Coffee Talk

 

Our first big ELIC event was very successful. It was called Coffee Talk. We attract students by offering coffee, bread, and kolo (roasted barley). The first night of the program was a bit like Dear Abby, where students write their problems on a small piece of paper and insert them into the Coffee Talk box. The participants broke into small groups to try to solve the students' problems. The goal is to develop oral English, which most Ethiopian students are quite low in. About 55 students participated. The students will help plan future Coffee Talk nights using formats such as debate or what one student called Boasting Night.