Dear folks,

THANK YOU SO MUCH for your interest in our Taiwanese (Min-Nan Yu)Language class!!! We had planned on starting our class this coming Sunday.  But we just found out that it will be the Eve of the Lunar New Year and next Sunday, Jan 29th, 2012, is the annual parade when Chinatown will be packed with tourists and filled with festive confetti. We have therefore decided to commence the class on Sunday, Feb 5th, 2012, 1pm.

Many of you have asked about tuition. We did some calculation and decided to charge $10 for each session (1.5 hours). The fee collected will be used to pay our teacher and cover any other operating costs. For commitment purposes, students will be asked to pay a lump sum of $40 for 4 sessions. However, you have the option of joining our first class as a "trial" to see if it meets your expectations.

Some of you also have expressed concerns about your own fluency.  Since most of us speak broken Taiwanese, we will leave evaluations to the teacher in the first class. Please also note that this is NOT A MANDARIN CLASS.

Lastly，we want to emphasize the purpose of organizing this class is not only to reconnect to our heritage but also to have FUN!!! We look forward to seeing you all soon!!

Jacky and Patricia