Alexander Miguel TS #14

Last afternoon, I met with Khushi for an hour to do our last session together. We just met at the Union for conversation practice. The other day, Khushi returned from Tampa for her sister's wedding. I was asking her about the wedding, and she was describing how elaborate Hindu weddings are with a series of rituals which span over a whole week. These include some kind of ritual involving turmeric powder and henna stenciling on the hands. To provide for some schema-building, I asked Khushi whether she was a bridesmaid. She told me that that tradition carries over into Indian culture as well. She comes from a big family, so her sister had many bridesmaids including Khushi herself. 

Khushi asked me some questions about what my role as a tutor included, and I told her about these blogs which we write for all of our sessions. I let her scroll through some of our more recent meetings, and she was amused by some of the comments I left about her performance in class. Overall, Khushi was very fun to tutor. She demonstrated a lot of enthusiasm and has been able to make friends both within and outside of class. This will give her a good support base to keep sharpening her English abilities into the fall when she begins classes at TCC. 

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