Lunch with Jacira

I met with my friend Jacira again the other day before leaving for my trip to New York. We met at our usual time and place. I was hungry so we walked over to the Chick-fil-a on campus so I could grab a bite to eat. Jacira had already eaten lunch but she was happy to keep me company while I ate my deliciously unhealthy meal.

Small talk started our conversation off. The normal "how are you" and "how is school" topics were discussed while we waited in line at Chick-fil-a. She talked about how she had two tests the next day and I talked about my trip to New York that was going to happen that next week. She is always very attentive when we meet. It's refreshing.

So, we sit down so I can eat and continue our conversation about random things. Jacira confessed to me that she does not really like Fort Worth. She likes going to school at TCU but she spends her weekends in Dallas with her brother and her friends in Dallas. We discussed why she didn't like Fort Worth and we came to the conclusion that it is because she is used to bigger cities. She did grow up in a big city so that makes a city like Dallas feel more like home to her. Jacira would really like to move to Dallas next year. I asked if she would still go to school at TCU. Probably not since she does not have a car. We didn't talk about what other schools she could go to in Dallas. I think she will be done with her English schooling after this year so I believe she could enroll in a Dallas university if she wanted. Most of Jacira's friends are in Dallas and she wants to be closer to them. They are out of school I think and are a little bit older than Jacira. As far as living goes, Jacira does not know at the moment where she would live in Dallas or who with. I hope she gets to do what she would like to do as far as moving to Dallas goes, but I hope that she finishes her schooling too.

While I was in New York, Jacira texted me a couple day asking how everything was going. I had told her that I was going to New York to do some important internship interviews for the summer. I was surprised she remembered and cared enough to ask. It was super nice of her to do that. She uses a lot of smiley faces when we message each other back and forth. It's quite funny.

Communicating with Jacira is not very difficult. Occasionally she does not know the correct word to finish a sentence but I always try to help figure out what she is trying to say and teach her the right word. It's kind of like a puzzle to me or maybe more like playing real life catch phrase. It is satisfying to help her learn English better and to help her understand the words that she is using. I have thoroughly enjoyed our meetings so far and I am sure I will enjoy all of them.

Until next time, Jacira.