Today we met in the Union ground of BLUU. He brought one of his friend with him. She looks really nice and as soon as I started talking to her, I realized that her English is really good.
" So are you a student in TCU or you you are also in ESL program?" I asked.
" I am also a student in ESL program."
That was really impressive. Before this meeting, since we had problems understanding each other, I prepared lots of topics beforehand for him to choose. So I showed him the list of the topics we can talk about and let him to pick one from it.
"I pick...baseball!!! " He said.
" Nice!!! so do you like baseball? And how long have you played baseball" I asked.
"Yes!! And not long, around 3-4 months. But I stop playing since I got there."
" I see. what's your favorite team then?"
" Umm, it's a Korean that you probably never heard about. It's SKYUS. "
He was right and I have never heard about that team.
Then he picked another topic. He chose Art.
His friend laughed very loudly after he choosing that topic.
"He doesn't even like Arts. He said that is because I like Arts."
I laughed and turned my head to him and asked, " So, what do you like about arts? Do you like painting or wood craving crafting or going to the museums? "
" I don't like painting but I like going to the museums!! " He seemed excited about the museums.
" Really? have you been you museums recently?"
" Yes, I just went to the museums in Fort Worth last week. Kimbell museums. It was fun!"
"Nice, what do they have there?"
" Impressions, some modern Arts!" The girl said.
" Is this museum free?' I asked and looked at my conversation partner.
" Half of it is free, the other part is not. I think the free part has lower quality than the part which need to pay." He said.
" I don't think so." His friend argued, " they are all good!" she said.
I laughed.
" So have you been to many museums in Korea?" I asked him.
"No, I haven never been to museums in Korea!! Last week was the first time I have been to museums. " He answered me.
This answer made me laugh so hardly. He said he like museums but he only has been to museum once, and it was last week.
" I told you!" that girl said, " He is not into arts, he likes it because I like it, and he thinks it's cool to like it. "
" But do you know what kind of museums do you have in Korea?" I asked.
" Yes, ancient Korea museums. But we don't like those kind of museums." He said.
" I would enjoy that if I have a chance because I am really interested in the history of different countries by visiting different museums." I was really excited about this.
" Ok, let's choose another topic. " I showed that list to him again. This time he chose Christmas.
" Tell me about your last Christmas then!!! "
" Last Christmas I was in New York and it wasn't snowing last year as usual but it was really cold. I went to different places which I don't know the names. But I had really great time with my family and friends." Then he talked about the details about how did he spend his Christmas and those place he has been to but he can't remember the name. He talked very slow and use very simple words to describe those places, interestingly, I can't recognize almost all those places according to his description like Time Square, Central Park etc.
We finished our meeting by talking about his last Christmas. It was a great meeting and I am really glad he can bring his friend to help him when he doesn't know how to say certain words or sentences. He said he is going to bring her with him next time too.
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