Reflections from VCU English Language Learners

Instructor: Audrey Short
English Language Program
Virginia Commonwealth University
Tue Jul 21

Conversation

I’m sorry that you are leaving so soon but I am glad that you have had the opportunity to get to know an American family. 

lidarkomil:

On Saturday, I went to Northern Virginia with my roommate.  I remain only 2 weeks befor I leaving.  So I want to say goodbye to my roommate’s family.  Anyway, when we arrived her house, her brother was walking with his dog.  We wanted to walk together.  By walking together, I was talking with her brother.  He is 18, but he already entered colleage, and he said he is taking classes.  I was confused a lot.  Becase, in Korea, we enter a university when we are 19.  But he is sophomore.  So I asked when did you start to go school at first.  We go to school at 7 except preschool.  He said he went to school when he was 5.  And semester starts in fall, but, in Korea, our semesters start in spring.  After that, I noticed that my roommate graduated in this summer.  During walking with dog, almost 1 hour, we were talking a lot about differences between Korea and America.  I will miss my roommate’s family after I leaving here.