Thanks to EngAGE Program Director Michelle for #MakingADifference and sharing a favorite story which she recalled from her earlier days working for EngAGE some seven years ago. EngAGE strives to create community for all of the residents we serve.
A resident badly missed his hometown in Italy and lamented that he could no longer fly back. So, EngAGE’s computer teacher taught him to use Google Earth to locate and zoom into his home village. After that, he regularly used the computer to look at satellite pictures of his hometown to feel connected again with his birth country. And in English Conversation class, we encouraged him to share his memories of his time in Italy. He said he felt comforted and supported.
