Same and Different (Part 3)
I wanted to write one more post on the new language class I'm in. The majority of the class is made up of 17 & 18 year olds. These kids (am I old enough to call 18-year-olds kids?) have come from other, poorer nations to get an education here in my country. But, before they can get an education here, they have to learn the language that they will be taught in.
Can you imagine having to leave your family, friends, country, culture, and everything else to go to another country, learn a new language, and THEN go to school there? At 17??
Wow.
I traveled 2 hours down the interstate to go to university. At the time, it seemed like a big deal. It doesn't seem so big anymore...
