4/30 8-9am
During this session, the article I chose was on personal space:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/04/24/how-close-is-too-close-depends-on-where-you-live/?utm_term=.648953dd341c
Depending on where you live, personal space looks different to each culture. She said in South Korea, they don't require a lot of personal space. We also talked about how girls hold hands in Asian countries as a sign of friendship. I told her about a time with my last conversation partner, Min, and how she would also hold my hand. At first, it was a little weird, but I just tried to embrace it and saw it as a sweet gesture. We went to the circus one day and I felt super judged by everyone around us. It made me feel bad for couples who are openly gay. If I felt judged, and I wasn't gay, I can only imagine how hard it is for people to be in openly gay relationships...
The second half of our session, I helped her edit an application for a volunteer opportunity in South Korea. I chose a shorter article, so we would have time to edit and talk about her application.
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