I met with Abdullah for lunch at Gumby's on Wednesday. It was so interesting talking to him and comparing the differences and similarities between our cultures. I had previously met him when I tried to go to the movies with him and Wonmi, but unfortunately, tickets were sold out by the time I arrived.
During lunch we talked about his life back home, and I discovered that he is an engineer that hates math and is trying to find an alternate route while learning English. We also talked about our impression of Tallahassee and other cities in the US. I was embarrased at the fact that I had ordered half of the pizza to be Hawaiian. I forgot that his religion doesn't allow him to eat pork, but he ended up intrigued by the differences between us and asked me what Latins usually eat.
His English is fantastic. He is at a very high level and really just needs to practice speaking to improve his accent and acquire more vocabulary. He asked me a few times during our conversation what certain words meant and to give him synonyms. He also wanted me to teach him colloquial phrases! It was fun. By the end of our conversation he said that he was so thankful to have found a friend like me and was very happy that Wonmi introduced us.
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