29/3/2011
ONE MORE DAY TO FINAL TEST! RAWRR
I and weiling had lunch with sirs today, eating at the usual 兰州牛肉拉面 at the back alley. After we placed our order, I noticed a man of African descent sitting at the entrance. Seeing that he was alone, I was emboldened to talk to him, and ask about his experiences here. I have seen many foreign students in the school, and this was the first chance where I could actually talk to any of them.
The man seemed friendly and we conversed mainly in mandarin instead of English, which was surprising for me. Usually when overseas students talk among themselves, they would not use Chinese instead. I asked if we could speak in English, as I was a bit uncomfortable. That question was left unanswered and I had to mentally translate all the questions I had in mind into mandarin, which caught me off guard, I ended up asking all my questions straight, without bending it, sometimes putting him in a spot to answer.
I must be very bad at interviewing, as I didn’t get all the answers I wanted, resulting in a wasted interview, complete with inappropriate questions and awkward silences. I do need practice if I want to do better. Hopefully another chance comes along soon, if not I don’t have anything to write for the personal report soon.
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