My church in Ohio has had an ESL program on Wednesday nights for a few years. I looked forward to helping in this ministry when I moved back to Ohio. What a great introduction! I was able to give 2 placement interviews and had so much fun meeting the students I will be with for the next few weeks. Both of the students I interviewed were from Spanish-speaking backgrounds. I have just enough Spanish that I could chat with them a little bit to help them feel more comfortable with making mistakes in English, since I obviously don't speak fluent Spanish! It was fun to practice a little.
I'm so glad I get to have some practice in ESL before I go to Bulgaria. I loved the community ESL I was involved in before moving to North Carolina and I know I'll enjoy my time with this ESL program now. Of course, I now am even more impatient to get to Bulgaria!