Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Tenacity Tennis Program

Work as a tennis instructor:

First, I need to mention Diego. I think he's the smartest 11-year-old I've ever encountered.  He's bilingual (English and Spanish). When we sat in a circle and introduced ourselves, he said he liked chemistry and astronomy (which sharply contrasted with the other campers' vague, boring answers). I asked him where he wanted to go to college, and he replied "Yale or MIT."  

Second, there's Carlos, an unruly child that speaks almost no English (Diego is his translator). I say almost no English because the other day, he came over to me, gave me a big grin, and said in my ear: "Steve, you're ugly."

That is the quote of the day, obviously.

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