31 August
This was my first time meeting Yongbae Jeon. We met at CIES on the first floor. We spent about the first 10 minutes introducing ourselves. We showed each other pictures of our families. After that, he showed me where the basement of CIES was because I had never been there before. We sat down and he made a batch of coffee. He began to explain his reason for learning English and for moving to the United States. He said that he really liked my English and I told him the same thing. He began explaining how in Korea several of the beds are just on the floor and he went into a deep discussion of how the heating system works for the floors.
As we were about to leave CIES to go our separate ways, he explained that in Korea (and especially in his family) it's very customary to take a picture during important life moments. He pulled out his phone and we took a photo together as this was his "first conversation partner."
I'm really going to like these conversation sessions.
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