Michelle CP #2

Mohammad and I met and discussed school life in Kuwait at greater length. I was fascinated to hear about how different life is for males and females in his home country. He mentioned that girls and boys are taught in separate facilities from an early age. We discussed marraiage and family life, and touched on the cultural differences that influence our values as individuals. He plans to have an arranged marriage, but not for quite a while (he is 20 years old and said he does not see himself getting married until he is closer to 30). I was suprised by this and thought that maybe there would be more pressure on him to get married sooner, especially because he is the eldest son in his family. I talked about my plans for a family someday as well. We noted how, aside from the arranged marriage aspect of his plans, our plans did not seem as wildly different as one might’ve anticipated.

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