Don_M_CP-#9

I met with my three Kuwaiti CP's and three other CIES students.  One is from Kuwait and two from China.  The holidays are on everyone's mind.  Two of my CP's had planned to go home to Kuwait for the holiday break, but now they have decided to visit relatives in San Diego.  As I lived in San Diego for 18 years, I asked if they were going to La Jolla which has a significant and varied Muslim community.  One of the two breeds Arabian horses, so I told him about the horse races at Del Mar and the polo grounds at Via  De La Valle.  And of course, I told them about the sea park at La Jolla cove near where I used to live.  My other CP has decided to return to Kuwait.  He has been considering becoming engaged.  Unfortunately, he has been sick for over a week.  Evidently, he went to a clinic last week.

The two Chinese CP's are also leaving town for the holidays.  One is going to Orlando, and the other is going to La Angeles.  She pronounced the name correctly, but carefully.  It's a bit of a tongue twister for her.  I used to work in LA, so we talked about things to do in the city.  She was surprised to learn that California has a large Asian population, and the largest segment is Chinese.  I told her to expect to have people assume she is an American, because of the amount of Asians living there. She had heard of LA's China town but not of San Francisco's much larger one.  FYI:  Los Angeles also has a "Little Saigon".  Lots to do there.  She mentioned running into someone from her home town, so I think she might be a little homesick.  I wish I have the money to go back to California.