“A Christmas Story” in January:
Devon does his best impression of Randy.
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Looking at a map of Asia:
Me: Have you guys ever heard of any of these countries? ‘Thailand’…’Vietnam?’
Hector: Nope. I hearda China though. Where’s New Hamster?
Me: …wait, whuh? Do you mean, New Hampshire?
Hector: Yeah, it’s a continent right?!
Grinning, I went back to memorizing African capitals.
Andre has a Mohawk. He’s also exceedingly bright (and apparently too clever for his own good).
Eric: Hey Andre, just out of curiosity, do you know what ethnicity you are? or where your parents are from?
Andre: My dad said he’s from Jamaica.
E: Oh, alright. That’s cool.
A: Jamaica, Queens.
E: (laughs)
A: And Jamaica the country.
E: Ah, I see I see.
“Is he wearing a hat or garlic?” Tonique’s not only good at math, she’s also very perceptive (because I kinda thought the same thing the first time I picked up this book haha).
“I’m done with having boyfriends. Africans don’t have boyfriends.”
~ a Ghanaian student in the class I tutor (she’s my favorite).
