You might have noticed that there is a new blog listed under my Blog List. It is not about the usual topics you will find here... Mexico or travel... but about cats. "Mighty Kool Kats" is a blog written by Kathryn, one of my former students, and, as the title suggests, it is devoted largely to photos of her cats.
Kathryn was a very good student. Perhaps I shouldn't tell this story, and I hope she doesn't get upset with me, but I remember that she would always say, "I'm never going to use a foreign language." I would tell her, "You never know where life is going to take you." I had lost track of her for a long time, and when we made contact some years ago, she was teaching in South Korea. Well, she might not have been using her Spanish, but she was definitely using a foreign language!
I had not heard from her again for a number of years. Then a couple days ago I had a comment on this blog signed by "Kathryn". When she referred to me as "señor" I knew that the comment must be from my former student. I clicked on her name, and I was directed to her blog which she had recently started. Kathryn is once again living here in suburban Cleveland.
So, if you would like to see some adorable pictures of cats, click on "Mighty Kool Kats" under my "Blog List" on the right hand margin.
Good to hear from you again, Kathryn!
Thanks for the mention, señor! I do remember saying that I'll never use a foreign language. And, indeed, you were right. I could speak and read Korean a little bit, but never to the (relatively small) extent that I could in Spanish. ;-) And, of course, I don't mind the story at all. I had totally forgotten about it. I can see us talking about outside your classroom clearly in my mind's eye.
ReplyDeleteYes, I can picture that conversation too. Gosh, how many years ago!?
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