The random unexpected from people...
So, today started out as a normal everyday web shift. With a random assortment of students ranging from very (very) low to the uber high.
There is one student in particular who I haven't seen in 3 weeks and was wondering what had happened to him. He is very particular and has the same time each week. He is also 83 years old. So normally he leads the lesson with what he wants to talk about.
I was a little apprehensive to have a lesson with him today seen as we usually have technical difficulties and the last time we spoke I was getting a cold, and therefore not sounding the same. He declared that I had lost my beautiful voice. (whatever that is meant to mean)
Anyway, with a bit trepidation, I went to the lesson (it was my last for the day anyway) and it turned out to be a really great conversation!!
First he asked what I thought of the Japanese rainy season. Which my reply was ' I'm a Aussie. Rain is wonderful. Humidity sucks.'
Then he told me that he had thought of some questions beforehand to ask me! (awww he had done homework!)
These were his questions:
1. If I could eliminate one section of a traditional wedding ceremony, what would it be?
2. If I had to write a list of the 3 things that made me the happiest. What would they be?
3. If I had to choose any musical instrument to be played by a professional to listen to, what would it be?
I know its being a little stereotypical, but this is not the questions I was expecting to hear. usually it is about the weekend, weather, free time, hobbies...etc. So it was really nice to have an intelligent conversation with questions that were thought provoking and different.
Yay. He is back on my 'I like talking to them' list.
All answers are in a sense what I said, but think of them with more polite words and longer explanations.
There is one student in particular who I haven't seen in 3 weeks and was wondering what had happened to him. He is very particular and has the same time each week. He is also 83 years old. So normally he leads the lesson with what he wants to talk about.
I was a little apprehensive to have a lesson with him today seen as we usually have technical difficulties and the last time we spoke I was getting a cold, and therefore not sounding the same. He declared that I had lost my beautiful voice. (whatever that is meant to mean)
Anyway, with a bit trepidation, I went to the lesson (it was my last for the day anyway) and it turned out to be a really great conversation!!
First he asked what I thought of the Japanese rainy season. Which my reply was ' I'm a Aussie. Rain is wonderful. Humidity sucks.'
Then he told me that he had thought of some questions beforehand to ask me! (awww he had done homework!)
These were his questions:
1. If I could eliminate one section of a traditional wedding ceremony, what would it be?
2. If I had to write a list of the 3 things that made me the happiest. What would they be?
3. If I had to choose any musical instrument to be played by a professional to listen to, what would it be?
I know its being a little stereotypical, but this is not the questions I was expecting to hear. usually it is about the weekend, weather, free time, hobbies...etc. So it was really nice to have an intelligent conversation with questions that were thought provoking and different.
Yay. He is back on my 'I like talking to them' list.
All answers are in a sense what I said, but think of them with more polite words and longer explanations.