This afternoon the Gabfest English-speaking Club members (Window on America center in Dnipro, Ukraine) were surprised with the topic for discussion. The WOA’s activist and a FLEX Program graduate Ms. Olha Chichikalo delivered a presentation about her educational trip to China.
As Olha is experienced in American life style she was able to compare the mentality of Chinese, American and Ukrainian people. She told the group about the popular tourist attractions she has visited in China. The focus of the presentation was on Shanghai – the second largest city in China.
After Olha’s slide presentation the Club members had a Q@A session with her. The questions were about the China’s education system, the everyday life of Chinese people, and their favorite pass times.
It turned out that quite a big number of Gabfest members are interested in China or visited it earlier. They have asked Olha more questions after the Club’s session. She was kind enough to answer all questions with great enthusiasm.
Participants number – 23 persons.
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This summer a Ukrainian-American project “Ukraine Inside Out” was launched! “UA Inside Out” is an moto bike tour of Ukraine in one summer.
The project’s authors and participants are an American traveler in Ukraine M. Myrtle and his Ukrainian friend Ms. Natalie. Mr. Myrtle is a motorbike enthusiast and Natalie is a tourism journalist. They collect materials about Ukraine as a tourist destination to create a travel app (travel mobile application) in English, Ukrainian and Russian. The travel photos and videos will be freely accessible to all those foreign guests willing to travel to Ukraine.
The authors’ shot bio facts:
Monty Myrtle is an American traveler, motorcycle enthusiast. He visited 36 countries and covered about 100 000 km on a motorbike. He worked for 1 year in Antarctica, at the Amundsen-Scott Polar Research Station on the South Pole. He has some diplomatic experience as he was employed by the US diplomatic missions in Russia and Ukraine.
Natalia Adamenko is a Ukrainian travel journalist. She cooperated with the Ukrainian magazine "World of Tourism" and the tourist online resource «Poputno».
The “Ukraine Inside Out” project aims to show the world the true tourist potential of Ukraine, the richness of its nature and history, to provide practical information about tourist attractions, routes, road conditions.
The project participants also want to demonstrate two different views on our country – with the eyes of a Ukrainian and an American.
Participants number – 42 persons.
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Today members of English Speaking club GABFEST in Dnipro Window on America center (Ukraine) communicated in the Speed English format on topic «Travelling. Dreams and dreams that came truth. Cities or nature. Landmarks. Seaside resorts»
All visitors have left the Library fulfilled with great mood and new skills and knowledges.
Moderator: Elizaveta Stepanishina
Pictures: Svitlana Usenko
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Activate English. 5.9.: “We are ready for summer traveling!”
The Activate English Group #5 at DOUNB library is an integral part of the EXPRESS-ENGLISH course offered to the Window on America Dnipro visitors in year 2017.
The Activate English Group 5.9. had a session today. All the participants found the session educational and helpful.
The students who attended all 10 lessons of the course will receive Certificates of Attendance.
Instructor: T. Gavryliyuk
Pictures: S.Usenko
Participants number – 55 persons.
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This afternoon the WOA’s speaking club session (in Dnipro Window on America center, Ukraine) was attended by foreign guests from the USA and the UK.
During the first part of the session Mr. Edison made a presentation about his home state Arizona. He presented the nature, the main industries, the food and culture, the universities and the major tourist attractions of Arizona. The group was impressed with the Monument Valley, rodeos and other Edison’s stories about Arizona.
The second part of the session was dedicated to the conversation about EU visa-free entry for Ukrainians. The group was offered new vocabulary about navigating boarder control. The topic was also illustrated with relevant videos about visa waiver for Ukrainians.
The foreign guests and club members shared funny stories about border crossing in various countries. The lucky owners of Ukrainian biometric passports mentioned the features of the advanced technology documents.
At the end of the session the UK guest Mr. Armando gifted the Union Jack flag to the Gabfest Club.
The session was educational and urges the club members to increase their tourist mobility in Summer time.
Participants number – 42 persons.
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Today’ session of the Gabfest Club ("Window on America" (Dnipropetrovsk / Ukraine) was dedicated to the observance of the World Tourism Day. We have visited the official UN site and discussed the theme of the year 2015: "One Billion Tourists, One Billion Opportunities". We also mentioned the impact of tourism on societies – both positive and negative.
The most interesting part of the session was conversation on Ukrainian travel destinations.
Our foreign volunteers – Mr. Eric and Mr. Jason- were present at the session and the club members were to recommend a tourist destination for them in Ukraine and explain why the place is unique. The recommended places ranged from popular tourist brands (Lviv, Kyiv, Carpathian Mountains, Crimea) to less known destinations – Poltava, Petrykivka village, Uzhgorod.
In return the foreign guests told about their recent trips to neighboring countries and asked about popular destinations for Ukrainians abroad.
The session had many funny moments and was quite challenging for the Club members as it required knowledge of cultural trivia.
Number of participants – 33 persons.
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Window on America center Dnipropetrovsk has presented the new image and book display. The books represented the WOA’s collection of travel guides about unique places in the USA – from landmarks and national parks to dozens of other attractions worth a visit. The images represented the unique destination visited by Tamara G. – the Faroe Islands.
National Geographic Traveler has voted the Faroe Islands the best island destination in the world in a survey of 111 island communities. The Faroe Islands were on top of the list and were given the verdict “Authentic, unspoilt and likely to remain so” being the only destination to score so high.
We invite all library visitors to come and see the images of the unique Faroe islands.
Book and Image display: Find your tourist destination in the USA.
The book and image display reminds the patrons about the USA travel guides available at the Center. Summer is a great time to travel and USA provides numerous destinations for travelers. The images on display are provided by the patrons who traveled to the USA and decided to share their photo impressions with others.
Come and choose your favorite destination! Your dream trip will come true some time!
