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The First Ever International Booth and Languages Workshop at the Festival of Nations in Red Lodge, Montana

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The First Ever International Booth and Languages Workshop at the Festival of Nations in Red Lodge, Montana

I was happy to volunteer and contribute to the festival by putting my idea to action and creating the International Booth and Languages Workshop.

The following was the schedule I created for the workshop as well as photos of the International Booth.

Festival of Nations - Red Lodge, Montana

THE INTERNATIONAL BOOTH AND LANGUAGES WORKSHOP (4 Languages Spoken)

Workshops start at 5:15PM, 6:30PM, 7:45PM and 9:00PM

SUMMARY OF THE WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES

Activity 1:  Discovering and learning about at least 6 different countries in the world (20 mins)

Activity 2:  Hear another language (15 mins)

Activity 3:  See handwriting in another language (15 mins)

Activity 4:  Hear and see a dance from a different culture    (5 mins)

Activity 5:  The Stick Game (if time allows)

International Booth and Languages Workshop

International Booth and Languages Workshop

International Booth and Languages Workshop

I made great use of my knowledge of the 4 languages that I speak for the languages workshop.

To get the list of all the fun events taking place at this year's Festival of Nations, visit their website at www.festivalofnations.us  . 

 

Gerry Khatchikian, ASA, TRC, SFR (4 languages spoken: English, French, Spanish, Armenian)

ASA: Associate of the Society of Actuaries    TRC: Transnational Referral Certification    SFR: Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource Certification

Gerry_Khatchikian@yahoo.com

All photos and/or written content produced by Gerry Khatchikian. All rights reserved and may not be reproduced or reprinted without express written permission of Gerry Khatchikian.

Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

Gerry very enterprising and different. L to R American, Canadian, French, Spanish, Armenian and Lebanese. With the 'ian' at the end of your name I presume that's the Armenian, but did you make the Lebanese presentation as well?

Aug 02, 2009 01:03 PM
FN LN
Toronto, ON

Gerry - What a great way to use your multilingual talents.  Hope you had a lot of fun.

Aug 02, 2009 02:44 PM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

Gerry, How come no one showed up for such a cool event?

Aug 02, 2009 02:55 PM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Ed,

Thanks for correctly identifying all the flags.   They were the 6 countries that I concentrated on although I also quickly covered the countries where most immigrant came to Red Lodge from.  I did not speak Arabic for too long (I know a few words) but covered it in activity 3 where I wrote everyone's favorite/lucky number in Arabic.

Aug 02, 2009 05:18 PM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Marc,

I sure had lots of fun.  People did not have a clue initially with what to expect but everyone who attended (kids as well as adults) appreciated the workshop.

Aug 02, 2009 05:20 PM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Paul,

I took the pictures after the workshop.   It is kind of hard to do the presentation and take photos at the same time and I did not want to distract people or scare them away with my camera.  :)

Aug 02, 2009 05:22 PM
TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

Gary, good to hear that this was a success. Great way to show off you skills as a real estate professional...

Helping you live your American Dream...

Aug 02, 2009 09:41 PM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Michael,

It is pronounced "Jerry" even though it is written "Gerry".   The people that visited the International Booth had fun and enjoyed the learning experience.

Aug 03, 2009 02:38 AM
c m
Colorado Springs, CO

What a WONDERFUL idea! Red Lodge seems like a great progressive, small town, to host the larger event, and what a great idea you had as a way to participate! Hubs grandmother learned 7 languages as an immigrant child in NY and didn't teach any to her children, because she wanted them to be "American".  Such a loss for them!  Different times, so I understand, but I bet most envy your skills!

Aug 05, 2009 03:02 AM