Thursday Student Stories

(actually, one story from Wednesday first...)

me:  "Will, what are you thankful for?"

Will:  "My mother!"

me:  "Okay, what else?"

Will:  "My father!"

me:  "What else?  Try to--"

Will:  "My uncle!"

me:  "Um..."

Will:  "My aunt!"

Phoenix:  "So basically his family... Will, just say FAMILY and think of something else!"

me:  "Yeah, think of something besides family --"

Will:  "MY COUSIN!!!!"

me:  *facepalm*  *walks off to check on someone else*

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[from class 6]

me:  "Luther, where's Jean?"

Luther:  *thinks about this*  "He went home!  Because his... grandfather is...."

me:  *expecting something morbid/serious as Luther tried to think of the words*

Luther:  "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!"

me:  *laughing*  "Okay... so where's Talent?"

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[from class 7, pre-class]

Jones:  "Keeler!  We are very sorry!"

me:  *confused*

Jones:  "Last week, you had the party... but we thought it was this week... so we did not come... we were very sad..."

me:  "Oh, I am sad too... but it is alright..."

Jones:  "So we want to have a party with you again sometime!"

me:  "Oh, maybe!"

...

some of the girls who did come:  "We had so much fun!"

me:  "I had so much fun too!"

them:  "We want to cook for you!"

me:  "Uh... I thought all that you could cook was eggs and rice!"

them:  *laughing*  "No, we want to make dumplings for you!  We will make them, you don't have to do anything!"

me:  "That would be fun!  We'll have to do that sometime."

them:  "How about Saturday?"

me:  *thinking... that could possibly work... wait no*  "I'm sorry, this week is really crazy, but we'll find another time."

them:  "Whenever you are free, call us!"

...

[during class, as I am walking around the room]

Vingo:  "So... are you busy on Saturday?"

me:  "Yeah, I am."

Vingo:  "Oh, we want to come cook at your apartment."

me:  "That is what your classmates were telling me..."

Vingo:  "How about next Saturday?"

me:  "Hmm... maybe... I'll check and get back to you..."

...

one of the guys:  "We will all come next time!"

me:  "Cool!  ...but my apartment will be really crowded!"

him:  "Yes... that's okay, we will ALL come!!"

me:  "Okay... awesome."

...

[after class, as we walked to the dining hall]

one of the girls:  "Keeler, do you have a knife?"

me:  "Yes..."

her:  "Do you cook in your apartment often?"

me:  "Yes... well, on the weekend --"

her:  "So you have salt?"

me:  "Yes..."

them:  "Okay, so we don't have to buy salt."

...

Any guesses about what will be happening in my apartment next Saturday?

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[in class 8]

me:  "Wisdom!"

Wisdom:  *bouncing to his feet*  "Yes!!"

me:  "What do you want to achieve in life?"

Wisdom:  "SAVE THE WORLD!!!!!!"

....

me:  *checking on a group that was putting the story of Thanksgiving in order*  "No, the numbers are wrong... you have to read it and figure out what order it should go in.  It's like a puzzle."

Sky:  *very forlornly*  "Why do you puzzle me?"

me:  "To make you think!"

Sky:  *unhappily*  "We don't want to think..."

me:  "You're students, it's your job to think!"

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I love them.