Rachael CP#2

On Friday (1/27) afternoon, I had a lovely lunch with Aeyil! We went to Tropical Smoothie Cafe. It was the first meeting we've had since the inauguration, so we discussed some politics! I am consistently impressed with her speaking abilities, and she is very wise! I learned a lot about the political unrest that is currently happening in South Korea. It's startling how much the outside world knows about U.S. news, but how little we know about how other countries are faring. She expressed some concerns with the new presidency, particularly how it might affect her home country. Aeyil is in level 4 of all her English classes, so I don't have a lot to correct. What I found myself correcting the most was word form (retain vs. retention). We moseyed back to the CIES basement where we warmed up with some tea. We ran into Victoria Davis and her family there, where her two cute little kids were. Aeyil has a son of her own, and we talked about the challenges and rewards of parenthood.  It's really nice to have Aeyil to talk to, I am learning far more from her than she could hope to from me! We have some plans in the book to go see Beauty and the Beast next month, and to go to a wine and painting event at some point too.