News and Announcements
Coffee & Informal Lunch Schedule - Summer 2010
BIWA is a group that exists to extend friendship and support and encourage cultural exchange amongst women of different cultures living in the Busan Kyungsang Namdo area. BIWA is a non-profit organisation that seeks to help those in the local Korean community who are in need through our various fund-raising efforts.
Please join us for the following summer activities!
Coffee Mornings ->
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Place: Starbucks - Pale de Cz
Day: Wednesday - every second week
Dates - June 23, July 7, July 21, Aug 4 and Aug 18
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Informal Lunches ->
Time: 12:00 noon
Place: Ono's BeneCity
Day: Thursday - every second week (alternative week to the coffee morning)
Dates – July 1, July 15, July 29, August 12 and August 26
(Cost as per menu items ordered to be paid by each individual.)
Contact: Jennifer Tigchelaar on 010-4168-4145 or tigibull@hotmail.comUpcoming Events
Wednesdays:
Starbucks' coffee morning 9:30 - 11:30. Coffee Morning is usually held on the 4th Wednesday of each month at Starbucks PALE de CZ, Haeundae
Thursdays:
German Conversation, 9:30 am, Doris Bremer, Tel. 010-8568-1888 doris.bremer@gmail.com
English Conversation, 10am, Diane Stillmunkes, Tel. 010-9260-0990 clayjars5@aol.com
Ono's Luncheon 12 pm, Ono's Benecity, Doris Bremer, Tel. 010-8568-1888 doris.bremer@gmail.com
Fridays:
Korean Book Club, 2nd Friday of each month, 10 am, Young-Joo, Tel. 010-6535-0332 heyumflower@naver.com
English Book Club, November 13th at 10:30am, June Kim, Orange Plaza (Near Golden suites) 4th Floor, Smart English
Calendar of Activities
Check out our upcoming events on the BIWA calendar
(don't forget to bookmark the page!)
President's Message
Dear Biwa Members and Friends,
Summer has arrived in Busan! This is definitely my favorite season as the days and nights are warm and balmy, visitors fill the scenic Haeundae beach and many Biwa members have the chance travel back to their home countries for the summer holiday. I will also take this time to travel to the US and visit my family and friends during the months of July and August - I am really looking forward to spending time in my hometown of Portland, Oregon and to traveling to the Oregon Coast with my family in August.
It’s also the time of year to say ‘Farewell’ to our Biwa friends leaving Korea this summer. We are sad to see you go! As our members leave Korea, we wonder if we’ll ever have the chance to meet up again although we are so very thankful for the time we spent together here in Korea. Biwa wishes our members and their families all the very best in your transitions back to your home countries and wishes good luck to members who are moving on to other expat assignments. We will miss you!
Biwa’s many regular activities and monthly luncheons are put on hold during the summer months of July/August as many members are traveling. Instead, we have organized a new ‘Summer Schedule’ which features either an informal lunch or coffee morning each week in the Haeundae area. If you are staying in Busan during the summer months, please join us! If you are a newcomer to the Busan area, please check our Summer Schedule and join us at one, or all, of the coffee mornings and lunches.
Special Activities and Biwa monthly luncheons and coffee mornings will resume in September, along with Biwa’s yearly membership drive. The September luncheon is scheduled for Wednesday, September 8, 2010 with membership renewal and new member sign up beginning on this day! Please be sure to mark this date on your calendar. Also, I encourage all Biwa members and friends of Biwa to register and make frequent visits to our website at www.biwa-korea.com for all the latest information.
I am proud to be a representative of Biwa as your new President and I am looking forward to an exciting and eventful year. Have a wonderful summer and safe travels!
Kindest regards,
Lynn Baratta
President
