He told me about how he really wants his G.E.D. in order to move up to the position of a supervisor. Last year, he was being tutored in Computer skills by his boss' secretary who told him he could definitely work up to be a supervisor, however, it gave him a little bit of false hope seeing as he did not realize he needed a degree for that position. Homero tried to study for the test in the past, however, was concentrated on his job, wife, and two daughters who are both attending middle school right now. His father, when they moved to Chicago, was a supervisor in his field even without a degree. Homero says that at that time when his father obtained his job, it wasn't necessary to have a degree, just the ability to perform the job at hand.
I told him a little about my family and how I also have family that lives elsewhere (in Belgrade and in France) and how it is easy to feel disconnected from them, especially with expensive airfare. He said he tries to visit his family a lot because all of them are in Chicago and he misses them a lot. We talked about him buying a book for us to study from and he was eager and asked if I would look into what the best book would be to study from so I will try and call Tara either today or tomorrow to find out which book she recommends.
Though at first I was really nervous and not expecting much from our meeting, I now think this will be a really great experience and am thrilled to be working with somebody as excited as Homero. As we stood up to say goodbye after our meeting, Homero said, "It's really nice to meet you. I am SO happy right now." Which surprisingly made me emotional and grateful for the opportunity I have to meet him and help him with something that is important to him.
