Sebastian - CP - Week 5

This time I am writing about the meeting I had with Juseob last Sunday. This Sunday we did not make arrangements to meet since we had a misunderstanding regarding our sessions. I have not had a chance to ask him about the "Critical Incident", but I believe he just experienced one with me.

Anyway, the last meeting we had was very interesting. He brought his wife's friend, whose name was Han-Ah (That's how you are supposed to say it, anyway). I think she told me she was 22 and her major was in music (she had a very beautiful voice, I told Juseob to get her autograph while he still could). We talked about how in Korea they have a different way of telling someone's age. For example, Juseob told me that in Korea, he is around 36 years old, and Han-Ah is 24. I would be 26. I was trying to understand why (they spent a while explaining), but the point did not seem to cross the language bridge.

So we changed the conversation.

We talked about how the people here in America are generally less healthy than in Asia, and how people seem to grow older more rapidly in the United States. I shared my experience about how when I went to Japan, everyone looked healthier. All three of us agreed that one of the main reasons for people being so unhealthy in the United States was the food. And, talking about food, Han-Ah ate her first push-pop during our session. Just wanted that out there for the record.

We had a good time talking about our differences in cultures and habits. I hope the next meeting will bring more good laughs (as opposed to embarrassing laughs).