The weekend was fun, but I slightly omitted the awkward part of it. The Saturday International Dinner/Fellowship was a bit weird for the fact that I was the only single international person there. Every other international people there were married with or without kids... and most of them came with their parents. The matter got even worse when everyone started sitting down to eat, since they all grouped with their own family and left no space for "loners" like me... not that I wanted to join in on the fun, but I do not necessarily speak their language. Oh and the topics that night revolved around the babies and the parents' struggle rearing their progeny.
Things got, once again, a little more interesting when I started having a conversation with a group of old sweet ladies. The oldest one, who happened to be the most outspoken one, started asking me to guess her age... I stood speechless... What do you answer? It was not in my attention to offend anyone that night. Well, she proceeded to break the silence and tell me how she does not get offended anymore because she is old. She said, "that is one good thing about being old, you can say whatever you want to say and you do not have to care about what others may think." Consequently, she started telling me a whole lot of things she had in her mind, which I will gladly list for you.
The things the old sweet lady did not care about sharing:
1- She is turning 89.
2- She has always had fun in life... and that with two husbands, who are in a better place now.
3- She is the first woman to push and fight for more female representation in the workplace.
4- She told me that I was handsome and if she was my age, she would "be all over me.".... huh?
5- A older gentleman wanted to marry her, which she politely declined because she thinks he could not keep up with her and her lifestyle... He passed away a week ago... :,(
She had told me so much that night, but she is still a sweet lady and she is so funny. Anyways, talking to her made that night more fun. I laughed so much.
Sunday was pretty awesome as well. The sermons at church were really uplifting and challenging. I got to play sand-volleyball with a friend from church (Mason) and all his friends from UALR.
P.S.: classes are going to be hard. Please keep me in your prayers. Seriously.
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