I met Yongbae again for coffee and once again he paid for me. I told him "I would like to pay for you sometime" and replied "But you are already are helping me so much with my English for free that I can at least pay for coffee". This statement made me feel both appreciated and impressed. I was felt appreciated because I did not recognize the awesome/strange relationship he must perceive a conversation partner to be. He probably thinks that I hang out with him to only focus on becoming an English teacher, but I have informed him that we are just friends who speak in English.
I was also impressed by his statement because he said it was such speed and confidence. A lot of his speech seems hesitant and broken, but this was the first time I was taken back by his level of fluency. He still has a lot to learn with pronunciation and vocabulary still, but I'm excited to keep hanging out with such a kind and eager to learn man.
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