CP#2 "It's way too hot!"

On Tuesday afternoon, I decided to attend the Tea hour at CIES hoping that I might either find my conversation partner (who had not responded to my text) or strike up a conversation with a CIES student and make a new friend. As I entered in the Kellogg Building, I stumbled across my conversation partner last semester (who I thought returned to Kuwait). In excitement, I practically tackled him trying to say hello. A bit charismatic you might say, but it is exciting seeing a person I thought moved back home. "Habibi!" He shouted and gave me a hug. After exchanging "hello's", we decided to grab some coffee. As we walked out of the CIES student lounge, I asked, "Where do you want to sit?" To my horror, he pointed to the table that half covered in shade. We grabbed our seats and began to catch up. When I had last seen him, his English was just progressing, and he had limited vocabulary. I was very impressed when he was able to produce complete sentences with a much larger vocabulary. His English speaking ability had improved greatly. Through the conversation, he told me of his home and his experiences with the heat in Kuwait. I could feel his pain having spent three summers in the Middle East (one of which was living in the desert). Feeling like a wimp, He reassured me that I would not survive the heat in Kuwait if I hated Tallahassee heat. I guess our 92 degree Fahrenheit does not seem to top 124 degrees Fahrenheit. I was able to speak to him in Arabic while He responded in English. Even though I was drenched in sweat from head to toe, spending time with a good friend was a blast!

Looking forward to working with Naser even more! Keep posted for more!