a passion for flowers with Simegn | Intermediate English conversations
You know I love winter, but it was a very long and snowy one this year, and I've been waiting and waiting to see spring flowers. Today, I talk to a flower farmer!
Simegn Mengesha, the owner of King's Creek Blossoms, joins me in this intermediate English conversation. We talk about her journey to become a flower farmer, as well as the challenges she confronts in order to offer her beautiful flowers to customers in the Ottawa area. You don't have to live here to admire her work. Please follow her on Instagram at King's Creek Blossoms.
And if you are local to Ottawa, please stop by and say hello to Simegn at the Parkdale Farmer's Market from May to October, on Wednesday evenings and every Saturday.
You can also order her flowers at the Ottawa Flower Market, and the Open Food Network.
As you listen today, please appreciate that English is not Simegn's first language. She was nervous to speak English with me on the podcast. She was afraid of making mistakes. She was concerned you wouldn't understand her.
Speaking in English is hard.
I think she was amazing!
So, think about your passions, and about how the act of growing plants is similar to growing your English skills. What challenges do you face when listening in English, when speaking English, when writing in English? How do you confront these challenges and keep growing?
As always, thanks for listening!
Catherine
P.S. The weather is always a challenge for farmers. What can ya do? We can listen to another song by Amos the Transparent, the band that provides my theme music. Here's another one of their songs, Sure as the Weather. Enjoy!
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This is a photo of the bouquet I bought from King’s Creek Blossoms when we first met Simegn at the Parkdale Farmer’s Market.
