A great topic once again was the weather; Alex was very
relieved that it has cooled off a little bit!
He is enjoying the cooler mornings and nights, and of course, so am I!
Our next topic of interest was videogames, which is a topic
I rather enjoy. He said he has been
playing Call of Duty a lot recently, which, is a videogame I will play (no shame). Videogames led to the topic of sports. We talked about the TCU football game;
Saturday was Alex’s first American football game!!! He explained how different
and awesome the atmosphere was, such as how important and into the game the
students are, how everyone stands the whole time, and he even enjoyed the band
(near where he was watching) who danced to their songs sometimes. It was very interesting to hear about his
football experience, especially since it is not really played in China. I am so thrilled to hear that he plans to
attend the next home game! Next, I told
him that my favorite sport was baseball, which he also said is not played often
in China. He is used to playing/watching
soccer.
Our final topic of the day was his classes and what they
have been discussing. He also showed me
his self-teaching English book; the Chinese symbols were so foreign and
confusing to me! I can’t imagine how
hard it would be to learn English after knowing Chinese your whole life (or
vice versa)!
I have really enjoyed my conversations with Alex. I have learned so much regarding the
differences between culture here and in China.
It has been fascinating and educational, and cannot wait to learn more
from him! Agenda for next meeting: discuss humor! J
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