CONVERSATİON

 

Hakan: Hi! Welcome to our school, first of all. Our students know you as "yabancı öğretmen". Can you give us your full name, please?

Jonas: Hi! Thank you very much. I'm Jonas Kyomo.

Hakan: Jonas, nice to meet you. Where are you from?

Jonas: I'm from South Africa.

Hakan: How long have you been in Turkey?

Jonas: For four  years.

Hakan: Which university did you graduate from?

Jonas: I graduated from Istanbul University.

Hakan: What did you study?

Jonas: I studied Mathematics.

Hakan: Oh, that's good. Then, why did you prefer teaching English? And why did you choose İstanbul?

Jonas: English is my primary interest and I chose İstanbul because I love Turkey and I love İstanbul. Turkish people are kind.

Hakan: Where are you staying in İstanbul?

Jonas: I'm staying  in Kozyatağı with the South Africans.

Hakan: Why didn't you choose tol ive with Turkısh people?

Jonas: I lived with them for a while and then I moved. Living with them was good. I taught them English and they taught me some Turkish words like "merhaba, inşallah". (He lauhgs.)

Hakan: How do they treat you as a foreigner? Have you encountered any inappropriate behaviours?

Jonas: No, not really. Only  the Turkish people are curious. They want to learn more about me. There aren't any rude behaviours.

Hakan: I'm happy to hear that. Well, have you visited ant other cities in Turkey?

Jonas: I've been  to Uludağ, Bursa. I loved being there.  And I have plans for future travels in a long period of time.

Hakan: How is it going with project classes?

Jonas: They are both good. The girls are silent, they are active in class, too. At the beginning, they were shy but they used to it.

Mr. Arıç helps me a lot in some issues. He taught me to say "Bismillah" when I enter to the class. (He laughs)

Hakan: If you keep on this communication with him, it wii not take too much for you to be a Muslim=)

Jonas: (Helaughs): Maybe. Actually, I'm searching for Islam and Quran.

Hakan: Hope you find all the answers to your questions in mind. Well, Jonas, do you have plans for going back to your country one day?

Jonas: I miss my country as my family lives there. I'm visiting them whenever ı have the opportunity. But for now, I have no plans for returning. But you never know what future brings.

Hakan: Ok, Jonas. Thanks a lot for your kindness tol et us know more about you.

 

Jonas: You're welcome. It was my pleasure.