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From YouTube: Global Perspectives March 2018
Description
Gaston talks with Adriana Blackmer a bilingual facilitator with AACPS about growing up in Veracruz, Mexico and moving to the United States.
A
B
I
am
from
Veracruz
Veracruz
is
a
state
located
in
Mexico
right
on
the
Gulf
of
Mexico,
it's
just
kind
of
tucked
in
right
in
the
Gulf
of
Mexico,
so
we
have
the
water
and
beautiful
weather,
but
I'm
from
the
port
well
forth
of
Veracruz.
So
I
grew
up
in
a
nice
sunny
beach
very
different
from
here,
but
that's
that's
where
I'm
from
it.
A
B
B
In
Mexico,
unfortunately,
public
school
is
not
really
the
best
curriculum
wise,
so
I
had
the
privilege
to
go
to
private
school,
my
entire
education,
so
the
first
from
elementary
school
I
went
to
a
school
where
it
was.
It
was
a
newer
school
at
the
time,
they're
actually
celebrating
the
fiftieth
anniversary
this
year,
and
now
they
they're,
like
you,
know,
they're
just
an
elementary
school,
but
it's
an
elementary
school
and
middle
school
high
school
and
college,
so
they've
grown.
A
lot
is
a
great
school,
but
it
was
founded
by
one
of
my
mom's
mentors.
B
So
I
had
the
privilege
to
go
to
this
school,
which
is
a
great
school,
and
it
really
it
really
helped
me
because
they
were
not
just
educators,
but
they
were
family-oriented
and
it
really
helped
with
every
aspect
of
your
education,
not
just
okay.
You
know
all
your.
You
have
all
this
knowledge,
but
you
also
have
this
development
as
a
person,
so
it
was
a.
B
B
Had
a
mix,
you
had
a
choice,
you
could
go
to
a
boys
school,
you
know,
girls
school
or
you
can
do
a
mix,
and
my
mother
thought
that
it
would
be
a
better
overall.
You
know
education
if
you
were
in
both,
because
you
know
honestly,
your
societies
mix
you're,
not
always
gonna,
be
with
all.
Girls
are
all
boys.
So
that's.
B
Think
in
that
respect
in
Mexico
is
very
different
and
you
can
almost
tell
by
my
parents
from
Mexico
here
because
they
feel
like
it's
the
same
way
in
Mexico.
You
basically
just
follow
the
rules,
you
sign
up,
you
sign
your
child
and
you
do
everything
they
tell
you
to.
Do
you
mean?
Let's
do
something
really
really
big
you?
They
really
don't
want
you
there.
They
just
follow
the
curriculum
and
they
do
the
best
for
your
child,
and
you
know.
B
B
My
mother
basically
dropped
us
off
in
school,
picks
us
up
in
school,
and
that
was
it
so
that
that
was
a
little
different
from
here
where
we
have
parent-teacher
conferences
and
we
have
PTAs
and
we
want
parents
to
come
and
volunteer
and
it
is
very
different
and,
like
I
said
I've
had
parents
were
like.
Can
I
really
go
anytime?
I
want
it's
like,
yes,
you
can
just
come
in
and
you
know
have
lunch
with
your
child.
Talk
to
your
teacher
anytime.
You
want,
if
you
have
anything
any
any
suggestion.
A
B
To
be
honest
with
you,
it
wasn't
something
that
you
learn.
I
think
nowadays
is
getting
better.
It's
part
of
the
curriculum,
but
back
the
time
where
I
went
to
school,
it
wasn't
part
of
the
curriculum,
so
I
really
didn't
think
anything
of
it.
You
know
you
grow
up
and
everybody
speaks
Spanish,
so
you
don't
think
of
it
being
important.
B
My
mother,
around
the
time
I
was
about
to
graduate
from
high
school.
She
just
thought
that
to
have
you
know
an
extra
step
on
that
education.
She
thought
you
know
what
it
would
be
very
important
for
you
to
learn
another
language.
So
the
way
to
do
that.
She
signed
me
up
on
an
exchange
program
and
where
you
go
and
you
live
with
another
family
and
you
go
to
school
and
so
I
had
the
opportunity
to
go
to
Seattle.
B
B
B
B
Have
to
go
to
school
every
day
that
is
very
important
is
it
is.
