He's reading Hemingway and writing his life story. It's so gratifying to see him reading Hemingway. |
I asked the students to take their own photos. I love art, and it's really inspiring to see what they see through their own eyes, to view the world as they do. |
I was always enthralled in Latin American art. I even got to work on a collection of Latin women self-portraits. They were so beautiful. |
I was fortunate. When I graduated high school my parents couldn't afford to send me to Paris, so they sent me to 'the Paris of the Americas,' Mexico City. |
I was one of three children and the only one who could speak Spanish. I was very close with my grandmother and was lucky to be sent on trips to stay with her growing up. |
Integrating everyone at different levels has been a challenge, but it's not insurmountable. |
It's beautiful to watch a couple learn something new together. |
Most of the children are already learning English in school, so they can take the time to play with each other. It's a real family atmosphere. |
The students turn a Y into a J. I had a well-spoken professor tell me he went to 'jail' when he meant to tell me he attended 'Yale' University. |
They don't have those sounds in their vocabulary, so they have been practicing a bunch of words beginning with WH and TH. |