I had a really cool interaction a few days ago regarding languages. Asude had a friend from Japan visiting and we went out to dinner and then to a coffee shop. Asude and I had brought homework while her friend was reading magazines. Asude was working on her Japanese homework and asking her friend for help. During the times Asude wasn’t asking for help, her friend was asking me about words in English and then sometime Asude would also ask about an English word like “knob” as in a doorknob. I have become very good at explaining with hand motions and simple words. Then sometimes Asude would tell us a word or phrase in Turkish. We were all trying to help each other learn and understand another language. It was a really neat experience.
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