Roxy TS#6

I went to Cascades Park with Amir, Nikita, Sarah, and Yewon and we spent the whole time chatting. Sarah made some tostones and chocolate chip cookies, and she explained to Amir, Nikita, and Yewon that tostones are a traditional Caribbean dish. We played a game of Cards Against Humanity, and anticipated that it would be useful in teaching Amir, Nikita, and Yewon some English-language slang (albeit dirty) and culture. And it really was! We talked some more about Greek life in America, and Amir was taken aback by the violence of fraternity life and why no one in America seemed to put a stop to it. He said that sort of thing would get people beat up in Kazakhstan, so he just couldn’t understand why it was allowed here. It got us all thinking about the American spirit and mindset. We also talked about celebrities whose names came up on the cards (like Meryl Streep, who Amir recognized from The Devil Wears Prada) and Nicolas Cage (who Amir and Nikita knew immediately and absolutely loved, for some reason). It was very interesting to hear all of their thoughts on American culture and ways of life. I could tell that some of the more sinister things were disappointing to them, but at the same time, Amir and Nikita often mentioned how glad they were that, for the most part, life in the USA felt easier, more fair, and more free than in Kazakhstan. 

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