Conversation Number Three

Today I was running really late to meet with Cheng. I was out of breath as we dove right into our conversation talking about spring break! He went to Austin, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi with a friend who flew in from Miami University. He loved Austin and wants to live there in the future. He saw Lady Gaga on 6th street which blew my mind! He was so nonchalant about seeing a superstar! In San Antonio he went down the Riverwalk, but he was disappointed about the lack of people there. He misses the crowded streets of China and wishes Fort Worth was more packed. In Corpus Christi he traversed the beach and found some fossils which he showed me pictures of. They were little animals with swirled shells. It was so precious how excited he was about them. Overall he loved spring break, he said it was quite relaxing. We talked about home and his parents can't WAIT for him to come home. I nearly choked on my drink when he told me it was 2000 roundtrip to fly home! I found out that his grandparents live on the first floor of his house and his family and him live on the second floor. Apparently his grandparents just wanted to talk to him all the time and told him when to go to sleep and when to wake up (which is crazy). So he doesn't miss them all that much. It was kind of a rushed meeting but we chatted a bit about my spring break and his classes. All his classes are English classes so there's not much to talk about there. However, he does have to have a debate in his speaking class coming up which he's very nervous about because he's never had to debate in a class before. I completely understood his nerves because debating is all about thinking on your feet, something most people struggle with. We wrapped up by planning our next meeting and said farewell!