My new "friends"
Ahh, study abroad, and it's new definition of so many words. Such as, the word 'friend'...Tuesday, Week 1: In my first class of the morning, the teacher has us break up into small groups to analyze a text. One of the guys in my group turns to me and says, "If you aren't following something we're saying, just be sure to let us know," and then stops to explain something later on when I looked (I'm sure) utterly confused.
Friend status: "Hi. My name's Becky. Here's my cell phone number. Let's be friends." (ok, I didn't actually say that, but I was quite tempted)
Wednesday, Week 1: A girl in my Phonology class recognizes my accent and comes up to introduce herself. She's American too! We talk for a few minutes about how the teacher talks really fast and how linguistics is AMAZING.
Friend status: American and a linguistics nut?! I think I have a new best friend!
Tuesday, Week 2: A girl in my Lexicology class remembers me from last week and greets me with a bis (kisses on the cheek). We get to talking, and I find out she takes French Sign Language. When I mention that I know some ASL, she suggests we get together some time to talk about the two languages.
Friend status: Look out boy from Tuesday class, and Karen the American, I HAVE A FRENCH FRIEND!!
Wednesday, Week 2: I find out that French friend's name is Marion. Clearly an important step in our friendship.
posted by Becky @ 6:14 AM
2 Comments:
Every time I manage to collect a cell phone number or MSN screen name, I do a little jig for the 10 life points I just earned myself.
Phonology? Dude, I'm jealous! (Sadly, linguistics courses here are basically all graduate level things, and...kinda...fake-linguistics-like.)
Props for making friends. :)
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