but we have a picture of it maybe i can find

  • picture of it maybe i can find

  • picture of it maybe i can find yes yes it's a great picture and

  • yes yes it's a great picture and

  • yes yes it's a great picture and and we all appreciated that

  • and we all appreciated that

  • and we all appreciated that because it broke up a list of

  • because it broke up a list of

  • because it broke up a list of 300 people just going up and

  • 300 people just going up and

  • 300 people just going up and shaking hands and I try to be

  • shaking hands and I try to be

  • shaking hands and I try to be different yeah for you

  • different yeah for you

  • different yeah for you that's true yes well anyway it's

  • that's true yes well anyway it's

  • that's true yes well anyway it's been I don't want to keep you

  • been I don't want to keep you

  • been I don't want to keep you too long from the from the

  • too long from the from the

  • too long from the from the actual vacation week it's okay

  • actual vacation week it's okay

  • actual vacation week it's okay but it's always it's the

  • but it's always it's the

  • but it's always it's the greatest we've talked in a long

  • greatest we've talked in a long

  • greatest we've talked in a long time

  • time

  • time I know I know it's so nice

  • I know I know it's so nice

  • I know I know it's so nice loaded to get out here and since

  • loaded to get out here and since

  • loaded to get out here and since it down and will again I'll take

  • it down and will again I'll take

  • it down and will again I'll take the camera around and show you

  • the camera around and show you

  • the camera around and show you what i'm doing over here in this

  • what i'm doing over here in this

  • what i'm doing over here in this video

  • video

  • video but we'll pull a journey here

  • but we'll pull a journey here

  • but we'll pull a journey here and then i'll be back in a

  • and then i'll be back in a

  • and then i'll be back in a little bit as i said we'll show

  • little bit as i said we'll show

  • little bit as i said we'll show you the Christmas tree some of

  • you the Christmas tree some of

  • you the Christmas tree some of the the beautiful surroundings

  • the the beautiful surroundings

  • the the beautiful surroundings all the lovely the the white

  • all the lovely the the white

  • all the lovely the the white Christmas were experiencing over

  • Christmas were experiencing over

  • Christmas were experiencing over here and we'll get into the

  • here and we'll get into the

  • here and we'll get into the special mission homework

  • special mission homework

  • special mission homework assignment for this month you

  • assignment for this month you

  • assignment for this month you can say bye bye good bye bye bye

  • can say bye bye good bye bye bye

  • can say bye bye good bye bye bye right

  • right

  • right yeah

  • yeah

  • yeah yeah

  • yeah

  • yeah yeah

  • yeah

  • yeah yeah

  • yeah

  • yeah mmm

  • mmm

  • mmm well hello and welcome to the

  • well hello and welcome to the

  • well hello and welcome to the special mission homework

  • special mission homework

  • special mission homework assignment for today i hope you

  • assignment for today i hope you

  • assignment for today i hope you enjoyed this little set of me

  • enjoyed this little set of me

  • enjoyed this little set of me making a fire right quick

  • making a fire right quick

  • making a fire right quick basically i took newspaper and

  • basically i took newspaper and

  • basically i took newspaper and then you saw me put some pine

  • then you saw me put some pine

  • then you saw me put some pine cones these are the big things

  • cones these are the big things

  • cones these are the big things that hold the seeds for pine

  • that hold the seeds for pine

  • that hold the seeds for pine trees and then I put some small

  • trees and then I put some small

  • trees and then I put some small pieces of wood

  • pieces of wood

  • pieces of wood this is called kindling so you

  • this is called kindling so you

  • this is called kindling so you can get the fire burning and

  • can get the fire burning and

  • can get the fire burning and then you can see up top I have

  • then you can see up top I have

  • then you can see up top I have the bigger pieces of wood

  • the bigger pieces of wood

  • the bigger pieces of wood I really love fireplace and here

  • I really love fireplace and here

  • I really love fireplace and here in oregon who i am for vacation

  • in oregon who i am for vacation

  • in oregon who i am for vacation you can hear the fire

  • you can hear the fire

  • you can hear the fire it's very hot sitting here by

  • it's very hot sitting here by

  • it's very hot sitting here by the fire but it's very warm and

  • the fire but it's very warm and

  • the fire but it's very warm and I'm glad you're able to share it

  • I'm glad you're able to share it

  • I'm glad you're able to share it with me if you were feeling cold

  • with me if you were feeling cold

  • with me if you were feeling cold where you are

  • where you are

