To the young man who I met on the shuttle bus, I wish you well.
Sitting next to me on the shuttle bus was a young man with ‘locks’, Jamaican style. He listened to the adults speaking before tentatively asking some interesting questions of his own. He told me a little about his background in Louisiana and what he hoped for his future. He was just seventeen, three years older than my grandson but so poised and informed. I was surprised that he was travelling across the country to attend basketball camp all by himself. I thought he was pretty courageous and told him so. He talked about his mother and what he hoped to do with his life. I found him engaging and interesting, able to hold a conversation and be most amenable. He asked a few quesitons about Canada. I was able to show him how alike we are in both places and what makes us different. His mother should be proud of him.
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To the young man who I met on the shuttle bus, I wish you well.
Sitting next to me on the shuttle bus was a young man with ‘locks’, Jamaican style. He listened to the adults speaking before tentatively asking some interesting questions of his own. He told me a little about his background in Louisiana and what he hoped for his future. He was just seventeen, three years older than my grandson but so poised and informed. I was surprised that he was travelling across the country to attend basketball camp all by himself. I thought he was pretty courageous and told him so. He talked about his mother and what he hoped to do with his life. I found him engaging and interesting, able to hold a conversation and be most amenable. He asked a few quesitons about Canada. I was able to show him how alike we are in both places and what makes us different. His mother should be proud of him.
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