“My father’s name was Paul*,” shared a leader in the ESL conversation class.”Paul Thomas.” With surprise, the woman sitting next to her exclaimed, “That was my father’s name too! Except turned around: Thomas Paul*.” These two women, one born in the United States and one born in a country in southern Africa, had found a connection. This type of experience has become a regular occurrence during our English conversation hour. From the outside, it’s an ESL lesson followed by English…