  • where you are well I also hope you enjoyed the

  • well I also hope you enjoyed the

  • well I also hope you enjoyed the conversation I had with my dad

  • conversation I had with my dad

  • conversation I had with my dad this month he's a funny guy I

  • this month he's a funny guy I

  • this month he's a funny guy I get a lot of my humor and my

  • get a lot of my humor and my

  • get a lot of my humor and my english from him

  • english from him

  • english from him so learning from him as I was

  • so learning from him as I was

  • so learning from him as I was growing up but for this special

  • growing up but for this special

  • growing up but for this special mission homework assignment what

  • mission homework assignment what

  • mission homework assignment what I wanted to talk about because

  • I wanted to talk about because

  • I wanted to talk about because we're also talking about family

  • we're also talking about family

  • we're also talking about family is where you learn English from

  • is where you learn English from

  • is where you learn English from and one of the things or i guess

  • and one of the things or i guess

  • and one of the things or i guess in two ways when you think about

  • in two ways when you think about

  • in two ways when you think about learning English

  • learning English

  • learning English the first thing is the kind of

  • the first thing is the kind of

  • the first thing is the kind of people that you spend time with

  • people that you spend time with

  • people that you spend time with and how old they are and also

  • and how old they are and also

  • and how old they are and also the kind of English that you use

  • the kind of English that you use

  • the kind of English that you use depending on how you are or how

  • depending on how you are or how

  • depending on how you are or how old you are

  • old you are

  • old you are so in my case I am right now 32

  • so in my case I am right now 32

  • so in my case I am right now 32 years old and so the English

  • years old and so the English

  • years old and so the English that I know it comes from

  • that I know it comes from

  • that I know it comes from maybe movies that were in the

  • maybe movies that were in the

  • maybe movies that were in the eighties or in the nineties and

  • eighties or in the nineties and

  • eighties or in the nineties and a lot of the things from when I

  • a lot of the things from when I

  • a lot of the things from when I was younger and that's how

  • was younger and that's how

  • was younger and that's how unable to communicate with other

  • unable to communicate with other

  • unable to communicate with other people because for learning

  • people because for learning

  • people because for learning English

  • English

  • English you don't just learn the grammar

  • you don't just learn the grammar

  • you don't just learn the grammar these are the rules of the

  • these are the rules of the

  • these are the rules of the language the real language is

  • language the real language is

  • language the real language is the words and the things from

  • the words and the things from

  • the words and the things from movies and TV and radio that you

  • movies and TV and radio that you

  • movies and TV and radio that you learn and these are the things

  • learn and these are the things

  • learn and these are the things that connect you with the other

  • that connect you with the other

  • that connect you with the other people in your generation

  • people in your generation

  • people in your generation so for the people you spend time

  • so for the people you spend time

  • so for the people you spend time with maybe you are 40 years old

  • with maybe you are 40 years old

  • with maybe you are 40 years old maybe you're 50 years old

  • maybe you're 50 years old

  • maybe you're 50 years old you're 25 but you have to think

  • you're 25 but you have to think

  • you're 25 but you have to think about not only your own

  • about not only your own

  • about not only your own generation so you can learn all

  • generation so you can learn all

  • generation so you can learn all of the things that you talked

  • of the things that you talked

  • of the things that you talked with with other people that are

  • with with other people that are

  • with with other people that are also the same age as you

  • also the same age as you

  • also the same age as you but if you live in a different

  • but if you live in a different

  • but if you live in a different country and you don't have the

  • country and you don't have the

  • country and you don't have the chance to speak English with

  • chance to speak English with

  • chance to speak English with other people that are your age

  • other people that are your age

  • other people that are your age you can also spend time talking

  • you can also spend time talking

  • you can also spend time talking with people that are a different

  • with people that are a different

  • with people that are a different age that you and the way to do

  • age that you and the way to do

