It has been such a long time that I have not seen Ruiting. I called him last Wednesday -- this was I after I discovered that no English learner was anywhere near the Eppes Building, too -- and he told me he was on Spring Break in Orlando.
I figured the next time we met, which was today, he would tell what he did in Orlando. So it turns out he went to SeaWorld. I've been to SeaWorld many times in my life because I didn't live far from SeaWorld when I was growing up about 30 miles away from it.
He showed me pictures of the sharks, the dolphins, the whales, KRAKEN!, et cetera. It took me back to when I was probably 10 years old, fearful of the sharks and fond of the sting rays!
I would point at an animal in his pictures and ask him if he know what they are in English. He knew some. After all, Ruiting does carry around with him a translator!
We also talked about his recent TOEFL experience, and from what I understood, he didn't do well enough to get into FSU, but his scores were high enough for him to get into TCC. Still, I congratulated him because from what I understand, TCC is an excellent educational institution. He wants to transfer to FSU as a nursing student. I think it's great he wants to help people.
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Yes, TCC is a good "next step" for many of our students. If you are a sea life lover, you should check out the documentary "The Cove". Save the cetaceans!
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