Eric Letourneaux, center, 42, takes the citizenship oath with about 75 others before the Columbus International Festival. Photo by Kristen Zeis, Columbus Dispatch
Eric Letourneaux, Lecturer and Listening & Speaking Skill Coordinator in the Ohio Program of Intensive English, was sworn in as a U.S. citizen on Nov. 8 at the Columbus International Festival, reports the Columbus Dispatch.
Eric Letourneaux, 42, came to this country from France to attend graduate school — and never left. He, too, became a citizen yesterday.
“It was more of a relief than anything else,” said Letourneaux, a listening and speaking skill coordinator for Ohio University’s Department of Linguistics.
On his first day as a citizen, he planned to do something to help the economy of his new country.
“I’m going shopping,” Letourneaux. “I need some work pants.”
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