A little while later she came out into the kitchen to get a cup of tea. And while we were chatting she said that didn't like listening to her voice. I thought she was going to say what most poeple say, that they don't like their own voices because they are fill in the blank "too loud", "too squeeky", "too soft", etc.
Evelina said, "my accent s too strong." My first response was to tell her that accents are fabulous. I love accents! I have always said that my second husband is going to have a glorious, thick accent. In the media, personalities with Brittish accents are saught after.
After I thought about it for a bit, I realized that Exchange students should definitely have an accent, in fact they should wear their accents on their sleeve every day,loud and proud. They should be the poster children for experiencing the world.
Their accents are just another way to show that they've had the good fortune to have been born and or to grow up in another country.
What a wonderful world we live in!