Conversation Partner Blog 2

   Suneon (Sunny) and I met at the Bluu this Thursday. This time she brought her friend Hannah Yoo. She was adorable, and she understood English well. Sunny was so sweet and even brought me a gift. I felt bad because I did not have anything to offer her, so I offered to buy her coffee at the Bluu.
   This time we talked more about Sunny's and Hannah's Korean culture. It was interesting. They told me that the University in Korea begins its semester in March and ends in July. Then, the second semester begins in August and goes through December. Hannah, who is an education major, told me it hard getting use to the different schedule. Hannah has been here for three months, and I think Sunny is helping her transition. Sunny tells me how much she loves Texas. She has been here for a whole year with her three daughters. Her husband is still in Korea, but they are working on getting him to Texas.
   Hannah also told me that her age was different here in America. Sunny and her explained that in Korea you are born at the age of one. Therefore, I would be twenty-one in Korea and not twenty. I did not understand this concept, and it was funny how they tried to explain it until I understood completely. They said the only thing they would change about living here would be public transportation. In Korea, that is what everyone uses. They do not need cars. Sunny and Hannah both said that it is hard to get around here, because they need a car.
  We also talked about movies. The most recent one we talked about was How to Train A Dragon. Sunny had not seen it, so Hannah and I explained it to her. She seems pretty interested in it. It was funny listening to Hannah talk about how her boyfriend teases her with characters in the movie. Apparently, she reminds him of Toothless and she cannot stand it. Sunny told us that she took her daughter to see Inception, and she enjoyed it. She just did not understand the title and wondered what it meant. I tried to explain it to her, but I found that difficult. However, Hannah had this nifty pocket computer that gave us an exact definition and translated into different languages. It was pretty neat.
   Before I knew it, it was 4:30 and time for us to leave, but before we left Sunny asked if I had every had Korean food. I responed no, and Hannah was extatic. She kept going on and on about how great a cook Sunny is and that I had to try it. Sunny asked if I liked spicy food and when I said I did she invited me to her house for dinner with her family next Thursday at 5:30. I am so excited about going and trying new food and getting to meet her daughters. When we parted, she made me promise to come and try the food, and I promised I would be there.
  I fun with Sunny and Hannah this week, and I am excited to see what next Thursday will bring!