A Different Speaking by Harbey Peña Sandoval
On Monday, after my listening quiz I went to Students Commons. I saw an American girl that looked friendly. Like the others times, I asked if she had time to talk with an international student. She said, “Sure, I can help you”. I took place next to her, and it was the first time that I felt “chemistry” with an American. Chemistry for me is when I feel comfortable with someone. I asked her name, and she spelled her first name R-e-b-e-c-c-a. I asked her second name, and Rebecca said, “Severson-Irby”. Her second name was interesting for me because it is two second names, like people from Latin America. She explained me that her mother didn’t want to lose her last name when she had got married. I told Rebecca that many times I had spoken with American people about their majors, but she said that she wanted to talk about me. That was the reason because I entitled my reported speech “A Different Speaking”. That was the first time that I spoke more about me with an American student. I told Rebecca about my family in Colombia, my University in Bogotá, my English learning process, and about my goal -study Conflict Resolution at George Mason University-. The time passed very fast, and Rebecca had to go to her class. I want to say thank you Rebecca!
