My typical introduction when someone asks if I am Latino...
Yes I am Latino
No I am not Mexican
Yes I am an Immigrant
No I have a passport
Yes I was bitten by a monkey
No I have a passport
Yes I was bitten by a monkey
No I was not born in a jungle
Yes I speak Spanish
No I am not Colombian
Yes I like tacos
No we don't eat tacos in Bolivia
Yes I learned English when I was 7
No I don't have an accent
No we don't eat tacos in Bolivia
Yes I learned English when I was 7
No I don't have an accent
Yes I play soccer
No I don't like spicy food
Yes I can dance salsa
No I can't teach you, I'm not that good
Yes I get sunburns
No I was born an American
Yes my mom has red hair
No I've never been to Colombia
So you can image the types of things I would be asked growing up and imagine the other side of that introduction. Yes I hate being called Colombian, is it the only South American country people know?
Me in Bolivia in 2003 |
I wouldn't trade being a Bi-racial English as a Second Language Bolivian American Immigrant Michigander for anything in the world. I couldn't make Hoosier fit in that sentence, so lets tack that on there now as well.
I am enjoying this class already, no major papers to grade yet so ask how I feel about it all later, but for now really enjoying the experience so far!
And no, I am not Colombian...
1 comment:
Have you ever been bitten by a monkey?
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