Karen Hand CP #2

Karen Hand CP #2

Date/Time: 10/29/15, 1:30 – 2:30

Location: LeRoy Collins Public Library

Topic Discussed: Bucket List

Cultural and/or linguistic topics you and your partner(s) learned: My conversation partners are ESL students from all around the world who attend a conversation group that I lead at the LeRoy Collins Public Library. Today I brought in a bucket and put it on the table. A student asked, “What is the bucket for?” Then I explained what a “bucket list” is (things you want to achieve, accomplish, see, or experience before you die) and said we were going to create a bucket list together. I wrote their ideas on the white board. Students expressed interest in visiting various countries, including India, China, Columbia, Greece, and Italy. One student wants to visit the Himalayas (but not climb them!). Two students said they wanted to earn their doctorates. I asked what subjects they wanted to study. One student wants to study Public Administration, and another student wants to study Educational Policy. No one wants to go skydiving! Other ambitions they expressed were to learn English and other foreign languages.