Conversation Partner: Coffee with Rebecca

As we approach Thanksgiving break, I wanted to ensure that I meet with Rebecca I left Fort Worth for a few days at home filled with food, family, and friends. As I looked at my schedule for the next week and a half leading up to break and the week after returning to campus, I realized that today would be the last possible day to meet with her until after break. The next three weeks for me are going to be absolute hell as I two semester-long projects come to a conclusion and two other projects begin. At Union Grounds, I explained my busy schedule to Rebecca and she looked at me in awe. I told her that the next couple of weeks was my chance to show off the hard work I had been putting into these two projects all semester and while I was terrified of the amount of time that was about to be spent in the library and study rooms in Reese-Jones Hall, I was also ecstatic for the projects to be so close to completion. She told me that she was excited for me and was sure that I would do well on both projects. These words of encouragement meant a lot to me coming from Rebecca, as she has heard about my struggles with these projects for the past couple of weeks and knows the amount of work I have put into them.

To show how thankful I was to Rebecca and her friendship over the past month, I bought her coffee today at Union Grounds. It was a small gesture but the smile on Rebecca's face showed me that it meant a lot to her and I was happy to show her my thanks. Today's conversation was very casual, talking about our plans for the break and our amazement that the semester was almost over. While language was still an obstacle in our conversations, we have spent enough time with each other that we have become much more familiar with each other's speaking. She is so patient with me, especially when I try to explain concepts that are unfamiliar to her and I could appreciate her patience more. Today I was telling her about my job as a TCU Athletics Ambassador and how I work with football recruiting. This was a difficult concept to explain to her because she is still trying to understand the sport of football so the process of recruitment was a completely new idea to her. She was very patient and understanding as I did my best to convey the whole process in the simplest way possible. Rebecca's eagerness to learn and her steady patience with me never ceases to amaze me and it makes talking to her so easy and so enjoyable. I hope to have time within the next couple of weeks before finals to meet with her again and hear how her Thanksgiving break went.