My Classmates: Part 1

My major is learning how to teach English to non-native English speakers. With this degree I can do almost anything. I can go to America and teach in high schools or adult classes to immigrants. I can do the same in England, Australia, Canada, etc. I can also travel to almost any non-English speaking country and teach school children, business men, college intellectuals, aspiring world travelers, etc. I have no idea what I want to do yet, but I have options if I pass.

My classmates consist of about 30 students that are about my age or a little younger. Well there is one 50 something year old, and he is annoying; there is always one. The weird thing about my class is that out of 30 of us, about 4 of us are native English speakers. Since I am such a good student, I took meticulous notes.

American: 2

British: 2

German: 2

Indian: 1

Taiwan: 3

Oman: 1

Chinese: the rest

We are deconstructing the English language and analyzing the linguistics with people who are still learning the language. Their English is actually pretty good, but it tends to get confusing. One really bizarre part is when we talked about what letters make what sounds. There was no agree-ance in anyway shape or form. The professor said "dai as in day". We said "deh as in day". The Chinese said "What the hell is going on?"

Above is one of the many Chinese grad students (I do not know her specifically) who was picked up by an American mens' lacrosse player (who reminds me of Party Boy with out the irony) in the middle of a rave. The rave was at the student center. This place is weird.