Yesterday during Tea Time I met with Luichang and Binshan. I
spent most of the day before our meeting pondering about possible activities
that we could work on together for an hour.
I remember the girls telling me in our previous meeting that they liked
playing poker. They weren’t big gamblers, but they liked playing and watching
others play. Now, the extent of my card game skills begins and ends with
playing solitaire, which I tend to do whenever I’m bored and in need of something
to relax my mind. I decided to meet somewhere in the middle of poker and
solitaire by picking the card game Go Fish! It is a fun game and extremely easy
to explain. I even bought a bag of assorted chocolates to use as prizes for the
winners. Needless to say, I felt pretty prepared for our meeting.
When I met up with the girls, they were smiling and happy as
usual. We went back to the lounge, put our bags down, and loaded our napkins up
with food. As we sat down, I started to take out the stack of playing cards
that I bought on my way to Tallahassee. Before I could finish unloading my
backpack, Binshan asked me if we could continue playing the game we played last
time – modified Taboo. Luichang chimed in and said that she wanted to continue
playing as well, because she wanted to learn more vocabulary. Even though I had
already planned the activity for the hour (I must mention that I am a stickler
for keeping an agenda), I couldn’t say no to their enthusiastic, smiling
faces!!
Every time I meet up with the girls, I can tell that they
are getting more comfortable with me. When we first met, they were both very
shy and reserved. I was also very shy and nervous. However, the more we meet, the more the random
chatter increases. We talked about everything from how gorgeous Nick Jonas is to
what the symbolic meanings of different colors were in China. Yesterday, we were
all wearing some form of red, which happens to be a very auspicious color. I do
not tend to wear a lot of red, but I might consider changing up my wardrobe
selection for a little more luck! 
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