Tag: family
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Travel Buddies
Our September 5th meeting featured the theme of “Travel Buddies.” We enjoyed a speech by Lisa Hamil about the need for laughter to help us create personal energy. Lisa’s humorous speech included many funny stories, including a description of when she became her own luggage by wearing several outfits, blouses, and jackets because she couldn’t…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Reunions
The theme of our July 18th meeting was Reunions. We talked about family reunions, workplace reunions, high school reunions, and college reunions. Several members enjoyed restarting the tradition of reunions after not meeting during the Covid pandemic. Our members like to travel and a reunion in a new location is a great reason to book…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Theme Parks
Many of us love to visit Theme Parks. According to a survey conducted in the first quarter of 2024, 61 percent of respondents in the United States enjoyed amusement parks. Theme park corporations in the US, UK, and China rank in the top ten by most number of visitors worldwide. The Disney Experience theme parks…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Rocky Road Trips
The members of Travel Talkers Toastmasters love taking road trips to explore back roads, scenic highways and National Parks. However, sometimes those road trips can turn into “rocky road” trips when unexpected events happen. We used the theme of the May 16th meeting to share our stories about road trips–unexpected, interesting and challenging. Our Travel…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Southeast Asia
At our meeting on April 4, we explored the culture, food and travel adventures in Southeast Asia. Our Destination Master, Helen Josephine, provided these clues for a country in Southeast Asia: If you guessed Cambodia, you are correct! The Travel Topics portion of the meeting also covered travel ideas and locations in Southeast Asia. Meghan…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–East Asia
At our March 27th meeting we explored traveling to East Asia. Our Travel Topics Master, Helen Josephine, asked us questions about places we had visited in Asia and our favorite Asian food. Samantha has just returned from a trip to Japan where she visited the Sacred Deer Park in Nara. The deer in the park…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–the Middle East
Travel to the Middle East was our topic for the March 14th meeting of Travel Talkers Toastmasters. Our Destination Master, Kit Myers, provided these clues for the mystery destination: If you guessed Saudia Arabia, you are correct! The Travel Topics Master at the meeting, Avis Russell, asked us questions about the different cultures, foods and…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Bonus Trip
Have you ever experienced a “bonus trip,” a surprise trip you had not planned to take? My bonus trip to Bangkok, Thailand happened when I was delayed en route from Manilla to Tel Aviv. I packed as much as I could into my 24-hours in Bangkok. I booked a morning tour of Bangkok’s gem and…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Destination Experiences
The theme of our January 18th meeting was Destination Experiences. We heard about travel and preparation for weddings, family reunions, and Toastmasters events. Everyone at the meeting agreed that we expand our horizons at Travel Talkers Toastmasters when we share our travel experiences. Our Destination Master, Kit Myers gave us these clues for a country: If…
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Travel Talker Toastmasters–Meet the Family
At our November 30th meeting, we talked about travel to meet the family. Our members come from many different cities and cultures and everyone shared their stories during our Travel Topics session. Crystal Campbell lead our impromptu session by asking us questions about our family experiences. She wanted to know which family member we hated…
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