Stories

My student spoke hardly a word of English, and was terrified to go anywhere because she could not speak the language.

My children often went with me to tutor, and I think they have developed a breadth of experience with people of other races/backgrounds that has helped them to interact with people different from themselves.

Tutoring has made a difference in my own family in that they are more accepting of others and now volunteering at various organizations themselves.

My student moved here from Montreal, Canada, with her husband and two children.

I have helped people expand their horizons.

My world is larger.

I appreciate the gift of reading more than before because I have never had difficulty reading, so to learn of how the inability to read has affected another adult's life is sobering...

It has made me feel like retirement is not just what I can do for me but how I can give of myself also.

A very rewarding event was helping my student prepare for her citizenship test, going with her, seeing her beaming smile as she emerged having been given her citizenship and attending her swearing in ceremony.

It's been very eye opening for me to see how someone from the same city as me can lead such a different life because they didn't have access to the same opportunities I did.