On Friday, November 30, 2012, I had
the privilege to attend coffee hour and see my good friends Pursi and Spandan,
from Nepal; Edgar, from Venezuela; Gozde, from Turkey; Raja, from India; and
Shirley, from China. This was a great
encounter with many diverse people. Our
conversations wandered from topic to topic, though many people were interested in
finding out how many exams people were taking, what everyone’s plans were for
the holidays, and many people were curious about what happens on Christmas Day
and Christmas Night for a typical American family. I felt a revived sense of holiday celebration
based on everyone else’s excitement.
After tea time, I was invited to
Bullwinkle’s to listen to music amongst many of my new international friends. It was really interesting to see English
language learners in this very social environment. I thought that Edgar’s Conversational English
was certainly a little scrambled around all the people and on the effects of
alcohol. It was neat experience to listen
to the cover music because I could give an opportunity to give context behind many
of the classic cover songs including “Wagon Wheel” by the Grateful Dead. I danced to the music the way I have always
danced, but I attempted to learn an Indian and Nepalese dance style. This is certainly a memory that will be with
me for a long time!
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