This morning I caught up with my friends from the U.S. One of them had a very funny story to tell me, and because he isn`t following my blog, I can tell it. My friend speaks almost no Spanish, and his first days here were very hard for him . AFS tells foreign exchange students to smile, nod, and say yes for the first few days with the family, or at least that is what my friend thought. When he met his family for the first time, he was enthusiastic and happy, even though his family seemed rather sad. He didn`t have a clue what his family was saying, so he continued to nod and smile.
The next day his host family invited him to church. He thought it was rather strange, going to churh on a monday, but he went. When he got to the church, he continued to nod, smile, and be genuinely friendly, even though the people seemed very sad and confused by his actions.
Then my friend noticed the coffin in the middle of the church and he understood. The day before his host parents had been explaining to him that his host grandmother had died, and they had invited him to the funeral. Needless to say, he will not make that mistake again.
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aww. lol. that's so sad but a little funny. :] Hope costa rica is amazing. started school here today. not the same without you. i have cenin for spanish 3 and he talked about a student of his going off to study for a year in costa rica...lol, you of course. miss you here in the states.
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Awwwww! Thanks! Actually, I am haoping that I can Skype with your spanish class this year. What time do you have spanish?
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ReplyDeleteHey! 3rd period so I believe 9:35am-10:30am. :] That would be so cool if you could Skype to our Spanish III class.
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