Guest at Universidad Latina (An Old Dog – More Tricks)
Aug 2nd, 2006 by Don Ray
Darío Quiroz asked if I would mind assisting him again with another of his English classes.
My last adventure was a blast and of course I was glad to help. This new class is also studying to become translators. I think Darío enjoys watching his students struggling to understand a Texan’s accent. I was actually very impressed with his students.
We spent part of the time with them asking me questions and me responding. This was to give them time to adjust to my voice prior to working on a translation exercise.
Following that, I spent some time talking about a subject that I am most familiar with (me) and each student took turns translating what I would say into Spanish for the rest of the class. My past experiences making presentations to Japanese visitors at EDS and having to pause for their translator to tell them what I said flashed through my mind.
I had a great time. It is always fun to get to talk to students who are really interested in learning and also want to know your perspectives of Panama as an outsider.
Here is a photo of the students and Professor Darío Quiroz.
On the front row from left to right are Albanys Nuñez , Jonathan Sánchez, Angélica Figueron and Michael Jordan. In the back left is Raul Ortíz and Professor Darío Quiroz is on the right.
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