  • age that you and the way to do that is if you already

  • that is if you already

  • that is if you already understand the rules of the

  • understand the rules of the

  • understand the rules of the language this is the grammar

  • language this is the grammar

  • language this is the grammar that you have to start focusing

  • that you have to start focusing

  • that you have to start focusing on the culture and learning the

  • on the culture and learning the

  • on the culture and learning the culture is the most important

  • culture is the most important

  • culture is the most important part because learning the rules

  • part because learning the rules

  • part because learning the rules is not really so tricky

  • is not really so tricky

  • is not really so tricky it's learning the culture so you

  • it's learning the culture so you

  • it's learning the culture so you are starting English not as a

  • are starting English not as a

  • are starting English not as a native speaker you are starting

  • native speaker you are starting

  • native speaker you are starting with your own culture you've got

  • with your own culture you've got

  • with your own culture you've got you know maybe you speak Italian

  • you know maybe you speak Italian

  • you know maybe you speak Italian or French or German or Arabic

  • or French or German or Arabic

  • or French or German or Arabic whatever your language is but

  • whatever your language is but

  • whatever your language is but you know all of the references

  • you know all of the references

  • you know all of the references in your culture from your

  • in your culture from your

  • in your culture from your generation

  • generation

  • generation so all of the people you grew up

  • so all of the people you grew up

  • so all of the people you grew up with it's the same situation as

  • with it's the same situation as

  • with it's the same situation as it is for me

  • it is for me

  • it is for me so now you have to do a little

  • so now you have to do a little

  • so now you have to do a little bit of extra work to go back and

  • bit of extra work to go back and

  • bit of extra work to go back and start speaking with the other

  • start speaking with the other

  • start speaking with the other people not only in your

  • people not only in your

  • people not only in your generation but also other

  • generation but also other

  • generation but also other generations but i recommend you

  • generations but i recommend you

  • generations but i recommend you begin with people

  • begin with people

  • begin with people maybe let's say you take care of

  • maybe let's say you take care of

  • maybe let's say you take care of little children then you would

  • little children then you would

  • little children then you would watch the TV shows or listen to

  • watch the TV shows or listen to

  • watch the TV shows or listen to the music that that generation

  • the music that that generation

  • the music that that generation of people listens to

  • of people listens to

  • of people listens to so just like me I don't know all

  • so just like me I don't know all

  • so just like me I don't know all of the references that my father

  • of the references that my father

  • of the references that my father uses or my mother or my

  • uses or my mother or my

  • uses or my mother or my grandfather he will talk about

  • grandfather he will talk about

  • grandfather he will talk about something maybe a joke that

  • something maybe a joke that

  • something maybe a joke that everybody in the culture new

  • everybody in the culture new

  • everybody in the culture new from World War two but i have no

  • from World War two but i have no

  • from World War two but i have no idea and it doesn't mean i don't

  • idea and it doesn't mean i don't

  • idea and it doesn't mean i don't understand English it just means

  • understand English it just means

  • understand English it just means i don't understand the culture

  • i don't understand the culture

  • i don't understand the culture from that . so the more cultural

  • from that . so the more cultural

  • from that . so the more cultural references you understand the

  • references you understand the

  • references you understand the better you will get at being

  • better you will get at being

  • better you will get at being able to have conversations with

  • able to have conversations with

  • able to have conversations with people at these different levels

  • people at these different levels

  • people at these different levels so begin with the the people

  • so begin with the the people

  • so begin with the the people that you spend the most time

  • that you spend the most time

  • that you spend the most time with if you are teaching at a

  • with if you are teaching at a

  • with if you are teaching at a university or you have

  • university or you have

  • university or you have you're an adult and you go to

  • you're an adult and you go to

  • you're an adult and you go to dinner parties with people

  • dinner parties with people

  • dinner parties with people whatever that thing is

