Tutoring #1 - Ruth

 I had my first tutoring session with Ruth last Friday and I loved every bit of it! We started the session by introducing ourselves and getting to know each other. I learned that she was born and grew up in Peru and decided to move to Spain later in life. She spoke of how beautiful Spain was and how delicious their food is. Her favorite food is ceviche, which I have never tried but will definitely dive into it this summer when I'm in Europe! She told me that she loves the United States and more specifically Tallahassee because of its weather, more spacious neighborhoods, and the very friendly people here. She said that she thinks it's funny how everyone smiles at each other and says hello because no one does that in Spain. I learned that Ruth is a very good English writer and reader, but has trouble with speaking and pronunciation due to her thick accent. That is going to be our main focus for tutoring - vocab, pronunciation, and day-to-day English, with some business terms as well due to her educational background in business. I loved getting to know Ruth and am so excited to work with her further!!

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