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New friends in 2009- My friend Zhou Heng from China

Zhou Heng at a picnic last summer

In January and February I met some young people from China. I have previously written about Tingting and Wen Zhu and how I met them both at different times but did not know they were friends. One week they told me they had another friend who wanted to come to my Sunday class. Her name is Zhou Heng. Zhou Heng was one of my pleasant surprises in 2009.

Zhou Heng and Tingting

Zhou Heng enjoying some Peppermint Candy Cane ice cream

Zhou Heng is an intelligent young woman who is a student at the University of Nebraska. She is perhaps the quietest of the group, but is a person I appreciate. We have fun and laugh a lot. We share a mutual addiction because we both love ice cream. I went to a movie with my young friends from China after they finished their final exams and my van decided to go to Cold Stone Ice Cream. I was surprised by how much ice cream she can eat because she is not very big. I appreciate her smile and laugh when we joke in class. She has a great sense of humor.

me with Zhou Heng at a picnic last summer

Zhou Heng is a good friend to have. She did something in April that I will never forget. My father died in April

Zhou Heng at church waiting for the Christmas Eve Service to begin

and when I went to the funeral Zhou Heng came with some of her friends. She did not need to come. I did not expect them to come, but she came to show me support. That showed me what kind of a young woman she is. She is a young woman who will be there for her friends. She is excellent example of how if we take the time to get to know our international friends we will be pleasantly surprised.

December 29, 2009 - Posted by internationalmatt | Chinese friends, Christmas, Cross Cultural, Cultural Ambassdors, Cutural Celebrations, Experiences of international friends, Holidays, International Friendships, Internationals