Lindsey TP#12

          Last week I met with Junwen. His classes had just ended, so he had no homework or anything specific to work on. He just wanted me to correct his speech while we talked (he couldn't stay for a full hour, anyways). Junwen had just been to Philadelphia, so I asked him about that. He described the China town there and how strange it was (he is Chinese). He bought me gifts from there - a little wooden rabbit and some bubble tea. There was some writing on the tea that he tried to translate for me (he couldn't translate it, but explained that it was a proverb of some kind). I asked if he had bought anything to bring back to China (he leaves for home soon), and he said that he had bought four Ipads in Philadelphia. I asked if they were much cheaper here and he said that they are. He said he also purchased a piece of machinery for his father's business (he couldn't describe it in any more detail), which was relatively cheap here. I asked him about prices in China versus the US. Apparently many things in high demand in China are much cheaper here (Apple products, American brand name clothes), but in general, most non-luxury goods are cheaper for him back home. He also mentioned having bought a car recently. I asked what he would do with it when he left for China, but he explained that he will be in Florida again soon. I hadn't realized that he was just visiting home.
          The library closed and we had to leave. I wished him luck for his trip and we said goodbye.