It
is
the
law
you
have
to
go
to
school.
You
don't
have
to
go
to
college,
but
you
have
to
finish
school
to
12th
grade.
It
used
to
be
that
you
needed
to
go
through
sixth
grade,
at
least,
but
now
it's
mandatory
that
you
finish
high
school
thanks.
A
B
A
I
know
you
have
children
in
our
schools.
Yes,
so
tell
me
about
that
apparent,
but
also
you
were
for
the
school
system
as
a
bilingual
facilitator.
So
tell
me
about
that,
and
you
know
what
is
the
that
is
that
you
can
see
different
from
your
education
and
then
you
see
your
children's
growing
up
here
in
America
and
going
to
our
school
public
schools,
which
is
it's
not
private,
but
you
can
tell
the
difference.
Okay,
you
told
me
a
little
bit
of
a
lot.
It.
B
Is
it
is
a
big
difference?
It
is
a
big
difference
and
I
have
one
of
each
I
have
one
in
elementary
school
and
second
grade.
I
have
one
in
sixth
grade
middle
school
and
then
I
have
a
ninth
grader,
so
I
have
one
of
each,
but
it
is
very
different
from
the
time
like
I
used
to
go
to
school
from
7
a.m.
to
1
p.m.
because
you
have
to
go
home
and
have
lunch
at
home.
So.
B
B
It
was
everybody
the
bell
will
ring
and
everybody
would
just
get
out
of
their
classes
and
just
kind
of
mayhem
not
like
here
where
you
go
by
grade
and
they
have
lunch
and
then
they
go
to
recess.
It
was
just
mayhem
from
7
to
1
again
because
for
us
in
Mexico,
everything
shuts
down
in
the
middle
of
the
day,
so
the
whole
family
can
go
and
sit
down
and
have
lunch
together,
because
family
is
very
important
in
Mexico.
So
that
was
one
of
the
big
things.
B
So
at
one
o'clock
you
will
go
home,
you
have
your
lunch
and
if
the
further
you
went
to
school,
then
you
sometimes
will
have
to
go
back
to
school,
like
at
4
o'clock
for
sports
or
any
other
extracurricular
activities,
so
that
was
the
that
was
the
way
was
so
that's
a
big
difference
for
me.
We're
here
you
go
to
school,
you
go
to
school
all
day.
You
have
lunch
there,
so
you
don't
see
your
family
until
the
very
end
of
the
day,
so
that
was
one
of
the
first
differences.
B
Another
difference
was
you
don't
get
your
books
like
in
Mexico?
You
get
a
list
of
all
the
books
and
supplies
that
you
need,
which
sometimes
our
families
find
that
a
little
different,
because
you
don't
need
text
books,
you
don't
because
you
don't
get
the
text
books,
you
don't
go
to
a
bookstore
and
buy
them.
You
get
them
here
and
you
keep
them
in
school
and
that's
how
you
do
it
a
locker
room.
You
don't
have
lockers!
B
A
B
A
B
You
don't
move
so
to
them.
It's
like.
Why
does
he
have
two
different
teachers?
Then
I
don't
see
them
in
this
classroom,
it's
like
well,
because
they
they
move
it's
a
little
bit
different
than
we
do
in
Mexico.
So
there
are
some
differences,
but
I
have
to
say:
I
I
enjoy
my
kids,
the
schools
they
have
are
incredible.
B
The
teachers
they've
had
nothing,
but
caring
and
they're
always
worried
about
how
they're
doing
and
how
they
can
do
better
and
every
time
I
sit
down
with
one
of
the
teachers
to
talk
about
not
just
my
children
but
one
of
the
e
ll
students
they're
always
so
willing
to.
We
can
do
this
to
help
them
do
more.
B
We
can
set
up
an
extra
intervention
or
something
else,
even
if
it
takes
time
from
their
day,
they're
so
willing
to
always
help
and
I
I'm
so
blessed,
because
I've
really
had
great
experiences
with
our
teachers
are
fantastic,
so
as
a
parent
I'm
thrilled
to
be
here
and
as
an
employee,
I,
just
honestly
really
love
working
for
the
system.
Great.
A
Great,
so
going
back
to
the
lunch
not
being
free,
I
would
like
for
you
to
tell
our
viewers
the
importance
of
unity
when
it
comes
to
family
for
breakfast
lunch
and
dinner.
