Sub sandwitch lunch in park

Tuesday, our college intern, Matt, suggested that I go to lunch with him and his friends, who are also college students working as summer intern at Mayo Clinic. I was a little surprised but very much touched by his friendly invitation. I warned him that it takes me time to warm up with new people, and he assured me that his friends are all nice and would be happy to have me join them for lunch.

knowing that I am not a frequent visitor to sandwich stores, he stared at Quizno's (the place we were going) website for about half an hour and finally picked up the perfect lunch for me--one of their signature sub sandwiches "Mesquite Chicken with Bacon".

After meeting up in Quizno's and ordered our own lunch, we (Tim, Matt and me) went to the central park by Mayo building to enjoy the gourmet lunch. Matt and his friend are both really "sun shine" type of kids. Through their eyes, I see pure happiness and enthusiasm. We were sitting on a stone flower bed, where a big tree provided a generous piece of shade. My "sub" turned out to be very tasty, even though I had been talking with them all through lunch, I didn't have trouble finishing it before it got cold. The conversation between me and the young boys went well, my identity as a "new comer", my nationality, my age, or my fluent but formal English didn't stand in the way...they even told me that I am "more exciting than lots of American people"!:) (yeah!! It means a lot to know that I am not a "party pooper":D) The lunch was fun and I definitely look forward to the next time.