Paige CP 2

For our second meeting, Brendaa and I went to food truck Thursday at Lake Ella. While there she also brought her cousin and some other friends from CIES classes. During our time, she told me about her trip to California. She was visiting family and supporting one of her cousins who was competing in a televised talent show. She spoke very excitedly about the trip and her hopes to return home. Afterwards, we walked around Lake Ella and just talked about everyday things. It was interesting to have her cousin with us because English is his second language too. He aided me with Brendaa when she would slip back into Spanish or when she was struggling to get her thoughts out fully. Overall it was a very nice time, so much so I did not pay attention to the weather and it began to rain on us! Either way, Brendaa and I had fun and hope to get out like that again.

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