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November 04, 2003

You go girl

It's cold and disgusting today, so we thought instead of dwelling on that, we'd do a little reminiscing. It's been a long time since we've had a good reminisce.

So as anyone who's read this blog even a few times knows, Girl-E's teaching experience in Istanbul last year was a big fat nightmare sandwich. Turkey is amazing; Turkish children are horrible monsters, especially when there are several in the same room. But the job was not without its few highlights. The following is a letter written by one of Girl-E's third grade students, which the girl had her mom help her with since she probably only knew about six of the words in English:

Dear Dr. Sally Ride,
My name is Ipek. I am 9 years old and I go to third grade. I live in Istanbul, Turkey.

I want to be an astronaust (sic) when I grow up. When I told this in class, the boys laughed and said that women can not be astronauts. But my English teacher Girl-E told that there are many woman astronauts and then brought me information about yourself which she has found from the internet. So, I learned that you are the first woman NASA astronaut and I was proud as a young girl. Having read about your background, now I am much more encouraged to be an astronaut when I grow up.

If you would care to write to me, please find to follow my address, and my mother's email address. I wish you a Happy New Year.
Yours Sincerely,
Ipek D.

So when Ipek handed this letter to Girl-E with the signed picture she had gotten back, Girl-E had a practical fit of tears in the middle of class. She had one of these pretty much daily, but this time it was from a good thing.

Posted by The Twins at November 4, 2003 02:00 PM

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