CROSSROADS Language Studio’s Newsletter, April 2008
Or, Water Pipes.

….and the most famous “Water
Have you heard of a water pipe? I had never Pipe” of them all….

heard of such a thing.
And, here it is in the hands of theWater pipes are popular in Egypt. They
Caterpillar as he speaks with Alice –are also popular in the Middle East.
A water pipe uses a special pipe. The`Who are YOU?' said thetobacco is put in a bowl, and coals are put on
Caterpillar.
it. Then smoke comes out. The smoke isThiswasnotanbreathed through water. There are many
encouraging opening for aconversation. Alice replied,flavors such as fruits, spices and flowers.
rather shyly, `I--I hardly know,
Because the process takes one hour tosir, just at present-- at least I
complete, it is not possible to carry a water
know who I WAS when I got
pipe about while smoking. However they canup this morning, but I think I
be enjoyed in coffee shops. People smoke
them while talking with their friends and co- Original illustration (the color has must have been changed severaltimes since then.'been added latter) by John Tenniel
workers during the day.
for Lewis Carroll’s famous story.
In Japan, it is possible to enjoy them inHowever, the most famous animal to meet
Middle Eastern restaurants and bars. The Alice in Wonderland is the White Rabbit!
number of shops that have water pipes has
Here is a photo of his greatincreased in Tokyo. Young women especiallygreat-great-great-greatlike to smoke them, even if they don’t like togreat-great, great grandson,smoke cigarettes.
Barney. Barney has a very
important job at this timeof year. He goes arounddelivering Easter eggs to children and wishing
everyone “happy Easter!” So,….

HAPPY EASTER, EVERYONE!!
It is said that the water will absorb
poisonous substances such as Nicotine, but
this is not true. Also, it takes much longer tosmoke a water pipe than a cigarette.
Altogether, smoking a hookah is not good forour health.

- Article from Shoko in S(b)1

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Joshua Says: Last month we had another great end-of-term “Performance Night”, andthe party wasn’t bad either! It was a smaller event compared to the usual as many
students had obligations that prevented them from coming along; but those whoparticipated were no less enthusiastic, which, of course, made for a great night. Thanks toall those who did participate. You were great!! You can see some photos of the action on P3.

Junko Says: Finally, a vacuum cleaner that cleans by itself while you are busy
with other chores! The one I saw looks like a flying saucer as it moves fromcorner to corner cleaning the whole floor. But that’s not all! Believe it or not, italso goes to the power outlet to re-charge itself and then it starts cleaning
again!! While watching it move here and there, I wondered to myself if I was theonly one to forget that what I was looking at was a machine…

Michael Says: I always thought April was a beautiful name. It is a namethat feels weightless to me, light. One of my best friends is named April,and she is usually smiling and laughing. That seems appropriate. Also, mymother’s birthday is on April 1st. My mother is an interesting character
however, and doesn’t celebrate birthdays. So, instead of telling her “HappyBirthday”, I always call her and say, “April Fools Mom!”

Owen Says: April the 1st is April Fool’s Day. Some of the best tricks are from bigcorporations that have the resources needed to pull off really big pranks. Left
Handed Burgers: In 1998, Burger King ran an ad in a national newspaper,saying that people could get a burger for left-handed people whose condiments
were designed to drip out of the right side. Not only did customers order the newburgers, but some specifically requested the "old", right-handed burger.

Greg Says: Have you ever had any missed opportunities that you regret? Recently I have hadmany students tell me about their missed opportunities in life and it got me thinking about one of
my friends from way back. He grew up in a family of doctors and was expected to become a doctor
as well. He went through medical school and (can you believe it) dropped out in his final year topursue one of his secret dreams….he went to teachers college and became a kindergarten teacher.

Emilie Dit: Quand on est professeur au Japon, on reçoit de nombreux cadeaux. Le plusgénéralement il s’agit de nourriture et de spécialités issues de chaque région du pays. Par exemple, onm’offre souvent des mandarines (« mikan ») ; Ehime est célèbre pour ses cultures d’agrumes. C’est uncadeau que j’apprécie beaucoup parce qu’il me rappelle les récits de mon père. Ce dernier me racontait
que dans son enfance ses parents lui offraient une orange pour Noël. C’était un luxe à cette époque. Alors,à chaque fois que je reçois une orange, je me sens très privilégiée. J’en apprécie la chair, le parfum, ainsi
que la provenance (50 ans après mon père, je peux manger des oranges cultivées au Japon).

Good job,Yumeko!

Mmm,…
I need avolunteer

The“CrossroadsSingers”: Eri,
Noriko and
Meiko

Yumeko on
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Katsumi andthe “magicfinger” trick

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In(a)1 students
Setsuko, Marie andMiho performing“Merry Reality”

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