any suggestions for foreign language?

binx
Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:57:19 +0000

Upoh - I’m not sure what you meant by your comment, whether you are agreeing, or see that as an understatement or something else entirely. By way of explanation, my college roommate, a nurse (like me), signed up for two years in Yemen with a service organization. She lasted one. She said she wasn’t allowed out of the compound without covering herself head to toe. Male coworkers would go out jogging in shorts and sneakers, but she couldn’t jog in the required wardrobe. Her cross-cultural experience was limited because she didn’t leave the compound often because she had to be dressed appropriately, chaperoned, wasn’t allowed to speak to men, etc. The experience for men was quite different. That is why I said I didn’t see immersion in Arabic as a desirable option for my daughter.