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I posted two comments on Sarah Micucci's blog.

I-raynians Need Not Apply

‘. . . many Americans, hatred not just of the hostage takers but of all Iranians.’

I can’t relate to this.  Sundara can’t really either, because she was on the other side, instead of people hating her and her country people were passionate to Cambodians and felt really bad for them.  I do think though that it must be horrible knowing that nobody likes you for things a few people in your home country are doing.

‘. . . He tells my mother how she should vote.’

I think this is so funny that Firoozeh’s mother doesn’t care enough to make her own decisions.  When it comes to voting my parents usually feel the same on all the votes but every no and then the don’t, which always surprises me because their views are so similar.  I don’t ask them how they vote I just ask them about certain things and one feels one way and the other is on the opposite side of the vote.

I Ran and I Ran and I Ran

‘. . . the lawn was covered with bloody and injured Iranians.’

I have never had an experience like this but Sundara lived through something worse then this because of what the Khmer Rouge did to her family and other Cambodians.  I can’t even imagine going through something like this because of how awful going through something like this must be.

‘. . . “Our next stop is the Lincoln Memorial, built in honor of Abraham Lincoln, . . .”’ 

This quote made me think of my trip I took to Washington when I was younger, I don’t remember that much but I can remember parts of the zoo and the science museum.

America, Land of the Free

‘ . . . and we all share the American tradition of feeling more stuffed than the bird.’

This reminded me of my family on Thanksgiving.  Before dinner we are all full of energy and want to eat because we are starving but the second we finish eating he all laugh at how full we are, and we can’t do anything. 

‘. . . my father gives thanks for living in a free country where he can vote.’

We don’t do this in America but we probably should because we don’t really understand how great our rights are here compared to those rights people have in other countries.  I think that we should give thanks for those rights more often.  I can’t remember if Sundara’s family ever completely said they are thankful for their new rights but I am sure that they are very thankful for their new rights

Waterloo

‘. . .In Iran, people learned to swim on their own, if they learned at all.’

This is what I think a lot of places are like, you learn special skills on your own or just don’t bother to learn at all because they don’t feel that certain skills are important.  But here in America we learn all kinds of special skills like swimming because we can afford to teach or pay to have someone teach your kids to swim. 

‘. . .My father, an engineer, had an entirely logical approach to teaching his students to swim.’

My dad isn’t an engineer but he will always be the guy who has a logical explanation for anything.  Sometimes I might make a statement as a joke and he will come back with something smart and start with, ‘That would never happen because . . .’.

The “F” Word

‘. . . America is a great country, but nobody without a mask and a cape has a z in his name.’

This quote instantly connected to me because I have a z in my last name, and obviously I don’t wear a mask or cape.

‘. . . Having been called Froozy, Frizzy, Friorucci and Frooz and just plain “Uhhhh. . .”, . . .’

I usually am called stuff like this because of my last name, usually if someone can’t get it correct on one of their first try whoever is trying to say my last name will just finish by saying, “Jackman M. . .”.

A dozen Key Chains

‘. . .I told my parents I wanted to go to summer camp.’

I used to say that I wanted to go to an overnight summer camp but when it came time to sign up I would back down, because I would be afraid to go and be away from my parents. 

‘. . . proved far more satisfying targets than I could ever have hoped to be.  In fact, not only did I not get picked on, but was completely ignored by everyone, including the counselors.’

Sometimes I am the kid who is quiet because I don’t really like being the center of attention, I would rather be the type of person who is in the middle of the pack.  Sundara was just like Firoozeh, Sundara didn’t want to be noticed that much and  was happy just to get through the day and go back home as fast as she possible could.