{"id":8446,"date":"2019-09-25T07:27:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T22:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/?p=8446"},"modified":"2019-09-25T07:28:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T22:28:15","slug":"english-lecture-4-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/2019\/09\/english-lecture-4-4\/","title":{"rendered":"English Lecture 4-What&#8217;s &#8220;New&#8221; About New Zealand?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Lots of things you didn\u2019t know about NZ!<br><\/strong>When most people think of New Zealand, they imagine sheep, rugby, and kiwifruit. But New Zealand has so much more! In this lecture, I\u2019m going to introduce you to some of the secrets of my beautiful country. You\u2019ll meet giant animals, crazy sports, and the best meat pies in the world! I\u2019ll also teach you how to do the famous haka!<br> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This month\u2019s speaker<\/strong><br>Malcolm Swanson is originally from Auckland in New Zealand, but he has lived and taught in Japan for the past 30 years. He is married with two kids and two wild cats, and enjoys cooking, gardening, hiking, and playing with Apple computers. He loves teaching, and has been at Seinan Jo Gakuin University for 14 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Lecture-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"8449\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/2019\/09\/english-lecture-4-4\/lecture-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Lecture-4.png\" data-orig-size=\"1324,1878\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lecture-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Lecture-4-423x600.png\" src=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Lecture-4-212x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Lecture-4-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Lecture-4-768x1089.png 768w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Lecture-4-423x600.png 423w, https:\/\/seinan-jo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Lecture-4.png 1324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of things you didn\u2019t know about NZ!When most people think of New Zealand, they imagine sheep, rugby, and kiwifruit. 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