Today was my last conversation partner meeting with Abdullah. Abdullah loves to play pool with us now. It is pretty much all he wants to do. So, Abdullah and I went to play pool. I taught him all kinds of interesting things today. I told him about how Americans like fishing and boating as hobbies, I told him about some hobbies that I have. He told me about how he finds it strange that every building in America seems to play music constantly. I thought this was interesting, as I had never noticed this about our country until he mentioned it. There is ALWAYS music playing, in ever store, restaurant and mall. We had more exchanges about the differences in our two cultures, and it was really interesting to hear all that he thought. He told me more about how life is in Saudi Arabia and in other middle eastern cities. I found it all very interesting. This is my last required meeting, but I have made friends with Abdullah and will most likely meet him again before the semester ends. This is another lasting impact that this TEFL program has made on me.
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