Alexandra CP #1

            On Wednesday, May 10, 2017, from 2:55pm to 3:55pm, I met with my conversation partner Gabriela for the first time at the CIES.  We spent our time introducing ourselves and getting to know each other.  We also ate some cake that the other international students gave us. 

Gabriela arrived in the United States from Brazil only three weeks ago.  She is a swimmer and has a Brazilian friend who swims on FSU’s team.  She is studying English in the hopes of coming back to FSU to study biomedical engineering.  We spent some time looking up FSU’s scholarships and admissions information for international students.  I gave her the addresses of the Globe and the Financial Aid Office.  Gabriela is eighteen years old, and she has one younger brother.  She enjoys watching sports, so we talked about baseball, soccer, and American football.  She thinks Tallahassee is a great city and is excited to see more of it.  We talked about future activities we could do together like going to a farmer’s market, visiting some parks, and trying out new restaurants.  Overall, we were able to communicate easily, and I am looking forward to introducing Gabriela to Tallahassee.