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Very Nice

My day was not great. I worked this morning, helping to clean up the room next to our office where we keep the servers. I worked with the two other student employees. They were not very cooperative, however.

One of my tasks today was to take out an old broken chair along with some other garbage to the trash compactor. No one would help me, so I did it alone. When I got to the trash compactor, I saw a bunch of chairs next to it. I wasn't sure if I should stuff the chair in the compactor, or leave it out with the others.

I asked the man who was standing near the compactor, smoking a cigarette, if he thought I should leave the chair out. He told me, in so many words, that he did not speak Engish very well. We talked while I emptied out the garbage barrel.

He is a student from South Korea, here at Umass to do research. I asked him if he liked it here. He said that he missed his country and his family. Things are very different here, different customs, different food. I told him a little about myself. I am an undergraduate computer science student. I grew up around here.

Before I left, I told him that it was nice talking to him and that I had to get back to work. He asked me my name, and I asked him his. I think his name is pronounce Candoo, but he said it very quickly. I sad "Candoo, like I 'can do' it." He said "you can call me that," so I guess I did not pronounce it quite right.

He asked me if I would help him with his English, maybe just practice conversation with him. He had studied English in school, but needed practice speaking it. I gave him my email address, somewhat reluctantly. I would love to help him, but I do not trust people in general. When I finally left he said "you are very nice."

Hi! Elizabeth

Do you know how kind and beautiful you are? Maybe you have many friends who like you.

I came from South Korea 4 months ago as a visiting scholar. My major is polymer science. I will go back to my country next February. One year is a short time for me to be used to American cultures and language. So, I try to speak English as well as I can do.

How is your work? I guess the computer science is very interesting. I can use some softwares related to making graph and calculating but cannot make any. Actually, I didn't get good mark in the subjects related to computer when I was a college student. I really respect anyone who specializes in computer.

Nice meet to you. I hope we sometimes join each other to talk over. Have a nice weekend, even though bad weather is expected.

keundeuk

Posted by elsie at June 20, 2003 09:05 PM