Thursday, March 29, 2012

Because He’s British?



(Images from Global Village Day at ISA)

You’d have to be there to really get it, but my kids come from all over the world. It’s cool. No, seriously, it’s really cool. One way or the next their families started in or came from places like Japan, France, Vietnam, India, Belgium, Israel, Ireland, Czech Republic, Germany, Australia, the United States of America, Canada, Pakistan, Great Britain, and of course the Netherlands. At ISA we celebrate what the school calls “internationalism.” I do my best.


Recently when I couldn’t help but notice that Celeste (French, Belgian, Dutch) wasn’t terribly happy with Will (English) I intervened. To break the tension of their disagreement I said, “Celeste, for all time France and England have hated each other. Is this (referring to their argument) because you’re French and he’s British?”

“No, not at all,” Celeste explained. “It’s because he’s British and I’m normal!”

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