Sabrina - Conversation Partner Wk 5 - "OldBoy"

Shin and I reached our fifth session today. She was much more comfortable and open this time. I think having 6 hours of English a couple of days a week has done wonders for her volume and delivery.

Today was all about movies, movies, movies. We set up inside Panchero's (of course) and busted out the laptop to IMDB and YouTube. We talked about our favorite movies, actors, and actresses. It was nice to communicate on a topic that is so easy to have an opinion about. One of her favorite movies just now is The Notebook. It is a bit of a cheesy love story with a happy predictable ending, but sometimes fluff is good.

I shared a few of my favorites and some ones that I have not seen that I wish to before the Oscars get underway. She told me about a Korean thriller film that she thought I might like called Oldboy and that it had just played at the SLC. She also said that many Korean films get remade here in America under new American titles. Hmmm, that could be so. I told her in India they did the same to American movies only they turned them into 3+ hour musical dancing bonanzas.

(digression link: 111 mins French Kiss turned in to 166 mins Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha)

This was the first conversation I had with her that felt like she was totally comfortable and the conversation flowed.

By the way, she still has not gotten her driver's license but is headed to Atlanta to buy a car (What?!).

Also, she DID call me and leave a message on my machine. Her voice was so cute I thought I was getting a call from Hello Kitty herself!