Today I met up with Abdullah again! Erika and I took him to our favorite store: World Market. Abdullah seemed to love it, although we were disappointed that we could not find any of his traditional middle eastern food there. Despite of this, all of us tried some Japanese soda, and taught him idioms like "if you want it done right, do it yourself" in the context of roommates not washing their dishes. After we left World Market, we felt the trip was incomplete without seeing any foods from his homeland, so we went to a Middle-Eastern ethnic foods store to let him show us what types of food you can find in his country. We were surprised at how tasty all the food he showed us looked. He told us about how they make coffee and tea in his country. We ended up buying some tea, unable to resist his vivid explanation. Before we took him home, we went with him to play some pool. He is unbelievably good so Erika and I were utterly destroyed. All in all, it was another great session with Abdullah. It is clear to me that he is such an avid learner and will spend all the time in the world with us to better learn our culture. He has made conversation partner sessions fun and educational for both of us.
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