Monday, July 24, 2017

CP#5 - Tingwei

I met with Tingwei at CIES and then headed over with him to the SLC so we could play video games. Unfortunately, the games were not available yet, but there was plenty of conversation. I mainly talked about how I would have to move out of my apartment soon and had spent most of the weekend cleaning and packing things up. I asked him if he had gone to Wakulla Springs the week before, since I remembered seeing many CIES students being rounded up to go on a field trip to Wakulla Springs while I tutored Anka. Tingwei was upset that the weather had not been better, and then we got to talking about natural springs in Florida in general. I told him about how I was going to Devil’s Den next weekend, but how so far, my favorite spring was Weeki Watchee down in Spring Hill. It was apparently where the myth of mermaids began, with sailors confusing manatees with mermaids. I also talked about how manatees are weird animals since they are virtually harmless and also have no predators, unless you count boat propellers. Tingwei thought they were funny looking. I also mentioned how many manatees love visiting Florida springs because they love cold water.

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