This post is kind of to replace a meeting that Sina and I were supposed to have. Unfortunately due to both of our busy schedules, Sina and I were unable to fully complete the amount of required meeting times set forth by Dr. Williams, but I feel that our conversation times that we had were more meaningful as a result. Each time we met, we were able to discuss events that had happened over the course of a longer time period, giving us more subjects to discuss and branch off of.
Sina was an excellent conversation partner, with a lot of insight and perspective to offer. Her German background gave her a unique view on American actions, humor, and life in general, a view that I would not have noticed since I have lived on the inside of that perception my whole life. She pointed out a lot of things that she felt Germany did better, and also noticed a lot of things Americans did better. Her sense of humor was perhaps not as easily triggered as mine, but we both shared a great many laughs throughout the course of our meetings.
Overall, I think we both profited greatly from these meetings. It is really a shame that we weren't able to spend more time with each other but both of us were very busy. We shared a lot about ourselves with each other in the short amount of time we had together, and made the most of every chance we had to talk to each other. We talked about everything from Spring Break to Billy Bob's to humor to education to American Pie. We talked deep, shallow, and everything in between. I am really honored to have had her as a conversation partner, and I thank Dr. Williams for the opportunity that he has given all of us to hear a view of our lives from the outside and to get an insider's viewpoint on another culture.
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