Plans for today (2024)

Morning Glory said:
She could read braille and I used to be able to read a bit but not very well. I think maybe I was more aware of sounds and spacial hazards than most kids might have been. But my career was in the visual arts.
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Timenspace said:
How extraordinary! I just thought about it today.
Almost like the deafness of my parents, and my career in music.
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You know, when you both posted about that awhile ago, I mentioned to my husband how I found that interesting but not too surprising.
 
karadekoolaid said:
Today will be a TOEFL class at 11am, followed by a trip to take some picalilli to a friend who's "addicted" to it :laugh: :laugh:
After that, no idea!
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So you are teaching English as a foreign language. At least you speak Spanish. I did one semester of that at Seoul National University. I didn't speak a word of Korean but I had a text and lesson plan prepared for me and the students were smart and attentive so we got through the course. It was good to get away from the Army for a day each week. I have a niece in law who does it for a living. she spent years in Japan teaching English. She is working in the headquarters of the company now. Good that you are doing it.
 
blades said:
So you are teaching English as a foreign language. At least you speak Spanish.
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Yep - still teaching after 50 years. the first thing I did when I came to Caracas was learn the language; properly. Also speak French and a smattering of Italian/German. IMHO, it's a basic courtesy when in a foreign country to at least attempt to speak the language.
No classes today. In fact, no plans at all today apart from taking the car to the mechanic.
 
karadekoolaid said:
Yep - still teaching after 50 years. the first thing I did when I came to Caracas was learn the language; properly. Also speak French and a smattering of Italian/German. IMHO, it's a basic courtesy when in a foreign country to at least attempt to speak the language.
No classes today. In fact, no plans at all today apart from taking the car to the mechanic.
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Bien hecho, profesor.
 
Timenspace said:
Oh, so I gather you were in service? Impressive. How long did you serve? If I may ask.
I must have missed it elsewhere in your posts.
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I was drafted into the Army in 1967 and was sent to Korea following the capture of the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo by North Korea. I served only 19 months because Korea is considered a hardship tour so I could muster out instead of having a reassignment. It was a benefit of leaving a hardship tour with 5 months or less less of service remaining.

One day I was in a popular park in Seoul when a young man and his girlfriend came up to me to practice their English. We spent about an hour chatting. He asked to meet me again the following week so I did. At that point he told me that the English instructor at the university that he attended was out for the semester to recover from surgery and asked if I could fill in. I checked with the boss who told me to go ahead. The Army liked opportunities for service men to mingle with Korean civilians. So I agreed to do it.

It turns out that the young man's mother was a noted author in South Korea and his family invited me to dinner at their home. I still have a copy of what was her latest book signed by her that she gave me at the dinner. I can't read a word of it but I appreciated it and consider it a personal treasure. That's the story.
 
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