This story is about John Miskus who received an award for his volunteer work. He is spending his retirement years teaching English to immigrants and on other causes he is interested in. We need more people like him, don't we? - - Donna Poisl
By Lily Robertson
When Diana Caro came to New Hampshire two years ago with her husband, she didn't speak English. It was fairly easy on the road up from Colombia, since almost everywhere on the way she could find someone who spoke Spanish. New Hampshire was a different matter. A simple trip to the market was an ordeal.
Today, with the help of her volunteer English as a Second Language tutor (ESL), John Miskus, she's studying to pass her Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam so she can enter college.
And frankly, she speaks better English than many Americans.
"I am indebt to you ...; no, that is not right," Caro corrects herself.
"Well," replies Miskus, "let's look it up." The two of them put their heads together over a language program on the laptop to find the proper word.
"Aaah!" Caro beams. "I am indebted to you!"
Be sure to read the rest of this story! This is only a small part of it.
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