goodbye Tan

So the day has finally arrived; my last day. I have thought about this day repeatedly, wondering if it would ever come and now that it has I wish time would slow down for just a second. Erin and I had a small party with our students in the afternoon. It was really nice to see them one last time and just enjoy their company. There has been one student that has always stood out from all the rest, his name is Tan. Academically and socially, he's very capable. He probably speaks the best English out of all my students. It was especially sad to say good bye to him. 

Yesterday after our last day of actual class he told me, 'Leah, your eyes look so sad.' I didn't even realize, but it was true; I was a bit sad to be done with teaching. Saying good bye today was really hard, he looked so sad. What he told me touched me so much, I will never forget it. He said, 'thank you so much for being my teaching, you're the best teacher.' To tell you the truth I was a little shocked, and so flattered. This is the same student who asked me about my beliefs in Jesus. And ever since then, I have felt that we connected. I feel so blessed to have been his teacher and him my student. I leave here knowing that I did something good for at least one person and that makes it all worth it.