Chloe TS #2 (adult)

I met with Haiqiong for the second time at her house. She lives in a beautiful area of Tallahassee with her husband and two young children. Haiqiong and her husband cooked a delicious lunch of grilled chicken wings, vegetables, and tomato sauce with scrambled eggs- something I had never tried before. I love to eat and try new foods so it was perfect! After lunch, we walked on a trail behind her house, which led to a greenway next to a lake. We stopped at a bench facing the water to sit and work on her paper. Haiqiong had written a paper which doubles as her speaking material for an upcoming ethnomusicology conference. Prior to our meeting, I read the paper and highlighted areas to improve. The paper was very well written and impressive for a non-native English speaker, but there were some mistakes in word choice and grammar. In some cases, I completely understood the meaning but the phrasing was awkward. As a native speaker/writer, these things are intuitive to me but not to Haiqiong. I explained each point to her so she can understand the reasoning behind it. Hopefully in time, it will become intuitive for her as well. I really enjoyed spending time with Haiqiong and her family and learning about her subject area, the role of nature in traditional Chinese music.