Today
we
have
to
be
together
if
you
have
to
be
together
to
enjoy
those
three
meals
and
there
will
be
died,
pretty
much
the
part
of
it
right
of
unity.
Yes,.
B
And
and
and
again
to
me,
that
was
one
of
the
first
things
that
was
so
different.
Even
before
I
had
kids,
it
was
difficult
for
me
not
to
sit
down
with
everybody
and
have
lunch
together.
You
know
in
our
big
lunch
with
all
our
fixings
and
soup
and
rice
and
beans,
and
it
was
just
very
different
than
just
having
a
sandwich.
B
You
know
chips
and
move
right
along
keep
going
with
your
day
because
to
us
everything
shuts
down
and
you
get
home
and
you
talk
about
what
you've
done
so
far
and
about
your
day
and
it's
not
just
a
meal.
It's
an
experience
and-
and
it
is
hard
you
know
with
the
busy
life
that
we
live
and
all
the
activities
that
we
have
not
just
in
school.
B
But
we
have
sports,
and
you
know
my
my
children
play
all
the
sports
in
the
world
and
we're
so
busy,
but
we
always
make
time
to
sit
down
even
if
it's
just
a
half
hour,
but
we
sit
down
together
and
we
talk
because
I
want
to
know
I
want
to
know
what
they
did
in
school
and
I
want
to
be
involved.
As
a
parent,
I
want
to
be
involved,
so
I
want
to
know
okay,
what's
going
on
in
school
right
now,
and
that
is
for
me.
A
B
B
I
grew
up
in
a
town
that
it's
extremely
hot,
so
we're
talking
in
the
wintertime
is
about
between
80
and
90
degrees
and
in
the
summertime
it
could
get
anywhere
from
115
to
120.
So
it
gets
extremely
hot
in
a
way
that
when
you
get
home
after
you
have
that
big
meal,
you
that
just
that
little
now
to
give
you
that
power
to
get
you
through
the
rest
of
the
day.
A
B
B
Transitioning
from
Massachusetts
to
we
move
to
Kent
County,
the
Eastern
Shore.
It
was
a
little
bit
different
because
it
was
my
first
encounter
with
a
school
system.
My
daughter
was
at
the
time
she
was
just
going
into
pre-k.
So
it's
my
first,
you
know
like
really:
okay,
now
I
I'm,
a
parent
and
she's
in
a
public
school
and-
and
it
was
everything-
was
near
again
a
school
bus.
We
don't
use
school
buses.
So
to
me
that
was
very
different
and
my
husband
saying
you
have
to
let
her
get
on
the
bus.
Okay,.
B
Yeah
it
was
like
do
I
have
to
just
let
girls
like
you
have
to
let
it
go.
She's
gonna,
be
fine,
we're
gonna,
take
her
to
school
and
we're
gonna
bring
her
back
and
she's
gotta
be
fine.
But
to
me
that
was
so
new
that
I
had
no
idea,
so
it
took
me
out
a
little
bit.
She
was
fine.
She
was
like
fine,
but
I
was
the
one
that
okay
should
I
follow
a.
B
Would
it
be
okay
it
just
it
was
different,
so
everything
from
the
school
bus
to
the
way
the
day
the
school
day
worked
to
lunch,
packing
a
lunch
again
or
giving
her
a
lot
and
lunch
money,
or
you
know
just
all
of
those
little
things.
It
really
was
different.
Then
the
same
thing
with
my
other
son.
It
went
fine,
but
my
third
child
he
was
different
from
the
very
beginning.
It
was
just
a
little
difference
in
him
and
I
didn't
know.
Nobody
really
knew.
You
know
doctor
kept
saying.
B
Well,
you
know
maybe
he's
the
baby,
maybe
he's
just
not
interested
in
participating
right
now
at
the
time,
but
I
knew
and
that's
as
a
parent.
You
just
know
when
there's
something,
and
so
we
lived
out
with
a
conical
County
at
the
time-
and
somebody
told
me
hey,
you
should
call
infants
and
toddlers
program,
I
didn't
know
it
existed
and
I
I
looked
it
up
and
they
were
so
wonderful.
They
gave
me
an
appointment,
I
went
in,
they
tested
them
and
they
started.
