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Conversation Partner - Entry #2 - First Meeting with Ghunaim 

        I was very nervous before my first meeting with a conversation partner, but since my meeting with my other partner, Abdulrahman, went better than expected, I was far more calm before my first meeting with Ghunaim. Ghunaim is an Arabic speaker from Kuwait. We decided to meet at Starbucks. Upon seeing Ghunaim, I realized that I know him from a class that I had observed. We sat down and I let him know which class I had seen him in and asked him about his experiences with CIES classes. He had a positive impression and said that the classes have been helping him with English tremendously. In the future, he wants to become a chemical engineer. He is studying English so that he can go to an American University. I asked him if there are no universities that he can go to in Kuwait and he responded that there aren’t too many options there. He said he misses his home but he will most likely end up staying here for another 5 years in order to finish his studies. It seemed like he would rather be at home with his family but has to stay in America for an extended time in order to have the degree he needs. I had an overall pleasant conversation with Ghunaim and am looking forward to our next meeting. 


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