Teacher from Columbia is Helping Spanish classes

If the attendance in the Sevastopol high school's Spanish class has picked up during the past six weeks, the reason may be a dazzling senorita named Esther Lozada.
Miss Lozada, 20, of Bucaramanga, Colombia, has admirably filled the role of "teacher-student" since school started in September. She is one of many volunteer aides and exchange teachers now serving in American schools on the Amity Institute's exchange program.
This educational, non-profit service is organized to bring young volunteers from other countries to stimulate the study of foreign languages in United States classrooms. These young teacher's aides are then able to improve their own knowledge of English, United States culture and education while enjoying the hospitality of their American hosts.
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ESTHER LOZADA brushes up on the English language between classes at Sevastopol high school. The young native of Colombia says she enjoys our brand of football but it can't compare with the excitement of seeing a bullfight.
Miss Lozada studied English (which she speaks remarkably well) and secretarial courses at the Binational Center in her native city. At Sevastopol high school she attends as many classes as she teaches and at present is concentrating on typing, short­hand and office practice in addition to English.
She is finishing her last week of a six-week stay this Friday and from Institute will transfer to a Chicago school. She will put in another six-week stint of duty there before moving to White Bear Lake, Minn., where she plans to spend eight months with two different families. Her hostess in Institute is Mrs. Mildred Mullendore; a warm, friendly woman described by Esther as "someone I will miss very much."
She will also miss helping Sevastopol's regular Spanish teacher, Mrs. Roger Orthober with her classes. "I help students pronounce words correctly, give tests and participate in dialog with different students each day. That way I help them with Spanish—they assist me with English."
This 'give and take' method of teaching seems most effective. Miss Lozada belittles her grammar but her charming accent adds to—rather than detracts from her linguistic ability. She says English is a difficult language to learn (far harder than Spanish) but she is determined to master it perfectly before she leaves.
Her views on American life are most flattering. She finds the people exceptionally friendly, the food delicious and our wearing apparel almost identical with that worn in Colombia. Her smart, pink wool suit was made by an older sister who, Esther says, "Made my complete wardrobe before I left."
While discussing food, the subject of yuca was mentioned frequently. This is a South American staple—comparable with our potato—without which no meal is complete. Yuca (pronounced juka) is a white vegetable resembling a carrot which is served either boiled or mashed and seasoned to taste. Esther pronounces it 'deelicious' and confesses it is the one food she misses.
She loves desserts made with apples, strawberries and cherries which in her country are expensive and bought only by the well-to-do. Most recipes use pineapple, oranges and bananas—tropical fruits which are both plentiful and cheap.
The Lozada family consists of nine children—all handsome, well educated young people who are according to our attractive exchange teacher "exceptionally close."
"My father owns a wood factory and he is undisputably the head of the household. My mother is, as you say in America, just a housewife, but she is very ambitious for her children. She wanted me to go to the United States but, at first, my father objected."
Somehow these objections were overcome and Esther Lozada, chic wardrobe, Spanish-American dictionary, and all, arrived in Miami the latter part of August. From there she flew to Chicago, Madison and Green Bay where her last lap of the journey was completed by automobile.
She views her departure with mixed emotions. "I do hate leaving this beautiful place," she says wistfully, "but, my work takes me to Chicago. If things go right for me, I will be back to spend Thanksgiving with my friends here."
She would also like to come back to Sevastopol high school next year and spend an entire school year in one spot. "I have asked Mr. Carl Scholz already and he seems encouraging," she says with a heart-melting smile.
Her parting words were, "If you put this little story in your newspaper please include this expression of gratitude from me."
"Thank you very, very much. I have had a wonderful time. I especially thank Mrs. Mullendore and Mr. Scholz—two very nice people."
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Courtesy of the Door County Library Newspaper Archive
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Yuca is another name for cassava.]
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