Bonita Strumpher送給了Englishtown的學生們一句話：令人驚訝的！
�我認為學習一種新語言會使人挫折，�她說。�可是我竟然一直訝異有如此多的Englishtown的學生這樣努力的投注在學習英語上。�
如果你進入Bonita所教的其中一間教室裡，可以確定的是你在努力學習期間裡將不會覺得無聊。她的座右銘就是可以有趣的學習，她的職責就是使她的學生感到輕鬆及渴望說英語。很顯然地她正在進行這項任務。"我已與很多學生們有一個非常的棒的，有趣的交流，"她說。"多不勝舉！"
當她的歡笑聲不在教室裡時，Bonita正在她自己的國家裡支援很多的社區服務專案-南非的開普敦。她對於社會發展非常熱忱。"我相信孩子們在未來裡他們應該可以獲得教育以及讓我們不同凡響的與世界接軌，"她說。事實上，她的長期計畫就是創造一個年青有活力的組織。
她的使命就是幫助其他人，對於Bonita最終還是選擇教英語並且更加明確的來幫助全世界的學生改善他們的英語並不會覺得很驚訝。學習不同的語言也是她個人興趣之一。
Bonita深信Englishtown在線上的教學環境讓她和她的學生們能互相認識比起在真正的教室裡要好得多。在線上教室裡學習的學生們更加感到舒適，她說會使學生們可以遇到更多不同的人。
你可以很容易的稱呼Bonita是一位喜歡跟人群接觸的人。當她提及教學，社區工作，旅行，嗜好或是家庭，話題通常會回到人群當中。對於她的家庭，她說，"我非常喜歡與我的四個姊妹及一個弟弟相處在一起。"對於教學，她說最大的益處就是可以遇見新的人群！她記得有一次她當納米比亞的河川導遊，藉由那一次讓她與住在當地的人們有了聯繫。
當學生們第一次參加課程時，Boninta仍然熱愛很多的活動：她游泳，泛舟，騎腳踏車，跳舞及與動物們一起活動。她對於空手道的熱忱-是她從15歲一直訓練至今。這或許就她是另一個原因加入線上課程...假如在真正的教室裡Bonita一定試著將她對空手道的注意轉移到你身上呢！
Kristi Lanier
Bonita Strumpher has one word for her Englishtown students: Amazing!
"I think learning a new language can be daunting," she says. "And I am continually amazed at the hard work that so many Englishtown students put into their English studies."
If you're in one of Bonita's classes, though, you can be sure all that hard work won't be dull. Her motto is that learning can be fun, and she works to make sure her students feel relaxed and eager to speak. Apparently her approach is working. "I've had great, funny conversations with many students," she says. "Far too many to mention!"
When she's not laughing through class, Bonita is supporting community service projects in her hometown ?Cape Town, South Africa. She's particularly passionate about social development. "I believe children are the future, and they should be educated and allowed to make a difference in our interconnected world," she says. In fact, her long-term goal is to develop a youth organization.
Given her commitment to helping people, it's not surprising Bonita ended up teaching and, more specifically, helping students worldwide improve their English. Learning languages is also one of her personal interests.
Bonita believes Englishtown's online learning environment has allowed her and her students to get to know each other better than they could in a real classroom. Students feel more comfortable in an online classroom, she says, and they meet a much wider variety of people.
You could easily call Bonita a people person. Whether she's talking about teaching, community work, travels, hobbies or family, the talk usually comes back to the people. Of her family, she says, "I love spending time with my four sisters and one brother." Of teaching, she says the best part is being able to meet new people! And she remembers her experience as a river guide in Namibia for the chance it gave her to connect with the locals living in the area.
While people might come first, Bonita still enjoys a lot of activities. She swims, rafts, cycles, dances, and works with animals. And she's passionate about karate ?she's been training since she was 15. That might be another good reason to join an online class... in a real classroom Bonita might try out her karate moves on you!
By Kristi Lanier
文章出處：台灣英語網
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