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T h u s , t h ep r o j e c t f o rAd u l t L i t e r a c yc a me . I t wa sa ne x c i t i n g a n dl i f e c h a n g i n ge x p e r i e n c ef o rme , a l t h o u g hI d o u b t e dmy s k i l l sa t f i r s t . I a mf u l l ya wa r et h a t t e a c h i n gt h eb a s i c s o f r e a d i n ga n dwr i t i n gi sn o t e a s y . Fo rc h i l d r e n , t h e r ei s ac r i t i c a l s t a g ef o rwh i c ht h e ymu s t d e v e l o pt h e i rl e a r n i n g s k i l l sb u t s i n c ewea r et a l k i n ga b o u t a d u l t s , t h ec r i t i c a l s t a g e h a sb e e nl o n gg o n ea n dp a s t . Pl u s , t h es i g n so f o l da g ek i c k s i n . T h e r e f o r e , i t wa sr e a l l yc h a l l e n g i n g , mo s t e s p e c i a l l yf o rme wh od on o t h a v ea n ye x p e r i e n c ewh a t s o e v e r . Wh a t ma d ei t mo r ea ma z i n gwa st h a t wed i dn o t j u s t t a u g h t t h e m, wee v e ng o t t ol i v ewi t ht h e m–a si nc o mp l e t e i mme r s i o n . Wh i l eI wa sd i l i g e n t l yt e a c h i n gt h e mh o wt or e a d a n dwr i t e , t h e y , i nr e t u r n , we r eg r a d u a l l yt e a c h i n gme t h ewo n d e r so f t h e i ru n i q u ec u l t u r e , f r o mt h e i rv e r yo wn l a n g u a g e( Ay t aMa g a n t s i ) t ot h e i rt r i b a l d a n c e s . I f e l t r e a l l y h o n o r e dt ob ec a l l e d“ T e a c h e r ” , “ Ma ’ a m”o re v e n“ Ma d a m” wh i l ei nSi t i oMo n i c a y o . Re a l l yh o n o r e dt h a t I g o t t o e x p e r i e n c et h ef u l f i l l i n gr o l eo f at e a c h e r . T h ea d u l t sd i dn o t d i s a p p o i n t meb e c a u s eI wi t n e s s e dt h e i r c r a v i n gf o rl e a r n i n g , f o rk n o wl e d g e . T h e ywe r en e v e r a s h a me do f a t t e n d i n go u rc l a s s e sa n de v e np r o u dt h a t t h e y c a nl e a r na t l e a s t al i t t l e , wh i l et h o s ewh ot a u n t t h e mwi l l r e ma i ni l l i t e r a t e . T h e ywe r ee v e nv e r yt h a n k f u l t h a t t h e ywe r e s t i l l g i v e nt h ec h a n c et os t u d y .

I a mr e a l l yh a p p yf o rt h e i rh a r dwo r ka n dd i l i g e n c e . T wo mo n t h si st o os h o r t at i me . T o os h o r t t ot e a c ht h e m e v e r y t h i n ga n dt o os h o r t t ol e a r nt h e i rwh o l ec u l t u r e . Bu t wi t ht h e i rh e l p , I wa sa b l et ol e a v et h e mk n o wi n gt h a t a t t h ev e r yl e a s t , t h e yl e a r n e ds o me t h i n ga n dg oh o me b r i n g i n gwi t hmea l l t h eme mo r i e sa n dk n o wl e d g et h a t t h e y t a u g h t me . No w, i t i su pt ot h e ms e l v e st ok e e po ns t u d y i n g a n dp r a c t i c i n gt or e a ds ot h a t wh a t t h e yl e a r n e dwi l l n o t b e e a s i l yt a k e na wa yf r o mt h e mb yt h e i ra g i n gme mo r i e s . Di dI me n t i o nt h a t i t wa sl i f e c h a n g i n g ?L i f e c h a n g i n g b e c a u s ed u r i n gmys t a yt h e r e , I d i dn o t j u s t g a i ns t u d e n t s . Ra t h e r , I g a i n e df r i e n d sa n dp l a y ma t e s , b e c a u s eI g o t t ok n o w n o t o n l yt h ea d u l t sb u t a l s ot h en a u g h t yy e t a d o r a b l ec h i l d r e n . T h a n ky o u , VI DES, f o rt h i so p p o r t u n i t yt h a t I wi l l , mo s t d e f i n i t e l y , t r e a s u r ef o r e v e r . : )

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