The context of the following conversation is Skylar was a foreign exchange student. Alex made Skylar feel at home.:
Alex says So I hosted a foreign exchange student last month..
The friend responds Really? What country were they from?.
Alex responds They were from Germany..
The friend responds That is so neat..
Alex responds Yeah, I tried to be as best of a host as possible. You know I know German too,  so that helped..
The friend responds That is great that you knew their language..