Date/Time: 23 October @ 4PM
Location: Outside Starbucks; walk around campus; International Coffee Hour; FSU Halloween Event
Topic discussed: Her friends; her cool father; how she feels ostracized by Saudi Arabians for not wearing a scarf
Cultural and/or linguistic topics you and your partner learned: Amal apparently loved spending time with me so much, that she messaged me a couple hours after we met on Thursday, and asked if we could spend more time together on Friday. I said of course and met with her outside a campus Starbucks an hour before International Coffee Hour. We walked around the campus and I showed her some important places to know. Linguistically, I helped her understand that we don't use double negatives in English; for she said something like: "I don't know neither". She talked to me about her friends, like her best friend got married in Saudi Arabia and in conservative Islamic weddings, men and women are still separated. She also said she has a friend who is a DJ for other countries, but lives in Saudi Arabia ! Very interesting.
After showing her the campus, we walked to International Coffee Hour and she thoroughly enjoyed meeting people from all over. At first she was afraid that she would not be able to talk to English speakers as well, but she was very happy that many English speakers were there wanting to talk and learn about her. She talked much with my friends at the FSU Halloween Event and learned certain expressions such as "the bane of my existence" when describing something you loath, but must do.
What I found most interesting is how she views her own people of Saudi Arabia. We passed by some Saudi Arabian men and she told me how they look down on her for not wearing a hijab. Apparently the girls in CIES too don't want to converse with her because she does not cover herself fully. I find this very sad, and I have promised to be her friend and always update her when I am doing something fun.
After showing her the campus, we walked to International Coffee Hour and she thoroughly enjoyed meeting people from all over. At first she was afraid that she would not be able to talk to English speakers as well, but she was very happy that many English speakers were there wanting to talk and learn about her. She talked much with my friends at the FSU Halloween Event and learned certain expressions such as "the bane of my existence" when describing something you loath, but must do.
What I found most interesting is how she views her own people of Saudi Arabia. We passed by some Saudi Arabian men and she told me how they look down on her for not wearing a hijab. Apparently the girls in CIES too don't want to converse with her because she does not cover herself fully. I find this very sad, and I have promised to be her friend and always update her when I am doing something fun.
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