Susan, an American girl with an arresting face, pointed chin, square jaw, is from Maryland. She is the second oldest out of four children—two boys and two girls. Before I met Susan, I thought that all Americans love Rock n Roll, which I find a bit too raucous. However, this was the first of many misperceptions Susan helped correct.
Susan taught me that although gun ownership is a constitutional right, not everybody in America owns a gun. She also taught me that apple pie is a traditional American dessert. When she asked me what my favorite dessert is, she was perhaps surprised to find that I quite like pudding. She excitedly asked me to teach her how to make my signature chocolate pudding, because she had never learned how to bake before.
Because the recipe requires many precise measurements, at first I was concerned that Susan might have trouble. However, she was calm and focused the whole time. She organized the ingredients carefully and weighed every ingredient exactly. Every time the amount was off, Susan …show more content…
I’d been interested in horsemanship for a long time, but I never had access to stables. So I was delighted to learn that Susan was an accomplished rider and that she could teach me how to ride. The first time I got on a horse, I felt dizzy. Sitting stiffly, I held too tightly to the horse because I was afraid of falling. Susan corrected my posture patiently and was encouraging throughout our lessons. She helped pull on the bridle in the beginning to guide the horse, but then she let me try on my own. "Pull the bridle on your right side," she had instructed. But I suddenly became too nervous and pulled the left abruptly. Yes the left side! Thankfully, Susan was there to calm down her horse and avert the disaster. At the end of the week, after much careful guidance from Susan, I mastered how to control the direction of the horse during a gallop. Susan congratulated me with a smile and a high
Susan taught me that although gun ownership is a constitutional right, not everybody in America owns a gun. She also taught me that apple pie is a traditional American dessert. When she asked me what my favorite dessert is, she was perhaps surprised to find that I quite like pudding. She excitedly asked me to teach her how to make my signature chocolate pudding, because she had never learned how to bake before.
Because the recipe requires many precise measurements, at first I was concerned that Susan might have trouble. However, she was calm and focused the whole time. She organized the ingredients carefully and weighed every ingredient exactly. Every time the amount was off, Susan …show more content…
I’d been interested in horsemanship for a long time, but I never had access to stables. So I was delighted to learn that Susan was an accomplished rider and that she could teach me how to ride. The first time I got on a horse, I felt dizzy. Sitting stiffly, I held too tightly to the horse because I was afraid of falling. Susan corrected my posture patiently and was encouraging throughout our lessons. She helped pull on the bridle in the beginning to guide the horse, but then she let me try on my own. "Pull the bridle on your right side," she had instructed. But I suddenly became too nervous and pulled the left abruptly. Yes the left side! Thankfully, Susan was there to calm down her horse and avert the disaster. At the end of the week, after much careful guidance from Susan, I mastered how to control the direction of the horse during a gallop. Susan congratulated me with a smile and a high