Yesterday we got to talking about the difference between U.S. cultures of the east and the west. My co-facilitator was from the east coast, and originally from Europe. One Korean student talked about loving the east coast – how people are more friendly and it’s easier to get to know people. Westerners seem more introverted. We also [...]
Song is a Korean E-learning specialist who is passionate about bringing quality education to all Korean students, regardless of family financial resources, through E-learning. She has this to say about what makes for a good Talk Time.
“1. Sweet staff and volunteers who try to understand us.
2. Open-minded friends who came from various countries and have various cultures and characters.
3. Very helpful life skills in American life [...]
The Talk Time facilitators I know are fascinating, well-read, well-traveled and highly educated characters. They’re brimming with personality and drama. They can take an obscure word and act it out, make it sing or walk it like a dog. They’re full of thrilling and hilarious stories.
All of this makes it extremely hard to stay quiet, so [...]