hi - hello. wilkommen. entre. josie walks in. kids whisper and snicker.
yes, well, i'm sorry i forgot to take my hot flash medication this morning. josie, right? please sit. mi casa es su casa. josie makes her way to the desk, trailing maribou. the class titters. she sits in front of two girls, kirsten and kristen, beautiful and intimidating.
josie, in my classroom, tardiness is unacceptable --
not as sorry as i am. ms. knox puts the sombrero on a less-than-thrilled josie.
ole! ten minutes in this hat, you'll never be late again. so, let's hear something about you. stand up. stand up. josie does. the sombrero drops over her eyes. she adjusts it so she can read her notecards. close up on the notecard --it's filled with precise script under a heading: my past. she scans it, then flips the cards face-down on the desk. confidently she begins --
bali. fascinating! what did your family do there? josie looks around in panic, sees a student in a south glen south windbreaker with huge ram on the back.