How would I do in her country?

A very charming, very petite Asian student approached the desk, almost apologetic in her demeanor.

"Could you help me please?"
"I'll try."
"My professor said that we may use visual aids to give our presentation.  But I don't understand visual aids."
"Oh, they...," I began, but she cut me off.
"I look up the words.  But I do not understand how I should have glasses for the presentation."

Well, it made sense.  Glasses = visual aids.

Gently--well, as gently as I know how--I explained what visual aids really are.  And I showed her the CQ Researcher database which has a section of maps and graphs in case she didn't want to construct her own visual aids.

"I don't think I ever understand English," she commented after thanking me.

I wonder how many of us really do.