Kahsennenhawe Mandy Jacobs
“Your accent carries the story of who you are.” Mari Matsuda 1996
On a recent trip to the city with my family, we headed into Footlocker. The store was jam packed with tourists, awesome, because English was the language of majority in the store.
My son goes off by himself and my daughter and I continue shopping and talking.
Then I noticed this guy staring at my daughter and I. He maneuvers his stroller to get closer to us. I try not to make eye contact. He is obviously heading right towards us and listening to our conversation.
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