So as you can tell by the lovely title...I FOUND CHENG! We finally got to meet up one last time before the break. I was so confused cause at first I thought he was in Costa Rica then I thought he was here then I thought he was in Costa Rica but he is still here til the 18th! So yay for coffee on Wednesday mornings with Cheng!
It was actually really funny cause we finally got each other's phone numbers (Digits, heyyy!) and we were texting about where and when we wanted to meet up. It made me laugh because I was obviously taking finals and such so I was okay with getting up early (9 ish) to meet but when I suggested that he fired back sassily "how about 10?" It made me laugh cause that is such a common thing between any college student around the world. WE LOVE TO SLEEP. I honestly feel like thats the biggest gift you can give someone in college. A chance to sleep. When I went to college people told me I would have to choose between sleep, social life and studying. I choose to study and have friends so goodbye sleep.
We got to talking and naturally (because I'm slightly concerned about his trips) I asked him if he was looking forward to his trips to Costa Rica and New York. He said yes and we talked a little bit about his plans for New York because that is by far one of my favorite places in the world. I suggested seeing a show on Broadway, going to the HUGE M&M store in Time Square and visiting the statue of liberty. He said he thought his friend had plans for them already but that he would definitely try to see a show or too. He also said he loves M&M which I thought was cool that he knew of the brand. In all my business classes we have been learning about brand recognition and its cool to see how even in China he knew about the company's products.
We talked a little bit more about his plans for the Spring and he is just going to continue to work on his English in the IEP program. He plans on starting to work towards his business degree in the summer. We bonded over this because he didn't realize all the ways you could go with business (marketing, accounting, finance, etc.) I suggested that he try out marketing cause he loves being creative and he loves art. It seemed like a great way to combine work and a passion.
Lastly I was telling him that I had a huge test coming up the next day and I really needed to get started on it. But before I left we talked about my finals and I showed him by Business Foundations book and he seemed completely overwhelmed. I honestly can't even imagine if I saw a business book in Chinese. I would have probably booked a plane home the next day (okay maybe thats a little dramatic but I would be overwhelmed thats for sure). Like I say every time I write one of these I'm so amazed at what these students do. I admire Cheng and his courage so much! Hopefully we will get to hang out more next semester!
Til Next Time,
Caroline
Hi Caroline, I enjoyed reading your post! I especially liked the part about sleep! For some reason, in college there just aren't enough hours in the night for sleep. We make time for parties, maybe some studying, and hanging out with friends, but sleep takes a back seat most of the time. Especially around finals week.
ReplyDeleteIt was cool to hear about Cheng's plans over the break. I've only been to NYC a few times, and that was when I was a lot younger and lived up in Maryland. Those were some good times, and the snow was a lot more enjoyable that the ice we get here all the time.