I met Bella today and we discussed her English syllabus for the year. I also discussed her prior English experience in New York and assessed her writing, vocabulary, and reading skills. She stated that she has never studied vocabulary in the past. I introduced to her the 2015 nonfiction novel Escape from Camp 14 which centers on the country of North Korea, its government, and the treatment of the people in its camps. Bella read the first chapter and we discussed the introduction of the government and the young man the story centers on.