Dhugal CP5

Last night I hung out with my conversation partner Daniel. I had asked him if he wanted to meet some friends and I at Proof, where I ran into Ted. He couldn’t get there in time but met later on at my house before we went to a party down the street. It was good to hang out with him in a relaxed, alcohol fueled scenario. Moreover, it was a good time to introduce him to some slang words he will encounter amongst our age group. He reciprocated, too, teaching me the Ecuadorian equivalent. For example, the word lightweight came up. I explained this to him, and he told me the expression he uses is cabeza de pollo (chickenhead), which I think more accurately describes the concept.

Daniel got a good dose of American college party culture. We taught him how to play flip cup and beer pong. Needless to say, as the night progressed the alcohol did its job. I’m sure many of you have whipped out your second language while drunk, and have found it so much easier. Not to say a constant buzz is needed to learn a language, but it’s nice sometimes to have those inhibitions knocked down and the tongue loosened.

Our drinking culture here in Tallahassee doesn’t faze Daniel, which is more than I can say about my Middle Eastern partners. Crazy how different people can be.