\section{Afternoon Activities}
Join us for the following weeknight activities:

\begin{itemize}
\item \textbf{Monday:} Monday Mixer in the Reitz Union Game Room, 7pm. Great time to meet Conversation Partners!
\item \textbf{Tuesday:} Soccer at Norman Field, 7pm. Free!
\item \textbf{Wednesday:} Smoothie Talk at the Tropical Smoothie on 34th Street, 7pm. Bring money for drinks and snacks.
\item \textbf{Thursday:} Volleyball at Lexington Crossing, 7pm. Free!
\item \textbf{Friday:} Cafe Fridays at the Starbucks on Archer Road, 7--10pm. Bring money for drinks and snacks.
\end{itemize}

\section{Birthdays}
The following are ELI Birthdays for the week of May 15 to May 22:

\textbf{Students:}
\begin{itemize}
\item May 15: Diana Escobar Rivera
\item May 15: Jieun Kim
\item May 15: Sunggi Noh
\item May 15: Gustavo Prates
\item May 16: Musaad Alazmi
\item May 17: Rafaela Ferra Bruno
\item May 20: Omar Alshammari
\item May 21: Maria Linares Rivas
\item May 22: Mohammed Alkhudhair
\end{itemize}

\textbf{Staff:}
\begin{itemize}
\item May 22: Tiffany Frison
\end{itemize}

Happy Birthday, one and all!

\section{Manners and Culture}
\textbf{Q:} I go to restaurants a lot and I don't understand when I should tip. What restaurants should I tip at?

At restaurants where you have full service from a waiter like The Top or Gator Suyaki, you should leave between 15\% to 20\% of the total bill. If your bill was \$25 and you leave \$2, this is not enough!

Some full-service restaurants nowadays automatically include an 18\% gratuity in the bill for large groups. If you're splitting the bill and the restaurant didn't add the gratuity, make sure you calculate it and add it.

At restaurants that have partial service like Tijuana Flats or Bento, where you order at a register and they bring the food to your table, it's nice to leave a small amount. Here \$2 is ok, usually on your credit card receipt.

Restaurants that are complete self-service like Chipotle or Leonardo's where you order at the counter and then pick it up at the cashier, it's not necessary to leave a tip. However, if they were extra friendly or helpful, it's always nice to leave a couple of dollars for the tip.

Tipping in restaurants is particularly important here in the US; servers in restaurants in Florida have a minimum wage of only \$5.03 an hour, which is much less than the Florida minimum wage of \$8.05.

\section{Grammar}
\textbf{Q:} When can I use \textit{on} when talking about transportation?

\textbf{A:} \textit{On} is used for mass transportation that requires a ticket. Also use \textit{on} for bicycle, horse, and motorcycle. For personal modes of transportation like cars, vans, and trucks, use \textit{in}.

\begin{itemize}
\item I got on the bus.
\item I got on my horse.
\item I got in my car.
\end{itemize}

\section{Words of the Week}
Look for these words in the Weekly!

\textit{access} (N/V) -- a way of entering or leaving; the act of approaching or entering.

Collocates: easy, equal, limited, public, gain, allow, restrict

\textit{activate} (V) -- to put in motion or move to act

Collocates: alarm, memory, muscle, emergency button

\section{Quote of the Week}
``The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.''

Mark Twain