A 25-minute vacation?
Is it possible to feel like you’ve been on a vacation in 25 minutes or less? My answer to that is YES. I experienced it today. Twice. I finished my last …
Adjusting to Life in Another Culture
What I learned from my international clients
The following is an article I wrote on What I learned from my international clients. Here is a link to it. https://komonews.com/archive/what-i-learn-from-my-international-clients In case you cannot open the link, …
Immigrants: Do this to help yourself
What can immigrants do to adjust more easily to life in Seattle? (Part I) First of all, Happy New Year, and welcome to Seattle! Moving from one country to another usually …
How do you experience being honored?
Tonight a very special ESL client honored me with flowers and dinner. It wasn’t for her increase in English fluency or our conversations around cultural transition. It was for listening. Like …
A lesson in generosity from an ESL client
I’ve met many generous people in my career teaching ESL(English as a second language) to individuals from around the world. One woman stands out in my mind. To protect her privacy, …