Conversation Partner

Meeting with my conversation partner for the first time was a journey of its own. I was originally paired with a young woman from Brazil but I unfortunately never had the opportunity to meet with her. After a couple weeks of trying to contact her, I discovered I had been given the incorrect contact information with which to reach her. Finally after about two and a half weeks of futile attempts of meeting her, I was finally able to email Christianne at the correct address. About a week passed with no word from her and I began to worry. I soon received an email from the head of the IEP program expressing her apologies but Christianne would not be returning to TCU to complete her time in the program. I was crushed, I had so been looking forward to getting to know this young woman and becoming her acquaintance. I was sad that I would not be able to learn about her home in Brazil and her culture. However, I knew that if it was not meant for me to meet with this young woman then there must be another plan in place for me. Having the opportunity to interact with a student in the Intensive English Program is a very unique opportunity and I want my experience with my partner to be worthwhile and special so I am not disheartened by my (so far) bad luck. I recently received notice that I would be paired with another student in the program and my first opportunity to meet with her would be tomorrow, at the Conversation Partner Social. Her name is Rebecca and she is from China and I cannot wait to meet with her. I have traveled to China in the past with my family so I can't wait to share my own experiences with her. I am so thankful to finally have a partner to meet with for the semester.