- PRIDE: I am the expert!

• I survived and I am willing to pass on my experience
  

“Writing my story I wanted to show that I have a lot to say too, I have been through things... I have things to say, I don’t know how to say but I have seen and people don’t know… My problems, I solve alone, I don’t want people to feel sorry for me...it was hard but there are much…oh…much harder lives than mine. I don't need...and my sister is an angel to prove, I kept her innocent...I would not let anybody to touch her, I took care of her”. (Speech from a left brain student who is 18 years old)

• I manage a pretty tide schedule of parties
  

"I am a procrastinator, I am not goal oriented...when it is about school, you know?...I can change, ‘cause I manage a pretty tide schedule of parties and meetings (laugh). I am just not ready for school"

6 am to 6 pm
Schedule

6 pm to 6 am

Schedule

I5OO pub, Cactus and Club 10 are pubs

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- FAMILY: no family and no grant

• Bias: Lazy Aboriginals, privileged Caucasians

Student 2

You seemed so upset with her

Student 1

Aboriginal…They are lazy. I am sure she has a family who could support her but she is paid to study

Student 2

Tell me more about this issue, please.

Student 1

Ask her…White people like me…we are the privileged ones. I do not have a family. My young sister lives with me and my boyfriend. My boyfriend’s family adores me.

Student 2

How old are you? 18?

Student 1

It doesn’t matter. I am proud of her. I raised this beauty (showing off her sister who approaches the group). Things happen. Trust me you don’t want to know…Because I am nice…

Student 2

Are you nice? You are always angry (laugh)

Student 1

Well, I don't do drug, I use to get good grades…people suppose I am ok. Nobody wants to look closer. It is too ugly. Now my boyfriend is cheating on me. ...I am fine but tell me where my sister is going to live... I was always checking up on him with the my cell, people think I am just a teenager with teenager problems

Student 2

What do you mean "teenager" problem?

Student 1

You know...boyfriend, clothes...over because of hormones...

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- FUTURE: Using good culture shock class experience

• Canadian accent and riots
  

Student 1
I am working on telephone assistance. I got an apartment for me and I am making $10/hour!” I wanted to meet you 'cause I learned I have an accent too. Can you believe? Strange, eh? For a while I felt your accent so irritating, I avoided talking to you, remember?

Student 2

No problem, we had to do group work so I kept talking to you

Student 1

And I kept saying “shut up, chink” (laugh).

Student 2

You taught me to call you back trash white (laugh)… You like to play the bad girl. But deep inside you are sweet... explaining yourself with that soap opera: your childhood, your only white neighborhood and a Chinese restaurant, people calling the owners “chinks” and you, a little girl, saving the Chinese little boy by walking beside him…Well, how did you learn you have an accent?

Student 1

I am working at a Telecom and this USA woman recognized I am Canadian when I call her! I was amazed! It was like Eh?... Hey, I have an accent!

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