My enemy/ her friend

Today was a hectic day. I picked up a disc with all the names of the students of SJSU, 27,000 students, for the National Guard. I picked up a friend from the airport, I went to the hospital about my foot, went to Sarah's volleyball game, then met with a new student from Turkey. I am always amazed that the schools and universities will just give me all the information about their students, full name, address, phone number, age, and email address. They are required to give this information to the military recruiters just like they give it to companies that recruit for graduates. I think they shouldn't give out the information to anyone, not because I don't want them to be contacted directly, but because I think that this gives out too much information. But, that is what the schools choose, so I get the names and take it to the recruiters.


The doctor I met was interesting. My foot has been giving me problems for about 4 years and she was the first that could give me medication that will actually help, she thinks, and sending me to physical therapy to help me prevent it from happening in the future. Then I noticed the way she flipped her pen around her finger like Koreans do, so I asked if she was Korean. She said she was and had taught English there for a year after she got her engineering degree. I said I thought she was a doctor, not an engineer. She laughed and said she was both. I was amazed. She then said the same thing about Koreans that I usually think, and we both laughed. It was a good experience at the doctors.

My favorite part of the day was meeting with the girl from Turkey. She is beautiful, with big brown eyes and a great smile. I really enjoy teaching and it makes me feel good that I can help improve people's lives showing them ways to study English in ways that meet their learning style. This girl was more of a "night club" personality than a "student" personality. I knew what her older brother was trying to get her to do wouldn't work, so I gave her some other suggestions. We talked for a while, then I used the flashcards I always use. I like using these flashcards because it teaches them common/ every day items like chair and table. Then I showed bathroom items like toilet, sink and medicine cabinet. Then I showed her a picture of a scale, and I laughed and joked that, "this is the enemy, I don't like this. It is a scale." She laughed and said, "I like a scale, it isn't an enemy, but it is a friend." I asked her why and she said, "look at me", as she motioned to her body. I laughed and had to agree!! I truly think that working with her is a win/win situation!!

Today was a good day!