This afternoon at 3pm, I met up with Keunhwa. We had a rendez vous in front of the CIES building and sat on the outside patio for a nice conversation. Keunhwa has been living in America for a year now with her husband and son. She has excellent knowledge of the English language and great conversational skills. Today we talked about several differences between South Korea and the United States. She explained to me that there are many different cultural expectations of how men and mostly women comport themselves in public places. Also different ways South Koreans live everyday life. It's more difficult to go to Costco in South Korea because no one can find a parking spot and going to the movie theatres is normally something you have to reserve in advance. All in all, I had a delightful time talking with Keunhwa and am anticipating our next conversation sessions !
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