My Lions Club, Matsuyama Century Lions Club, held a social gathering, inviting international students and sojourners in Matsuyama City. They enjoyed picking a few kinds of fruits in a member's orchard, pounding rice cakes and climbing up a small hill. I was surprised to know the variety of the countries of the visitors. I got several findings from conversations with them. I met a student from Zambia, formerly Rhodesia, who had attended the gathering last year. What I had known about Zambia was just its famous tourist spot of Victoria Falls. That was all shamefully, but I got information about the southern part of Africa from him. Today was very fruitful for me and would be so for all the participants. This gathering will be planned next year. If you are interested in the meeting, feel free to contact me.
(Vocabulary)
social gathering 交流会、懇親会
sojourner 滞在者
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