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you need to begin thinking and speaking in only your
assigned language. Unfortunately, I will have to speak Ranjisi since my only
other language is English and I think there are only two of you who will use
English as your primary language.” A rumbling of acknowledgements in several
different languages came from the group.
    I looked around, wondering who the other English speaking
cadet was. A woman with auburn colored hair who appeared to be about my age caught my glance and smiled at me. It was a stiff
smile but nevertheless it was a smile. I had the feeling that her smile was
telling me that she was the other English speaking cadet. I smiled and nodded
my acknowledgement.
    “The second thing we will do is assign you to your temporary
living quarters,” Tom said. “Most of you will be here for two Earth weeks for a
final orientation to learn about your cover assignments.” Tom paused for a
moment and continued, “But the first thing we need to do is feed you. Come with
me.”
    Tom continued speaking as we followed him. “Think of
everything you do from this moment forward as part of your learning and
assimilation process. That includes eating and learning about Earth foods.” We
followed Tom into a large dining hall. My senses were overloaded again as a variety
of strange odors passed through my senses. I knew it was the smell of food
cooking but it didn’t smell anything like the foods back on Ranjisan. As I was
about to enter the dining area I stepped to the side and tried not to be too
obvious as I waited for the woman with the auburn hair to walk by. Without
looking directly at her, I felt her passing. She had an overconfident swing to
her walk and I got the feeling she was an executive of some kind, back home.
    “English?” I asked. The auburn
haired woman was looking at my hair. I got the impression that she either
didn’t like my punkish hairdo or she just didn’t like me.
    It took her a few moments to respond. “Yes, I’m going to
California.”
    “I’m Luke. I’ll be going to New York.”
    “I’m Alexis. Pleased to meet you.” Alexis extended her hand to offer a handshake. “Let’s sit together so we can
practice our English.”
    “Excellent idea Alexis. Have you
thought about what you are going to order for dinner?”
    “I was thinking one of the more popular foods like hamburger
or pizza.”
    Alexis stepped up to the counter to order. “Hamburgers please.”
    The counter person corrected Alexis’s slightly off dialogue.
“You can ask that way but it would be better if you say, ‘A hamburger please,’
which implies ‘one’ hamburger.”
    “A hamburger please.”
    “Good. Do you want French fries?”
    “I guess so,” Alexis answered.
    I ordered spaghetti. I remembered Tom mentioning that we
should try it. I was only able to eat a small portion of it before feeling
full. The food seemed heavier and more concentrated than the light air-cooked
foods we eat on Ranjisan. I did manage to get the red liquid topping all over
my shirt.
    Alexis and I agreed to meet each night for dinner. On the
second night, a middle aged man approached us and introduced himself as Carlos
Rivera. He told us he was assigned to a work at a shipping port in Tampa,
Florida in the US. “Spanish is my primary language and I will be speaking both
Spanish and English,” Carlos told us.
    On the third night, two more English speaking cadets joined
us. Jason was assigned to a job in London but CIPE had decided his London
accent sounded off so they changed his bio to an American working in London.
Yvonne would be on her way to Canada when the training was finished. 
    By the fourth night we could see that almost all of the new
cadets were doing the same thing. Small groups were formed based on their
assigned human language. If we sat quietly and listened we could hear at least
six different Earth languages being spoken. It was exciting and fascinating
listening to all the different languages. The five of us got to