Most of you know the 1st student I had as a Literacy Volunteer tutor, Somphane, was coming to visit last week. She came to me at age 20 from Laos, staying with her aunt and uncle in Canandaigua. She was always so appreciative and open it was very easy to bond with her. When she moved to Boston about a year and a half ago to stay with another aunt and uncle, she was devastated. She really loved her Uncle Suki and she said, me. It was very hard for her, but she got a job in a factory, continued with her ESL classes, got a driving permit and helped pay her way. She has stayed in touch with me and her Uncle Suki, and now he is relocating to Mobile, Alabama for business reasons and she is going with him. So this visit is "on her way" to Alabama.
I've been able to spend some time with her this past week, we went down to the lake for a walk, did some local shopping and grilled some chicken at my house, went to Eastview where she bought some "Alabama" clothes, and went to the fireworks on the lake. I'm not sure when she'll be off, but she's a very sweet and unassuming person who I have really enjoyed seeing again.
I've got a few pictures, she's much more photogenic than I, but she was really impressed with my tomato plant!
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