Date/Time: 10/27/15 7:00-8:00 PM
Location: Starbucks Coffee
Topic Discussed: His arrival to the US, geography, Kuwait, travel
Cultural and/or Linguistic Topics you and your partner learned: I was very excited to find out Ali is from Kuwait. Ahmed, my conversation partner last year, is Kuwaiti and we had a lot of fun exploring Tallahassee together. Ali is only seventeen years old. He came to the US three weeks ago to study English. He will then apply to a school in southern Alabama to study engineering. We talked quite a bit about geography and travel. He pulled up a map on his phone and showed me which part of Kuwait he is from. I then showed him where I was born in Finland and we talked about our different cultures. Ali's English is at a beginner level but he wasn't afraid to speak and make mistakes. I learned that his favorite food is Kuwaiti (he doesn't like American food) so I'm planning to bring him to a Middle Eastern restaurant next time we meet. I also learned that in Kuwait (according to Ali) you don't necessarily need a driver's license to drive. Ali said when he was fifteen he drove to Saudi Arabia and back.
Cool to know you're from Finland! How long did you live there before moving to the US or elsewhere?
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