I’d make stuff up about myself. I remember pretending that I could read palms. Anything to get close to people who were cooler than me. Ballet Girls Poster. But the worst part is that I started to avoid people who weren’t ‘cool.’ There was one girl I absolutely loved, but she had a weight problem and kids were mean to her. So I started ducking into classrooms if I saw her coming down the hall. Or I’d sit at the other end of the cafeteria. It was the opposite of who I’d always been. I’d always been the one making sure everyone was included. I was always the first one to introduce myself to new kids. I wanted everyone to feel important.
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But for awhile I became the opposite of that. I became a social climber. I’m from a small country in Africa called Benin. I won the visa lottery to come here. Ballet Girls Poster. I didn’t even know I was eligible. My brother entered my name and didn’t even tell me. I was studying to be a psychiatrist at the time. I assumed that I’d be able to continue with medical school. But when I arrived here, I found out that none of my credits would transfer. I had a choice: either go home and become a doctor, or start from the bottom.
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