B
You
know
giving
him
therapies
and
helping
him
and
it
took
a
little
while
so
little
process,
but
but
it
was
great,
it
was
fantastic.
It
was
like
okay,
I'm,
not
crazy,
they
are
really
you
know,
being
wonderful
and
helpful
and
giving
me
all
the
tools
that
I
needed
to
help
my
child,
who
eventually
got
diagnosed,
and
he
has
he's
in
the
autistic
spectrum
and
then
when
we
moved
from
Wicomico
to
Anne
Arundel
County,
it
was
wonderful.
A
Thanks
for
sharing
this
I
know
noise
very
personal
to
you
so
I
appreciate
you
sharing
these
with
our
viewers
and
so
you're
talking
about
special
education,
but
Homebase
correct
when
he
started
with
services,
specialist
services
with
ITP
or
infants
and
toddlers
in
their
transition
from
home
services
into
the
school.
So
it
was.
B
Yeah
from
County
to
County
it
was
a
smooth
transition
and
the
way
they
did
it
it
went
from
home
base.
Then
they
started
taking
him
into
the
school,
even
though
he
wasn't
in
school,
but
they
were
given
him
therapy
in
school,
so
he
could
get
used
to
the
idea
of
the
building
and
all
their
teachers
in.
So
it
was
just
kind
of
like
an
easy
into
the
school
system
and
then
pre-k
and
it
was
it
just
really
flew,
and
it
was
it
was
nice,
the
the
flow
of
things
it
went,
really
really
smooth
it
made.
A
B
A
facilitator
and
I
am
so
blessed.
This
is
probably
the
best
job
ever
I
have
the
opportunity
to
help
families
to
be
that
voice.
I
always
tell
my
parents
I'm,
like
I'm
your
voice,
you
can
use
me
I'm
gonna,
be
that
transition
you
don't
have
to
be
afraid.
Sometimes
our
parents
are
a
little
scared
to
even
go
into
the
building
or
say
anything
and,
and
they
need
to
be
heard.
You
know
and
I
always
tell
them.
Your
kids
are
just
as
important
as
any
other
kid
in
this
school,
and
so
that's
that's.
A
And
I
think
it
is
cultural
shock
for
them
because
they
were
not
involved
in
there,
maybe
when
they
were
a
child
in
their
home
back
home.
The
parents
were
not
involved
in
the
school
system
because
it
was
not
part
of
the
culture.
So
here
is
something
that
they
are
learning
like.
Oh
really,
I
can
go
to
school,
like
you
said
earlier,
or
can
I
go
to
a
lunch
or
be
part
of
the
meeting
or
the
parent-teacher
conference?
Yes,
yes,.
A
They
feel
welcome
as
well.
I
know
our
schools
are
working
really
hard
hand-in-hand
with
you
know:
school
personnel,
administrators
and
all
the
executives
at
the
Board
of
Education,
in
welcoming
our
schools
every
day,
more
and
more,
in
a
way
that
everybody
has
a
chance
for
good
education
in
the
public
education
in
our
schools.
Well,
it's
great
that
you
do
and
we
appreciate
you
having
your
part
of
the
team
and
I
know
you
do
a
great
job
as
a
bilingual
facilitator.
B
I
didn't
realize
that
you
guys
go
to
bed
really
early
here
in
the
United
States,
so
that
was
there
was
a
big
adjustment
for
me,
because
I
I'm,
a
night
owl
and
in
Mexico
we
just
kind
of
go,
go,
go,
go,
go
and
we
always
say
we'll
sleep
some
day
for
a
long
time,
so
we
gotta
get
the
most
out
of
life,
and
that
was
one
of
the
biggest
adjustments
and
it's
like
oh,
but
you
need
it.
You
need
to
sleep.
So
speaking,.
A
Of
adjustments
invent
that
you
were
a
night
owl
that
you'll
be
hanging
out
on
the
streets,
because
Veracruz
is
a
very
busy
state,
there's
always
something
on
carnivals
like
in
Brazil.
They
have
carnivals,
and
you
were
saying
earlier.
You
mentioned
to
me
earlier
in
the
different
conversation
that
you
are
the
queen
of
the
carnival.
So
tell
me
about
it
before
we
go.
Okay,.