The club will welcome Rotary Foundation Global Grant Scholar Masaya Endo to the club meeting on Tuesday July 29th. Masaya arrived in Australia just recently and will commence his studies in August. Graduating from Tamagawa University with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in English Language Education, Masaya will study for his Masters Degree in Applied Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. He is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Kanagawa Shonan, Rotary District 2780 Japan, funded by The Rotary Foundation, and will be hosted by the Rotary Club of Glenferrie during his two-year stay in Australia. Club Foundation Director Joanne Shentu is leading a team to host Masaya, which includes President Helena, and past presidents Cheryl Pisterman and Mark Howlett. If you would like to be part of the team to help Masaya settle in to life in Melbourne, please have a chat with Joanne. She would love to hear from you.
Given that Masaya is returning to Japan one day as a highly qualified educator in the English languiage, members are asked to resist the temptation to speak Strine. There are fears it could lead to generational dysfunction. But do come along on Tuesday and meet Masaya. He has an incredible story to tell.