I went to Jassas' apartment yesterday for some arabic coffee. He was a very good host and had a lot of candy and figs out for me to snack on. I noticed in his apartment, he has everything labeled in English with little sticky notes. Like "sofa," "kitchen," "armchair," I thought that was a smart way to become familiar with new words. We discussed his spring break and how he is enjoying Tallahassee so far. We mostly discussed the differences between Tallahassee and his home country. He played me some of his favorite music from his home country, Saudi Arabia, and also made me some tea. He remarked how large the coffee cups are in America compared to arabic coffee cups which are the size of a large shot glass.
I told him he should get a pet since his complex allows pets in the apartments. We discussed my pets back home and he told me that people don't keep dogs and cats in their homes in Saudi Arabia - but that they do have pets sometimes... like cats, dogs, and camels. We both agreed that a camel would not make for a very good in-door pet.
For our next meeting we plan on going to get Mexican food since he is not familiar with that type of cuisine.
It was a nice visit!
Pet culture is surely interesting. You should discuss how much Americans spend on pets, and how much they spend on camels!
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