Post - Service
I noticed how into their culture the family still was, and they don't seem interested in giving up their own culture to live here. Which I think is wonderful that they don't feel like they have to conform, and they are very willing to learn English, and things that 'typical' Americans do. They ask alot of questions and like to have fun which shows how willing and open they are to the American lifestyle. This experience has helped me to see how much effort it takes to uproot your entire family and move to a different country for your own safety. I have a lot of respect for them knowing that they left behind all their friends, and families to come to a place that they think is safer for them. It takes a lot of courage to do something like that, and even though they are still learning how to live here and how to speak English and become accustomed to the kind of lifestyle that has been created in America they are more than willing to do that which is something I don't know that I could do. I think it'll help me with my future intercultural interactions because I can sometimes be quick to judge when you see so many minorities and then there's that one family that doesn't speak English. It can be frustrating, but everyone has their own story and some people have only been here a short amount of time, it'll help me to remember to take a step back and realize that I don't know everyone's life story, and I don't know their situation so I shouldn't be so quick to judge.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Blog #4
The kids are becoming more and more fluent in English and are talking to us more. The girl is still fairly shy but gets excited when she has the right answer. They are spelling words without a problem and can say their ABCs perfectly fine. They count to 10 and want to keep going, they're not currently going to school but they are doing good for just learning on their own. I think the kids are still in the honeymoon stage of moving to America, they are very excited to be here and are happy to be learning all these new things. The father seems to be in the initial adjustment stage. He has a job that he seems to like, he is becoming fluent in English, and he's able to connect with friends and family back in their hometown. The mother is in the culture shock stage, she seems excited to be here and learn new things, but is easily frustrated at how far behind the rest of her family is and how much freedoms we have here as women compared to she does from their hometown, and culture. I think the kids need to start learning more difficult words and start to create sentences with those words, the girl especially, she is the oldest and her brother is learning the same things as her. She would be a 3rd grader if she were in school and he would only be in 1st yet they're learning the same things and are at the same level. I think the mom needs some more individual and guided help, maybe have her separate from the kids and husband for even 30 minutes a day to work on these things so she isn't focused on everything else and can get caught up to the rest of her family.
The kids are becoming more and more fluent in English and are talking to us more. The girl is still fairly shy but gets excited when she has the right answer. They are spelling words without a problem and can say their ABCs perfectly fine. They count to 10 and want to keep going, they're not currently going to school but they are doing good for just learning on their own. I think the kids are still in the honeymoon stage of moving to America, they are very excited to be here and are happy to be learning all these new things. The father seems to be in the initial adjustment stage. He has a job that he seems to like, he is becoming fluent in English, and he's able to connect with friends and family back in their hometown. The mother is in the culture shock stage, she seems excited to be here and learn new things, but is easily frustrated at how far behind the rest of her family is and how much freedoms we have here as women compared to she does from their hometown, and culture. I think the kids need to start learning more difficult words and start to create sentences with those words, the girl especially, she is the oldest and her brother is learning the same things as her. She would be a 3rd grader if she were in school and he would only be in 1st yet they're learning the same things and are at the same level. I think the mom needs some more individual and guided help, maybe have her separate from the kids and husband for even 30 minutes a day to work on these things so she isn't focused on everything else and can get caught up to the rest of her family.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
During Service #3
When we got to our families new house they had added some new furniture, like a tv and cell phones. They were very into watching curious george and the news. I helped the mom learn words relating to babies and children because she is 8 months pregnant, the kids colored, watched tv, and did food related words off a powerpoint that was made. They're all getting better at English, the dad is almost fluent and better at understanding us when we talk, the mom is getting better at mimicking our words when we say them. Both kids know their ABCs, can spell their names, and other words and they can read simple words in english. By the kids getting better and better at english we can start playing more games with them since they know all the words used in everyday life. The mom we can focus more help on so that she is caught up to pace when having to leave the house and encounter other Americas.
When we got to our families new house they had added some new furniture, like a tv and cell phones. They were very into watching curious george and the news. I helped the mom learn words relating to babies and children because she is 8 months pregnant, the kids colored, watched tv, and did food related words off a powerpoint that was made. They're all getting better at English, the dad is almost fluent and better at understanding us when we talk, the mom is getting better at mimicking our words when we say them. Both kids know their ABCs, can spell their names, and other words and they can read simple words in english. By the kids getting better and better at english we can start playing more games with them since they know all the words used in everyday life. The mom we can focus more help on so that she is caught up to pace when having to leave the house and encounter other Americas.
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