  • whatever that thing is

  • whatever that thing is study the the music and movies

  • study the the music and movies

  • study the the music and movies that they would have known from

  • that they would have known from

  • that they would have known from younger generations because this

  • younger generations because this

  • younger generations because this is usually what people use their

  • is usually what people use their

  • is usually what people use their english from so again I'm 32

  • english from so again I'm 32

  • english from so again I'm 32 years old and the english i use

  • years old and the english i use

  • years old and the english i use I make jokes and talk with

  • I make jokes and talk with

  • I make jokes and talk with people it's about English from

  • people it's about English from

  • people it's about English from maybe 20 years ago so it's not

  • maybe 20 years ago so it's not

  • maybe 20 years ago so it's not the language were speaking right

  • the language were speaking right

  • the language were speaking right now we're using phrases from

  • now we're using phrases from

  • now we're using phrases from movies and TV and we're bringing

  • movies and TV and we're bringing

  • movies and TV and we're bringing them back into the conversation

  • them back into the conversation

  • them back into the conversation and what we do when we speak is

  • and what we do when we speak is

  • and what we do when we speak is we're kind of having like a like

  • we're kind of having like a like

  • we're kind of having like a like a cold conversation

  • a cold conversation

  • a cold conversation so we're using the same language

  • so we're using the same language

  • so we're using the same language but we're understanding each

  • but we're understanding each

  • but we're understanding each other and this comes from having

  • other and this comes from having

  • other and this comes from having seen the same movie or the same

  • seen the same movie or the same

  • seen the same movie or the same TV show

  • TV show

  • TV show so we bond in this way we come

  • so we bond in this way we come

  • so we bond in this way we come together so when you have to

  • together so when you have to

  • together so when you have to think about speaking English

  • think about speaking English

  • think about speaking English don't worry so much about trying

  • don't worry so much about trying

  • don't worry so much about trying to get maybe the grammar

  • to get maybe the grammar

  • to get maybe the grammar correctly it's more about kind

  • correctly it's more about kind

  • correctly it's more about kind of joining the club of your

  • of joining the club of your

  • of joining the club of your generation

  • generation

  • generation so if you are 50 years old go

  • so if you are 50 years old go

  • so if you are 50 years old go back and maybe you can google

  • back and maybe you can google

  • back and maybe you can google online so this is what I'd like

  • online so this is what I'd like

  • online so this is what I'd like you to do for the special

  • you to do for the special

  • you to do for the special mission homework assignment

  • mission homework assignment

  • mission homework assignment whatever your birthday is go

  • whatever your birthday is go

  • whatever your birthday is go back so in my case again I'm 32

  • back so in my case again I'm 32

  • back so in my case again I'm 32 years old I look on to google

  • years old I look on to google

  • years old I look on to google what movies were made in the

  • what movies were made in the

  • what movies were made in the eighties or the most popular

  • eighties or the most popular

  • eighties or the most popular movies in 1983 or whatever the

  • movies in 1983 or whatever the

  • movies in 1983 or whatever the whatever the year is but we

  • whatever the year is but we

  • whatever the year is but we usually work in decades

  • usually work in decades

  • usually work in decades so a decade is a group of 10

  • so a decade is a group of 10

  • so a decade is a group of 10 years so you've got the eighties

  • years so you've got the eighties

  • years so you've got the eighties nineties to thousands you know

  • nineties to thousands you know

  • nineties to thousands you know that kind of thing and you can

  • that kind of thing and you can

  • that kind of thing and you can use that information to begin

  • use that information to begin

  • use that information to begin mastering the culture of your

  • mastering the culture of your

  • mastering the culture of your generation so whatever your age

  • generation so whatever your age

  • generation so whatever your age group is but also the the

  • group is but also the the

  • group is but also the the culture of the people that you

  • culture of the people that you

  • culture of the people that you spend a lot of time with so

  • spend a lot of time with so

  • spend a lot of time with so maybe me I spend time with a lot

  • maybe me I spend time with a lot

  • maybe me I spend time with a lot of children

  • of children

