Describe a person you only met once recently and want to know more about.

I’d like to talk about a woman I met at a community cooking class near my home. Her name was Lin, and she was one of the other students. I met her about three weeks ago, on a Saturday morning. We were put in the same group, so we spent around an hour preparing dumplings together.

I want to know more about her because she seemed very interesting. She told me she had moved to the city recently for work, but she didn’t say much about her job. She also knew a lot about different kinds of food, and she gave me a few helpful tips while we were cooking. I wanted to ask her more, but the class ended and she had to leave quickly.

I only met her once, but she was friendly and easy to talk to. I felt comfortable with her, and I was curious about her life. I hope I can meet her again at another class and have a longer conversation.

Honestly, I’d like to know more about a woman called Lin, who I met at a community cooking class near my flat about three weeks ago. She was another student in the class, and we ended up in the same small group. It was a Saturday morning, and we spent roughly an hour making dumplings together, so I had a chance to chat with her while we worked.

What caught my attention was that she’d moved to the city quite recently for a job, but she was modest about what she did. I didn’t want to pepper her with questions in the middle of class, so I only found out that she works in an office. She also seemed to know a surprising amount about food from different regions. For example, she showed me a simple way to fold the dumplings so they wouldn’t open in the pan. That little tip made me think she might have travelled or learned to cook from her family, and I’d be curious to hear the story behind it.

The class finished sooner than I expected, and she had to head off, which meant we didn’t exchange much personal information. Still, she was warm and easy to talk to, and I felt comfortable around her almost immediately. If I saw her at another class, I’d definitely ask if she’d like to get a coffee afterwards. I don’t know her well yet, but she left me with a genuinely positive impression.