I can't believe LINK has gone by so quickly. I think that I have something to show for my work now as well, my op-ed, which according to my Humanities teacher and mentor is a strong argument. I am grateful for this exchange and have learned a lot from it. One thing that I will definitely take from it apart from my improvement in speaking Spanish is my ability to focus for longer periods of time as I have had to do focusing on primarily one assignment all day.
Today my mentor told me that he was going to leave for the courthouse and that he would not be able to answer any calls during that time. He asked me if I would want to answer the phone and I of course said yes, and gave me instruction on what to do if someone called. Sometimes callers of Los Companeros will not be immigrants but I received a call while he was out, and it was a Spanish speaker. I was actually able to communicate effectively! Unfortunately there was nothing I could do to help him, because he wanted to schedule a meeting for filing his taxes and I did not have access too the schedule he was also wondering what papers he needed and I had no clue. However, through that conversation I realized my Spanish has improved a lot since the start of my internship.
I really am learning a lot if I haven't said it that way before and if you read that and appreciate my ability to perceive what opportunity I have been given I thank you. I hope that makes sense.
Today my mentor told me that he was going to leave for the courthouse and that he would not be able to answer any calls during that time. He asked me if I would want to answer the phone and I of course said yes, and gave me instruction on what to do if someone called. Sometimes callers of Los Companeros will not be immigrants but I received a call while he was out, and it was a Spanish speaker. I was actually able to communicate effectively! Unfortunately there was nothing I could do to help him, because he wanted to schedule a meeting for filing his taxes and I did not have access too the schedule he was also wondering what papers he needed and I had no clue. However, through that conversation I realized my Spanish has improved a lot since the start of my internship.
I really am learning a lot if I haven't said it that way before and if you read that and appreciate my ability to perceive what opportunity I have been given I thank you. I hope that makes sense.