Sister Cities

Idaho Falls Sister Cities Youth Meeting October 16, 2017 Attendees: Cameron Archer Elliot Boring Kylie Eaton Brenda Padron Rebecca Smith David Archer Melinda Cebull Katie Eaton Jorge Padron Whitney St. Michel Jenna Bauer Peter Cebull Mario Estrada Kendra Peck Ian St. Michel Karen Bauer Tate Corbridge Victoria Estrada Nathan Peck Anna St.Michel Max Benjamin Garrett Corbridge Delsina Matranga Dallin Peck Jackie Sugai Maggie Boring Brennan Corbridge David Matranga Laurie Retallic Stephanie Van Ausdeln Wendy Boring David Eaton Gabe Padron Jacobi Retallic Ness Villasenor Business Section of the Meeting Minutes: The October 4th meeting minutes were provided to the group by email. Mario motioned to approve the meeting minutes and Kendra seconded his motion. Fundraisers:  JACL Bento Fundraiser – David Eaton contacted the JACL to see if there would be a bento fundraiser this year. David found out the JACL decided to hold the fundraiser every other year. He let them know we are available if they need help in the future.  Ice Skating Night – David Archer talked with people at the ice skating rink, and they seem interested in having the fundraiser. He has the contact information for the person at the city but has been unable to contact them.  Paramount Discount Cards – Whitney has emailed the Paramount manager to set up a date for ticket sales. She has not heard back and will continue to try to contact him.  Snake River Rapid Wash – Whitney suggested a car wash in the spring. She said this was a successful fundraiser for the swim team. International Sister Cities: David Eaton asked members of the group if they had a chance to read the emails from the International Sister Cities. He said the emails are about fundraisers, study abroad opportunities, and a national Sister Cities meeting in Denver. He encourage members to read the emails and let him know if there is group interest in attending the meeting in Denver. Japanese Lessons: Junko Flynn is willing to provide Japanese lessons to groups of 5-6 students for $15 an hour plus $10 per student cost. The group discussed whether or not the group should pay the $15 fee or if it should be split between the students who take the lesson. The group decided to split the fee so members would pay $12 - $13 instead of $10. The lessons would be weekly at the library. The group talked about having students prepay for the month. The times for the lessons have not been decided. A list was sent around to help decide what time would work best for most people. The table below shows students availability. Name Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Cameron Archer Y Y Maggie Boring Y Y Y Elliot Boring Y Y  Tate Corbridge Y Y Jacobi Retallic Y Y Y Gabe Padron Y Y Y Y Ian St Michel Y Y Jenna Bauer Y Y Y Y David Matranga Y Y Y Nathan Peck Y Y Dallin Peck Y Y Anna St Michel Y Y Kylie Eaton Y Y ? Stephanie Van Ausdeln Y Student Section of the Meeting Ness talked about some applications to help students learn Japanese. She provided the list below. Name of App Description Free/Free trial Monthly Cost Annual Cost Duolingo Always Free, No payment Free N/A N/A Required Memrise Lots of free content, Paying is Free $8.99 $59.99 not necessary Daily review options Mondly Free beginner course & core free $9.99 $47.99 vocab Free Daily lessons FluentU Free beginner lessons Free $29.99 $239.99 Free video/audio Flash cards Busuu Free lessons and courses Free $9.99 $69.99 Social aspect Babbel 1 lesson available in every Free $9.99 $59.99 course Hello Talk Free social, Payment not Free $2.99 $21.99 required Lifetime payment <80.00 Italki Not free, Social app, Comparable to Hello Talk Learn Japanese $7.99 unlocks all lessons not sure its credibility. (Howell Peebles) Japanese A better Google Translate for Japanese (Nenzo) Drops We also played a game about cognates. Cognates are words that sound the same in different languages. Here is a list of some cognates that we used. Large list of cognates in Japanese - Great list - not all of these are English Cognates but the list is extensive. Motion to adjourn was made by Kendra and seconded by Victoria.