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01 · FREE · THE PINEAPPLERead Something.Somebody else’s ordinary day might surprise you. See what they have to say →02 · FREE · PINEAPPLE FIVEPlay Something.Five letters. Six chances. Fancy a little challenge? Have a go →03 · DISCOVER · BRIDADiscover Brida.What happens when people from different lives get talking? Get to know us →04 · PAID · BRIDA TABLESMeet Somebody.No speeches. No performance. Just people with something to say. Pull up a chair →05 · SHARE · THE PINEAPPLEPass the Pineapple.Read something that made you think of somebody? Pass it on →06 · PEOPLE · THE DUOMeet the Duo.One in France. One in South Africa. Two different lives. Fancy saying hello? →
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Community Life

The Bit Before It Starts

Setting out chairs. Warming up. Somebody putting the kettle on. People arriving one by one. What's good about the few minutes before your group actually begins?

Monday 2 November 202614:00–15:30 Paris / Madrid · 15:00–16:30 JohannesburgHosted by FrankEnglish is our shared language, not a lesson.
Normally €20.00€15.00Curated Special · save €5 · one-off chair3 chairs currently available
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Community Life

The Person Who Makes It Better

Not necessarily the chairperson, captain or best player. Who quietly makes a club or group nicer to turn up to — and what do they actually do?

Thursday 5 November 202610:30–11:30 Paris / Madrid · 11:30–12:30 JohannesburgHosted by JanitaEnglish is our shared language, not a lesson.
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Ordinary Life

That Sound

Rain on a window. Coffee starting. A ball hitting the net. A train in the distance. Which ordinary sounds do you particularly like hearing?

Monday 9 November 202614:00–15:30 Paris / Madrid · 15:00–16:30 JohannesburgHosted by FrankEnglish is our shared language, not a lesson.
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Ordinary Life

Worth the Detour

A bakery. A particular road. A bench. A shop three streets away. What are you prepared to make life slightly less efficient for?

Thursday 12 November 202610:30–11:30 Paris / Madrid · 11:30–12:30 JohannesburgHosted by JanitaEnglish is our shared language, not a lesson.
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