Random Snippets of Conversations


So I decided not to do week two or week three of the Blogging Abroad 10 week challenge because week two was about my daily life and week three was talking about my home. I’ve talked about week two’s challenge already, see this link, and I decided not to do week three because I didn’t want to post my host family’s house all over the internet. Instead I’m going to write about some conversation’s I’ve had with people.

13 y/o host brother: Tulpe, did you pray before eating?
Me: No, I’m not religious.
13 y/o host brother: So you are Catholic.
Me: No, I am not religious.
13 y/o host brother: So you are Muslim.
Me: Nope
(What followed was a long conversation about different beliefs and religions).


8 y/o Host brother: Tulpe you’re a troublemaker.
Me: Why?
8 y/o Host brother: Because of your glasses
Me: Are you a trouble maker?
8 y/o Host brother: No I’m pretty


8 y/o Host brother: Tulpe You’re not pretty
Me: Uhh Okay… Why?
8 y/o Host brother: Because you eyeglasses
8 y/o Host brother: I’m pretty because no eyeglasses


Random Guy: Hey! What’s your name?
Me: Tulpe
Random Guy: How old are you?
Me: 23
Random Guy: You look like a mom. Are you sure you are 23?


Me to my 2 year old host sister during training
Me: Riri, Dundun
Host Mom: You know you said “Riri, penis”
Me: Oh no, I was trying to tell her to shower
Host Mom: That’s DuDu
Riri (2y/o host sister at the top of her lungs): RIRI DUNDUN, RIRI DUNDUN, RIRI DUNDUN













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