So, we are definitely a multi-cultural household now. Not only did A Hyun come to us, but New Years Day Van from Vietnam came to stay with us. She was going to just be with us for two days until her host family was available to have her move in, but what often happens is the first family that a student stays with is usually where they would like to stay permanently. And so is the case here. We are happy to have her.
A Hyun can speak a little bit of English and she uses her translator dictionary to help us. Van is very new at speaking English and even with her dictionary we are still at a loss most of the time. We are curious to see their improvement a year from now.
I will try to get pictures of them so you can put names to faces. What a fun experience!
In case you are curious how this all works. We live near a local college here and international students come to learn English and some go on to regular college classes. Many of them don't speak much English and it is very helpful to them to live with an American family. This not only helps them get acquainted with our ways, but really speeds their English vocabualary along. Some may stay a quarter, some may stay a couple of years or more. It is neat to see whom God brings our way.
