This morning Stagg and I were walking around near Hoan Kiem Lake and we sat down for a few minutes. We were approached by a fellow who identified himself as a teacher. Would we be willing to talk in English to a coulple young students trying to learn. We said sure.

These kids were around 5. The boy who interviewed me asked my name, where I came from, hobbies, fave Viet foods, my age. There were only a couple things he said I didn’t understand and his understanding of my words seemed very good. The teacher asked me how well I thought the boy was doing. It was impressive. Before we carried on, a mom approached me with her young son. I bet this child was under 5. He wasn’t quite as far along but he was determined to learn. His comprehension was better than I expected but he was a bit challenged pronouncing what he was trying to say.

I think this kind of “interview” is common down by the lake to help kids get English practice. It was a delight to participate.