English Tutor For Hire

Our apartment is owned by a family that has 4 grown daughters. The oldest daughter is the one that we usually relate to as our "landlord". Her father manages all the maintenance issues around the house, which is really nice. They are a great family, and we feel really blessed to have them as our landlords. Recently we were having a problem with some kitchen pipes leaking, so the dad came over and brought all 4 of his daughters. They all wanted to come so they could see the boys. Usually, we only talk to and see the oldest daughter and the dad (only when there are maintenance problems). Anyway, the younger 3 sisters wanted to get in on some of the action in our family (which could sometimes be referred to as "insanity"). Before they left that night the two youngest sisters (probably in the 18-20 age range) asked if they could start coming once a week to play with the boys to practice their English. Their dad said they should come when I'm home alone with the boys so it could be the most helpful to me. I said, "Sure!" not really knowing exactly what to expect. Well, last week one of the sisters came over for about 2 hours that morning and just played with Joshua and Luke the whole time. She brought things for them to do at first, then they went outside and played for like an hour. It was GREAT! They came back inside just in time for morning school. The sister's English was much better than I realized and she handled the boys way better than I expected. When she left, she said she would see me next week, so I'm really hoping she comes back again!

Later when I was telling Jeremy about the experience it dawned on me that if someone wanted to practice their English with a child, then Joshua is the perfect one to do that with. He has an amazing vocabulary for a 5 year old. He loves the attention (what kid wouldn't?). And he enunciates extremely well, so he's really easy to understand for a non-native English speaker. After we thought about it for a while we decided to hire him out as an English tutor. We could really make some bucks off of our 5 year old! :o) Just kidding! Believe me, it's a mutually beneficial relationship when someone wants to play with my children for English practice. Like I said, I really hope she sees it as beneficial and comes back!