Tutee: Ibrahim
Ibrahim is always ready with big questions for me. He is still having a difficult time with pronunciations and remembering the corrections for the words- so I try to model the proper usages and sounds during his pauses in speech or when it is my turn to respond. It is difficult because sometimes it seems he is more concerned with the debate or exchange of ideas than the learning aspect of some of our sessions. I try to work within this, because it is clear he is urging himself to push the English he does know in order to communicate with me, which I think is a great thing. He asks me what freedom is, and I take a moment to collect my thoughts. I wonder in what direction this will go. The irony is not lost on me how different each culture’s take on this concept is. I say that it is waking up every day knowing that my choices are my own and not restrained by something not my own. He counters by saying that if people were able to do whatever they want to do without consequence there is chaos. He is thinking of violence and revolution and lack of religion. I was thinking about love and equality, so it was hard to address eachother’s point. I tell him that I think of course there are exceptions that should be handled- but I think most people are inherently good by themselves. He seems to agree, but I can tell there is more argument left within him.
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