My first tutoring session was last Thursday with a woman named Soonkyou. We met at a Starbucks and chatted over fruit and tea. I did not have any specific lessons planned as I just wanted to get to know her and decide her level of English speaking skills. I was surprised by how fluent she is. There were minimal mistakes in her usage of the language. Her pronunciation needs work but other than that, she is a very strong speaker. I am excited to get writing samples from her and compare those with her speaking skills.
I'm not sure if this is relevant for these blog post assignments but I would like to share that I like her! Soonkyou is a cool lady! I was impressed by how accomplished she is. She has a good job in South Korea working as a professor in Social Welfare. She is very knowledgable about an array of subjects and she is very sweet. I personally find her life fascinating. I'm excited to have this opportunity to make international friends. I am constantly learning from my tutees while I am tutoring them, which is awesome.
We have plans to meet next Thursday and I am going to go over verb tenses and some American cultural norms with her. yay!
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