Alexandria CP #3

Last Thursday, May 21, I met with Sheymaa. We decided to met at Starbucks behind the Hecht house, and hang out there until her next class started. It was our first time meeting one another, and I was excited to get to know her! She told me a bit about herself, and that she is Arabic. I told her that I got to know a lot of people from Saudi Arabia, and she was not surprised because she said there are a lot of students from her country. We then talked about the language, and how I wanted to learn at least the basics. She thought that it was great, and taught me a few other words. She then told me about her family, and how much she missed it. I can only imagine how hard it must be because of the distant. She said it takes about a day to travel from Saudi Arabia to Tallahassee, Florida. I was surprised at how long it took, and told her that I admire how much patience she had. We then parted ways when she had to head back to class. We decided to meet another time next week, and I look forward to it.