Last Meeting with Norma

Today was my last meeting with Norma. We did a vague review over everything we have learned over the past semester, and closed with a nice conversation about family and the holidays. She told me how every year it is a tradition to go to her sister's house and have a chaotic family dinner filled with laughter and unbearable loudness. I told her how Christmas dinner is always at my house and the same chaotic festivities occur. When our time was up, I meant to ask her if she wanted to continue taking classes with me, and before I could even begin talking about that subject, she flat out asked me: "Could we continue next year?" It was so nice to hear that she wanted to continue learning with me and I kindly accepted.

In today's meeting with Norma, we did more talking than working. I have really established a bond with her and its nice to talk to someone that is older and wiser. She asked me about finals and if I am stressed or not. I told her I was a bit stressed and she assured me that at the end of the day everything always works out. It was a really nice conversation, and I left the library more refreshed than ever.

Today I worked with Norma's speaking skills. We did role play excercises and I saw a huge improvement in her speaking. We began to talk about life randomly after ten minutes of working. It was such an interesting conversation and I learned so much about Norma as a person. It really opened my eyes and it was nice to hear from an adult who had gone through so much.

Norma's Huge Improvement

Today I met with Norma to catch up with the other times we had missed. We met in our usual spot at the library and began to work immediately. We worked on vowel sounds because she has trouble distinguishing between the letter "a" and "i." Today however, she had no difficulties recognizing the vowels, and it was exciting to see that progress. She explained to me that her daughter had been helping her with the worksheets I had been giving her concerning the usage of vowels. It was rewarding to see Norma's improvement.