Last week was pretty uneventful in terms of
volunteering. I met with my conversation
partner, Jinmin, but this week I unfortunately did not go to global café at the
international center. I made the mistake
of thinking there would be no global café since spring break was starting on
Monday. And boy did I miss out. Apparently every year someone different comes
to present on Taras Shevchenko who was a Ukrainian poet. I was extremely disappointed with myself that
I did not get to watch this presentation because I enjoy learning about history
a lot. Later in the week when I checked
my email I saw a letter sent to me by the global café coordinator that said
there was indeed going to be an event that Friday. In any event, I enjoyed my time with
Jinmin. We talked about our lives as usual
and went to go play pool. This week
however she did something she had never done before. I let my guard down and she beat me. I was in shock when it occurred because, over
the past few weeks, I had basically taught her everything she knew about how to
play. And she beat me! Of course, after that game I destroyed her
and then we left the pool hall to go for a walk since it was nice outside.
On an unrelated note, during this week I went to go
interview someone from the humane shelter for our group research project. I however missed the bus that would take me
there on time and then I got on the right bus; unfortunately it was going in
the wrong direction. So I essentially missed
two busses. By the time I finally got to
the humane center I was an hour and a half late. They told me my interviewee had left but was
coming back. However, he never
came. So, I left after about fifty
minutes of waiting. Needless to say I was
not a happy camper.
Oh wow! Sounds like you had an unlucky week! I know you already told me some of these things in person, but when they are written down they sound even worse. That is really funny though that you have taught Jimmin so much about pool and that she came back and beat you. Guess you can't underestimate a woman, huh? I forget where you said Jimmin was from? I feel like your service is very similar to mine in that we both work with international individuals. I guess we both like learning about various cultures, which is probably why we are so good of friends. On a side note, I am still really interested in going to the global cafe at the international center with you. I think it would be really fascinating to learn more about various cultures. You should text me before the next event and if I'm not busy then maybe I can come with you.
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