Third Meeting with Paula

Although Paula and I have only met a few times now, she and I are having great conversations each week. This week we were complaining about speech classes and how hard they are. She told me about how she had to improvise a speech she was not prepared for, and how she basically had to make up something on the spot about an inspirational person she knew. I thought this was funny because she always looks so put together, and because she is a bit older than me and married, she seems much more responsible than me. So it was pretty funny to see a completely different side of her, especially one that was so unexpected

I really enjoy Paula's company because she has a different perspective of things than I do many times, mostly because of cultural differences. However, when it comes to values, it seems that we both share many beliefs. Apparently some aspects of American and Columbian life are very similar, especially when it comes to young adults who are our age. We spent a while comparing and contrasting these lifestyles and sharing our own thoughts on them, and found that we agreed in pretty much all areas. Paula even gave me some good life advice this week, which I appreciated very much since she has seen and experienced so much.