Emily_CP_8

I had lunch with Soren again for my eighth conversation partner meeting.  I had planned to do something with Neto the day before or another day this week, but he was not feeling well.  Out of all of my conversation partners, Soren is the one who wants to hang out the most.  We have developed a routine of going to the same place for lunch and sitting by either the Westcott fountain or the small fountain by the music building.  We talked about our weekends.  He told me that he wants to stay at FSU, but it would be too expensive.  He’s really sad to be leaving.  Soren still asks me conjugation questions and has problems with has v. have.  He practiced using them, and this repetition will help.  I learned something interesting about an aspect of culture in Denmark.  He asked me about how people in the U.S. go about asking someone to be his/her significant other.  He asked if they get down on one knee, and when I told him that that’s done for marriage proposals, he was surprised.  Apparently people in Denmark often get down on one knee to ask someone to be his or her boyfriend/girlfriend in Denmark as well as for marriage proposals.  I found that interesting.  When lunch hour was ending, I ran into Laura, my other conversation partner, from Panama.  We talked for a few minutes with some other students before going to class.