Reflection 3

I did not really realize what  second language learning could do for me and what I really want to do until I watched a video. When I was 19 years old I started an organization to help raise awareness and funds for victims of sex trafficking.. A lot of the time when I am in a classroom, I have a difficult time trying to find what I could use from that class. This can be discouraging to me, because I know exactly what I want to do, but there is no degree that I can get for it. I chose to go into teaching, because I know that it has the most classes that I could probably relate to when working with raising awareness as well as working with victims. I chose to go into TESOL originally because I thought it would give me a leg up on other teachers, but now that I do not want to be a teacher, I had a hard time coming into this class. It wasn't until I watched a video about a girl who was trafficked across the Mexican border that I realized that learning about how I can relate to immigrants and second language learners does tie directly into what I want to do for the rest of my life.  There are abou 17,000 human beings trafficked through international borders through the United States every year. These people are going to be rescued. Because of my training in TESOL, I will have skills to be able to work with these men and women and children. For that, I know that I will be forever grateful. This class has restored my hope in why I am at MSU. So often, I can be discouraged by the thought that I am wasting so much money and getting a degree that I will never use. But it is in times like these that I know that God is in control and is using this time for me to be here and to learn before He uses me in other ways. Thank you for helping me connect my passion to the classroom.