The theme for our April 25th meeting was about traveling the long and winding road. Our Table Topics Master, Meghan Burns, asked us about our favorite road trips and what was more important, the journey or the destination. She also asked us to comment on any games or music we enjoyed on our road trips and if we preferred to be the passenger or the driver. We enjoyed sharing our stories and memories of road trips.
Our Destination Master, Judith Ferber, chose a location that aligned with the theme of the long and winding road. She provided these clues for a road in an Asian country:
- This curvy road has exactly 48 sharp bends because it it based on this country’s alphabet of 48 syllables.
- Each syllable is represented in each curve of the road.
- If you are going down you will take one road and if you are ascending, you’ll take another, which is a good way to reduce collisions.
- Tourist flock to this area to travel the road during the autum foliage season.
If you guessed Japan you are correct! The Irohazaka Slope is an expressway linking the city of Nikko to the Okunikko region in Japan.
Vernitta Brown gave a speech on mentoring as part of her Level 2 Prepare to Mentor project. Vernitta thanked all of the mentors in Toastmasters who helped her prepare speeches and guided her to be an effective communicator. She concluded her speech with a challenge for all of us to be mentors to others in Toastmasters. We can all learn by mentoring others.
At our next meeting on May 9th, the meeting theme is “Memorable Trips.” What is your favorite trip that you would like to take again? What made that trip so memorable? Join us to share your adventures on Thursday, May 9th from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Pacific time. We want to hear about your travel and adventure plans.
Guests are always welcome to attend our meetings. If you would like to join the club, contact Helen Josephine for an application form.
Register for the meeting: https://tinyurl.com/TravelTalkersZoomLink
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We look forward to hearing your travel stories! Join us to be inspired to take your next trip.
Helen Josephine,
Travel Talkers Toastmasters
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