English Tudor

If there is anything in Haiti more scarce than natural resources, it is native English speakers. My English speaking ability has never been in higher demand, from the 7:00am "How do you say 'Did you sleep well last night?'" to the "Let's practice English before we go to sleep!", long after the sun has gone down. One student, determined to be the best English speaker in his class, has taken the initiative and rehearsed an "Easy English" tape in which two high pitched British women are having a dialogue. Thanks to his dedicated repitition of the conversation, the student now speaks like Queen Elizabeth. "Went to the cinema, did you? Reeeeally? Quite lovely!" It sounds like an old Monty Python skit where the men have taken on all the female roles. I am doing my best to correct the pitch but, as they say, old habits die hard.