TIMOR-LESTE
Hello, Goodbye, I Love You Bino’s mom wanted him to learn English, so she asked his dad to find an international school in Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste, where they lived. Bino’s dad found several international schools, but they were all too expensive. Then he walked past a Seventh-day Adventist church. He saw a sign on the church fence advertising the Timor Adventist International School. He called the phone number on the sign for more information. To his delight, he learned that they could afford to send Bino to the school.
Bino’s parents weren’t Adventists, but they had heard about Adventists before. His mom’s uncle was an Adventist. Bino started studying at the Adventist school. He quickly began to learn English, and because of him, his mom did too. Every day, when Bino came home from school, she asked him to teach her the English words he had learned. “Hello,” Bino said. “Hello,” his mom repeated. “Goodbye,” Bino said. “Goodbye,” she repeated. As the weeks and months passed, their English lessons grew more complicated. “I love you,” Bino said. “I love you!” his mom exclaimed. 30
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hen Bino turned three, his mom decided that she wanted him to go to an international school in Timor-Leste. An international school is not like a regular public school. Going to a public school in Timor-Leste doesn’t cost any money, and the teachers speak Portuguese. However, going to an international school costs money, and the teachers speak English.
