Meeting with ESL Partner: Numero Tres

My meeting partner, Christian, met again on Friday March 29 again at the convenient location of 1873. However, he was 20 minutes late….(I was actually getting ready to leave when he came into 1873). This time we started to talk about movies because he is currently in a film class where they analyze different productions. He said one movie he particularly likes is the Godfather. I personally have never seen the movie but I know that it is a classic. He is also really into musicals. He said that his favorite ones are Chicago and Les Miserables. He said that he has seen both in theatres and as a musical but the musicals are way better. He also said that he really enjoys Fort Worth because the Bass Hall is so close and so he can go see productions every now and then. I also found out that he has never seen the movie Mean Girls!!! (Shocking, I know) So I recommended it to him (along with Pitch Perfect) and he wrote both down on a napkin so that he would remember to watch them. He recommended that I watch the movie “Patch Adams” because it’s about a doctor. I also learned all the places that he has traveled to in the past few years. From Mexico, he went to Los Angeles, CA and took some English language course out there. After that he went back to Mexico and finished the second part of pilot school. After that, he went to New York but only stayed a few weeks because it was really expensive. After that, he came to the wonderful state of Texas where he has been ever since. He says likes it here the best so far because everyone is so nice and he feels like he is getting a good education. We also talked about social media and the difference between Mexicans and Americans. He said that Americans are super attached to their technological devices. He exclaimed that even in class, students are constantly checking the Internet. He said there are still lots of technology devices in Mexico but Mexicans are less dependent on them. He says that he has a Facebook account and really likes it. However, he said that he hates Twitter and, even though he technically has an account, he never uses it. This meeting was longer than usual but it was definitely interesting. I admire how ambitious he is and hope he continues to be successful!