I ask for volunteers to help facilitate communication. Finally I have three assistants, none of whom speak English. My roommate, Natasha, interprets for me for several days until she returns to her hometown, but since she appears insecure people don't stop talking when she translates. At least the rest of our staff have English-speaking people in their groups. We invite group leaders to join us for coffee before breakfast.
American coffee is a treat here.
John is upset that people are not attending lectures, but it is hard to know who is present and who is not. Some participants appear puzzled when we ask them to attend meetings. They want to go swimming or shopping. There seems to be some communication problem. The seminar was planned for people interested in pursuing in greater depth what they learned at an introductory seminar but some consider it an extended holiday.