eak on the behalf of more than 200 million Americans but I can give my individual impression of life in the States. As international travelers, we should keep in mind that people see us as ambassadors for our country...yet, we are simply citizens...each with her own experiences and each with her own opinions. It is important that when we take on the role of speaking about our country and culture, our audience deserves to be alerted to this fact.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
High School English Club
I was so impressed by the level of conversational English these students mastered during our meeting! I was the guest speaker for the evening and spoke to the kids about the English language, my work in Côte d'Ivoire, and random tidbits about the United States. They had so many questions. I tried to make them understand that my opinions are just that...I cannot sp
eak on the behalf of more than 200 million Americans but I can give my individual impression of life in the States. As international travelers, we should keep in mind that people see us as ambassadors for our country...yet, we are simply citizens...each with her own experiences and each with her own opinions. It is important that when we take on the role of speaking about our country and culture, our audience deserves to be alerted to this fact.
eak on the behalf of more than 200 million Americans but I can give my individual impression of life in the States. As international travelers, we should keep in mind that people see us as ambassadors for our country...yet, we are simply citizens...each with her own experiences and each with her own opinions. It is important that when we take on the role of speaking about our country and culture, our audience deserves to be alerted to this fact.
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