I met my conversation partner Wednesday, May 11th. We met at the Oglesby Union at 3PM. His name is Caglar Usdun (prounounced Cha-Lar Oohz-doon.) He is from Ankara, Turkey. His major is geological science. He speaks English very well. I had almost no difficulty understanding what he was saying. He’s been in America for only seven months so far. This surprised me.
This was my first time meeting with someone from Ankara so I was full of questions. I asked if this was his first time being in America, and he replied yes it was. I asked how he liked Tallahassee so far. He replied that it was a nice, quiet and sunny but he was shocked by how small of a city it was. Compared to Ankara, everything here is much slower, very often more boring, and just a small place to live in general. He also missed the ability to get around the city without a car. He however liked the nature surrounding Tallahassee. He asked me where we could get a drink and I told him we can get a drink in the convenience at the Union.
We then went to the bowling alley in the Union. Caglar has bowled in Turkey and was pretty good at it. As we bowled, we talked about things such as our family, where we have traveled, and what we did for fun. Caglar told me has a younger sister in Ankara who started college. He also told me about his various travels throughout Turkey. He has visited every major city in the Turkish borders, but he still thinks Ankara is the best.
He asked me why I want to be an English teacher. I told him I want to travel. He then asked me why I wanted to visit Turkey. I learned a little bit about their culture in class and I want to see for myself what is like over there. I mentioned that I want to learn how to speak their language as well. Caglar told me he would be happy to help me learn Turkish and that we should set up a time to do so. After we finished bowling we went our separate ways.
Nice meeting!
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