Thomas TS #1

I met with my adult tutee Father John at his house this morning. Maybe this is common for people in a foreign country, but he seemed somewhat shy for someone much older than me. I didn’t have anything planned as I wanted to scout out his English skills. We formally introduced ourselves and we made some small talk in his kitchen. From our conversation, I learned that he had moved to Tallahassee a few weeks ago and his level is either HE or AE, however I can tell he is a very motivated man. He is also from Kwangju, South Korea and he has 2 siblings and both parents. Afterwards, he wanted help reciting the Roman Missal. We recited the text together and I felt he did a good job. Despite a thick accent, I can understand him well enough and I focused on the more obvious pronunciation errors (“supper” instead of “suffer”). He also doesn’t pronounce plurals sometimes, either because he forgets or it’s tough. Overall, he seems better at reading than speaking English. So far, this is a unique and interesting experience and I enjoyed my time with Father John. I foresee good things in our future sessions.