Brian_TP5

Last Monday I met with Karen Gotti of the Leon County Public Library to set up a one-on-one tutoring session for the following week. As she was explaining the program, she brought me to a room of about 8 students and explained that their teacher was on vacation. She asked me if I wanted to fill in, and I agreed. I began by introducing myself and talking about some things I like to do around Tallahassee. I asked each of them to think of something that they liked to do in their home countries, and to split up into pairs and talk about it with their partner. After about 15 minutes of what seemed like a lively discussion, we reconvened and the students took turns talking about where they were from. This part was very interesting for me, as I got to hear from a professor from Turkey, a man from west Africa who used to work on jet fuel for Mobil Oil, a couple from Japan, and other people from places as diverse as Cambodia, Puerto Rico, and Pakistan. It was an abbreviated class, so when everyone was finished I thanked them and the class was over. In hindsight, I wish that I knew about it so I could have prepared a lesson, but overall I think it was a cool experience.