Hi everyone,
Last Thursday I got to meet with Jia Moon at tea time. It didn't take long for me to realize that her language skills are a bit lower than my other CP and my tutee. I think it's good that I have to add the extra effort to get my point across. Jia just arrived here from Korea about a month ago. We talked about the differences between Korea and Florida. I told her about how I am secretly a big fan of Korean music. It always surprises the Korean students when I start naming bands.
Jia told me that she wants to get better at English, but she doesn't feel she's improved much yet. I told her that the first few months are the toughest and that it wall all click soon. She seems to have a very positive outlook on everything and that's half the battle. Sometimes she doesn't understand me, but she wants to so she keeps trying.
Once we got to know each other more, we realized that she is a lot older than me. She said that in Korean, I would call her "Noo Na" because she is an older girl. So that's what I've decided to start calling her.
I look forward to meeting with her again soon.
Great post, Chris. I think working with this Jia will give you some good experience.
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