For my final meeting with Vena, I met up with her and her sister for the Conversation Partner Social. It was so gratifying to see Vena interact with all her classmates. Each and every student was so unique, coming from completely different backgrounds. When I arrived, Vena squealed with excitement. She was so excited to introduce me to her friends. She had so much pride when she told people that I was her conversation partner. It was very sweet. Vena took me to go get some cookies and we played the most boring rounds of Apples to Apples of all time. Playing a word pun game with foreign exchange students was a bit challenging.
I was able to meet both Hunter and Nikki's conversation partners as well. Getting to see two of my friends interact with this person that they had form such a special friendship with was really cool. Both of their partner's had such admiration for them. It really hit me that this thing that we were doing was more than just hanging out; it was making real friendships.
We gathered all of out conversation partners and were determined to find a more fun alternative to Apples to Apples. I ran over to the side and grabbed Jenga, hoping that they would like it. To my surprise all of us knew what the game was, no matter what country we were from. I can't really explain it but I felt such pride building that Jena tower up with Vena. Sharing something as stupid as a game with three pillars sounds a little ridiculous, but it made me feel closer to her. We played four of the most intense Jenga rounds in the history of the universe. When the day concluded I gave Vena and her sister a big hug and told each of them how special they were to me. Both of them expressed how much it had meant to them to have me as more than just a conversation partner, but also a friend.
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