For our final meeting before the
break, I introduced Jeehoon to another favorite coffee shop of mine, Atomic
Coffee. He loved it, of course, and enthusiastically took a seat in one of the
burgundy armchairs that coupled a lamp and small wooden table.
I asked Jeehoon about his plans for the holidays and he responded with
little interest. He wasn’t doing much. However, the next weekend he was going
to visit a friend of his that lives in Atlanta by Greyhound bus. There is a
very large South Korean community in Atlanta, and he is very excited to eat
some more authentic food.
South Korean food, he
said, is pitiful in Tallahassee. He does like the city though despite the lack
of food because there are so many different opportunities. On certain occasions
however, he does miss his family and friends. I asked if his family may visit,
and he said they wouldn’t and that he doesn’t want them to. I was surprised by
his answer.
“Why wouldn’t you want your family to visit?” I asked. He laughed and
told me that it was because he lived with two girl roommates. His parents had
absolutely no idea and they would be extremely upset. And, his mom would
apparently ask too many questions. If his parents call while he is inside the
house, he runs outside to speak to them because his house sounds, “too girly.”
Of all of the reasons for family not
to visit, that was the last I expected. But hey, at least he doesn’t get in
trouble.
At the end of our coffee
outing, I told Jeehoon to have an excellent and safe trip, as well as to enjoy
the break. He wished the same for me in return and we went our separate ways. I
have a feeling we’ll end up running into each other after the break. He’s such
a coffee fiend, like me.
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