Lila Mandela CP#3

I was supposed to meet with another person for this conversation partner session in the Starbucks lounge. Unfortunately, I was stood up. Thankfully, I ran into Bruna and Leo, two CIES students from Brazil and Venezuela, respectively. I found out that Bruna was quite a talented artist. As I sat with the two of them at the booth, I saw her adding to her sketchbook. I was so happy to see another artist sketching. I wanted to draw too so I made a sketch at the table. Bruna is a law student at her school, and I couldn't recall Leo’s area of study. I also came to find out that Bruna was only 18! I was amazed to know that some people would travel to another country right out of high school. I guess it does help that she lives with a family member in Tallahassee, which makes the situation less emotionally demanding. Bruna and Leo both had great conversational English so there wasn't much issue with accents, fluency or vocabulary. I got to talk to two people instead of just one. At first I was upset that I never got to meet my original conversation partner, but the alternative was very satisfying.