Naomi CP #6

 On August 11th, at 4pm, I had my final conversation partner meeting with Mohammed. He had recently moved to a new apartment, so we talked a bit about moving and how we felt about it. He's recently been having issues with the sponsorship he receives from the Saudi government. Before, I thought that the international students all received funding from FSU. I was surprised to learn that in Mohammed's case, he was funded by the Saudi government. They are the ones that pay for the classes and give the international student an allowance. We also talked about the master's programs at FSU. The summer session was Mohammed's last CIES classes, and now he was going into law school. This was a big shift for him, but not one that he was scared of because he had already taken law classes in Saudi Arabia. Post-secondary education in Saudi Arabia is very different than in the United States. In Saudi Arabia, students go directly into their majors, they do not take prerequisites like students in the United States do. These conversation meetings have been extremely fun and informative. I've had a wonderful time being able to speak with someone from a culture that I was not very familiar with.