  • of children maybe you don't but whatever

  • maybe you don't but whatever

  • maybe you don't but whatever that is if you want to

  • that is if you want to

  • that is if you want to understand the people that

  • understand the people that

  • understand the people that you're speaking with

  • you're speaking with

  • you're speaking with it's not it's not really the the

  • it's not it's not really the the

  • it's not it's not really the the grammar or the English that

  • grammar or the English that

  • grammar or the English that you're using its the cultural

  • you're using its the cultural

  • you're using its the cultural ideas that you understand

  • ideas that you understand

  • ideas that you understand and the more deeply you go into

  • and the more deeply you go into

  • and the more deeply you go into the culture of a language that's

  • the culture of a language that's

  • the culture of a language that's really where you begin to

  • really where you begin to

  • really where you begin to connect with people and maybe

  • connect with people and maybe

  • connect with people and maybe you've had this happen to you

  • you've had this happen to you

  • you've had this happen to you before you're speaking with

  • before you're speaking with

  • before you're speaking with someone that and they say oh my

  • someone that and they say oh my

  • someone that and they say oh my goodness i had no idea

  • goodness i had no idea

  • goodness i had no idea knew that and what you're doing

  • knew that and what you're doing

  • knew that and what you're doing is connecting with them in a

  • is connecting with them in a

  • is connecting with them in a real human wait

  • real human wait

  • real human wait not just using the language but

  • not just using the language but

  • not just using the language but actually connecting with them by

  • actually connecting with them by

  • actually connecting with them by kind of joining their club and

  • kind of joining their club and

  • kind of joining their club and showing that you share something

  • showing that you share something

  • showing that you share something like that sharing more than just

  • like that sharing more than just

  • like that sharing more than just the grammar or something of a

  • the grammar or something of a

  • the grammar or something of a language

  • language

  • language well for this month go out and

  • well for this month go out and

  • well for this month go out and really try to find again these

  • really try to find again these

  • really try to find again these two things one is think about

  • two things one is think about

  • two things one is think about your own generation

  • your own generation

  • your own generation so go back think about when you

  • so go back think about when you

  • so go back think about when you were born and then start moving

  • were born and then start moving

  • were born and then start moving up from there

  • up from there

  • up from there so maybe if you're born in

  • so maybe if you're born in

  • so maybe if you're born in nineteen eighty then start with

  • nineteen eighty then start with

  • nineteen eighty then start with the eighties and nineties and

  • the eighties and nineties and

  • the eighties and nineties and watch some really popular movies

  • watch some really popular movies

  • watch some really popular movies from that time

  • from that time

  • from that time look at the most popular music

  • look at the most popular music

  • look at the most popular music you can go to billboard.com and

  • you can go to billboard.com and

  • you can go to billboard.com and you can get lots of information

  • you can get lots of information

  • you can get lots of information about music from there as well

  • about music from there as well

  • about music from there as well but plenty of other web sites

  • but plenty of other web sites

  • but plenty of other web sites especially youtube but look for

  • especially youtube but look for

  • especially youtube but look for the most popular cultural ideas

  • the most popular cultural ideas

  • the most popular cultural ideas from particular particular

  • from particular particular

  • from particular particular generations also commercials TV

  • generations also commercials TV

  • generations also commercials TV commercials are very popular and

  • commercials are very popular and

  • commercials are very popular and that's a very common way that

  • that's a very common way that

  • that's a very common way that people you know two people are

  • people you know two people are

  • people you know two people are both watching the same

  • both watching the same

  • both watching the same commercial and they can laugh

  • commercial and they can laugh

  • commercial and they can laugh and joke about it but these

  • and joke about it but these

  • and joke about it but these kinds of ideas of the things

  • kinds of ideas of the things

  • kinds of ideas of the things that you should really be

  • that you should really be

  • that you should really be studying

  • studying

