The talk with the 12th graders didnt go bad at all. At the beginning of the day, my English teacher found me and gave me a bunch of papers with questions that the kids might ask. Each one wrote down about 5 questions, and some of them were really funny.
For example:
Do you like the Chicago Bulls?
Do you like McDonalds?
Do you have a boyfriend?
Do you want to get married?
Are you going to have at least 6 kids?
You must be a cheerleader, right?
Does everyone that lives in your house own their own gun?
What do you think is the greatest difference between Sadam Hussein and the devil?
There were many other questions written too, about religion and the american dream and just random stuff about teenage life in America... I was a little scared at first when I read the questions because I didnt know how I would answer many of them. But I went to their classroom 3rd period and everyone sat in a circle for a discussion. The teacher introduced me and they were all suprised that I was actually there. He didnt tell them that there was really an American girl in the school, and he didnt tell them that I would be reading the questions they wrote. So everyone was laughing and blushing and embarrassed because of some of the questions they asked. Luckily they were shy and didnt ask anything about politics at first. They just asked about teenager things. But then my teacher asked me how I feel about George Bush, and I just said I dont agree with everything he does, but he is my president and I respect him. Then he asked them what they thought of George Bush, and one guy said, I think it would be better off if he was never born. I said, Okay, anything else? and another boy said, I think he has just said it all. So I said, Okay then, moving on... Then we just talked more about the school system back home and music and stuff. I still dont know why there were so many questions about guns and stuff on the papers. Almost every kid asked me if I owned a gun, or if there was a gun problem at my school. I was suprised it wasnt brought up in the discussion.
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I think because they hear about the school shootings that they think everyone has guns, and I think they paint a bad picture about all the violence in America. They think it's worce than it is. Do they have any trouble anywhere over there with drugs and guns and stuff like that in any of the schools over there. You should ask someone if there is any of that over there. Well Bob just came in and wants me to cook for him some breakfast. The nerve of that man. Talk to you later, Love and miss ya, Donnie
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