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Sunday Fun- Daniel and His Birthday Cake

Yesterday in class we celebrated Daniel’s birthday with some cake. He is 22 but for fun I wrote on the board Happy 30th Birthday Daniel. I appreciate his sense of humor in class, so it seemed fitting to have some fun. We have interesting conversations each week in my van as we drive to class and back to his dorm at the University. He is studying here far from his family, so it is great to help him celebrate his birthday.

I took some fun pictures of Daniel enjoying his birthday cake with friends in class. For instance the picture below shows him preparing to eat two pieces of cake. He must really like cake

with 2 pieces of cake

In this next picture he doesn’t seem to be sharing his cake, but rather showing off with his friends.

with his friend Rex and Pat

I didn’t notice two of our friends getting a piece of cake. Maybe he didn’t share with them.

He did share some with Yoshio though.

Ok so this was just one last bit of fun. Truth be told- he did share cake with everyone. Everyone had fun. After class he was a big help translating for an American mother in church who adopted a girl from China. He studies hard and is doing quite well. I know he puts in numerous hours with his studies and he lives far from family, so I am glad to help him have a little fun. Happy Birthday Daniel

October 24, 2011 - Posted by internationalmatt | Chinese friends, Experiences of international friends, International Friendships, international students, Internationals