My name is Achuil Deng and I'm majoring in Public Service and Public Policy, and a minor in Urban and Metropolitan Studies. This is my first time utilizing the gmail blog. I'm quite excited to meeting with you and be able to share my new experiences and challenges with you. I'm currently doing my internship with the Arizona Lostboys Center, and I'm pretty happy to working with this organization. My first two weeks with the center has already brought me with many new challenges. I'm now assisting the center with ESL classes.
I translate English to local Sudanese language (Dinka). For these last two exciting weeks, I worked with Sudanese elder women, helping them get prepared for their upcoming citizenship tests. I also substitute when their ESL instructor is unavailable. I help them with basic English skills such as listening and speaking and pronunciation as well. I discovered today that certain individuals still need one-on-attention to gain self-confidence. Example some of the students still need to work on their ABC'S. Some of my students are more advanced than others, so teaching them seems to be more challenging since they cannot learn at the same pace. Additionally, However, I'm more than happy and willing to assist them with their needs.