  • studying so for this month this is just a

  • so for this month this is just a

  • so for this month this is just a fun assignment take as much time

  • fun assignment take as much time

  • fun assignment take as much time as you want to and you should

  • as you want to and you should

  • as you want to and you should continue doing this as you

  • continue doing this as you

  • continue doing this as you become a better speaker of

  • become a better speaker of

  • become a better speaker of English but the more you

  • English but the more you

  • English but the more you practice and the more you go

  • practice and the more you go

  • practice and the more you go into the culture and not not

  • into the culture and not not

  • into the culture and not not worried about the grammar so

  • worried about the grammar so

  • worried about the grammar so much begin with the movies and

  • much begin with the movies and

  • much begin with the movies and the books and the ideas all of

  • the books and the ideas all of

  • the books and the ideas all of these things and and start doing

  • these things and and start doing

  • these things and and start doing some research online to think

  • some research online to think

  • some research online to think about your own generation and

  • about your own generation and

  • about your own generation and then also think about the the

  • then also think about the the

  • then also think about the the generation of the people you

  • generation of the people you

  • generation of the people you spend a lot of time talking with

  • spend a lot of time talking with

  • spend a lot of time talking with so it

  • so it

  • so it whoever that is for you it could

  • whoever that is for you it could

  • whoever that is for you it could be maybe the same age or it

  • be maybe the same age or it

  • be maybe the same age or it could be with people younger

  • could be with people younger

  • could be with people younger people older than you

  • people older than you

  • people older than you it just depends on what you're

  • it just depends on what you're

  • it just depends on what you're interested in and what you'd

  • interested in and what you'd

  • interested in and what you'd like to study and talk about

  • like to study and talk about

  • like to study and talk about well I hope it's been an

  • well I hope it's been an

  • well I hope it's been an interesting talk i'm sitting by

  • interesting talk i'm sitting by

  • interesting talk i'm sitting by this nice warm fire

  • this nice warm fire

  • this nice warm fire it's a little too hot actually

  • it's a little too hot actually

  • it's a little too hot actually but it's been a fantastic month

  • but it's been a fantastic month

  • but it's been a fantastic month and I'm really happy that I got

  • and I'm really happy that I got

  • and I'm really happy that I got to finish another great year of

  • to finish another great year of

  • to finish another great year of master English conversation and

  • master English conversation and

  • master English conversation and that we're starting a brand new

  • that we're starting a brand new

  • that we're starting a brand new year in 2013 with this January

  • year in 2013 with this January

  • year in 2013 with this January lesson

  • lesson

  • lesson so I will leave you with a few

  • so I will leave you with a few

  • so I will leave you with a few shots of just the lovely

  • shots of just the lovely

  • shots of just the lovely surroundings over here I'll show

  • surroundings over here I'll show

  • surroundings over here I'll show you the Christmas tree

  • you the Christmas tree

  • you the Christmas tree you got the lovely fire right

  • you got the lovely fire right

  • you got the lovely fire right here and go out and start

  • here and go out and start

  • here and go out and start getting into the culture

  • getting into the culture

  • getting into the culture forget the language forget that

  • forget the language forget that

  • forget the language forget that you're an English Learner you're

  • you're an English Learner you're

  • you're an English Learner you're just a person who can speak

  • just a person who can speak

  • just a person who can speak English and you just need to

  • English and you just need to

  • English and you just need to learn more cultural references

  • learn more cultural references

  • learn more cultural references that's really in have an

  • that's really in have an

  • that's really in have an excellent day and i'll leave you

  • excellent day and i'll leave you

  • excellent day and i'll leave you with a few shots few scenes of

  • with a few shots few scenes of

  • with a few shots few scenes of the lovely nature and the

  • the lovely nature and the

  • the lovely nature and the natural surroundings that we

  • natural surroundings that we

  • natural surroundings that we have here in organ

  • have here in organ

  • have here in organ baba

  • baba

  • baba yeah

  • yeah

  • yeah yeah

  • yeah

  • yeah yeah

  • yeah

  • yeah yeah

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