Teaching Arabic to American students has been such a rich experience. I have met people from all walks of life. There are the spooks, the diplomats, the kids and of course the curious bunch. Some even study this langauge because they are students of theology and want to better understand the culture and the religion that goes with it--OK some Arabs are Christians.
I will write about the little things that happen to me while teaching this rich langauge, funny tales, and all those stories that go with learning a new language. Including funny sounding name in Arabic that sound like an insults in English. This is DC, the place where most those studyn my langauge hope to end up at...
Some of my students show up on time, others seem to be on a different time zone, but most show up! Some give me a last minute cancellation, others I have to cancel on due to unforeseen tutoring or translation assignment.
for example, i have a three year old student who is hell bent on wanting to learn the Arabic world for butt, do you I teach him? I don't feel comfortable doing it, but he wants to learn that word, why should I get on the way of his education. Let me know if I should...
