CP #5 - Matthew

This past Saturday evening I had the pleasure to hangout with Jeffrey and a few other friends to watch the FSU football game. We gathered later in the day to eat and "tailgate". As the night went on, I got into a few interesting conversations about how Football can be very confusing and how it is odd to play a sport for 8 seconds at a time; only to stop and do it all again, roughly 120 times a game. I was informed that even though each play is different, the stopping of plays does not allow the players to be creative or create plays of their own, like a soccer player might be able to do with free time and space. It was an interesting comparison, and being a soccer player myself, I had to agree. I guess it is all relative to where one grows up and what culture they are acquainted to.

Also, I had the chance to schedule a meeting time in two weeks for a teaching lesson. At the moment I am studying hard for the GRE that I take Thursday, therefore the lesson will have to wait another week. All in all, I am enjoying my time with my conversation partners, but I am sad that they will be absent next semester for they are returning to their homes to continue their careers. :(