I escorted a small group of students to San
Francisco again this year. They are attending Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, south
of San Francisco, which has an affiliated language school within the campus
that offered them a two-week special language course. I am responsible for
taking care of them during the program.
The students enrolled are from all over the
world – Brazil, Colombia, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Taiwan, China,
Russia, Vietnam, etc.
The language school, TALK at NDNU, is a
thriving community on the NDNU campus. They have small class sizes and students
can therefore work very closely with their teachers. Teachers and staff enjoy
spending time with students, taking them on activities, showing them the area,
and making sure they get the most out of their experience with them. On Friday after
class they are taking all of us to Pescadero, a small beach town. We are
looking forward to the trip.
According to the instructors, my students’
English has indeed improved and their vocabulary has improved as well. Thank
heavens.