I
planned to meet up with my Kuwaiti conversation partners on Tuesday, November
28, 2012, before class began. It has
been really interesting to meet up with these guys. I am only really assigned Mohammed, but
Mubarack and Jeseph always seem to also join in the conversations so I feel
like I know them all fairly well.
Mohammed and Mubarack went to Universal Studios in Orlando, however,
Jeseph told me about his trip to DC to see the elections between the Kuwaitis
university students’ group as they try to find a President who will best look
after their needs. The event was held in
a hotel meeting room, but it was packed with Kuwaiti students who are studying
in the US. I watched a video that Jeseph
had filmed and it was incredible. The
excitement was unparallel. Even though
the students were in DC, they were still chanting and as if it was in their
home country.
The
three guys had plenty of questions for me regarding the Thanksgiving
holiday. I revealed information about
what our family does to celebrate and about the recipes that we cook. The guys really wanted to know how much food
I ate and what I bought during “Black Friday.”
I felt like I didn’t have the most exciting answers, but I think the
truth can be helpful, especially when so much about the holidays is focused
on tradition.
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