In this Mandarin episode, I talked about my Saturday reunion with a friend whom I met in 2014. We went for a walk in the state park, visited our local aquarium, and had a lot of seafood and a lot of talk.  I'm grateful for our friendship and times of reunion like this. 

Some useful words

1. 大学/研究生 (Dàxué/yánjiūshēng): University/Graduate
2. 毕业 (bìyè): graduate
3. 交流 (jiāoliú): exchange
4. 疫情 (yìqíng): pandemic situation
5. 一日游 (yī rì yóu): one-day tour
6. 教授 (jiàoshòu): professor
7. 州立公园 (zhōulì Gōngyuán): state park 
8. 海边 (hǎibiān): seaside
9. 白沙 (báishā): white sand
10. 土 (tǔ): soil
11. 植被 (zhíbèi): vegetation (e.g. plants)
12. 蚊子 (wénzi): mosquito
13. 长大 (zhǎng dà): grow up
14. 海鲜拼盘 (hǎixiān pīnpán): seafood platter
15. 蟹 (xiè): crab
16. 鱼 (yú): fish
17. 虾 (xiā): shrimp
18. 水族馆 (shuǐzú guǎn): aquarium
19. 圣诞树 (shèngdànshù ): Christmas tree
20. 拍照(pāizhào): take pictures
21. 羊排 (yáng pái): lamb chop
22. 亲切 (qīnqiè): close (relationship)
23. 放松 (fàngsōng): relax, relaxing
24. 见面 (jiànmiàn): meet up
25. 一切都好 (yīqiè dōu hǎo): everything goes well

University/GraduateGraduatecomminicateepidemicDay tripprofessorStateseasideBaishaearthvegetationmosquitogrow upSeafood plattercrabfishShrimpaquariumChristmas treePhotographLamb chopskindrelaxMeetEverything is fine

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