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Signs of Spring Party

March 27, 2017 by Lanita Boyd

Another successful FriendSpeak party! All 50 name tags were used, but it was a little hard to get a count when the children were moving around so quickly. About 20 were international people. Our theme was “Signs of Spring,” meaning spring in the U.S. It’s surprising how much is going on here in the spring. … [Read more…]

Posted in: free English lessons Tagged: food, friendship, FriendSpeak, international students, Let's Start Talking, Spring celebrations, University of Cincinnati students

Ziyan Zhou

April 25, 2016 by Lanita Boyd

A week ago I had fun with a friend I’ve known only since January—Ziyan Zhou, from Kaiping in southern China. She has given herself the American name Tracy because everyone can pronounce it easily. As she said, “It is familiar but not common, and the workers at Starbucks can say it when they can’t say … [Read more…]

Posted in: free English lessons Tagged: China, FriendSpeak, genealogy book, UC

My Newest FriendSpeak Readers

February 23, 2016 by Lanita Boyd

On Monday afternoons, I meet with two Chinese women who are students at the University of Cincinnati. We meet at the Panera near campus. They couldn’t be more different and still be the same nationality. Yesterday was the fourth time I’ve met with Ziyan (tsee-yahn). She tells Americans her name is Tracy because that’s easier … [Read more…]

Posted in: free English lessons Tagged: Chinese, English conversation lessons, English pronunciation, FriendSpeak, Luke, Word of God

Let’s Start Talking

September 29, 2009 by Lanita Boyd

On Friday and Saturday, I attended Harvest Call in Ft. Worth, Texas, a gathering of people who want to teach God’s Word through free English lessons around the world. Let’s Start Talking, www.lst.org, is led by Mark and Sherrylee Woodward, who have been sending missionaries “into all the world” for over 30 years. Having been … [Read more…]

Posted in: conversational English, free English lessons, Let's Start Talking

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4

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