An African friend Mark

Last week, Delft invited me to meet her and her boyfriend Mark who comes from Ghana. We met at Mark's place. It's the first time that I talk to an African friend. I always hear that African people are very hospitable. At that day, I felt that. Delft brought the popcorn, we had that while talking. Mark wanted to buy us some icecream also. But it's raining outside. I didn't want to trouble him, and didn't let him go. He just kept telling me that he should buy something for me. Soon after he's gone, the rain became pouring. When he came back, he got his T-shirt totally wet. But he just smiled and said it's nothing.
We talked a lot that day. From how he and Delft met to the Olympic games 2008 to his feeling of being in China. He mentioned the discrimination problem and his painful experience, I thought they were his sore points; but he didn't mind. He's really very open, he said only communicating let others understand you, sometimes he even let his students touch his arms to show black people -he used black to describe himself- are nothing to be afraid of. Now he is very popular in the residential quarter he's living in. People would like to talk to him because he's sincere and friendly.
I saw his efferts to get contact with others. And I belive the racial prejudice only makes him even stronger. He said he loves Hu Jintao- the President of China- because he visited African countries and be very friendly with African people. We all know that the relationship between China and African countries is very good. And it's China's policy to help some poor African countries. But when I heard Mark's words, I'm genuinely moved!
I'm pleased to have a chance to talk to Mark. Hope he'll enjoy his life in China.