Recently, I accompanied my friend back home where the household language was Mongolian. It was quite an experience when trying to communicate with most of his family members who know very little english and rely so much on their native language to communicate with one another. Tanslating was one of the tasks that my friend had to do in order for his grandparents and I to have a conversation. Being that I had little knowledge of the Mongolian culture I did feel slightly at a loss on how to act when I was in his household, however I knew it be a great experience for me to visit his family.
When I got past the initial barriers I was like visiting any other one of my friends whose households are primarily english speaking. The visit taught me that I do wish to visit the country of Mongolia when I am in Asia next summer because I left wanting to learn more about the culture.
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