Jacqi CP2

So this weekend I meet up with my two conversation partners, who happen to be married. I came over to their house and they showed me pictures from their honeymoon, their life in Jetta and their family back home. Then we went to eat at Chili's, which they picked because they said in Jetta they ate there a lot. It was interesting because Ban, the wife is very outgoing. We hit it off immediately and I really enjoyed her company. She is the same age as me and I learned that we have a lot in common. Her husband Alaa is a fine example of a gentlemen. He opened every door and even served us the appetizer. I thought is was refreshing to watch a couple from another culture because there were obvious differences than my own. I feel like in my culture as a woman we are suppose to prove that we are equal and we should always strive to be independent, and that we can't be independent if a man is helping us in anyway, shape or form. It is almost like if being doted upon is automatically a negative concept in American society where in her society if he wasn't doting on her then their would be problems. Their English is really good too. I never really have any trouble communicating with them and they were both very open with me correcting them. I think I am going to start planning my trip to Jetta now to visit them :]