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Originally Posted by villagetinker
OP, I am so sorry for the path this has taken. I suggest you ask the moderator to close (and delete?) this thread. Then repost but do the following:
Include the type of mentoring and if knowledge in a specific subject is necessary (math, history, English, etc.)
Include any other requirements that may be necessary.
Outside of maybe 6 Spanish words, that would be it, so I cannot help.
Another possibility, I see phones among other devices that do translations on the fly, as well as some computer software, so would it be possible to use this type of equipment, if so this would greatly increase your possible list of volunteers.
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As I said, if I knew the volunteering would take place close to home and golf cart accessible, I'd consider volunteering. I'm not bilingual but I can read Spanish and Quebequois (Canadian French) almost fluently, and can understand at least some spoken rudimentary conversational Spanish. I'm also formally educated in English writing, sentence structure and grammar (Creative Writing and Print Journalism were my majors in Colledge) so I can help these kids understand the differences between "would be" and "would have been." It's something that doesn't translate very well into Spanish. Our language is mostly Germanic, theirs is Latin.